This is such a beautiful quote from President Thomas S. Monson's talk entitled "Enjoy the Journey:"
"Our mortal life was never meant to be easy or consistently pleasant. Our Heavenly Father, who gives us so much to delight in, also knows that we learn and grow and become refined through hard challenges, heartbreaking sorrows, and difficult choices. Each one of us experiences dark days when our loved ones pass away, painful times when our health is lost, feelings of being forsaken when those we love seem to have abandoned us. These and other trials present us with the real test of our ability to endure. A fundamental question remains to be answered by each who runs the race of life: Shall I falter, or shall I finish? To finish life's race involves enduring through challenges and trials to the very end of life itself."
*** I can't help but think to myself, what an incredible man Thomas S. Monson is. He is such an inspired prophet of God. So many times I think that I cannot bear one more trial or heartbreak, but then somewhere, somehow I find myself making it through.
It is because of a loving Heavenly Father and our Savior that we can "endure the race of life." I am so grateful for the hand that reaches for mine when I am down and needing a lift. Sometimes it's hard to take it, but after I've grabbed on I've found myself stronger in His grasp and more willing to endure the painful "race."
Never Giving Up,
Halley
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Wow, I didn't know about your situation. I am so sorry. I can't imagine the heartbreak. I will tell you that miracles do happen. Jenn and Brody's little girl Addyson is a miracle. They tried to have a baby for over 2 1/2 years, the Dr.'s told them it wasn't possible, there was no way they would get pregnant. The day before they went into the fertility Dr. to start the process of invetro, she found out she was pregnant. So I will pray for you, as I did for Jenn, and hope that you will be able to have a little one.
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