- homemaker
- genealogist
- princess in training
In an effort to overcome disorganization, I called on a professional organizer. She instructed me to say each day: "I am an organized person." After bursting out in laughter, I found myself putting things away and minimizing clutter as I recited this phrase over and over. Why? Because that is what an organized person does!
When a family member labeled me "unhappy" one day, I thought, that does not, will not, cannot possibly describe me. I will from this moment remember, ponder, recall, live and dwell on the multitude of blessings that are within my grasp every moment of every day. Why? Because I am a joyful person. And a joyful person reflects on wonderful blessings.
And what are our most powerful identities? Mother? Wife? Homemaker? Sister? Neighbor? Daughter? Aunt? Powerful identities show mutual influence in relationships and the power inherent in that to lift each other.
The one I am searching to understand as it pulls and tugs at my mind and heart insistently is "daughter of God." I can only begin to see glimpses of myself accurately as I really am through His eyes, and when I do, I want to be better and try harder. I feel an increased gratitude for his grace and increased capacity for growth. Opportunities that would never occur to me now become possibilities. The defining words "daughter of God," shape and influence my understanding of self and my relationship with others.
As President Uchtdorf said,
"... the most powerful Being in the universe is the Father of your spirit. He knows you. He loves you with a perfect love...Just think of it: You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious Being in the universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time! He who created and knows the stars knows you and your name—you are the daughters of His kingdom... Isn’t it remarkable to think that your very spirits are fashioned by an endlessly creative and eternally compassionate God?"Think of it! He loves me. He helps me. To see oneself as a son or daughter of God is to open an eternity of power and possibilities. I choose that identity as my quest.
