More Than the Tattooed Mormon

by Al Carraway

I didn’t feel Him at times when I really needed to, and I would beg in tears just to feel peace. That happened consistently, and in those moments when I couldn’t feel the Spirit, I would think back on the times that I had felt Him, and I held on to that with the little energy I had left.

We are blessed for our efforts of trying, not perfection.

I believe that the secret to having your best life is fully accepting who you are and loving it. To fully accept yourself, you have to understand and love how God sees you. Our perfect Creator created you perfectly—perfectly different from anyone else. Being different is crucial and incredible! The Lord needs you to be you, not someone else. He needs our differences, our talents, and our quirks; how could His plan work if we were all the same?