A Diamond in the Rough





I have learned so much in the four months that I have been out serving a mission. But the thing that I have gained the biggest testimony of is that life is a process of becoming. That is the whole reason for this life. We were sent here to have experiences, to go through trials, to learn; all so that we could become like our Father in Heaven.

Now He didn't just leave us here to figure it out on our own. He created a plan and sent His son to show us the way, because He loves us. He wants us to make it back and to become like Him. In fact it is His whole "work and glory" (Moses 1:39)

In order for Him to mold us into the masterpiece He knows we can become, we have to let Him. We have to give up our thoughts, plans, and desires. We have to give our ALL.

"Give me ALL. I don't want SO much of your time, SO much of your talents and money, and SO much of your work: I want YOU. ALL of you. I have not come to torment or frustrate the natural man, but to kill it. No half-measures will do. I don't want to only prune a branch here and another there; rather, I want the whole tree out. Hand it ALL over to me, the whole outfit, ALL of your desires, ALL of your wants and wishes and dreams. Turn them ALL over to me, give yourself to me and I will make of you a new self in my image. Give me yourself and in exchange I will give you Myself. My will, shall become your will. My heart, shall become your heart." -C.S. Lewis

I know that is true. I am just a diamond in the rough but through diligence, obedience, faith, patience, and lots of hard work. I can be who He wants me to be. And who I want to become.