This is a story, a true story i might add about a boy. And all that boy wanted was to find his paradise. He did, however there were some bumpy roads, a few mistakes and TONS of temptations. Well i guess you have to go through these steps to be somewhere great right? Right! Now on to the story shall we? A little description about the boy, well whats there to say.. hes from sacramento, about 6 feet high, loves eating and oh! He loves the Beach, loves loves the beach. so where do you think his paradise was? You got it, THE BEACH! One day this boy was sitting at home, too hot to walk outside so he decides its about that time, a trip to his paradise. The boy starts planning, throwing things in a bag and tries his best to fall asleep... at 7:00pm! Alright saturday morning is finally here! The boy gets up, races to get everything together, and out the door! He jumps in his 88' faded red color mustang v4 engine and races down the street at 15mph!
Things are going great so far, but uh oh! What was the boy thinking not eating breakfast, well there goes 10min out of his time. "Great! im fed and now back on the road!" the boy starts to drive, drive and again drive and he comes to a point of thinking, "wow im never going to get there," so he decides to pull over to look for some entertainment. "A movie! yes thats what ill do maybe i can regain my strength for that terrible ride ahead of me." So the boy did what he thought would work but sadly it just took more time out of his way.
"Nothing is going to stop me this time no way no how!!" laughs the boy. So the journey continues down the dreadful roads. Five hours down, three more to go. "aww three more, this is murder driving this far why cant it be easier and we can just end up there when we wanna?!" well its simple he thought, the reason why we have to go down this road is for us to learn. "I would have gotten there easier if I just wasnt falling under temptation every time the opputunity arose." He continues down the path, hes almost there and then oh no....maybe i should leave this part out, well okay ill tell you. He finds a theme park, terrible i know! "ohh it looks so much fun but if i go to it i will lose all that progress that I made on getting there, snap out of it! Youre going to continue on this road till you get to paradise, got it?!" His mind was made up, he did it! He resisted temptation and about an hour later he arrived. It was the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. "The road was long but in the end it was all worth it for this, im finally at peace." As the boy gets out of his car he marvels the scenery, smells the ocean, feels the breeze and..."what am i waiting for?!" As he runs into the water. He made it, it was hard but he came out alright and now he can have the joy of being in paradise.
We all have our own paradise, and we know how we are going to get there. The question is CAN we get there. Well heres your answer....YES! Heavenly Father knows that there will be hard times and challenges throughout your lifetime but he wants all of us to know that he will be with us every step of it. The only thing he asks of us is to test him, ask him, believe that what you need help on will come and as you do so you will find that he will bless you for your faith. "And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and ahappy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are bblessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out cfaithful to the end they are received into dheaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it." -Mosiah 2:41
