Five years ago, I made the decision to return to school to
get my nursing degree. I was nervous; I had been out of school for twenty
years, and wasn’t sure I had what it took to go back. About that same time, I
reconnected with a childhood friend, Cynthis. She has always been one of my
biggest cheerleaders, giving me the confidence to keep going when I wanted to
give up. When I told her about my
decision, she presented me with a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff.
She told me that she had
confidence in me and knew I could do anything I set my mind to. Although I have
changed my major, I keep that stethoscope on a shelf. When I am tired and want
to quit, I look at it and remember that someone believes in me.
This week was a good reminder that someone else believes in
me. My Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ know I can do it.
Brigham Young once said “We never begin to build any temple
without the bells of hell beginning to ring.” This seems to be true in many other areas of
life as well. Sometimes it’s one step forward, two steps back, sometimes we get
two steps forward before we are pushed a step back. In the past few years,
since I began school, our family has faced addiction, betrayal, marital
problems, even death. Throughout it all,
I have had two things keeping me going. That stethoscope and my faith in God.
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