This week I have been pondering deeply on the topic of repentance and the Atonement.  I thought about what we talked about in class found in Romans 3:12 how everyone falls short in life. No one is perfect! In fact, this verse clarifies that there are non that do good because in one aspect or another, we have all been corrupted. It reads, "They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one"(Romans 3:12). We all have things to work on, so we ought to be patient with ourselves and others.
Following this topic, I read a talk by Elder Dale G. Renlund entitled, "Latter-day Saints Keep on Trying". It talks about how God doesn't expect us to be perfect - he actually knows that we are so far from perfect. That is why he provided us a Savior to save us from our sins and to help us improve. My favorite quote from this talk is actually based from something Nelson Mandela once said. "Saints are sinners that keep on trying."
We all ought to have the attitude that we can become better. There is no use in giving up and quitting. We must keep trying. As long as we are trying, the Lord will have our back and we will make it.

This week I have been reading and studying about trust. I was able to watch several Mormon Messages pertaining to trusting in the Lord and His timing.
I found several scriptures pertaining to trusting in God. "Trust in the Lord, and do good..."(Psalm 37:3). I really like how simple the phrase is to "trust" and "do good". The best way that we can align our will with the will of God is to trust in his timing and plans for each and every one of us. Until then, we can only do good. We can and should keep the commandments, attend our weekly worship services, pray and study the scriptures daily, and always give service to others.
"O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm"(2 Nephi 4:34).
The purpose of this life is submitting our will to God's will. Sometimes we get an idea and expectations for the way our lives should go. They aren't necessarily wrong, but they kind of are. There are many variables in this life. If you are living the commandments and living righteously, you will be guided to what is correct over time and in God's timing.
Trusting in the Lord means that if things aren't perfect right now things aren't over yet. There are better things ahead and we must trust the Lord to guide us. We must find the lessons to be learned if things are not currently okay.