Repenting is an Opportunity to Learn

 This semester for one of my classes I have been writing an argumentative paper turned in and graded in

 three parts. This week I had the opportunity to rewrite the first part for a new grade. 

This is huge! 

It is a huge favor that my teacher did for the class because it means she has to reread all of our papers!

 Huge pain for her and huge sacrifice of her time and effort! The grade on my paper didn't fail me so I

 could've easily not done the rewrite, but in doing so I learned so much, and because I did it the next 

part of the paper has been so much easier to write. I am so glad I was afforded this chance. 

Why am I telling you all this? 

Well, it just got me thinking about the Come Follow Me study this week. Our Heavenly Father wants us

 to repent, not to make us feel like garbage, not to make us feel less than others 

(as if others are perfect lol, but we make ourselves think that sometimes, right?!), 

but to give us the opportunity to learn and do better. 

Because as the beautiful Maya Angelou says,"...when you know better, do better."

And that is the point of this life right? To do better each day, to grow and become something better, to 

become Goddesses and Gods ourselves!

So I'll try to swallow my pride and repent, I'll try to do better. 

Sometimes I even fail and have to repent for not repenting or seeing my pride and that's ok!

I might not get to rewrite my life but I do get a fresh start when I repent, I do get to have a smoother 

'next part' where I can learn from the past and not make the same mistakes.