Be Happy Where You Are At

I don't know if this is what you guys got out of General Conference that we just had, but as I listened to President Uchtdorf during the Saturday Morning session, I started to think about how I am always worried about what I am doing and where I am going.

I worry a lot. I sometimes forget to enjoy where I am because I am so focused on the future. The consequence of this is that I don't notice what I have because I want to make sure I am doing the "right thing" to ensure a great future. However, what I don't realize is that perhaps what I have now is exactly what I need in the future and that I need to be able to appreciate what the Lord has given me now.

If I don't take a certain opportunity now, will the Lord provide me with another chance with the same opportunity or will He bless me with a different opportunity? How could He trust me with another opportunity if I am not willing to accept whatever He has given me before? Could I make a promise to Him that I will not let go of another opportunity if He were willing to bless me with such? Perhaps, my chances are all gone and I have lost His trust.

So now I am trying to be happy with where I am and what I got. I might not have much but I am here. I am alive. I have the gospel. I have my family. I am graduating. I have work. I have a fully functioning body. I have wonderful friends. I am happy where I am now.