February Challenge: Day 9

    Tonight while reading my scriptures I came across a verse that really stood out to me. "Verily, Thus saith the lord unto whom I love, and whom I love I also chasten that their sins may be forgiven, for with the chastisement I prepare a way for their deliverance in all things out of temptation, and i have loved you-"(D&C 95:1). I just love this! I know that my savior loves me and that Heavenly Father sent his son to die for us because he loves us dearly. 

     In one of my classes today the girl I sit next to started talking about how she felt like the ugly duckling from the ugly duckling story. Her sadness brought such sorrow to me as she explained how she had been teased about her looks. I realized after she finished her story though that she had forgotten the most important part of the story...The part where the ugly duckling realizes he is a beautiful swan. One of my favorite talks by Dieter F. Uchdorf titled, "The reflection in the water",came into my mind. I was able to share a quote from this talk to her that I have memorized, "you are not ordinary, rejected, or ugly. You're something divine-more beautiful and glorious than you can possibly imagine." I told her that she was beautiful and that she like the ugly duckling in the story just needed to look a her reflection. I am so grateful for the knowledge of the savior and his love for us and I am glad that I had the opportunity to day to remind somebody of their beauty. Jesus loves you. Don't forget.~Mica