SIMPLE

SIMPLE is just about my favorite word in the English language.  I love SIMPLICITY more than I could ever find words to express.  SIMPLE to me doesn't mean boring, it doesn't mean without perks, it doesn't mean uneducated.  To me some of the most simple products are quite complex when you really get down to it, and they took a LOT of thought and understanding to create.

For a few years now I have had this little block of wood that says "SIMPLIFY" and I just adore it.  What better reminder do we need in our lives?  Are we making our lives more complicated than they need to be?  I have spent a lot of time trying to SIMPLIFY different aspects of my life.  I am interested in SIMPLIFYING my cleaning, organization, meals, parenting, etc.  Anything that I can SIMPLIFY I am super excited to learn about!  I spent lots of hours reading about different ways to SIMPLIFY my life, ironically.

L. Tom Perry April 2014 #LDSconf

I've spent at least as many hours learning different things about health - physical and emotional.  I have learned a lot of amazing details.  These little intricate discoveries about minerals, vitamins, herbs, chakras, crystals, energy, and essential oils have been amazing.  I've been learning the amazing complexities of our mortal bodies and how they function in the world around us.  I am constantly astounded by what I am learning.

It is because of these discoveries that I have been astounded by the complete SIMPLICITY of the gospel that has caused me to find the most joy, to recogize that those things are amazing and good to know, but not necessary.  Learning to love the SAVIOR and to create a relationship with him and to learn to feel His love for ME, has created the most serene, calm feeling that I have ever experienced.  I still suffer from depression, I still would prefer to sleep half of the day, I still wish that my house was so much cleaner, and my children more well behaved, and that I was able to interact with them more perfectly, but these concerns remain at the back of my mind now.

Deiter F. Uchtdorf October 2015 #LDSconf

The gospel is so SIMPLE that by focusing on growing closer to the SAVIOR, by reading my scriptures daily, and by pondering on the things that He would have me know everything else just starts to melt a way.  The gospel in all of its SIMPLICITY works in such a complex way.  I cannot understand it, but I can feel it working and I can even see it working and I am so grateful for that and for this new understanding.

SIMPLIFY.  Be centered in CHRIST.  The rest works itself out.