A valuable lesson....

This past week, I was reading in the August Ensign. I was reading the Questions and Answers article about Unity. What a valuable lesson I learned from this reading this article. A few months ago, I was offended and some very hurtful things were said to me. I was and still am very hurt about what was said. I cried about it for several days. I found that this article was helpful for me to realize that the relationship between the person that hurt me will eventually be okay. Elder Bednar stated, "You and I cannot control how we will act. Please remember that you and I are agents endowed with moral agency, and we can choose not be offended." What a powerful message this was to me. I've realized that I was greatly offended and over the past months, I've dwelled on it. I felt that I needed to hear an apology in order to let it go and forgive that person for what was said. After reading this article, I have come to realize that it is time to let the hurt go. I don't need an apology or even a explanation. Heavenly Father loves each one of us so much. He wants us to be happy, he doesn't want us to have unhappy thoughts or for us to hold a grudge with someone who has offended us. I am grateful for this valuable lesson that I've learned.