Material possessions

This past week I've thought a lot about the scripture that states that "moth and rust doth corrupt and thieves break through and steal." Or, in my case, material things either fall apart, or I lose them. Last week (actually on my birthday) my car finished dying (mostly anyway). The week before I dropped my phone and it started breaking. Pretty much finished dying right around the same time as the car. What a frustrating time! Also, a few weeks ago I realized that my camera was missing. I think I left it somewhere (who knows where?) and after much searching it's still lost. It makes me very, very sad because I just bought it a few months ago (as loyal blog readers know). :( During this past week I spent hours looking for a car, trying to figure out what to do for a phone (thought that was resolved, but surprise it wasn't!), etc... Focusing on those things has been rather depressing. I'm not exactly making a large income, so the financial aspects of it make the situation even more discouraging.
The other night as I was praying, I had a few thoughts. One, not one of those things will affect my eternal salvation in anyway. Only if I focus on them and let them distract me from what really matters. Two, I need to count the blessings I do have. I have a house! And we all know that's a blessing. Whitney has let me use his car (which is also a gift from Kimball (cousin)). DeeDee lets me use her phone all I need to. Johanna, bless her heart, even bought me a disposable camera. :) And really, none of those things are nearly as important as my health, my family, my education, etc... If those are the only problems in my life - really! So, for those of you who are near and hearing about my problems - thanks for your support and I'm sorry I'm not more positive. For the rest of you, I guess I just wanted to share what's been the main focus of my time this past week.
It's been a beautiful fall week and school has been a little less stressful. Life is good!