My Mormon Journey

We believe that we, our spirits that is, lived with our Heavenly Father before we came to earth. In the great council in Heaven,  Jesus Christ vounteered to lay down his life for us, to suffer, to be ridiculed, to feel pain beyond comprehension. He came forth and said: "Here am I, send me". He did it because he knew the importance of what needed to be done, and he did it because of his great love for his Father and for all of us.  So many people in the world get angry with God when  life seems unfair, and even cruel. Many ask the question: "Why do bad things happen to good people?"  Consequences, both good and bad, are a natural part of our lives. Everything and everyone are pieces in this great puzzle of life. And every piece matters.  I belive that we too, before we came to earth, had the opportunity to take upon us a life of misery, or pain, or heartache. Maybe you raised your hand bravely and said:  "Here am I, send me!".  Des...

I know people who are struggling with way more challenges than me, that seem to have everything coming down at them at the same time and fight it off with not only a smile, but with love and patience for everyone else around them. i feel very humbled by their example and almost feel I should not complain about my challenges. At the same time we all have challenges, big or small, and we need to draw from eachothers strength or even each others trials and challenges. There is always so much we can learn from eachother.    I am not dying. But still I feel I am losing my life. A few years back I was told that I have Fibromyalgia. I was also told that this would not neccesarily interfere with my life as it was. But as the years have passed, I got more and more sick, but refused to give in. I told myself that I would continue to go to work everyday until the day came that my body was not physically able to get there. That happened last August. Alsmost out of nowhere. It was as ...