My favorite quote is something one of the amazing woman portrayed in the film said right as she was dying. It was the middle of winter, bitterly cold, and there was snow on the ground. Her last words were-
"It will all be worth it if my posterity stay true to the faith."
This just hit me super hard for some reason. I don't know, I feel like I complain a lot. (okay, that's not true. I KNOW I complain a lot.) and these saints didn't complain about the trivial things I complain about. Some of them weren't even doing it for themselves- they were doing it for us. For me. So that I could have the chance to grow up as part of the restored gospel.
It was one of those movies that put my life into perspective for me. The things that had seemed so big, suddenly seem so small. It was the kind of movie that made me want to change things about myself-clean out my iPod, check my wardrobe, choose what movies I watch more carefully, spend more time serving, caring, and less time complaining or doing things for myself. I want my ancestors to be able to tell me they are proud of what I did with their legacy during my lifetime. I don't want their sacrifices to be in vain.
Things are hard, but they'll work out to what they're supposed to be. We've all got people watching over us, guiding us through our paths and cheering for us on the other side.
Everything will be okay in the end.
If it's not okay, then it's not the end.
It's never too late to start over again.
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