We have several fun traditions on New Years Eve, but my favorite moment of the day/evening is taking time to evaluate the goals I set for the current year, read my patriarchal blessing, and set new goals for the upcoming year. Last year, I had a pretty simple goal for 2020: survive and thrive. It is crazy for me to think of this exact time last year, remembering that we were unemployed, uninsured, and unsure of our future. I had to keep the goal simple. Stay calm through the unknown, but when the unknown became the known, make the best of it all. I will say that I have been successful. Yes, it became easy once John got a job, we bought a house, and I could relax again, but it all came at a price. The price of following the commandments and staying true to my covenants. The year preceding was a test for John and me. Could we stay true to all that we had professed "knowing" our entire lives through the fire of affliction? It wasn't easy to continue paying tithing w
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