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How easy is it to find sunshine in the rain? It doesn't happen very often, but Utah is kind of one of those weird places that does that. All week, it has been rainstorms, heavy cloud cover, thunder, lightning, and wind. Although, yesterday, I came outside to mow my lawn as the sun was shining, but as I looked up at the sky, I noticed a tiny dark spot in the clouds. And in that tiny dark spot, it only rained in a little spot in my hard that only expanded about ten square feet. I walked to my door, no rain, I walked to the spot, rain. That was a true example to me of finding sunshine in the rain. Between all the rainstorms this week, it has been one of the happiest weeks I have had in a long time. Why, might you ask? It was because I found the sunshine through other people. I have never felt so loved until this week when I realized how much I had impacted the other missionaries. I don't think I still really understand how much I impact them, but enough that some reached out to me. I recently came across a talk a couple of days ago that explained about how much society has expected us to be miserable. He explained that we shouldn't allow despair take over our lives, that we should expect ourselves to be miserable because everyone else feels like they need to too. If you feel like you can go through things, it's okay to smile and say that everything is alright for this moment. I've been going through a lot lately, but even amidst that, I'm not sad all the time. If you understood my circumstance, people would expect me to be sad all the time because that's just how it works. Well, it doesn't. Yeah, I get moments where I'm quite sad, that it's hard to think to be happy, but it's not me twenty-four seven. I choose to be happy, even where it may be raining inside, I still have sunshine somewhere in there. So as you go through this destiny, as you go through hardships and trials, just know, you aren't expected to be sad all of the time. It's okay, if someone makes you laugh, keep laughing and keep that smile. There may be rain outside, but the sunshine is there somewhere, even if it needs to come from somewhere else other than the sky. Talk: It is Better to Look Up: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/it-is-better-to-look-up?lang=eng The Sunshine in the Rain Sometimes the rain comes down And leaves you in the dark The sun is hidden in the clouds Blocking the heat and the light You bundle up in your jacket An umbrella over your head To hurry inside where it's dry Inside is dark, a strange silence Raindrops patter on the roof Nobody says a word Then a song is heard It starts, at first, further inside You approach closer They are singing "There is sunshine in my soul today More glorious and bright..." You start to sing along And you can't help but smile More people start to join in And soon, everyone is singing The clouds start to move And begin to clear the sky Until rays of sunlight merges The sun shines over the rain The drops of water glistens You start to sing louder Until soon enough, the sun is there Shining brightly on your face It continues to rain But you found sunshine in the midst of it Song: There is Sunshine in My soul Today: https://www.lds.org/music/text/hymns/there-is-sunshine-in-my-soul-today?lang=eng&_r=1
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Kaylee CasuttI have been writing for over eight years now and have been both building to publish my first book and serve as a service-missionary of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Everything I write will contribute to the journey destined I have been striving to find and build. Archives
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