Mikayla Ockey: Forget Me Not.

'Cast not away therefore your confidence.' (Heb 10:35)

Please. I don't know what it is about girls and confidence but the more I work with these amazing, hardworking, incredible, totally capable, sisters the more I realize how much Satan is using their goodness to his advantage. Not okay. How can you not see how great you are? Can't you see what I am seeing? I really feel like all of the issues in contacting, missionary work, disappointment, fear, depression, or anything of that sort could be almost completely solved if we could just figure out how to give him a good ol' punch in the face every time he lets those little self doubts of 'you are not good enough' into our heads. It makes so much more sense to me why all growing up we had almost every single girls camp theme, YW in excellence, weekly lesson etc. revolve around nipping that self worth thing in the rear. All those cheesy lines of: daughter of a king, or our price being above rubies or whatevs. It. is. true. Listen to them.

So a little word to my fellow sisters (linds, sarah and em listen up), biological or not, friends, future daughters, missionaries, every girl on the planet (or maybe boys too? idk do boys have this problem?) Not that my words mean that much but... whether or not you think it.. believe it. Today. Decide to believe it. You are not forgotten. I love you. But more importantly than that someone a lot greater and a lot mightier than me loves you. President Uchtdorf compares it to a little forget me not flower. Feeling as if you are small and insignificant but you are not. (And if it makes you feel better forget me nots run a close second behind sunflowers to my favorite flower). Just think of it. You are known and remembered by the most majestic powerful and glorious being in the entire universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time! He who created you and knows your name. That makes the whole daughter of a King thing take on a whole different meaning now doesn't it?

Please never forget to be patient and compassionate with yourselves. Please never forget how loved you really are. Please never forget that you are given specific talents. Please stop comparing your talents to other people. Please don't worry about what other people think about you. Just know that Heavenly Father knows, loves, and cherishes you. Me too. And that with him on our side we can have all the confidence necessary. Put your confidence in Him and you don't even need any of this 'self' confidence deal. You are loved.

And if you don't feel this way right now then scroll down a wee bit and read my thoughts on this pride mess. hehe jk I know. It's a tough balance and I am still trying to figure it out too. How to be confident and yet humble? It's a tough one. Someday I will learn it. Maybe in eternities. But tuck this one in your pocket and save it for a rainy day when you are feeling particularly in the dumps. Because I can guarantee that day will come and you will need to remember this: You are loved. If you forget? call me. I will gladly give you a little pep talk counseling session. I am learning all sorts of things on my mission and pep talk comp studies are at the top of the list. sure love ya.

sincerly your very own cheerleeder,

xoxoxox

s. heywood

ps: totally found egg lady. yes. doing back flips over here. prayer is real.