tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813197138924045129.post4341784717716765314..comments2023-05-02T03:20:15.351-06:00Comments on Feel my Sunlight: The answers that hurtWhitneySuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07346318239969277677noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813197138924045129.post-78007302718094696832017-07-08T09:20:47.266-06:002017-07-08T09:20:47.266-06:00Hey Whitney,
I don't know if you remember me. ...Hey Whitney,<br />I don't know if you remember me. I was the little freshman from 4 years ago who asked your advice in strengthening my testimony. I've been keeping up with your blog this whole time, grateful for the spiritual experiences you share and the strength it gave me. I could definitely feel your sunlight.<br /><br />I remember when you gave up tumbling. Then at the end of my junior year you left on your mission. I kinda forgot about the sacrifice you made in following that prompting. But then, toward the end of junior year, I was faced with a similar position. I received a very strong prompting that I needed to quit marching band my senior year. I loved marching band, and I was lined up to be one of the senior officers that year. But I knew what I had been told, so I quit. It was so hard, and I cried when I went to support their performances. But looking back now I am so grateful that I acted in faith on that prompting. Unexpectedly, halfway through band season, my college class got switched from a fun class about Shakespeare to a grueling, awful class taught by an extremely abrasive professor all about the 1960s. It was beyond my control, and it meant a ton of extra homework and emotional trials. If I had been in marching band too, I don't think I would've been able to stay afloat through the fall. I really do believe Heavenly Father was looking out for me. Also, because I wasn't in marching band I got to participate fully in the Philadelphia temple youth cultural celebration, temple open house volunteering, and the dedication. I'm so grateful for the experiences I had as a part of that. <br /><br />Anyway, that's just one small example of how I've seen the outcomes of acting on God's will. Many times we don't get to see the outcomes, and that's where faith comes in, trusting that God is preparing a better way for us. <br /><br />I am sorry to hear about this heartbreak in your life. It sounds like this guy was really special to you. As one who has also been through heartache, I want to tell you that it's okay to hurt. But it will get better in time. Find other things in your life that you can fall in love with--maybe starting with sunset watching with your Heavenly Father. And then throw yourself into those things that you love. Someday another guy will walk into your life, and you might not even notice him at first because your so focused on loving your own life. But he'll notice you, how much life and love and goodness you have. And then someday you'll be able to hear that answer to that prayer that you have been yearning for.<br /><br />Keep the faith, Whitney. You've blessed so many people, the people on your mission and your family and your friends who know there's something different about you. And your blog followers too--I think you'll be happy to hear that I am now preparing to serve a mission and I'll be at BYU this fall :) your efforts do not go unnoticed, thank you for being who you are.<br /><br />I wish you the most happiness and comfort and peace as you move forward from this heartbreaking answer--you're right though, the Lord does know best and His answers hold in them the promise of something better than you could ever imagine for youself!<br /><br />With love, <br />ElizaElizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069074866388368481noreply@blogger.com