I love Oxygen

You've seen her. No, she does NOT want a hug. 

Oh, and I KNOW you have seen her. 

Not really sure if you have seen this Hobbit and his mother, but this is who I would like to focus on today. 

One day my big brother and basically hero walked in from spending time with his girlffriend. I was sleeping in the living room, because guess what, it turns out when all of the kids are back from their missions and college, there actually isn't enough room in the house. That's ok, I <3 snuggling with my dog. 

Anyways, SURPRISE I was crying. (I PROMISE THIS WILL ALL TIE BACK WITH THE HOBBIT BOY) 

Anyways, yes I cry too. I was crying because for like 4 years, I was concentrating alllll of my efforts on helping someone else come closer to Christ. These efforts far outweighed my own efforts to bring myself closer to Christ. I was sad. I was stressed. I was far from my Savior. 

GUESS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT HOBBIT'S MOM TRIED TO PUT THE OXYGEN ON HER SON FIRST. She would pass out and maybe die (who knows) and no one and I mean NO ONE would even get any oxygen. It would be fatal. 

President Uchtdorf said 

"May we always remember this profound lesson: that we are banner bearers of the Lord Jesus Christ, upheld by the Holy Spirit of God, faithful and true to the end, each one devoted to give our all to the cause of Zion and bound by covenant to stand close together and

  lift where we stand."

We cannot lift someone higher than where we are. There is a reason we are commanded to personally study the scriptures and have personal prayer. WE must be spiritually fed. 

Some things we must sacrifice to come closer to the Savior. Don't let the fear of sacrifice come in the way of you and the Lord. Let. go. 

I decided 1. I will be single until I serve a mission hahahah and it was greaaat. 

2. I would sacrifice the hardest thing, and focus on being spiritually fed. 

Guess what happened. 

I became converted to the Gospel. I was myself again. I was incredibly and insanely happy. Your sacrifices might be different than mine, but I promise you that when you put that fear of sacrifice aside, you will also be putting your hurt and doubt aside. You will be allowing the Savior to heal and love. 

Be like the Hobbits mother. You know what they say, they raise them good.