Easter thoughts........

My Easter thoughts......

How can I not blog today about something so dear to my heart, the Crucifixion of our Savior. As much as this blessed event

breaks my heart and brings me to tears, I know that it was also a necessary event.  Lately my thoughts have

been on this very thing...."necessary events".  What are they and why are they so?  Another necessary

event was when Eve partook of the fruit, had she not we would not all be here so we learn that necessary

events are actually gifts from our Father in Heaven.  If He loves all of His children the same, then wouldn't

it make sense that He also sends us trials which are simply "necessary events". He knows us, He knows

exactly how to mold and shape us.  He knows when we need humbling and He knows exactly the

"necessary event" and trials that will in the outcome make things happen just the way that He wants them to.

Unfortantely, most of our biggest learning and growing experiences come when one has sinned or done something

that requires a lot of forgiveness from us for something they have done to hurt us.  When we truly study the

 Atonement and gain a true understanding and testimony of this event.....our hearts are softened, broken for the

sacrifice that He made for us and full of love for others!  He has done the work!!!! All that He has asked from us is acceptance of His gift.  The acceptance of His gift comes by way of lifting the burdens of others, love and acceptance

of others with His Christlike attitude and most importantly forgiving others....not who we choose, not who is

deserving but ALL! When we truly forgive others and love them unconditionally we show by our actions that we

 have accepted the gift he so freely gave to us.

I am so very thankful for my Savior Jesus Christ and for all that He has done for each of us.  I think of my

Savior alone in the Garden of Gethsemane, where He endured the greatest pains of all.  We all have those days when

we think that no one understands! I am so thankful when I am reminded, yes...there is ONE who understands.

He understands all of the pains that everyone has gone through for He experienced this in the Garden and

somehow it is just a little easier to endure these trials just knowing there is ONE awaiting me.  Waiting to hear my

cries, my thoughts, my sincere prayer of pleading for His help in my life. 

 It is sad that sometimes He literally needs

to take us to our knees to bring Him more fully into our lives, but maybe the next time something bad happens or

you are going through a major trial...you can simply look at it as a "necessary event".  If we look at our trials with

a little more faith in the situation.....that we are about to get to know ourselves, our Father in Heaven and

our Savior a little better, maybe the trial will be a little easier to endure the gift He is trying to give us. It is

always for our good and the blessings we can gain are always worth it!