Peace in Christ

The chorus of the 2018 Mutual theme song inspired the title of this blog:

He gives us hope
When hope is gone
He gives us strength
When we can't go on
He gives us shelter
In the storms of life
When there's no peace on Earth
There is peace in Christ


Lately, I've been depressed and sort of down.  I do things that make me happy, I love to hang out and laugh with my friends, and I love school and my job.   But when I'm alone, and when I have free time, I'm sad and lonely.  I want to go back to the girl I was three years ago.  Happy, optimistic, with an easy laugh and a ready smile.  

I want to serve and share the light of the gospel.   I want to talk about things I'm thinking about, things I've learned.  I want to make others happy and lose myself in the service of God.  

 As I thought about these things and reflected on how I could do them, I was reading an article on lds.org about sharing the gospel, and I felt I could do a blog.  In the unique way the Holy Ghost speaks to me, I had a seed of an idea, and it felt happy.  And what do you know, one of the suggestions in the article was to blog.  

So here it is. My blog, where I'll write about what I'm thinking and feeling, and share with you the joys and peace that come through Christ our Savior.  

Peace in Christ Mutual Theme




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  1. Emma RoseFebruary 3, 2019 at 9:04 PM

    I love this and quite wait to see what else you write! Miss you!

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