Hope

Today, I have been inspired.

I read Elder Deiter Uchtdorf's talk

"The Infinite Power of Hope."

(October 2008 Conference, Sat. morning)

In my life, I have hoped for uncountable blessings.

Some of these include:

To get a Teddy Ruxpin doll

To get baptized

For my brothers to play with me

To go on a date to a very expensive restaurant with my dad;

JackInTHeBox

To make cookies with my mom.

To get contacts.

To wear make-up

To have a phOne in my room

To sing in Sahuaro Singers

To Travel To Europe

To go to EFY

To work for EFY

To get asked out on a date

To get a kiss

To write music

To get a scholarshiP to college

To have a car

To transfer to BYU

To go on a mission

To get asked out on a marriage material date

To get marriEd in the temple.

To have babies.

The Lord has blessed me abundantly. He has blessed me with so many things

that my heart has earnestly desired.

In HIS time, of course.

It's amazing that I ever have moments where I start to question whether the Lord is actually going to bless me this time, or if He has forgotten us in lonely Nebraska.

Elder Uchtdorf says:

Hope has the power to fill our lives with happiness.Its absence—when this desire of our heart is delayed—can make “the heart sick.”
Hope is a gift of the Spirit. It is a hope that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the power of His Resurrection, we shall be raised unto life eternal and this because of our faith in the Savior. This kind of hope is both a principle of promise as well as a commandment, and, as with all commandments, we have the responsibility to make it an active part of our lives and overcome the temptation to lose hope. Hope in our Heavenly Father’s merciful plan of happiness leads to peace, mercy, rejoicing, and gladness. The hope of salvation is like a protective helmet; it is the foundation of our faith and an anchor to our souls.
Moroni in his solitude—even after having witnessed the complete destruction of his people—believed in hope. In the twilight of the Nephite nation, Moroni wrote that without hope we cannot receive an inheritance in the kingdom of God...

Hope is not knowledge, but rather the abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promise to us. It is confidence that if we live according to God’s laws and the words of His prophets now, we will receive desired blessings in the future. It is believing and expecting that our prayers will be answered. It is manifest in confidence, optimism, enthusiasm, and patient perseverance.

Here's to not losing hope in the blessings I pray for daily.

I have Hope

that David will get a great job.

I have hope

that we will have more babies.

I have hope

we can raise our children to LOve the Book of Mormon and

to have Faith in Christ.

I have hoPe

that our eternal marriage will be filled with continued happiness.

I have hope

that the Lord will be gentlEwith my weaknesses.

I have hope.