www.mormon.org Ever heard of it? It is great. Real people, real stories, real inspiration for me to be a better person! I would like to share my part of the website.
My name is Lucky Day. I am 20 years old and I am attending Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. My major? Linguistics My minor? Political Science My grades? Improvable. (is "improvable" a word???) I was born in Nashville, TN with a serious heart defect. I was missing the interventricular septum also know as the wall separating the lower chamber of the heart...kinda important...so the blood was going all the wrong places...
I had one open heart surgery at just a few weeks old. My parents came out to UT about 2 years after I was born and I underwent two more open heart surgeries at Primary Children Medical Center.
Each day I wake up I remember how blessed I am to be alive. Without the Lord's hand, I would not be here today. My Heavenly Father blessed me with my life and it is my privilege to serve His children each day.
Some days I wake up and feel so overwhelmed with problems of the world. If I become stressed or consumed in my life then I begin to lose track of others and focus only on myself. But how can I or anyone live with a complete inward focus? I find service and giving as important for the body as oxygen and water. Reaching out to others seems to provide a stimulation for the brain and body. I am always happier when I serve others first and forget myself!
I am grateful to be alive and have these opportunities! True happiness cannot be attained with money, fame or nice cars. That is only superficial happiness that will fade quickly. Love and Charity, the pure love of Christ, will engrave happiness into our hearts, minds and souls. There is nothing more marvelous that we can give others!
I am just one person trying to find my way and make my mark. I am a student learning all that I can about the world. I am a survivor remembering that each day I am lucky to be alive. My name is Lucky Day and I am a Mormon.
