Through Christ who Strengtheneth me.

Today during Sacrment meeting, they had to continually bless the water. This gave me more time to conteplate. This year's Young Woman's theme is I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I thought to myself--can I? My faith is weak, not because I don't want to believe, just because there isn't much there. I feel like the paraent going to the Savior, Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief. Where is my belief--it is just one step into the light--and unlike the beautiful hymn, it isn't enough for me. As I prayed, I had the impression that I needed to study grace--the enabling power of Jesus Christ. So here it begins. From the LDS Bible Dictionary--Grace: Grace is the divine help or strength extended to us through the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. Through the grace of God, everyone who has lived will be resurrected—our spirits will be reunited with our bodies, never again to be separated. Through His grace, the Lord also enables those who live His gospel to repent and be forgiven. Grace is a gift from Heavenly Father given through His Son, Jesus Christ. The word grace, as used in the scriptures, refers primarily to enabling power and spiritual healing offered through the mercy and love of Jesus Christ. Everyone on earth experiences physical death. Through the grace of Jesus Christ, all will be resurrected and will live forever (see 1 Corinthians 15:20–22; 2 Nephi 9:6–13). Because of personal choices, everyone also experiences the effects of sin (see 1 John 1:8–10; Mosiah 16:4). These effects are called spiritual death. No one can return to the presence of God without divine grace. Through the Atonement, we all can be forgiven of our sins; we can become clean before God. To receive this enabling power, we must obey the gospel of Jesus Christ, which includes having faith in Him, repenting of our sins, being baptized, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and trying to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ for the rest of our lives (see Ephesians 2:8–9; James 2:17–22; 2 Nephi 25:23; 31:20). The grace of God helps us every day. It strengthens us to do good works we could not do on our own. The Lord promised that if we humble ourselves before Him and have faith in Him, His grace will help us overcome all our personal weaknesses (see Ether 12:27). Part 1 was studying grace--the enabling power of Christ. Part 2 was the finding the Cairn's that help me to stay close to the Lord. Knowing who I am. I think I've often struggled with this. Not is the sense of believing in God, but really fealing my self-worth and confidence--espeicially when it comes to making decisions. I've never liked conflict, so that also comes into play. I just want to start with the basic--I am a child of God. I'm a beloved daughter. What does that mean--not just for the eternities, but for the here and now. Tonight when I pray, I'm going to try and feel, really feel what it means to be His daughter, His child.