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.
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