Today in Sunday school we read this great quote by Elder Ballard. I wanted to share it with anyone who reads my blog because I think it has meaning for each of us. It meant a lot to me. We are just about half way through our mission and even though we are at the top of one summit, I am sure there are more mountain peaks ahead, higher and more challenging than the one we have just traversed.
It seems like that is just how life is.
Here is his quote from April 1997 general conference:
"Life isn't always easy. At some point in our journey we may feel much as the pioneers did as they crossed Iowa-- up to our knees in mud, forced to bury some of our dreams along the way. We all face rocky ridges with the wind in our face and winter coming on too soon. sometimes it seems as though there is no end to the dust that stings our eyes and clouds our vision. Sharp edges of despair and discouragement jut out of the terrain to slow our passage. Always, there is a Devil's gate which will swing wide open to lure us in. Those who are wise and faithful will steer a course as far from such temptations as possible, while others ---sometimes those nearest and dearest to us--succumb to the attraction of ease, comfort, convenience, and rest. Occasionally we reach the top of one summit in life, as the pioneers did, only to see more mountain peaks ahead, higher and more challenging than the one we have just traversed. Tapping unseen reservoirs of faith and endurance, we, as did our forbears, inch ever toward that day when our voices can join with those of all pioneers who have endured in faith, singing: "All is well! All is well!"
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