THRILLER!

thriller was AMAZING! i would highly recommend it to everyone! it was so great to see my girl Sher dance in it as well. i just love her to pieces. and it was so much fun to go with my girls! i love them all to DEATH and am so happy i live with them! without them life would be pointless... haha and loved the river dancers! haha not to mention the freaks that followed me and lash around when we went to get hot chocolate, that really terrified me! i cant wait for halloween! it'll be a blast.. SLC and LOGAN here we come!

sunday socializing :)

this morning was rough. debating whether or not to go to church cuz catching up on sleep sounded much better, however after listening to the spirit Annie and I headed off to church. you know those days where you feel like everything is meant just for you? ya, it was one of those days to say the least. i am so grateful for the promptings of the spirit and the ability for me to actually LISTEN to them :) after church Annie and I were discussing that we were so glad we went.
so, I have the fortune to teach relief society and a few weeks ago I'd have to say I gave a pretty awesome lesson! and it made me feel the need to attend the temple. here is an amazing quote that has been a huge inspiration and a new way of thinking. this quote comes from President Howard W. Hunter's first presidency message called "The Great Symbol of Our Membership" in the October 1994 Ensign. In his message he quotes Elder John A. Widtsoe of the Quorum of the Twelve in the April Conference in 1922;
"Temple work gives a wonderful opportunity for keeping alive our spiritual knowledge and strenght. The mighty perspective of eternity is unraveled before us in the holy temples; we see time from its infinite beginning to its endless end; and the drama of eternal life is unfolded before us. Then I see more clearly my place amidst the things of the universe, my place among the purposes of God; I am better able to place myself where I belong, and I am better able to value and to weigh, to seperate and to organize teh common, ordinary duties of my life, so that the little things shall not oppress me or take away my vision of the greater things that God has given us."
This quote makes me rethink my everyday decisions and actions, taking a more eternal perspective and striving to be a person who will be proud of the things I do daily. I love this church and am so grateful for the examples I have around me, as I have said before. I have so many fountains of truth that I lean upon when times are hard, but I hope that by being the person I know I am that I will be considered a fountain of truth for someone out there!

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it's about time i jumped on the blogging bandwaggon. especially since my girlies all have one :) this year has been one rollercoaster.. now on my upward climb. and i'm so impressed to say that the person i've become along the way is exactly who i'd want to be; full of laughter, love, and spirituality. it's been a while coming and i wouldn't trade any of the experiences or people who have impacted my life because that is what has gotten me to the point i'm at now, and the point i am always striving for. i have AMAZING examples around me, thank you all :)