Resolution

Well, a new year is here, and I am thinking about resolutions.  Or rather, I'm avoiding thinking about it, as evidenced by the fact that it's the middle of January and I'm only just getting around to writing about it.

I've been pretty good for the last few years at setting goals - I pick three goals at the beginning of the year, and work towards them.  Usually I accomplish at least two of the three, but last year I was less diligent and only managed to partially complete two of them, and didn't get anywhere on the third.  Which may be why I'm so slow to get around to it this year.

I've thought about setting goals that I know I can accomplish, like "eat all my Christmas candy" (I can check that one off already), or "date less than I did last year", but I do like to have a bit of a challenge.  But until recently I hadn't had any thoughts on what my challenge should be.

Then I went to a fireside and had the realization that I need to magnify myself.  I know, those of you who know me (yes, DB, I'm talking to you) may be thinking, "but wait, your head is already big enough".  But that's not what I'm talking about.  Just as we need to magnify our callings, and do everything we can, including sometimes stepping past what we think are our limits, to fulfill the trust the Lord has placed in us, so we need to magnify ourselves, and fulfill the trust the Lord has placed in us individually by sending us, or letting us come, to earth.

President Uchtdorf gave a fabulous talk in the April 2011 general conference priesthood session about living up to your privileges.  This is something that we can and should do regardless of our marital status.    And it should probably start by figuring out what your privileges are - to inherit the Father's kingdom and become like God.

When I think about my celestial potential to become a queen, I realize that I've got a lot of magnifying to do, and a long way to go to live up to my privileges.  If I don't figure out how to do that now, it will likely be even more difficult to figure it out while trying to work with a husband.  And also, I'd like a husband who is trying to live up to his privileges, so I'd better get going on my own magnification process so I'll be worthy of what I'm looking for.

Now I need to figure out three goals that will help magnify me. Although really, eating all my Christmas candy has done a pretty good job on that already, in a very temporal way.