For a Dear Friend: You know who you are

My dear friend,

As time draws close for this battle you're struggling with, I want to give you words of a General Authority: President Boyd K. Packer of the 12 Apostles.  This comes from his talk "The Spirit of Revelation" that he gave in October 1999 at General Conference:

Young Latter-day Saints, shape up!  Face up!  Take hold of your lives!  Take control of your mind, your thoughts!  If you have friends that are not a good influence, make changes, even if you face loneliness, even rejection. 

If you have already made bad mistakes, there are ways to fix things up, and eventually it will be as though they never happened.

Sometimes guilt controls our minds and takes us prisoner in our thoughts.  How foolish to remain in prison when the door stands open.  Now, don't tell yourself that sin really doesn't matter.  that won't help; repentance will.

Take charge of yourself.  How wonderful to be a young Latter-day Saint in this wonderful, challenging time.

You're an amazing person and I know that this tough time will pass.  God doesn't give you things you can't handle and sometimes, when we feel like we're on the point of breaking, it's really just the edge of a breakthrough that we've needed for a long time.  He's making you a better LDS woman and will continue to uplift you if you let Him.

All my love and prayers, dear friend.

Lacey