Big life choices

Dear blog,

   Remember when we were little and adults used to tell us to "dream big"? Well then you turn 18 and realize you're graduating high school and you have college mission friends boys family jobs and
everything else in between to think about. Yup, you realize you're an adult. Well this year all that
dreaming big hit me like a brick wall. My dreams, my hopes and wants are right at my finger tips!
   So many decision to make. Thats the world today. Its sometimes a seemingly overwhelming world that we live in. But! When we take moments to pray, to ponder and to search, the world gets a whole lot simpler.
   Throughout my life the gospel has been able to teach me to make decisions. Every day. With my future so close, I have come to realize how my small and simple daily decisions affect my big decisions. Heavenly Father has been mindful of my needs and desires. As I have been studying the book of Mormon in seminary, I came across a prophet that helped me. The brother of Jared. The brother of Jared was commanded by God to build eight ships to sail across the sea, to the promised land. The brother of Jared began to build these ships with instruction given by the Lord. He then went to the Lord and asked him how would his people breath in the ships? The Lord commanded that he put a hole in the top of the ship as well as the bottom, then make a stopper for the hole so water would not come in. The brother of Jared realized he had yet another problem with these ships. How would he steer? The Lord told the Brother of Jared to not worry about steering, the Lord would command the winds to steer them to the promised land. Finally the Brother of Jared came to the Lord with his final question, how would his people see in these ships? The Lord did something unexpected, he asked the Brother of Jared to come up with his own solution then to bring it back to the Lord. So he did. He asked the Lord humbly to touch sixteen stones with his hand to provide light. The Lord was so impressed with the Brother of Jared's faith, that he did.
   The Lord teaches often times in three ways; first he provides "instructions", second he guides us, third he lets us make our own choices. The Lord sure let me experience all three of these. With much fasting and prayer I decided my job, college, and mission. Soon I will be able to start my mission papers! And I'm going to! I'm so excited. When it comes to college I will start at the U of U when I return home from my mission. And I know have a good stable job to help save money for both college and a mission.
   The Lord listens, and when we exercise faith (little or big), he answers. It may not be when or how we expect. But he ALWAYS answers. "Ask and ye shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you." -Matthew 7:7.