Cheyenne Gill

The other day, while reading my scriptures and praying; I felt impressed to share a few points that are very dear to my heart. One, being my conversion story, the other being the struggles that I have CHOSEN to face through my conversion and where I am now. May 18, 2013. Five days before my high school graduation. Five days before I would walk across the stage with the friends whom I loved, with others whom had come and gone from my life, and the few friends who knew about the next decision I had made, and been working towards for months.  For months I kept hush about a choice I had made, what I had been doing, why I was changing, who I was becoming and I felt like a big liar. Looking back, I remember a boy whom I was good friends with, mention something about his mission that he was planning on serving, he then proceeded by asking if I was a Mormon, I remember my heart sink with fear, as I said “not exactly.” As I think about it now, I am unsure of why I was so embarrassed ...

I’ve come to learn and know, that in the moments we feel most alone, the moments that feel the darkest; are the moments that we learn how truly loved, how most definitely not alone we really are. There have been trials in my life that I tend to stubbornly believe I am alone in it. Trials that test my patience, my faith and my ability to surrender unto my Savior. Trials that leave me heartbroken and unable to stand. But the most important thing that I have gained through these times, and the loved ones that continually surround me. Open arms, ears and hearts. Ready to love me to the fullest of their abilities. I’ve always known that God gives us people that he knows we need. I can testify of many times I have been given an angel, to help me through my journey; which leads me to the story of Brandon. The words that Brandon speaks to me, makes my heart and soul bleed. Not bleed in a dying kind of way. But a dying because of those glorious words that have filled my heart and mind with s...

about a year ago, i read a book called "Visions of Glory", trying to gain knowledge on a specific topic; i did gain knowledge in that area; but now as i began reading it once more; i am gaining knowledge on more than just the topic i began reading the book for. If you have not read this book- (it is written by a church author; but is not doctrine) i highly recommend that you start this book. I quoted some of my favorite messages that I gained out of it today; with some of my own thoughts and new lessons i've learned recently; i encourage all to read these; to ponder them and ask yourself what it means to you. "the lesser suffering we go through is to prepare an individual for their specific mission.." ".. only with three elements can we claim the blessings and the honor of serving in any great cause. When we do this, we are no longer serving the church, our families or even ourselves-- we are serving Jesus Christ directly and doing the Father's wo...

“If you love someone, you tell them. Even if you’re scared that it’s not the right thing. Even if you are scared it will cause problems. Even if you are scared that it’ll burn your life to the ground, you say it. You say it loud and you go from there.” Grey’s Anatomy I've been thinking a lot the last couple days. About what it means to give your heart away, what results from that. Whether it is good, whether it is bad, whatever the result becomes.  I began to think about how "STINGY" I have been with my heart. Which in the past, I used to appreciate about myself. Not just giving my heart out to anybody; but as I've been thinking about this recently, I have realized that being stingy with my heart isn't the best thing that I could have done. I've realized that it is better to have loved, than never at all. It is better to be loved than not.  I tend to push away the people who love me most, the people who tend to fight their hardest for me, I push their hearts a...

" Stay the Course The purpose of our tribulation is not to experience crushing, hopeless despair. The fruit of our suffering can be a bright hope. Remaining steadfast in Christ through our afflictions and adversity increases our capacity to see our promised end more clearly. Like a powerful spotlight that shines more brightly in complete darkness, our suffering reveals Christ to us. We see His promise of salvation, resurrection, and eternal life more clearly in our mind’s eye, and we look forward with a bright hope to that perfect day, seeing it afar off but knowing that it lies ahead (see Hebrews 11:13). Do I believe I am finished? No—just ask anyone who knows me. I am not a finished product; I have “miles to go before I sleep” (Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” [1923]). Will my path again become steep and rocky and painful? Certainly, but I do not fear what lies ahead. I know in whom I have trusted. He has shown me how to carry on when darkness sur...

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-10-065-jesus-teaches-that-we-must-become-as-little-children?lang=eng i've had doubts lately, and in the beginning, i was even ashamed to announce that. But i realized just how human i really am, and that being human, comes with doubting ourselves. as many of you know, i was baptized two years and five months ago. May 18, 2013. and i've embraced it, cherished it, and loved it beyond anything that i've ever loved in this life. it was something that i always talked about, always prayed for, and always embraced, i wouldn't ever stop thinking about church, the book of mormon, my elder boys, or even the missionary discussions. it got to the point that it all consumed who i was, and who i had become. and i loved that. somedays though, more lately than normal, satan kicks me straight in the face. making me doubt, and question everything that i have learned, been taught and come to have a strong testimony of for myself. some...

I wanted to share my testimony; but in a different way than just expressing what i know to be true. I wanted to talk about Jesus Christ, and our Father in Heaven. I'll start by saying-- Jesus Christ died for me, but he is still living. He lives, and loves, he saves and comforts. "where justice and mercy meet." -- Jeffery R. Holland this is a good read and i encourage you to read this. I think that sometimes, our testimonies lean towards Jesus Christ. I think that sometimes we tend to think that we know and have a relationship with Christ, more than Heavenly Father. But we must always remember that what Christ has done, our father has done also. That Jesus Christ is a direct reflection of our Father in Heaven. Moses 7: 35 "Behold, I am God; Man of Holiness is my name; Man of Cousel is my name; and Endless and Eternal is my name, also." This is one of my favorite scriptures; because in one verse, it expresses all that my Heavenly Father repre...