Beautiful sundays

My name is Brianne but since you are reading my blog and will get to know me very well you can call me Bree :) I am an active youth at my local lds church and have been an active member since I was two years old. For those of you who are reading this I just wanted to be able to write a blog where all my fellow youth among the lds church can come and read my words and know that even though satans temptations are strong, and I will be the first to admit that it is so tempting to give into those temptations, heavenly fathers love for his children is so unbelievably strong.

Well I have recently just returned from troy university where my stake was in charge of youth conference and the week before that I was at girls camp where I was the youth leader. Being around all those wonderful people that were just like me and love living the standards that heavenly father has set for us so that one day we can return to live with him again was so..refreshing to say the least. I was able to be myself and know that I would not be judged because of things I do and lso the things I do not do. The theme at the girls camp I attended July 5th-9th was Christmas in July a lifestyle not just a holiday. People tend to be more giving around Christmas time and are more inclined to do random acts of kindness that we sometimes forget that we need to have that attitude all year long and always treat one another that way we would like to be treated.

Coming back home after being engulfed in all that support from the youth was so shocking. As soon as I came back their was texts about parties that people wanted me to attend and curse words and just things I have not been exposed to in two weeks and it was hard to tell all those people that even though I am their friends I will choose not to attend those parties where temptations will be thrown at me from every angle imaginable. I will choose to stand strong in my church and surround myself with only the best like the thirteenth article of faith says and I quote " If there is anything ^hvirtuous, ⁱlovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things."

When you hang around with trash you begin to stink. I believe when you stand as a witness of god at all time and at all places and strive to live the values such as faith, divine nature, individual worth, knowledge, choice and accountability, integrity, and virtue you are a beautiful child of god and will be blessed.

I love all the youth so much for all of their support that they unknowingly gave me and I would just like to thank you all who are reading this and hope that you will continue to follow this blog and are able to follow along with me on my journey and know that none of you are alone on your journeys, because heavenly fathers love for his children is unceasing. How lucky are WE!

love,

a daughter of god.