"Ask yourself if what you're doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow."

"It is not enough to want to make the effort and to say we’ll make the effort... It’s in the doing, not just the thinking, that we accomplish our goals. If we constantly put our goals off, we will never see them fulfilled.” Thomas S. Monson

We need to constantly motivate ourselves to make that step in the right direction to improve ourselves. You can dream of the life you want to have, but you will never have it unless you make an effort. Last night I took my first step in achieving the life I want, and I'm never going back.

As many of you know, I attend Brigham Young University. This has been such a blessing in my life, because I am constantly surrounded by people who have served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This at times can be intimidating, but overall it is motivating. It is motivating to learn the stories in the scriptures and to be knowledgeable of the gospel like they are. I constantly realize how much there is to learn on this earth, and how much there is to teach. Me and Lolo are starting 40 days through the Book of Mormon. We also have started a running schedule in which we plan on running a 10K together this summer. We've realized that with each other encouraging each other to remain consistent, we have a better chance at making these two goals a reality. As I surround myself with people who help me be my best, I've realized to put my Heavenly Father right there, too. I've realized I need Him to be my best friend. He is the only one who knows 100% what is best for me. There is power from the gospel, that the earthly knowledge of man can never produce. 

"Never before on the face of the earth have the forces of evil and the forces of good been so well organized. While our generation will be comparable in wickedness to the days of Noah when the Lord cleansed the earth by a flood, there is a major difference this time. God has saved for the final inning some of His stronger and most valiant children who will help bear off the kingdom triumphantly. You are the generation that must be prepared to meet your God. The final outcome is certain. The forces of righteousness will finally win; but what remains to be seen is where each of us personally, now and in the future, will stand in this battle and how tall we will stand."- Ezra Taft Benson

Make today the day you do your best to make the world better. Everyday is a chance to make someone else's life happier than it was yesterday. Overcome all of the obstacles in your life that are hindering you from helping those around you right now. Don't procrastinate being your best self.

Thank you to all my lovely friends and family who help me remember these things.

Love you all. <3