change.

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have to life that is waiting for us.
-Joseph Campell

Change.
Sometimes it's a pretty scary word.

But you know what word makes all of the change in the world not scary?
Atonement.
[the reconciliation of man with God though Christ.]

President Boyd K. Packer taught,

“There is no habit, no addiction, no rebellion, no transgression, no apostasy, no crime exempted from the promise of complete forgiveness. That is the promise of the atonement of Christ”

Through our Savior, Jesus Christ, all change is possible.

"The Atonement of Jesus Christ is available to each of us. His Atonement is infinite. It applies to everyone, even you. It can clean, reclaim, and sanctify even you. That is what infinite means—total, complete, all, forever."  -Elder Shane M. Bowen

He has faith in us. He will help us do the things that we think we can't do. He will guide us by the hand if we but follow Him.
He enabled the way for us to change from our "lost and fallen state" [Mosiah 16:4] and it's only though Him and His teachings that we can change and become the person that our loving Heavenly Father wants and needs us to be.
I know that we don't have to go back to who we were or what we did. With the help of our Savior, we can change.

la hora del cuento. [story time.]

Ayer estvimos en una reunion con nuestro presidente de la mision. Y el nos dijo una historia.

Habia una vez cuando el Presidente Boyd K. Packer [del quorum de los 12 apostoles] era presidente de una mision, el estaba hablando con un misionero. El Presidente Packer pidio que los misioneros hicieran algunas cosas para ayudarles ver mas exito en su obra. Pero este misionero en particular se sentia que el no podia ver ningun exito del trabajo que estaba haciendo, aunque el pansaba que estaba haciendo todas la cosas correctas. El no podia ver los frutos de sus labores y todo lo que habia hecho.
Este exasperado misionero fue a hablar con el Presidente Packer preguntando

"Presidente, que estoy haciendo mal?"

A lo que la respuesta fue,

"Usted no esta haciendo nada malo.

Usted simplemente no ha hecho las cosas

correctas el tiempo suficiente todavia."

Si yo tuviera una moneda por cada vez que he tenido que aprender una leccion asi, bueno, podemos decir que yo tendria mas dinero...

Se que nuestro Padre Celestial nos contesta. Pero se que El nos contesta en Su tiempo.
Es dificil esperar? A veces, si.
Pero, testifico con un apostol del Senor que

"La fe en Dios incluye la fe en Su tiempo."

-Elder Russell M. Nelson

Y cuando hacemos esto, podemos tener mas paz y consuelo y tambien felicidad.

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Yesterday we were in a meeting with our mission president. And he told us a story.

One time, when President Boyd K. Packer [of the quorum of the 12 apostles] was a mission president, he was talking with a missionary. President Packer had asked these missionaries to do certain things to help them see success in their work. But this particular missionary felt like he wasn't seeing any success in the work that he was doing, even though he felt like he was doing everything right. He couldn't see any fruits coming from his labors and all that he felt that he was putting in.
This exasperated missionary went to President Packer asking,

"President, what am I doing wrong?"

To which the reply was,

"You're not doing anything wrong.

You just haven't been doing the right

things long enough yet."

Now if I had a nickel for every time that I have had to learn that lesson, well, it's safe to say that I'd have a considerable amount of money...

I know that Heavenly Father answers us. But I also know that He answers in His own time.
Is it hard to wait? Yeah, sometimes. Ok. Most times.
But I testify with an apostle of the Lord that

"Faith in the Lord includes faith in His timing."

-Elder Russell M. Nelson

And when we do this we can have more peace, comfort and happiness too.