iParte de mi Testimonio!

"The great Atonement was the supreme act of forgiveness. The magnitude of that Atonement is beyond our ability to completely understand. I know only that it happened, and that it was for me and for you. The suffering was so great, the agony so intense, that none of us can comprehend it when the Savior offered Himself as a ransom for the sins of all mankind.

It is through Him that we gain forgiveness. It is through Him that there comes the certain promise that all mankind will be granted the blessings of salvation, with resurrection from the dead. It is through Him and His great overarching sacrifice that we are offered the opportunity through obedience of exaltation and eternal life.

May God help us to be a little kinder, showing forth greater forbearance, to be more forgiving, more willing to walk the second mile, to reach down and lift up those who may have sinned but have brought forth the fruits of repentance, to lay aside old grudges and nurture them no more. For this I humbly pray, in the sacred name of our Redeemer, even the Lord Jesus Christ, amen." ~ President Hinckley

I love President Hinckley. He was such a wonderful Prophet, and a great Man! I was reading some post made by some FB buddies, and for some reason it made me think of this talk given back, right after Clay and I were married. We reached 5 years of marriage back at the beginning of June. In a fireside given last night, it was said that most marriages these days last 0 to 5 years. I looked at Clay when that was said, and told him "I think we made it!". Of course, that doesn't mean anything, marriage is always a work in progress. =0) I love this message from President Hinckley, because I can truthfully tell you, that this has been the hardest lesson for me to learn during our marriage. Pride has always been a issue with me, not suffering from it so to speak (I know many would say I am prideful), but seeing it in others and not wanting them to suffer the consequences of it. There was another quote given last night, that as usual opened my eyes once again (repetition is so important). "Pride is about who is right while humility is concerned with what is right." ~ President Kimball. I too, suffer from the first part of this sentence, which just reminds me that I am human, and that I have a very long way to go. I know all of this is kind of random, I'm tired as usual, but just felt like posting. I pray every day that I can be a better person, one worthy of what my Savior did for me during that time in the Garden of Gethsemane. He is my older Brother, a great example to the world, and the one I strive to be like. =0)