Thursday, October 28, 2010
Zuuuumba
Tonight was zomba zumbie night....SO. much. fun. And that pretty much sums it up right there.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A good Sunday
Today I am so thankful to be a member of God's church. That I could go to church today and hear talks that were so specific to all the thoughts I have been having lately. I am thankful for my dear friend Beatriz and the great opportunity I have to be a part of the life she is considering.
I am thankful that it IS my life and a part of who I am. That God is a part of who I am and I have a part in him as well. That I get to be like him and keep trying even when I'm not perfect. I'm thankful for good friends who see through my bad days and know me for who I am.
I am thankful for the missionaries who have sacrificed 2 years of their lives to teach people, especially Beatriz, the happiness of the gospel. I am experiencing on such a small scale what they get to experience for 2 whole years and I beginning to understand why it is the best 2 years.
Listening to the missionary discussions with my friends has been a greater blessing in my life than I could have imagined. Tonight I had the opportunity to be invited to a small meeting/gathering of investigators and converts, put on by the missionaries at the visitors center. It was incredible to listen to the speakers and the general authority that was there. I have never gotten to talk to a general authority, but since I was with the missionaries and Beatriz we were personally introduced and we got to have a good discussion with him and his wife. The spirit and love that they have is touchable just by looking at them.
It has always been in the back of my mind that I might want to serve a mission depending on where my life is. There are so many good people in the world who don't know the simple truths that I was privileged to learn at a young age. Hearing their stories tonight and their thoughts on not having the gospel in their lives literally broke my heart. It is amazing how my Heavenly Father knows exactly what I need in my life and he allows a way for it to happen in the right time. There was so much at that fireside that I needed to hear, and just to partake of the sweet spirit that was there.
I have so many blessings, and all of them I owe to being a daughter of God. He is looking out for me. I received so many answers to unasked questions tonight, just from listening to the spirit. I am thankful for having the life that I have and though it is sometimes my greatest trial, it is also my greatest blesssing. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I am thankful that it IS my life and a part of who I am. That God is a part of who I am and I have a part in him as well. That I get to be like him and keep trying even when I'm not perfect. I'm thankful for good friends who see through my bad days and know me for who I am.
I am thankful for the missionaries who have sacrificed 2 years of their lives to teach people, especially Beatriz, the happiness of the gospel. I am experiencing on such a small scale what they get to experience for 2 whole years and I beginning to understand why it is the best 2 years.
Listening to the missionary discussions with my friends has been a greater blessing in my life than I could have imagined. Tonight I had the opportunity to be invited to a small meeting/gathering of investigators and converts, put on by the missionaries at the visitors center. It was incredible to listen to the speakers and the general authority that was there. I have never gotten to talk to a general authority, but since I was with the missionaries and Beatriz we were personally introduced and we got to have a good discussion with him and his wife. The spirit and love that they have is touchable just by looking at them.
It has always been in the back of my mind that I might want to serve a mission depending on where my life is. There are so many good people in the world who don't know the simple truths that I was privileged to learn at a young age. Hearing their stories tonight and their thoughts on not having the gospel in their lives literally broke my heart. It is amazing how my Heavenly Father knows exactly what I need in my life and he allows a way for it to happen in the right time. There was so much at that fireside that I needed to hear, and just to partake of the sweet spirit that was there.
I have so many blessings, and all of them I owe to being a daughter of God. He is looking out for me. I received so many answers to unasked questions tonight, just from listening to the spirit. I am thankful for having the life that I have and though it is sometimes my greatest trial, it is also my greatest blesssing. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Seasons
Today (well technically yesterday now), but anyways...today, I wore my boots. and a jacket. and long pants. As I moseyed to class on this drizzly Friday, it was actually really great to feel the cold bite of Fall. Fall always seems to sneak up around the corner so quickly. One day I'll be laying in the grass with shorts and a t-shirt, then I blink and I'm in boots and a jacket. It happens. And I love it.
Then on the other hand, there is winter. cold. bleak. winter. Something that I never really look forward to, so far to the point that I dread it (especially when living in Idaho, but here in St. George I'm not as unhappy about it). Winter tries to be sly and sneak around the corner, but I know what's up. It's never really a big surprise when it comes, because we've all been expecting it. We see those big white fluffy snow clouds and we feel the cold wind, weeks before a snowflake hits the ground.
With each season, there is a change. Change of weather, change of clothing, and a certain change of mood and atmosphere. I think it's the same with the seasons of our lives. the only difference is that in our lives, we aren't all in the same season at the same time. In fact, it's quite opposite.
My fall is your spring. Your winter is my summer, etc.
This makes it really rough in so many ways, because really, who wants to try and wear summer clothes when it's winter outside? But it's also a hidden blessing in others. What if we were all in our "winter" season at the same time? I can't even imagine how dark that would be! Someone's got to have some summer to remind us all that it's still coming, even when we can't see past the winter storms. Not meaning you want someone throwing chipper summer songbirds at you all the time, but just the hope to remember that summer is just around the corner.
Oh and also, does everyone see winter in it's fall disguise in advance the same way that I do? Do they dread winter and feel it's chill before it gets there? Maybe the reason it never gets past me is because I dislike it's presence so much, that I see it from miles away. Sometimes, maybe it's better to just try and forget that winter is a season I dislike, and rather, look up and enjoy catching snowflakes.
Enough of my random 4 am rambling though, make of it what you will. I'll be out, busy looking for my own snowflakes to catch.
Then on the other hand, there is winter. cold. bleak. winter. Something that I never really look forward to, so far to the point that I dread it (especially when living in Idaho, but here in St. George I'm not as unhappy about it). Winter tries to be sly and sneak around the corner, but I know what's up. It's never really a big surprise when it comes, because we've all been expecting it. We see those big white fluffy snow clouds and we feel the cold wind, weeks before a snowflake hits the ground.
With each season, there is a change. Change of weather, change of clothing, and a certain change of mood and atmosphere. I think it's the same with the seasons of our lives. the only difference is that in our lives, we aren't all in the same season at the same time. In fact, it's quite opposite.
My fall is your spring. Your winter is my summer, etc.
This makes it really rough in so many ways, because really, who wants to try and wear summer clothes when it's winter outside? But it's also a hidden blessing in others. What if we were all in our "winter" season at the same time? I can't even imagine how dark that would be! Someone's got to have some summer to remind us all that it's still coming, even when we can't see past the winter storms. Not meaning you want someone throwing chipper summer songbirds at you all the time, but just the hope to remember that summer is just around the corner.
Oh and also, does everyone see winter in it's fall disguise in advance the same way that I do? Do they dread winter and feel it's chill before it gets there? Maybe the reason it never gets past me is because I dislike it's presence so much, that I see it from miles away. Sometimes, maybe it's better to just try and forget that winter is a season I dislike, and rather, look up and enjoy catching snowflakes.
Enough of my random 4 am rambling though, make of it what you will. I'll be out, busy looking for my own snowflakes to catch.
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