It's the little things...

My heart is full. 

"Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end."

This line stuck out to me today as I listened to Kalai sing Be Still My Soul.

I live for joy. 

My paths are thorny sometimes, but it's alright because I know where I am headed. I know what my destination is. I know who the Lord wants me to be and I am on my way to get there.

D&C 45: 62 "For Verily I say unto you, that great things await you..."

We are given this life because we are strong enough to live it. I know this to be true. Although our paths may be thorny sometimes, we should not give up. The best is yet to come!

Today my heart is content. I am filled with love, hope, peace, and joy. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for his love and for sending his son, the savior of the world, Jesus Christ, to sacrifice his life for us so that we may live with Him again. How beautiful is that love. True love.

Today I am especially thankful for friends; good, honest, trustworthy, loving, kind, dear friends.
I know that the Lord blesses us with different people at different times in our lives for a reason. Each of those reasons, however, are to help us to learn and grow so that we can become the person He wants us to be.
I am surrounded by amazing people... people who I never imagined would be so dear to my heart. But I can tell you this-- the Lord definitely knows who we need in our lives and he will make a way for them to be there if they're meant to be.

These are some of the people who have been huge blessings in my life lately:

• Tiana. I love that girl. She is like my sister. She's my best friend and I honestly do not know what I would do without her. She always knows how I am feeling and always knows how to make me feel better. That, I am thankful for.
• Kylei. She has taught me so much already in the past couple months that we have lived together. She is fun to be around and always makes me smile.
• Joey. He is a good friend. Plain and simple. He is a very good listener and I know that he cares about me. I look up to him in so many ways. He is one of my best friends.
• Bryan. He is a very kind and loving person. Every time we talk, I feel like we teach each other. He seems to always know exactly what to say. He inspires me to be a better person. 

All these people and so many more have had such a big impact on my life. I can't thank Heavenly Father enough for blessing me with people like them to help me, teach me, and love me. 

Great friends can make all the difference in the world. They have such a big influence on your life. I am so grateful for the people that have been placed in my life. I am growing to love them more and more everyday.

Love,

Kate