Mark of Royalty

My sister-in-law let me borrow this book and to my own surprise I thoroughly enjoyed it! 
It's about a time when royal infants are marked at birth, a royal advisor makes a terrible misstep—and an infant princess must be secreted away to save her life. Named Sarah by Miranda, the woman who agrees to raise the child as her own, the girl is unaware of her royal heritage—even though Miranda has done all she can to pair Sarah with the king’s nephew, Lord Chad. But unexpected events prevent the expected betrothal.

Determined to fulfill her devoted mother’s wishes, Sarah reserves her heart for Chad despite her growing affections for another man. But as plots against the crown unfold, someone accidentally discovers Sarah’s mark of royalty—setting the stage for discoveries that will shake the kingdom to its core.  She lived a normal life and yet found out that she is royalty.

I compared this story to our life here on earth. We came to this earth with a veil drawn over us to separate any memory of living with our Heavenly Father. We are given earthly parent's to raise us, and teach us and guide us.  Though our Father in Heaven knows us and is very much aware of us, He is hoping we will someday make it back home to Him.  Sometimes even when we live the gospel of Jesus Christ, we forget that we are in fact Royalty! We make promises with our Heavenly Father and in return he promises blessings untold. We can inherit and take our place in the royal kingdom. We are of infinite worth and must not forget it. Just as the Young Woman theme goes...

If we do these things.... we will enjoy the blessings of exaltation! For me, that just makes everything worth it.