AN ANSWER TODAY THROUGH PRAYER FOR YOU!

This morning as I approached the day; I all of a sudden felt very lonely and sad. Of course, I immediately drop to my knees in prayer. Interestingly, I didn't pray for my self; but prayed for all of you. I recognize that each of you are facing difficulties in your lives. No one knows the interstruggles of the soul except for a very kind Heavenly Father and an ever aware Savior,Jesus Christ. Even we as your parents don't know what you may be fighting with at this moment of time. We do however have moments when we know that one of you needs some help. I guess that is one reason I believe so strongly in prayer and the scriptures. Even this morning I was led to find a thought that lightened my burden and brought light to my soul and through tears I wanted to share some of the thoughts with all of you. Many times I will have a thought about one of you and want to share that with you so I hope and pray that you will feel this as a feeling from the spirit to you. I have hopes of course that you will take a moment of time to read our thoughts because they will be thoughts that we are having about one of you or all of you. Today is one of those days. At first I felt like I would like to stay in bed. Instead I found myself with thoughts that I wanted to share with you all. 
I want you to know that God loves you! I would like to shout to you from the rooftops that Heavenly Father loves you. You are his child. Do not ever be defined by those around you; be defined by Christ.
Do you ever wonder what the premortal existence was like. What were you like there? With whom did you associate with? What promises did you make there that must be fulfilled here? I know beyond doubt that we were there; that we chose to come here and that we knew and associated with each other and perhaps even chose to be within families there before we came here. We stood for the Savior there and we must stand for him here.
Elder Marion G Romney taught,"We were individual, separate persons, with agency, being, and names prior to our entry on earth." So we came to earth was not the beginning of life, rather a continuation. We have a Divine purpose on this earth and there is a plan for each of us.
What gives us our spiritual identity? How do we go about learning that we are a Child of God; nothing can really change that identity.
When you are discouraged, and disappointment lingers and your soul needs to feel refreshed think about these words by President Spencer W. Kimball: "All of you need to drink in deeply the gospel truths about the eternal nature of your individual identity and the uniqueness of your personality. You need, more and more, to feel the perfect love which our Father in Heaven has for you and to sense the value he places upon you as an individual. Ponder upon these great truths, especially in those moments  (in the stillness of such anxiety as you may experience as an individual you might otherwise wonder and be perplexed."  Then the how comes; Pres. James E. Faust said, "Your strength and identity will come from obeying the commandments, developing your talents, and serving the Lord. Each of you will have to work very hard to qualify for your eternal potential. It will not be easy. Finding your true identity will tax your ability far beyond climbing a dangerous cliff or speeding in a car or on a motorcycle. It will require all of your strength, stamina, intelligence, and courage." OK, I thought when I read these two statements that one seemed positive and the other just hard to do. Ponder a moment on both!
Another author named Toni Sorsenson stated: " It's not a game with Heavenly Father. He didn't send us to earth blindfolded with our memories erased, expecting us to grope around in darkness and hopelessness. He sent us with everything we need to find our way back to Him, with everything we need to become like Him. He promises us His help, and He is the only one in this life who will never let us down or disappoint us. He always keeps His promises.
Think about this thought: God would not have sacrificed His Son to save us if these two principles were not true: (1) We need saving; and (2) We are worth saving.
God love you and so do we. A lovely thought is to read your own personal scripture from the Lord; realize that you are a child of God and he knows you and what you need to come back to him.
Forever prayers for you all!