How much more spiritual wonder, can and should we feel towards Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice on our journey toward eternal life. This wonder is the sensation of emotion, awe, or amazement common to all who fully center their lives on the Savior and His teachings and humbly recognize His presence in their lives.

God knows that some of the greatest souls who have ever lived are those who will never appear in the chronicles of history. They are the blessed, humble souls who emulate the Savior’s example and spend the days of their lives doing good.

“O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh” [2 Nephi 4:34].

Russell M. Nelson stated, “It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be. Some people on life’s journey forget who they really are and what is really important. Without sure identity and priority, blessings that matter most are at the mercy of things that matter least.”

I was fortunate to have a mother who lived every day preparing to meet her Savior.  She was gracious, kind, loving, and always hopeful that good would prevail.  She studied her scriptures daily, prayed often, and had unwavering hope in the promises of our Redeemer.  She taught her children to always hope for a better day despite the trials and adversities that plagued our lives.  Hope, an example from a goodly mother.

We have reason to shout for joy, recognize that opposition will come, but also the rising of a new day as we cast not away our confidence into a pool of doubts and fears.  With Jesus Christ as captain of our team, there is no need to fear or let our confidence falter.

We cannot earn our way into heaven; the demands of justice stand as a barrier, which we are powerless to overcome on our own.

But all is not lost.

The grace of God is our great and everlasting hope.

Through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the plan of mercy appeases the demands of justice “and [brings] about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance.“

Pausing and thinking of Walt Disney and the labors of his life to create a magical place where worries could be left outside the gate, reminded me of how God inspires each of us to pursue that which is good.  Walt pursued that which was wholesome and good

We are eternal beings. We lived as intelligent spirits before this mortal life. We are now living part of eternity. Our mortal birth was not the beginning; death, which faces all of us, is not the end.

Happy memories flood my mind as I remember these men and women who sacrificed for me and shaped my character.  We all believed that families were a forever unit and the bonds we created on earth continued in the next life, when we would return home to our Heavenly parents and Savior Jesus Christ.