Under the Sea

I went to the Halloween dance this year. Hadn't actually planned on going, in fact, up until about 4 O'clock I had every intention of staying home. But then after perusing through our old Halloween costumes, finding the mermaid costume, trying it on and finding that it actually fit?!??!! (a shock because my mom made it for me when I was 15..and no, I'm not bragging here) I counted it as a sign that I should attend this dance. And so I donned my fins and shells and got ready to boogie down!

It was a fun time. I hadn't been to a good dance in a long time. For a bit there I thought I'd forgotten how to boogie down. But it all came back when the music started up.

Now for a shift in focus: I'm gonna get deep here, so hang on!

In church today one of the speakers gave an analogy. He compared our lives and how we combat temptations and sin to scuba divers and having the proper equipment. He referenced Disney's "Little Mermaid" and talked about how Ariel lives under the sea, but more than anything (as she sees the human world above the sea) wishes she could be a part of it. This speaker said, "For us, what we want most is to be able to receive eternal life. To return to live once again with our heavenly father. We want to be part of his world. But we live on this earth, having a mortal experience so it's necessary we have the proper equipment that can help us to get closer and closer to the surface." He said, "When we don't pray or read our scriptures, it's like we're refusing to wear our oxygen mask and then when we're suffocating we wonder what's wrong, why we're having such a hard time."

Anyway, I thought it was a really cool analogy. And his talk definitely had an impact on me. So I just wanted to share that with y'all.

Oh and remember! Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming... :)