And yet here we are, four years later, and now it's the little sisters who are graduating and getting ready to head off into the great unknown of college life this fall:
Crazy. Not to mention that they look better graduating from high school than I did ;) Anyways, it was fun to see them graduate and to think back on my own high school experience and the things I've done and the person I've become since then. A whole heap of good memories. A couple of sad ones. And the realization that no matter how old we may feel or how much we may learn, the best (and sometimes the hardest) is yet to come. And that is a marvelous thing. But confession: there are some days that I get frustrated by this whole "line upon line" aspect of life–I find myself wanting to know everything now, be good at everything now, have life figured out NOW. And at this point in my life (okay, at ANY point in life), that's kind of an impossible goal. So you can imagine how this talk by Elder Neil L. Anderson helped me reflect on the TRUTH. He says:
••• Our spiritual journey is the process of a lifetime. We do not know everything in the beginning or even along the way. Our conversion comes step-by-step, line upon line. We then remain steady and patient as we progress through mortality. At times, the Lord’s answer will be, “You don’t know everything, but you know enough”—enough to keep the commandments and to do what is right. Remember Nephi’s words: “I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.” •••
To all you new graduates out there heading to college this fall, I hope you remember that even when you feel inadequate or when you wonder how you suddenly became so average in the transition from high school to the real world and you feel like you just aren't cut out to succeed in adult life, YOU KNOW ENOUGH. I believe in you. And I know Heavenly Father does, too. Best wishes as you begin your new adventures!
Love and party hats,
me
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