13 Reasons Why Not

Life is meant to be lived. Don't cut your life short, no matter what. You were born to live and to love. I don't know the entire story line of the latest show on Netflix called "13 Reasons Why," but I want to show you 13 reasons why you are important, why you should live and why God loves you.
I really enjoy the interaction Moses has with God in the Book of Moses. This interaction really helps us understand who we are, and what we mean to God. "Behold, thou art my son." Five simple words, but these five words tell us who we are. We are children of a loving Heavenly Father, He knows us, He has and is raising us. If you go on and finish reading the chapter you'll see just how amazing that is for you.
The fact that we are children of God also lets us know we are children, children who make mistakes and at times feel down about ourselves. We are all miracles, and if you don't believe that, you should read this amazing talk given by President Russell M. Nelson. He helps put into words my thoughts on life and just how amazing it is. Never forget that.
The other day I was watching the BBC show called Sherlock. Sherlock says the biggest truth about suicide.

"Taking your own life, interesting expression, taking it from who? Once it's over, it's not you who will miss it. Your own death is something that happens to everybody else. Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it."

Suicide is the most selfish thing you could ever do. But sometimes it is those who are most close to someone who is suicidal who are also very selfish. A lot of times we aren't willing to ask the difficult questions or do the difficult things. There is a movement that has been started called #BeThe1To. This movement asks us all to do five things.

Now you may have noticed that I didn't actually give you 13 reasons why not. There are an endless number of reasons, you parents, your friends, and the list goes on and on. If you are ever down, I want you to look in the mirror and tell yourself something you love about yourself. Once you have done that I want you to tell someone how you are feeling, you never know, it might not be just your life being saved.
Suicide is not something to joke about, here are some resources to help you out.

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