My friends, sometimes life is just plain hard. Sometimes it is going to be a monster. And this monster is going to beat you down to nothing, and let you up a little just so that it can hit you again and again until you fall back down again. Then, after you believe that you have nothing left, that monster will leave. Life will no longer be in the form of a monster, but in the form of a person, or idea, and it will come back and pick you up again. And you will heal, and forgive that monster for what it did to you, and you will be stronger. Then life will change from that person or idea and once again become that monster. But this time the monster won't look so big and scary, because you will be stronger, and more experienced, but it will still be stronger than you. And it will once again beat you until you believe you are broken. But you will learn, and grow stronger. And so the cycle will continue until that glorious day when the monster returns, and you look at it with all the certainty and confidence that comes with past adversity and say, "No more." And that monster will look back at you with all the fear in the heart of a damned soul, because it knows that from that point, it will never be stronger than you again. Then, on that day, you will be unbreakable. Yes, the monster will hurt you still, that is inevitable. But it will never again break you. It will never again look down at your mangled and bloodied soul and laugh with that deep, evil laugh that always used to scare you so badly. You are then free of this monster.
So, to my poor, downtrodden friends: please don't give up. Please don't let this monster destroy your life, because it will if you let it. It cannot hurt you past what you can bear. So no matter how painful the beatings become, persevere, and know that there is someone waiting to help you at the end of the beatings. Please know that God has a purpose for you, so keep the faith! And know that God is there. He anxiously watches, hoping that you will make the right decisions, wishing that you wouldn't have to go through as much pain as you do to become as strong as you need to be, weeping because of your anguish. Please know you are loved. And, if you believe that nobody in the world loves you, know that I do. But, more than I ever could, God does. And if you don't believe in God, please do some honest, open minded study of the Bible and the Book of Mormon and if you really are honest and sincere in your study, and you ask God for yourself, you will come to know for yourself of the truth that God lives.
May God be with you through the pain you must endure, and may you learn to defeat your monster quickly.
Love,
Dallin Ward
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