100 Days Closer to Christ

A couple of years ago, my parents gave each of their kids a little book that contained the 100 Days Closer to Christ Challenge. In this awesome book there is a quote for each day, chapters of the Book of Mormon to read, and some questions to ask yourself. I completed the challenge a while ago, but I feel the need to do it again.

On September 16, me and my family started the challenge. Why September 16, do you ask? Well I decided that the best gift I could give my Savior this year would be to finish the Book of Mormon. So, I counted back from Christmas Eve 100 days, and low and behold, that fell on September 16. If we stay on track, we will finish on Christmas Eve. What better gift for Christmas could I give my Savior than that!?

I am truly excited for the first time in a long time for where things are headed in my life. I know if I stay on the right track, eat healthy, and become closer to my Savior and my Father in Heaven then I will be truly happy. I can't wait to see what the future holds!

NOTE: The actual challenge can be found here by going to Google and searching on 100 Days closer to Christ (it is the one located on ldssinglesssg.com). I retyped every day onto half sheets of paper so that we would have room to answer the questions. Here is what my first two days looks like:

A New Day - A New Journey

This is the start of a new day - of a new journey for me.

I want to change my life. Not everything about my life, just some things. Don't get me wrong. I have a great life, and I'm not saying I don't. I just need to make some changes.

Healthy. I am overweight, and I know I am overweight. That definitely bothers me, but it doesn't bother me the most. What bothers me the most is I am 100% out of shape. I can't walk a mile without it feeling like it takes forever and me feeling like I am out of breath. I don't want that. I want to lose weight and feel healthy.

Healing. I have some hurts that I have not been able to let go of. I need to let these all go. And I know I do this by healing my spirit - becoming more in tune with my Savior and my Heavenly Father. I want to be spiritually fed and healed and feel like my spirit is where it should be.

Happiness. I want to be truly happy. I am not saying that I am not happy right now. I have so many things to be grateful for. I am just not truly happy. I need to let some of the stress go, let the little things go, lighten up and laugh more, and just let more light into my life.

Hope. I want so many things from life, and really there are so many of those things that I want that doesn't matter in this life or the next one to come. I want hope for my family - that we will be an eternal family, and be there for each other no matter what.

This is my new journey - Health, Healing, Happiness, and Hope!