Trials. Life. Purpose.

Lately I've been thinking a lot about life in general.
I've also been thinking about the meaning of the word purpose and what it means to have purpose.
And I've also been thinking about trials.
I have just been thinking..
Between traveling for hours and hours all around Europe.. and being in St. George..
I have had a lot of thinking time.

I realized how many things go on around us that we don't know about. that I don't know about.
I may not know that my best friend is suffering from family problems.
I may not know that my neighbors have trauma in their house.
I may not know that the boy at my school has a dad who has severe medical conditions.
I may not know that the girl I dance with hurts. Deeply hurts.
I may not know what that boy is thinking or going through.
I may not know that my sister cries herself to sleep.
I may not know that my grandpa has challenges.
I may not know that she has a eating disorder.

I may not know a lot of things. I only know what people tell me. We only know what people tell us.
and people don't usually share those kind of problems with everyone. So thats why no one really knows about them.

I guess what I am trying to get at is that.. life is hard. Life is challenging for everyone. Every single person on this earth has a trial. challenge. moment of weakness.
I don't know what they are going through or what they face on a daily basis. I don't know exactly how they feel. I don't know what hurts them. I don't know what brings them true happiness.
and I don't have any room to judge. or to think anything badly about them.

There are so many different kinds of people on this earth and its crazy to think that every single one is different and unique in their own way.


It amazes me that our Heavenly Father loves each and everyone one of us.
Everyday I am reminded of that.  
Everyday I am reminded to take life as it is. 
To enjoy it and cherish the time I have here.
To live up to my potential and to follow the examples that have been put in front of me.
Christ as the ultimate example.

I can't explain what I feel.
I don't know how to put my feelings into words.
I love this life.
I love this gospel. and I am just so happy to be in it.
So happy to have a purpose. To know that someone loves me. To know I always have someone to talk to. To know that I am being watched over. To know that when I'm happy, I'm not alone. To know that when I'm sad, I'm not alone. To know that life is going to be okay.

Life is full of hope.
Everything will turn out how its supposed to one day.
Life is good.
Life. is. Good.. :)

Love, Madi Louise :)

-in a complete loss for words.