Whatsoever Thing Persuadeth Men To Do Good.

I don't know why it has been so long since I last posted. My heart is full of many emotions tonight as I sit here in my bed writing this post. Within not only the past week, but also the past few months, both communities that I am close with (Collierville and Mapleton) have seen so many tragic losses in the teens of these communities. I have also seen the loss in my own family. These are all people around my age and/or people I am close or had contact with. I am not sure why all these things are happening, but I realize that life is so fragile and so precious. It can be changed in an instant. It saddens me to know that I can be so ungrateful and foolish in my day to day thoughts, actions and doings. But tonight I realize I am truly blessed. I am blessed with health and strength, a body, this roof above my head, this bed I have to sleep in, my job, this country, my family, my friends, my education and the beautiful community that I live in. I have been blessed to know so many people and to have experience so many hard things all before my 19th birthday. This night as I hear about the news of Trey Erwin's passing, I am deeply moved. I never even knew him or his family and I am not even there to experience it all but reading about his story, all that has happened and all that he went through I know that he was truly an amazing young man. His love for God has inspired me to love even more and strengthen and grow closer to Him. I have been reading in the book of Ether for my Book of Mormon class and came across this scripture. (For those who may not now, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Also known as Mormon.) Ether 4:12 "And whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good is of me, for good cometh of none save it be of me..." From what I have seen, Trey persuadeth men to do good, he is of God. And I truly have the influence of God all around me. I have so much good in my life and it is all from Him.