DAY 340 -- How Often Do We Remember Our Dream?

Last night and today we went to Brigham City/Perry, our home up until about one year ago.  We were there and listened to Elder Perry in a fireside.  Afterwards last night and in the festivities today, I was able to explain to many well-wishers that Bonnie and I are planning on going on a mission within the year.  With one sister, I told her how much I have wanted to go for quite some time.  My parents served four missions, and I would love to wear out my body using every day of health I have left in mortality serving as a missionary with my beloved wife as my companion.

As I shared with others about our goal and this blog, I felt that our dream - it is real, it is going to happen, and I must do all I can do in my part to prepare for it.  I remembered times in my past when I observed friends and dear ones leaving for their mission.  I recalled the longing for our turn to go and serve.  I remembered singing "Called to Serve" and wondering when we would be...

Thus, I would suggest that telling others of our dream, or any dream or vision, or expectation is a great way to promote our visions.  Telling others will recall it to our mind and remind us how dedicated we are to realizing that dream.  The longing returned and has stayed with me all day long.  I kept remembering of my goals and dreams to take my wife wherever Father sends us to serve Him.

Wouldn't you agree that no matter what our dream/goal/vision is, by repeating it, by reminding ourselves of it, by remembering it, and by dwelling upon how much we desire to achieve it or making it become a reality is a great way to continue working toward realizing our visions?
When we have chosen a goal, if we do not keep it in our minds, if we do not keep it living in our actions and working toward these goals, they will slowly die and we will forget how much we want to realize them.  If we only remember our goal once a week, or even less often, you can see how much progress we would achieve on our goal. 

Therefore, I suggest that we must remember it, often dwell upon how important our goals is, and make sure that each day we do something that will help draw us closer to realizing it!