Merry Christmas Eve!

"Our relationship with God is most sacred and vital. We are His spirit children. He is our Father. He desires our happiness. As we seek Him, as we learn of His Son, Jesus Christ, as we open our hearts to the influence of the Holy Spirit, our lives become more stable and secure. We experience greater peace, joy, and fulfillment as we give our best to live according to God’s eternal plan and keep His commandments." Dieter F. Uctdorf


Heavenly Father really does desire our happiness. We go through trials and experience good and bad things for reasons that we may or may not find out in this life. The important part is that we stick close to our Heavenly Father and let him seal up our hearts in heaven. President Uctdorf's talks always inspire me and help me out. He's one of my personal favorites!


I'm very grateful for the holiday season and to be able to be surrounded by friends and family that love, care, and support me. Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

Life Is All About Learning

I haven't done as well as I'd hoped on a few of my finals, but I've realized that life is all about learning. I'm not a bad person if I don't get a perfect grade. Life will go on and things will get better. I learned from this experience and will now take what I've gained and apply it to my life when the time comes. I'm so grateful for friends and family that love me. I'm grateful that I have the Gospel in my life and that Heavenly Father is there for me in my times of need. I'm grateful for the lessons I'm learning early in life.

One night when I was having a hard time and things were rough, my sweet roommate, Lauren, helped me through. She had me write up a reminder for myself and stick it on our door. This is the reminder:

You know the end result. You just have to have faith. Faith in yourself, faith in what you believe, and faith in the Lord. You also have to have enough determination to get there. When those trials hit, you always have comfort in the fact that they won't last forever. That you have friends and family that will be there for you in your darkest of times. That the Lord will always provide a way, and that the Lord has given you those roses in December to remember and cherish for the rest of your life. But you have to keep pressing on. As you reflect on your roses in December, you may wish that you could go back and relive those moments. Unfortunately, you can't. But happier moments are coming in the future. Like when you are finally sealed to the man of your dreams. When hear your baby's first laugh. Those moments will stay with you and no one can take them away from you. So when you get discouraged, cry your frustrations out, but always remember that "Down the road the sun is shining, in every cloud there's a silver lining, just keep holding on! Every heartache makes you stronger, it won't be much longer! You'll find love, you'll find peace and the you you're meant to be. I know that's not the way you feel, but One Day You Will!”

All Of My Many Blessings

College has been such an amazing experience for me. I have received so many blessings from my Father in Heaven. I have learned so much about myself. I have realized how much more I have to learn about myself and a lot of things that I need to improve on. Looking back to August 21, the day I moved out to start college, to now, I realize how much I have grown mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I'm exciting to keep growing and learning and preparing myself to be a wife and mother. Life in college is a roller coaster, just like my mom has always told me :) but it is definitely worth it all!

Music has been such a blessing in my life. In most situations, I learn more by listening to a song than listening to a lecture or talk. That has especially been true since I moved up to college. The Christmas season has really made me realize how grateful I am for music. I went to church last Sunday and every song touched me in some way. We sang, "Be Still My Soul" in Relief Society and as I sang the lyrics, I was touched. That song was an answer to prayer. We watched a movie in Relief Society that showed pictures of Christ and played "Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing" in the background. The line, "Prone to wander, Lord, I fear it. Prone to leave the God I love. Take my heart, oh take and seal it. Seal it for thy courts above" really hit home. Most of our Sacrament meeting was musical numbers, and it was amazing to listen to the lyrics and be able to feel the Spirit and learn more about the Gospel that way. The ward choir that I'm in sang Silent Night, which since I sang that in Chamber last year, has been my favorite Christmas song. I was really moved by it. The memories I have associated with that song and the Spirit that I have felt when I've sang it is overwhelming. I am so grateful that I was able to be in Chamber Quire and have experiences that I will be able to remember for the rest of my life.