I am Mormon.

& I am proud. 

But..

I can remember when I wasn't. 
I can remember when I knew something was wrong, but I was too scared to say something.
I can remember not holding myself up to the high standards that the church holds the youth to.
I can remember being embarrassed. 
I can remember not making the best decisions. 
I can remember being asked questions and not knowing the answer.
I can remember being confused.
I can remember everything that I had ever been taught being tested.
I can remember just not knowing.
But...

I can remember the day that I was so heartbroken and didn't know who could fully understand me. Who I could turn to that had felt all the emotions I had ever felt or was feeling. I remember praying and crying. Pouring my soul out to someone that I had once been confused about. At that moment I could feel my Heavenly Fathers love for me. 

He knew me. He knew everything I had felt. 

He knew every decision I had made. 

Every question I couldn't answer. 

He knew my confusion. 

But He needed me to know:

He loved me.

I can remember from that day I needed to change. (almost 5 years ago)

So I did.

Now.

I am proud to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

I am proud to stand up for myself.

& the things I believe.

I am proud for changing.

I am happy.

Keepcalm.Carryon

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