..and he has sent me here

In Elder Eyring's talk A Child of God, he depicts what he believes a child of God should be. We are all children of our Heavenly Father who have roles that we should be active in as we are here on earth. It is our duty to pursue our "educational excellence." I believe that part of our purpose is to learn all we can while while we are being tested and tried so that we can be that much better when we return to our Heavenly Father. In the midst of it all, we must go about our work humbly and avoid the pride that could cause our destruction. There are parts of becoming humble that are in and out of our control. Losses of all sorts break us down and teach us what should be our main focus. They send us back to the basics of what is really important. As children of God we can become "great learners" and welcome the correction that helps us become better and to appreciate our imperfections. We must walk by faith and keep our commitments. We must work hard in all that we do and help others along their way. I think that while we assist our fellow men, they in return teach us with their different perspectives and views of life. This life is a  test. It is for our own good that we get knocked down and with our Heavenly Father's help we get picked back up again. We become that much stronger as we learn from our trials. We can never stop learning. So, as God's children we must take advantage of the precious moments we have been given and grow.