Thoughts..

Since Conference is coming up on Saturday and Sunday i decided to look up some quotes from our Prophet, Thomas S. Monson.
So here are some things that he has said that i want to share with everyone and write down some thoughts on what i think.




"Work will win when wishy washy wishing won't"
Thomas S. Monson

In my life i have sorta gave up on wishing something would happen to me. I've decided to take things into my own hands and just do it myself. it's really helped me become more independent and not depend on people as much as i used to. i learned it's better to disappoint yourself then it is to disappoint others. For example if you wish you would get an A on a test that is coming up and you don't study...it most likely won't happen whereas if you study and work towards that goal you will achieve it.



"Youth needs less critics and more models"
Thomas S. Monson

This one has gotten to me in the past week. I've noticed that us teenagers and probably young single adults get criticized for almost everything. For example i see adults telling other kids to be like this and be like that. almost saying they should be perfect and always do the right thing. Hello? News flash.. no one is perfect and no one will be perfect. yeah sure we can try our hardest to but i dont think anyone is capable of that. there was only one perfect person to walk to earth and that was Christ. But anyways the quote says the youth needs less critics and more Models. im not talking about the models on runways and in magazines but models as in people to look up to. like your mom, grandma, grandpa, dad, your best friend. there is always someone that everyone wants to be. such as the nice girl at school who always smiles and talks to people who are completely out of their group of friends.or the person that always has the perfect grades, or the person who looks like the have the most perfect life with everything they need.





"Don't forget: one of the saddest things in life is wasted talent"
Thomas S. Monson

This is short and simple don't ever hide your talents. if you are an amazing singer..sing to the world! (not literally) but if you are in seminary/ church/ or just in the car with friends sing your little heart out!
If you can dance. dance allllll the time. show people what you can do. i have always wished my mom put me in dance when i was little, but she didn't and now...well i can't really dance. but it's fine! i am obsessed with watching people dance. whether it is ballet, hip hop, jazz, or anything my eyes are totally glued from the time you start to the time you finish. i love watching people show their talents.
So basically never hide talents you have, you could change some one's life forever.

"The good you have done, the kind words you have spoken, the love you have shown to others, can never be fully measured."
Thomas S. Monson

i looooooove this one. there have been days in my life where i have just been flat out sad, mad, or just feeling down about everything and someone always knows how to make my day better. it usually is a smile and a quick hey, or a text. this morning actually i was having a horrible day, i didn't want to be at school, i didn't want to talk to anyone, i just wanted to go home into my room and just cry and cry. usually im not the person to start crying about things that bother me, but today was just horrible. i was walking to lunch today and i looked at my phone and i got a text from my friend that goes to a different school. and that text said " good morning Makayla, i hope you are having a good day." even though i really wasn't having a great day that text from that friend made me feel a hundred times better. To that person.. thank you. you honestly turned my day around and really made a difference. i encourage everyone if you have a person that comes into your mind randomly call them or find them at school and tell them to have a great day or a simple how are you. it really will make them feel a million times better