The Bridge From January to February

Well goodness!!! January surely was an adventure! I was able to focus most of my energy on faith... Yesterday and throughout the month I was a little confused because I knew that's what I was supposed to focus on, but I hadn't really had any huge trials of faith... only small ones... but thinking about it more... I think my trials of faith are only beginning... Hopefully things go well and that I will look back on the past and remember to have faith through it all... I do believe I have a better sense of faith, but you never know until you put it to the test... I know I can get through anything though. I just need to focus on the prize and that my friends is eternal life.

I've been thinking a lot about what I can do the month of February and in what aspect I can become better... I think since February is all about love and what not. My focus for this month is going to be charity! Charity is a very important thing to build in our lives because it emphasizes the importance of love and diminishes pride. Which it is said that Pride is kinda the basis of all sin... it's what convinces us to sin and keeps us from repenting... Charity is a very hard thing to build because the natural man is so quick tempered, and selfish. I don't even think it will take only a month! So hopefully I can at least scratch the surface and become a little more giving! I also realized something... Just because I have my temple recommend and can go anytime I want... doesn't mean I don't have to work hard anymore...  it just means I have to work harder. My journey isn't over just because I reached a goal! I now have to stay worthy and only grow up from it! We always need to work to stay worthy for the temple. I think sometimes people take for granted that the Lord allows imperfect people into his house... He invites us there to become more perfect and to help those who did not get the chance on this life to become more perfect as well! I believe that building charity will be a very big help to that! I love service! I love helping people! But I do think charity is a little bit more than that... and over the month hopefully we will grasp an idea of it!

So this month is February.... The Journey To An Increase Of Charity!