The Lord knows me....

I have been seriously thinking of quitting my studies. I feel like it is too much for a mother of two little children. I have too many things to do. I am a wife, a mother, I am starting my own business and also helping my husband with the family business and I am also starting again my education. I have tried to organize myself but there are days that I feel that I can't. I feel that it is too much. I want to spend more time with my family and don't stress up because I have assignments to finish...

This week I listened to a talk given by Elder Holland and his wife on January 18, 1983 on a BYU devotional, titled "However Long and Hard the Road".

The words of Elder Holland 21 years later were an answer to my prayers. I felt the Lord telling me to press forward and don't quit. Good things require an extra effort. Elder Holland tells all the struggles the early members of the church had to endure in order to build the Salt Lake City Temple. I already knew the entire story because I served my mission at Temple Square; I remembered all the sacrifices they made and all the good things I learned from my experience during the time I served. I had the privilege to stand in a place that was built with a lot of effort, they didn't quit. It wasn't easy but they endure to the end. Some of them were not able to see the outcome of their hard work, but now so many are blessed because they endure. I won't quit. I have the opportunity to study from my home and take care of my children when they need of me. I am grateful to God for His tender mercies and for letting me know that he knows me. He does answer our prayers!