He always will.

I know I've posted a lot this week, but I still have to post something today. :) God knows you. He knows your thoughts, He knows your dreams, and He knows your deepest desires. And He loves you. Despite whatever you have done–despite all your sins, He still loves you, and He always will. <3

You don't have to try so hard.

I turned on my music to listen to, as I always do before bedtime. The second song that came on was "Try" by Colbie Caillat. The last stanza is my favorite:

Take your make-up off
Let your hair down
Take a breath
Look into the mirror, at yourself
Don't you like you?
'Cause I like you

And I just felt like God was talking to me, speaking to me. I've had a bit of a rough week, and I've had a kind of tough time with myself. I have a forehead that looks like the sky at night, and it's only a recent development, and I've been kind of...sensitive about it, I guess, even though no one has commented on it. And I guess...Yesterday my dad's work had a field day, and there was this really cute guy at the juggling booth, but he first thought that Porter was my son, so that was really embarrassing–I just felt kind of bad about myself. And I just am so glad that Heavenly Father is there for me. I am so glad that He loves me, and takes time to let me know that I'm perfect the way I am, and that there is no reason why I shouldn't like myself, because He loves me. I found this picture the other day, and I absolutely love it!!!

I just love this so much!! God worked so hard to make us the way that He wants us to be!! It makes Him sad when we don't love ourselves because He worked so hard and made us the way that He wants us to be. And He made us perfectly. We are perfect in His eyes, and we shouldn't ever try to change who we are because we are who we are because He made us that way. You don't have to try so hard, guys. We all make mistakes, and we are all imperfect people, but we are perfect to Him, and that's enough for me. 

Jesus Christ, Redeemer.

Jesus Christ is our Redeemer. To help you, I have kindly looked up the word redeemer. A redeemer is a person who redeems someone or something. I also looked up redeems. Redeems means compensates for the faults or bad aspects of. What it all comes down to is this: Jesus Christ was (and is) willing to redeem you; that is, pay for everything wrong you've done. He did this through the Atonement. Through the Atonement, we can change to become a better version of ourself so that we can ultimately live and dwell in His presence. I know He lives. I know that He died for us. I know that He wants us to use the Atonement to save ourselves (If we don't use the Atonement, then He will have done it in vain. But guess what? He'll still love you. He will always love you). He wants to help us return to live with our Heavenly Father. But the only way to do that is through Him—our Redeemer. If we let Him, He can help us redeem ourselves and become worthy to live in His presence. But only if we let Him. He has done all He can until you let Him in—then He will help you with the rest. :)