Unexpected Loss

This week has definitely turned upside down in a way that I never least expected, but at some point in time I was not prepared for what was going to happen. It has been such a difficult short few days with having to realize one of our own was needed elsewhere for some unexpected reason, but I am taking into consideration there is so much more to learn from this instead because our Heavenly Father does not give us trials that he knows we cannot handle. I am not particularly sure why it needed to happen at this time in my life when things were simply going well, even though it feels a lot harder than most people would think.

"Sometimes you don't know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory."

Every single one of us I'm sure have experienced at one time or another, not knowing the value of a moment until it was too late for us to see it's fullness in what it could do to make our lives better. I am not particularly sure if there is anything more to what could end up being the worst period of my life, or just a lesson that needed to be learned the hard way. We have all faced a low point in life when things could have easily just been a lot less difficult or not challenging in anyway, but if it was not--Everyone around us would think life was never meant to be hard. It is supposed to be that way so we can grow and be more like our Savior, Jesus Christ every single day if not more often than all of us can do. I am truly grateful for his atonement on our behalf more than anything else in the world, because he took upon himself all of our pains that we could not even imagine holding up on your shoulders.

Life will never be the same again from what has occurred this week and despite how unexpected this is, but there are only so many things that could be taken away from it. I know that we all return to the happiest place on this earth when our missions are completed, because I cannot wait to not have all of my struggles anymore but to be around all of the most legitimate people who impacted my life!! I am definitely looking forward with this loss of spiritual understanding and not focusing on the negative... even though it is almost too easy for us to not do that a lot of the time!!! It really does make me feel sad to know that when a person's life is finished unexpectedly...There is only so much that we could not only learn from this but recognize they are in a better place and being taken care of. I am grateful to know that they are running around, playing games with all of their friends and those who went on before. 

Because of what he did for all of us, There is a second chance to try again and step up to the plate with a smile on our faces to deal with any challenge that we have. Because of him, I know there is life after we return back to our Heavenly Father and feel happier with the opportunities he gave to each of us, So we could learn to strive harder than we would think otherwise. It is truly one of the most significant blessings with having the gospel is... No matter the circumstances of our lives at home, or how little we think of somebody that makes us angry, regardless of whatever we cannot handle in life everyday he will make up the rest. 

Without mentioning too much on here about this, I just want those of you reading through it to know that you are never alone when it comes to trials or tribulations that show up. There are so many people in your life that would do anything to make you feel better, encourage & lift you to be a little stronger than you could ever imagine yourself to be. I know there are so many times when we can just easily not recognize the Lord's hand in our life's, but he's never forgotten you even if it feels like it sometimes. He will always be with you during the hardest most rock bottom part of your life, when times get overwhelmingly difficult. It is just simply  because he knows how it feels when something does not go right for you or when at any given moment there is nobody there who will truly understand what you are going through, He does.



This unexpected loss continues to be a utter shock to me in more ways than one, but I know there are more people who need that extra boost of confidence to help them understand this gospel a little better. Me and my friends are struggling with the loss of someone who could easily make you smile whenever you felt like you could not look for the best in it. I know that we will see this person again after this life and look forward to the day when we can all hang out together again. I really do hope that they are saving a very hilarious and yet silly movie I know that we loved chatting about more than words could ever say... but if all of you know in your heart what I mean about this, well here is a little taste of it. "Hi ya pal, Oh No!!!" This is from the movie where you not only get a good laugh from because it is so funny, but it helps me remember even though the person is not with us... I cannot wait to greet them with open arms and cheerfully say these words: Welcome Home ya pal!! There is no absolutely no way we can lose the race!" This person did not ever lose the race because he fought it to the end and continually did it a smile on their face every time we saw them around,everywhere they went to live a more independent life. They were never complaining about how rough life was for them because they persevered through it with a good attitude, despite what else occurred along the way. It is an emotional loss for all of my friends and including me, but all of us are in this for each other because if our friend could handle anything in life-- So can we!!! It will be completely different not having them around us at activities anymore, but we do know he is in a better place watching over us everyday.