Get. Over. It.

Missionaries are young. Oftentimes dumb. Myself included.

The Lord knows that eighteen, nineteen, and twenty-something year olds are going to need some guidance, so He gave us Mission Presidents.

A significant problems that plagues our generation, and society at large, is selfishness. For whatever reason, our natural instinct is to look inward, focus on our needs and desires, and disregard all else.

Our Mission President in the Arizona Mesa Mission is really smart.

In a meeting, he once spoke of how sometimes things don't work out for our benefit. Sometimes things are hard and things don't go our way. Not every event in our lives is designed to make us happy. He offered some wise counsel on what to do in those circumstances.

"Get. Over. It."

Sounds harsh. Think about it. In those words are expressed great love.

If we sit around and stew in our own disdain for our circumstances, we won't be happy. Have you ever heard, "life's what happens when you're making plans?"

Or a more appropriate alteration, "life's what happens when you're sitting in your room listening to moody alternative music, fuming about the unfairness of it all."



If we just 'get over it', we can forget about our imagined injustices and worries and be happy.

I fundamentally don't believe you can expect everything to go your way, and be happy.

They're mutually exclusive.

As a wise lady once said, "You can live a happy life in this world of toil and strife, if there's sunshine in your heart." We all need to just pack up and move on. Get over it. You'll be happier, I promise.

"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache." Majorie Pay Hinckley