"And time only is measured unto men."

Dear World:

It is becoming more and more evident that time is passing, as I have once noted before with my post about "change." This is a little different.

In the next year, I will having braces again, have my jaw cut and moved, have a new family member (the very first grandkid), and Elder Jared Hammer will come home. So I was thinking to myself, there's a lot of stuff going on in the next 365 days-- how am I ever going to have enough time to pack it all in before I leave on a mission? Will it set me back? Am I going to leave at all?

Good question, self. But here's a better question: Why am I so concerned about it?

Last night I was reading in the Book of Mormon-- a choice book, by the way. I came across a line that made me rethink my anxiety and my need to be on track with my own plans.

"All is one day with God, and time only is measured unto men." (Alma 40:8)

Oh.

Well in that case, I guess this really is just a moment in eternity. This set of about 3 years ahead of me is probably like five minutes in Celestial time. I think as a human, I just want to have my way, on my time-table, all day--err'day.

But if we're the only ones worried about time, does it really matter? Does it matter if your "set" plans moved six months? What will change so drastically in that time? In fact, are you just worried that change will make you change your mind?

Probably.

All is one day with God. I probably haven't even been gone ten minutes. What is 26 more seconds to wait for something you want?

Let's be real here. Anyone who takes the time to read this blog undoubtedly knows who Jared Hammer is. But what you probably don't know is that tomorrow (August 1, 2012) marks 21 months of being together. That's a long time.

And you know what?

...... It feels like it's been five minutes.

I now understand Celestial time.

Love,

Monica

January 15, 2011