Today I will be writing something I have learned from someone else on my mission for tired of me Tuesday. So stick in there and bare with me as I try to explain to the best of my ability the lesson of "The Mountain!" A lesson of humility, of perseverance, and love. So imagine in your head that there is a mountain... if you are having a hard time imagining then here's a picture to help you out!

This picture is perfect for the purpose that I have learned from relating life to a mountain. So imagine that this mountain is part of our life, our goal is to get to the top and we've been promised blessings once we do so! However as we climb we get to points where it's straight up and we just don't know what to do. Likewise in life we get to points where it seems just too hard and we have no hope to go any further. At this point we can not just quit, we can't just sit down and do nothing. We can't look hopeless even if we are. This is what the devil wants us to do. We must continue with faith to climb the mountain and as we do so we will find pleasure each step of the way. However whenever we come across something joyful we can't just stop there and say our work is done, no we must continue because there is a bigger treasure at the top.

Sadly sometimes we might stumble but thanks to repentance we can climb right back up to where we were. Eventually we hit a point where there is nothing else we can do. This is where Christ's atonement helps us to fulfill our entire desire, through Baptism and the Holy Ghost we can truly continue to climb to the highest height. Finally as we continue to endure anything our ultimate treasure and happiness will arrive at the top of the mountain. But life would be just too simple if there was just one mountain... no there's much more than just one trial. Once we get to the top we can see that right behind that mountain is a bigger mountain waiting for us to climb. All eventually leading back to our Heavenly Father. All we have to do is have faith, repent, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and endure to the end, and Christ will supply the rest.... so Keep on climbing!