I Will Lead You Along

          The start of this new year has already brought a great deal of changes. Back in December, when I was rejected from the major that I wanted to pursue, I had to reevaluate a lot of my passions, desires, and goals for the future. The first few days back at school were really tough as I switched my major multiple times, causing issues with my schedule and prerequisite classes. One of the biggest issues that I ran into as I talked on the phone, met with, and emailed countless advisors was that I had too many credits and that BYU has a strict set number of credits that a student must have in order to apply for certain majors. When I finally decided on an obtainable major to apply to, I needed to make a very important decision of whether or not to go to school as a part time student and save credits or to continue as a full time student. I had been very confused and uneasy about what I should do so I began to pray about it countless times a day. Because of recent events, I felt at times like I did not have a place in the world and was really struggling during this confusing time. I studied my situation out in my mind and wrote out the pros and cons and then took it to the Lord. On Thursday, I went to the temple. As I sat in the temple, I began to plead with Heavenly Father to grant me with guidance and to find comfort and peace in knowing that He has a specific plan for me although I cannot see it right now. I decided to open the scriptures to a random page and see if I could find any comfort. When I did this, I found Doctrine and Covenants 78:17-18,

"17 Verily, Verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own  hands and prepared for you;
18 And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours."

         I was immediately overwhelmed with joy and peace. My Heavenly Father knows me, He knows what I have been through and exactly where I am going. And if I am just patient and trust in the Lord, He is just waiting to grant me with blessings that he has handcrafted specifically for me. Life does not always go the way we have planned, in fact, it usually never does. But that is because Heavenly Father has far greater plans for our future then we can ever imagine. And if we only let him, he will lead us along.