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A Dream of Perfection

This is an essay I wrote for my AP english class, and I love it so much, so obviously I posted it...      Five score years ago, and probably even before then, the human race discovered a known fact: life is hard. It does not even come close to being fair or easy. It often fails our expectations, and it presents challenges to us that we did not ask for. Life is something we all experience, and at one point or another, we get rather sick of it, and begin to dream up the idea of how life would be if it were perfect.         Even one hundred years later, life is still not perfect. One hundred years later, and there is still heartbreak and sorrow. One hundred years later, and there is still disability, death, and discrimination. One hundred years later, and there is still no solution to stopping adversity. But instead of dwelling on the hopelessness of it all, I am here today to fantasize of a flawless fate.         As Ma...

Happy Sunday & Happy New Year

Today I had an amazing three hours of church; the kind that just fills your soul with joy and gives you a knowledge of God and His love for all of us. The biggest thing discussed today for me was the new youth theme for 2016: Press Forward with a Steadfastness in Christ (2 Nephi 31:20). I believe this is the perfectest thing that I could have heard today, especially due to a new semester coming soon, and not to mention a new year (happy new year btw). To press forward means to continue on, to never falter, to not stop and sulk. And to do so with a steadfastness in Christ? Well that's the key to everlasting happiness right there. I pray that we might be able to press forward in all 366 days of this year, that we can put our full trust and faith in the Lord and let Him guide us through whatever 2016 may bring us.  And if you ever have a bad day? Just remember and reflect on these words:  "Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed, For I am thy God and will still ...