What's Amy Learning about life this time

Like the title??? I dont really have a exciting title for a subject, but I thought this one would do.
So this week I heard someone say, "why do girls cry alot?" It got me thinking I am a strange girl because I really dont cry often. I cried a lot over that one guy last year and when I bare my testimony, or when being touched by the Spirit, but other than that I dont cry a lot. Which I am trying to decide if that is a good thing or a bad thing. My brother has once said of me I know Amy only cries when she is really sad or and that is when I know she is really hurting. So something I should be happy about or not? Is there something wrong with me that I dont cry often? Or do I just handle things differently than most girls? Again I am strange. :)
Anyways, I mostly wanted to comment on this amazing book I am reading. Hearing the Voice of the Lord by Gerald Lund. It is about principles and patterns of personal revelation. While there is so much that I am learning I will quickly say a few. In a chapter that talks about agency and revelation he quotes a hymn that struck me. Here are the words: Know this, that every soul is free. To choose his life and what he'll be. For this eternal truth is giv'n That God will force no man to heaven.
That struck me in a way even though I have known about the gift of agency for a long time, but I never thought much about it until that last line. We have to choose to return to Him and choose to do what it takes to return to Him. Choose, what a powerful word.
Also when it comes to revelation first it is up to the Lord when, where, how, and to who he gives revelation to. It is in his time table. Also the part in this book that says we have to do things to receive revelation. In the scriptures He tells us to meditate, hearken, hold fast to, fest upon, lay hold upon, search diligently, and treasure up. Those are action words, things we need to do to prepare our hearts, mind and spirit to receive revelation. We have to also figure it out ourselves, decide if it is right and then ask. I think we get confused about how that works and expect Him to just tell us, but we have to do the work to learn wisdom. In my job we teach children by setting up activities to allow them to explore and learn for themselves. We guide them to ask questions and to experience it to learn. In a way that is kind of the same thing, but the Lord is the ultimate teacher and our body and spirits are learning important things to help us not just in this life but the next as well. Cool thing to realize, huh?
There is so much more that I am learning from this book. It is teaching me a lot about how to gain revelation and that sometimes He wants us to develop self reliance. Awesome stuff!!! So that is what Amy has learned this week.