VOICES OF HOPE
Jacob
Jacob is a full-time student of creative writing, a poet and fantasy writer who uses metaphors to explain his thoughts. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and strongly believes in the mission of the Savior. He knows that each experience he encounters is for his benefit and can either be viewed as a stumbling block or a stepping stone. He believes we have the opportunity to choose how to respond to our experiences and become better through them.
Of Stones and Crosses - Jacob
In the past I used this same vocabulary, describing my life as a struggle rather than an experience. I now realize that if I consistently refer to SSA as a struggle, it is. When I began to refer to it as an experience, I started to see the blessings associated with the trials rather than only the trials.