Day #2 Pioneers

Today at Church we sang this song called, "Come, come ye saints."  It is about the pioneers and their journey out West. Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you come to appreciate the very first members of the Church and all the troubles they went through. Many of them died on the journey to Utah through the freezing winter.  It's sad to think that some lost everything or had to leave everything they had to get to Utah: possesions, family members a lot of children, even their own lives.  And even with them losing all of that they still thanked God and wrote this song. Here are the words that truly stuck out to me (verses 2-4) especially number 4:

Why should we mourn or think our lot is hard?
'Tis not so; all is right.
Why should we think to earn a great reward
If we now shun the fight?
Gird up your loins; fresh courage take.
Our God will never us forsake;
And soon we'll have this tale to tell —
All is well! All is well!

We'll find the place which God for us prepared,
Far away in the West.
Where none shall come to hurt or make afraid;
There the Saints will be blessed.
We'll make the air with music ring,
Shout praises to our God and King;
Above the rest these words we'll tell —
All is well! All is well!

And should we die before our journey's through,
Happy day! All is well!
We then are free from toil and sorrow, too;
With the just we shall dwell!
But if our lives are spared again
To see the Saints their rest obtain;
Oh, how we'll make this chorus swell —
All is well! All is well!

This makes me feel silly for getting so upset about little things in my life.  My life wouldn't be so full if it wasn't for the pioneers and all they went through. That is why I am soooo thankful for them today.