YOUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER

My car broke down on the way to work this morning.

Again.

In the middle of the freeway.

I pretty much lost it.

WHY does this keep happening to us? Cob and I are doing everything right, we're getting married in 3 days, and yet our lives are just falling apart!

I honestly don't know if these bad things are the devil trying to keep us from getting married. It certainly seems that way. I do know that they have taught me to be more careful, more thoughtful, and more relaxed when emergencies arise. This is NOT easy for me. I am a planner and a perfectionist and I can't handle surprise parties, let alone a flat tire. I feel like I am somewhat volatile lately and it's difficult for me to see the big picture. I just have to keep reminding myself that this crazy busy season of life will pass and I will be able to breathe again. I read through President Uchtdorf's talk Your Happily Ever After in which he describes the trials characters in fairy tales had to go through to reach their destiny. His words were extremely comforting to me.

“In stories, as in life, adversity teaches us things we cannot learn otherwise. Adversity helps to develop a depth of character that comes in no other way. Our loving Heavenly Father has set us in a world filled with challenges and trials so that we, through opposition, can learn wisdom, become stronger, and experience joy.

My dear young sisters, you need to know that you will experience your own adversity. None is exempt. You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come growth and strength.

It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop."

I am so tired of these trials. Sometimes I just burst into tears because I don't know how I can handle one more thing. But I know that there is a lesson to be learned from it. I'm learning to be grateful, to be patient, to be understanding, and to have hope for the future. Because in just a few days it will be my turn and then I can live happily ever after. Forever!!!

Love, Rebecca