Life is not always going to go the way we want it to or the way we have planned. And it's OK. It will be OK.

One of the biggest lessons I learned in my freshmen year is that life is not always going to go the way we plan. This year I've experienced the biggest curve balls of my life. But in the long run, I've always resorted back to two phrases: "It's OK" and "It will be OK."

1. "It's OK."

I relied on this when life was just not going in the direction I expected it to go in. I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for my life, and if He decides to take me in another direction, it's OK. I was always ready to accept the changes in my life or the little things that would go wrong or aggravate me when I said, "it's OK." It's OK if my roommate ate my food, or if I didn't finish all of my homework, it's even OK if I sleep through class once or twice. With the little things it was easy to say, "It's OK."

2. "It will be OK."

When life was really messed up and I just felt like there was no way out, "It will be OK" was the only thing that could get me through. Like I said before, I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for my life. I just don't always see it coming and I'm not always ready to accept the things He has prepared for me. I was not ready for the possibility of having to change all of my summer plans due to something that I can't control. I was not prepared to come to college and change my major in my second semester. There are some things that we are never prepared for, and that we can never be prepared for. We are so set in our ways that when we need to change or experience a change, it requires so much strength that we often feel like we can't or won't be able to get through it. In those times, all I could say was "it will be OK" because eventually it will be.

This week alone has been not only stressful but also an emotional roller coaster. Finals were eating away at me, my roommates and best friends are all packing up to go home and go on missions, and I just felt like my life came crashing down around me. But I know that it will be OK. In the long run, everything will work out. There are no trials or challenges that Heavenly Father will put in our lives that we can't get through. If it's not OK now eventually everything will be OK.