Our Divine Potential

"And as many as have received me, to them have I given to become the sons [and daughters] of God; and even so will I to as many as shall believe on my name, for behold, by me redemption cometh, and in me is the law of Moses fulfilled."
3 Nephi 9:17 

As I have been reflecting on how I can improve myself, I reflected on how I often think about myself. There is a common saying that we are our own most critical judge--and I realized once again that I had been unnecessarily pulling myself down. And I realized once again that our view of ourselves can be one of Satan's most powerful tools. It is not something everyone sees, and so it's hard for others to help. He wants us to forget who we are and our divine potential so that we feel unworthy to enter our Heavenly Father's presence.
 This reminds me of the story of the ugly duckling I was told as a child. In the story, one duckling looks around at the other ducklings and notices that he is different and he thinks that he is worth less because he is ugly compared to the others. He comes to believe that he will never be good enough. So he leaves the other ducklings feeling distraught and depressed. After a time has passed, he one day looks into the pond to see his reflection to find a beautiful swan! He suddenly sees that being different in the beginning was a good thing, and he was able to become more than he ever imagined.
Just as the young swan realized who he truly was, we must also come to know that we are precious children of GOD. We must not forget who we are and our eternal infinite worth. And we most definitely should not feel unworthy of his love. We are all different, but we have the potential to become more than we realize.