This last week was a big one in our house. Our three-year-old, Oliver, started preschool. If you’ve ever tried to talk with him, you know that he is very timid and shy. I wasn’t sure how he would do and was trying to think of what I could do to help him have a successful first day. Cameron and I talked with him about being brave and what it means to do hard things. To help, we took him to the store so he could pick out a “brave” car. We told him that whenever he got scared or nervous, he could reach into his pocket and feel his car and that would help remind him to be brave. In the end, the first week went great and he had a wonderful time.
Just like Oliver, we all have things in our lives that require us to have courage and put us out of our comfort zone. In a BYU-I devotional, President Nelson said, “The Lord has more in mind for you than you have in mind for yourself! You have been reserved and preserved for this time and place. You can do hard things. At the same time, as you love Him and keep His commandments, great rewards—even unimaginable achievements—may be yours. Indeed, “eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
“He has sent you here to be successful and to have joy in your journey in mortality. He wants you to know that “with God nothing shall be impossible” (Luke 1:37). You are entitled through your worthiness to receive revelation to help you with your righteous endeavors. You may take upon you the name of the Lord. You may pray in His holy name. You can qualify to speak in the sacred name of God (see D&C 1:20).
I love the scripture in Philippians chapter 4, verse 13 that says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” I know this to be true and no matter what hard things we are asked to do, we always have the help of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
-Sister Jamie Weston