This week was long. It was really hard at the end, but I was able to learn so SO much, so I'll share those things with you.
Satan hates us, he envies us, he wants us to fail and be miserable like himself. He wants us to be confused, to doubt, to be contentious, to feel like we're not in control. He desperately does not want us to partake of the fruit of the tree of life - he wants us to fall away to unknown paths, to join him and his children in the great and spacious building, to drown in the depths of the river.
But our Heavenly Father's love FAR outweighs all of these things. He wants us to be happy. He wants us to return to live with him after this life. He wants us to succeed. He's given us so many tools to help us along our way - he's given us the power of prayer, the scriptures, a living prophet and apostles, family and friends, and a plethora of other resources that can be used for our good. He gives us trials and tribulations so we can 1) grow into the son or daughter of God he needs us to be, and 2) because he TRUSTS US to bear it and bear it well. He will never give us something we can't handle, though the adversary desperately wants us to believe that He will. As we rely on our Father in Heaven and His Son's atoning sacrifice, we will have the strength to endure all things. Satan can throw counterfeits and curve balls at us in an attempt to confuse us and throw us off the path - but may we all hold fast to the iron rod, and trust in His redeeming blood (and try his works to do).
In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Sister Carlson
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