Yesterday in my Seminary class one of the jocks who plays football and usually sits in the back while playing on his phone, shared a poem with us that really hit home to me. We were talking about how God is with us through trials, and how the atonement is here for us to use, not to be ashamed of asking for help. It was even more of an amazing experience to have a boy who is not the most in tune with the Gospel, cry out with a mighty voice and such a strong Spirit.
The original poem by, Dale Wimbrow is from a man's point of view, but since I'm a girl, I decided to modify it to be more feminine:
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you queen for a day,
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that lady has to say.
For it isn't your father or mother or husband,
Whose judgement upon you must pass;
The woman whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
She's the lady to please, never mind all the rest.
For she's with you clear up to the end,
and you've passed the most dangerous, difficult test
If the lady in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and 'chisel' a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the lady in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look her straight in the eye.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years.
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward is heartache and tears
If you've cheated the lady in the mirror.
Remember who you are. Never back down from your standards. Because one day they'll be the things Christ sees and that you are accountable for.
Live in a way that makes you proud.
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