A Lesson Learned

Yesterday at school I saw a girl in my grade that was pregnant.  I felt sick.  I put my hands over my stomach and immediately started thinking, "Why would someone get pregnant during high school?  She just ruined her life.  How could you be so stupid?"  I started getting mad and feeling very uncomfortable.  Then I started watching her and watched everyone around her.  I noticed as people walked past her, they did the exact same thing that I did: judge.  I watched people's reaction as they stared.  I could tell that they immediately started to judge her because of her appearance.  I looked at her and noticed she was sitting by herself.  She could tell that everyone was looking at her as they walked past, but she didn't look back up.  She seemed scared and worried.
All of the sudden I had a change of heart.  This overwhelming sense of love overcame me.  I remembered "the worth of souls is great in the sight of God."  She is a child of God and Heavenly Father loves her just as much as He loves me.  I know that He loves me so so much and so He must love her that much too.  I decided that I should treat her like a daughter of God and not be so quick to judge.  I was wrong to have gotten mad that she made a bad decision.  I didn't feel bad for her, but I felt love for her.  I knew that she made a mistake, but Heavenly Father still loves her unconditionally.  I noticed that a couple of girls went and sat by her.  I listened in to their conversation and she was actually quite happy.  She said that all of her teachers, counselors, and the administration has worked well with her and are trying to help her. 
 I learned that it is important to remember that it is not our place to judge others.  We learn that it is not appropriate to judge, but I think that most of the times we don't realize that we are judging.  It happens all the time.  When I see someone, I automatically look at what they are wearing and I make an assumption off of what I see.  No matter what someone looks like, they are a child of our Heavenly Father.  Heavenly Father is the only one that knows their hearts.  I need to remember that everyone is a child of God, so I should treat everyone like a child of God and see them as His children.      

I am the Chosen One

"These are dark times, there is no denying.  Our world has perhaps faced no greater threat than it does today."
-Rufus Scrimgeour (Harry Potter)

Satan is at his strongest today.  The Lord needs valiant servants to fight Satan and his army.  Sometimes I question my strength.  Do I really have power to conquer Satan?  Can I make an impact on this world?  I found this quote that really helped with this.

"You are here now because you were divinely elected to be here now.  The simple fact and plain truth is that Mary and Eve and countless other glorious women as well as countless spiritually resplendent men were not assigned to this dispensation.  We were."-Sheri Dew

We were reserved for this dispensation.  Heavenly Father saved us to come into the world at this time.  He didn't send Moses or Nephi here today, he sent me.  He sent you.  We have a great job here to accomplish.  Satan is strong, but I need to be stronger.  I was chosen to come now because Heavenly Father knows of my strength.  He knows that I can help to conquer Satan.

I am the Chosen One. (Harry Potter again)