I'm a Mormon

If you haven't heard, there is a website called Mormon.org where it tells people about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (commonly referred to as "the Mormons" due to our additional book of scripture called the Book of Mormon). Well members of teh church can create a profile and share it with others so everyone can see that Mormons are just like everyone else and to see what we believe in.

Well I made my own!! (it still needs some work, but check it out!!)

http://mormon.org/me/76D8/#

I love being a Mormon!!

FALL SEMESTER

So I haven’t blogged in…. forever. My bad. Life is crazy. I have been working, going to school, doing homework, and yes…. Dating. I feel like I don’t have many excuses because I am working 20 hr. weeks and I am taking 15 credits this semester so not too many, but boy are they keeping me busy. I am taking Finance, Statistics, History of the World up until 1500, Physics 106, Physics 108 and last, but definitely not least, my favorite class of the semester…. Mission Prep! It is such a good class. I adore my teacher and all that I am learning in that class. As for dating, yes my friends, I do have a boyfriend. Weird, I know because I am so anti-dating. But this guy got me.

His name is Brad for all of you that are wondering and yes, I do like him. A lot. And he does treat me well. Very well. He has to be if he can put up with me and my stubbornness. All in all, my semester so far has been good. I have been busy, happier than ever and wouldn’t change a thing (except that fact that I have to take Physics, but hey, I guess my life can’t be perfect!). I am so grateful that I get to go to college, learn, meet new people, have the time of my life and just be happy!  

"Being crazy isn't enough" - Dr. Seuss

So, I realized I haven't blogged in a while. My life has been crazy. I finished off Summer Term. I am now officially a Junior in college. CRAZY, huh? But I am going to keep pushing through and I guess we'll see how young I am when I graduate. Sounds like a fun plan haha. Life is sweet though.


This week I get to go HOME for a whole week! Yes, that is my summer break, only a week. But I will take what I can get. I can't wait to just spend time with family, not worry about school work and just enjoy the time I have been given with them. I love my family so much. They are my everything. I honestly would put them above others in that I would rather be on the phone with my mom or dad than my best friend. I think that is because the people in my family really are my best friends. They are forced to be in a way, since we are stuck together for eternity. Needless to say, I am stoked for this upcoming week. My life is GREAT! :) The church is true.

"You don't choose your family.  They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." -Desmond Tutu

If you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on!

You know when you just feel like giving up? I am so thankful I have great people all around me in order to keep me hanging on. I have such great friends that are always watching out for me. Whenever I am not feeling my best or happiest, I am surrounded by great people hugging me, texting me, saying just what I need to hear and just being amazing. I also have a great family. I honestly don’t know what I would do without them. My family is close. I mean REALLY close. When we are going through something hard we just need to be with each other. So it has been nice being able to be with my family. They are my everything. My life really is great. Though I am having some days that I feel really stink and I can’t go on (something I am REALLY not used to but I know that some people deal with this their whole lives), I also have times where I am happy. My friends can make me laugh, my family makes me feel loved. Life IS good. I just need to count my blessings and be thankful for the trials that are thrown my way. Life is good. The Gospel is true. People are always there if we need it, and one person is always there for us. Thank goodness for my crazy, beautiful life!

Footprints in the Sand

Since I have had to do crazy stuff recently, aka withdraw from my first class ever and having to petition to keep my scholarship along with catching up in my Nutrition class before the term ends in 2 weeks, I have had an abnormal amount of time to sit back and reflect. Reflecting can be good, but also due to what has happened recently it can be bad too. I think I am finally getting through the shock stage of everything that has happened and I think it is kind of starting to hit me. Which is hard. I almost wish I could stay in the shock mode/military mode where I try to just fill every second of my day so that I have no time to think/break down.

But through all of this, I have learned to lean on my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ even more. I feel bad that I feel like I need them in my life more than ever right now, but boy do I. I don’t even know if I could function if it wasn’t for the support I have received through Them. It reminds me of a poem that I have heard time and time again, and was even recited at my grandpa’s funeral. It is called “Footprints in the Sand” and I truly love it so here it is:

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish,
sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints,
so I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you.”

Believe

I believe in pink.  I believe laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girl's are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles. 
-Audrey Hepborn


LOVE this quote so I felt like sharing it with everyone. I, too, believe in being strong when everything is going wrong, in miracles, in pink, in being happy. All we have to do is believe and life can become so much better! Just remember to smile when everything is going wrong because as Mother Teresa said, "Peace begins with a smile."

“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”

You know how they always say that God only gives you trials that you can handle? Well my family must be super strong!! Three grandparents gone in 1 week. Ya, that is what I call a rough week. A week full of roller coaster emotions, lack of sleep and physical exhaustion from all of the stress. My emotions are so unpredictable. Sometimes I will just see something small that reminds me of my grandparents and just break down. Walking through Wal-Mart and crying is not normally acceptable so it is kind of hard because I feel the need to hold in my grief a lot of the time. But it literally hurts inside, like someone punched the wind out of me. But my family must be pretty strong because we continue to work hard together. Though my family all should really not be together (since it is practically three families put together), and at times it seems that it is going to fall apart, we are all still together. I have a great family. I am so thankful that I have them in my life and that I continue to have them watching over me, both here on earth and those that have passed watching me in heaven.

Grandpa was my best friend. He always was watching over me, and continues to do so. 

"One of the best ways to have a little heaven in your home is to have someone you love in heaven"