Quick to forget...

I'm always saying things to myself like, "how come this always happens", "how come I never get a yes answer to prayers" or "Why does everything bad always happen at once!"
I've never been one to say specifically why me, and I've always been kind of offended at the statement, but what I'm starting to realize what I think is just as bad. Unlike the why me notion, I'm not comparing my trials to others trials. I know everyone has their problems, and I'll take my own, thank-you very much. But when I make general statements about my life like that, I'm ignoring the blessings I see every day. I never write down my blessings, so when trials come around, I'm stupid enough to honestly forget I've seen any blessings at all. But I have, and its extremely ungrateful of me. So I guess this is yet another testimony of writing down our blessings and spiritual experiences.

Today my prayer was answered with a yes. So there.
I had some receipts I had to find, and was getting quite frustrated about it. I prayed, and even though I didn't find them both, I found one and was given a solution to the lack of the other. Problem solved.
Also, I received some guidance about how to enrich my scripture study which I sorely needed. It was inspired and detailed and another answer to prayer, albeit along with some chastisement. I'm grateful for that too.

A New blog, a new resolve

My other blogger site is all about ranting, and stupid things other people say. However, last night as I watched President Hinkley's message from the Christmas devotional, I had a renewed resolve to be a better person. And unfortunately, I really felt like by writing so much negativity it was actually making me a negative person, and that's the opposite of what I want to be. I think the way to change the person you are, you have to change the way you think. Obviously, this isn't easy, but I can start by recognizing the unhelpful thoughts and the good ones, and then limiting the unhelpful ones as much as possible. Sometimes, I have to change my surroundings or activities. Its really hard for me to do actually, because I'm afraid of boredom. Its hard to change my everyday activities without a little boredom though. Like if I want to spend time talking to my husband instead of watching a movie. Hard hard. Thats silly that its hard, I know.

Anyway, this blog is going to be about my blessings, as boring as that may be for others to read. I recieve blessings all the time, but I'm quick to forget what they are. No more.

I'm grateful for a great visiting teaching companion. Shes forgiving, friendly, and charitable. She just got called as the relief society president, and I'm actually close enough to her that I knew by her overwhelmed face that she was the one called right as soon as I knew they had released the last one. I'm not at all close to my visiting teachers. They're nice, but they are such good friends with each other that they forget about me during meetins sometimes. But it doesn't matter. The Lord knows you can't possibly be friends with everyone, but he also knows you need a sister friend in the ward. So he gives you lots of chances. He gives you visiting teachers, but also a companion, and the girls you visit teach as well. Purty smart.