One of my favorite experiences has been hearing the little kids come up to me and remember me from one of the shows that they saw sometime throughout the day. It's so neat to know that we make an impact, but at the same time it shows the responsibility we have because of the impact that we make. I also learned from the children on Trail of Hope one night as I was working as company captain. Some of the kids were being talkative and noisy so I was worried that the others in the group would be bothered, but they didn't seem to be. I had the thought come to me about the pioneer children who had left Nauvoo, and how they would have likely had the same enthusiasm, curiosity, and just plain child-like happiness about them as they walked down Parley Street. They wouldn't have understood the reasons for leaving, or the hardships they would face as they traveled. At that time they only would have known that they got to go on an adventure. They would have been so full of faith, trusting in their parents and not concerned so much with the things that would be left behind as they traveled towards a new home. I took a lesson from this about how each of us can look at our Earthly journey the same way. The Lord has prepared a new home for us where we will find peace and safety to live the way we want to, surrounded by the people we love, free of fear. The trail will be hard, but the reward at the end will be worth it. We can rely on Heavenly Father to provide for our needs, but we have to be the ones who walk each step of the way just as the Pioneer children did. They didn't know where they were going, they only new the direction they were supposed to take. Its different for us, though we haven't seen our Heavenly destination, we do know the path and have great guides to bring us safely there.
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