Pride

Pride

Hey everyone! For those new to my blog I'm Linda. I am grateful for all of your posts so far! I am from a small town called Montpelier, ID. (It is near Bear Lake if you are more familiar with that!) I am 23 years old. I have been married for about 1 1/2 years to my sweet husband Jacob. We met at BYU-I at one of the dances! We have a 2 month old baby girl named Audrie. She is such a joy to us. I love to water paint, plan my dream house, go outside (when I'ts not freezing!) and I have enjoyed trying to make a lifestyle change to be more healthy lately! 

 I would like to share my thoughts about pride. I was enlightened by the readings this week. I didn't realize how prideful I am! It is easy for me to think things like, "why isn't my spouse doing ....for me?" I am trying to focus more on fixing myself through repentance and actions and loving those around me more. 

I also realized that I am not always the best at taking things lightly. I find that when I am stressed, I become much more easily hurt of offended. I am trying to find ways to counteract this by remembering how grateful I am for my spouse and giving him the benefit of the doubt.

I find that praying for our spouse can also be very beneficial. This helps me to see him more as sees him. When I think of him as a son of and the wonderful attributes he has I am humbled into repentance. 

In a world full of selfish messages it can be very difficult to remember to be like and reach out to others rather than being self centered. I am grateful for our dear Savior's example to each of us.