Included in Ida's prayer at FHE tonight: "Help us to remember the things we don't want to forget."
At first thought, it seems kind of obvious. But if you think about it, there are many things in our lives that we realize are important, and we don't want to forget them. But then life interferes and we get caught up in all the details of life - and often forget those things that we really don't want to forget.
When we get married, we think we want to always treasure and value one another. But the years go by and we sometimes remember and the slights or faults or mistakes instead of all the good things about our spouse. We can do the same with our children and other loved ones.
We can be excited about our job or school or a trip - but when the plane is delayed or we have a test we are not prepared for, we can forget that we were excited to take this trip or that we really want to pursue higher learning.
I'm going to try "to remember the things I don't want to forget."
