Wow what a beginning to the week! Yesterday Chruch was AMAZING, I have come to really appreciate Sundays even more this semester as a day of rest and reflection than I think I ever have before. I just love knowing that I can go to church, feel the spirit and not have to even think about work or school for the whole day! And today I was so filled with the spirit while sitting in institute learning about the importance of the atonement and to more fully apply it to ourselves. As I heard words I knew that they were exactly what I needed to hear right now. It just proves that the lord truly knows what we need and when we need it.
And tonight while at FHE Brother Hunter gave a fabulous lesson! He made it enjoyable while at the same time making us think about things that are important. He talked about relationships and the things that we need to remember when considering the complexing aspects of two people trying to understand each other. Or in other words "Communicate"! I have been thinking about this and how when it comes to relationships it is important to remember that just because you go through something a little difficult or different than you are used to, it doesn't mean its the end of the world. The point is to talk about why something may not be going the way you would like it to be going in order to know where you both stand so that you can effectively work through it......because like anything in this life you have to put effort into something in order to make it work
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Fantastic stuff right? Well anyways there is my little share and tell from the heart and soul of a girl who is very tired and ready for dreamland! Sleep tight mondo meraviglioso !
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Yay Finally It Works!
Lol, so for the past 3 weeks or so I have not been able to log onto my blog. I tried changing my password and everything but for some reason it would never let me reset it. But now I have now been magically allowed back into the world of bloggers!! Trumpets sounding......applause applause, thank you so much my fellow friends!
So anyways there have been so many things that I have wanted to post; however, I can not longer remember what they were =P but lets just say I have been incredibly, crazily, enormously busy! Work is....eh work, you know the bit, and school is insane as is expected. I have never had this many classes that required so much reading at one time, but at least most of it is pretty interesting. Haha its so hard to get back into the rhythm of studying and I'm trying to get my brain to stop resisting it and just go with it. This semester I am taking Adolescent Psych, Soc of the Family, Psych of Gender, and Abnormal Psych. Yes yes I know lots of Psych right. So watch out cause I will be evaluating all ya'll ! Jk , Jk but really it is so interesting to be able to learn about the human mind in so many different aspects. I think that many find learning about who we are and about our innermost details as human beings to be a frightening thing perhaps because it is not something that we are used to really contemplating. But it can also be a beautiful thing because we learn also about the strength of our minds, who we are as individuals, and about how powerful we really are; and when thinking from an LDS perspective, the lord is the one who created our minds and so coming to understand ourselves in a way is coming a little closer to the one who created us.
Well anyways thats the life of school at the moment as this year quickly rolls on! However that means that we are now heading into my season! Yep that's right, I got my name all over it! The weather is already starting to feel somewhat cooler (already have all my hoodies out and ready to go), which is absolutely fabulous and I can tell that fall is coming just by the smell in the air. Oh there is nothing else quite like the aroma of this time of year! The first official day of fall this year is "Sep 23" so it's drawing near, which reminds me that I need to try and get one more camping trip in before it gets too cold! One of my favorite things that I can't wait for is when all the leaves start turning colors! I will definitely be taking trips up the canyon to enjoy the full benefits of what we refer to back home as the season of fruit loops =)! That is one thing I miss about home in NC is that you are completely surrounded by all the fall colors because of the abundance of trees, but Utah does a pretty good job of fulfilling that for me as well.
This is my favorite time of year because even though it brings about the stresses of another school semester it has outweighing benefits such as; BYU football, bonfires, hiking up the canyon to enjoy the beautiful sights, bbqing with the family, some fabulous picture taking of all the fall colors, stake conference, General Conference (I'm so excited), Halloween, ThanksGiving, and MY BIRTHDAY (Nov 12th)!! So yeah I would say that there are some pretty sweet things that are ahead. The important thing I have to remember is to take time to soak in every great moment of it so that I enjoy every piece of the goodness.
So anyways there have been so many things that I have wanted to post; however, I can not longer remember what they were =P but lets just say I have been incredibly, crazily, enormously busy! Work is....eh work, you know the bit, and school is insane as is expected. I have never had this many classes that required so much reading at one time, but at least most of it is pretty interesting. Haha its so hard to get back into the rhythm of studying and I'm trying to get my brain to stop resisting it and just go with it. This semester I am taking Adolescent Psych, Soc of the Family, Psych of Gender, and Abnormal Psych. Yes yes I know lots of Psych right. So watch out cause I will be evaluating all ya'll ! Jk , Jk but really it is so interesting to be able to learn about the human mind in so many different aspects. I think that many find learning about who we are and about our innermost details as human beings to be a frightening thing perhaps because it is not something that we are used to really contemplating. But it can also be a beautiful thing because we learn also about the strength of our minds, who we are as individuals, and about how powerful we really are; and when thinking from an LDS perspective, the lord is the one who created our minds and so coming to understand ourselves in a way is coming a little closer to the one who created us.
Well anyways thats the life of school at the moment as this year quickly rolls on! However that means that we are now heading into my season! Yep that's right, I got my name all over it! The weather is already starting to feel somewhat cooler (already have all my hoodies out and ready to go), which is absolutely fabulous and I can tell that fall is coming just by the smell in the air. Oh there is nothing else quite like the aroma of this time of year! The first official day of fall this year is "Sep 23" so it's drawing near, which reminds me that I need to try and get one more camping trip in before it gets too cold! One of my favorite things that I can't wait for is when all the leaves start turning colors! I will definitely be taking trips up the canyon to enjoy the full benefits of what we refer to back home as the season of fruit loops =)! That is one thing I miss about home in NC is that you are completely surrounded by all the fall colors because of the abundance of trees, but Utah does a pretty good job of fulfilling that for me as well.
This is my favorite time of year because even though it brings about the stresses of another school semester it has outweighing benefits such as; BYU football, bonfires, hiking up the canyon to enjoy the beautiful sights, bbqing with the family, some fabulous picture taking of all the fall colors, stake conference, General Conference (I'm so excited), Halloween, ThanksGiving, and MY BIRTHDAY (Nov 12th)!! So yeah I would say that there are some pretty sweet things that are ahead. The important thing I have to remember is to take time to soak in every great moment of it so that I enjoy every piece of the goodness.
Wow what I great life this is ya know! The strength of the lord has been shown to me these past few weeks, as I have been going through a variety of some rather stressful experiences, just a lot of things going on all at once. Everytime I start feeling down the spirit always reminds me that the Lord really loves me and knows my needs, my desires, my fears, and all that is in store for me in the future. I just have to keep my thoughts on him and keep re-aligning my goals with what he wants me to do. Sometimes I wish that I could really physically feel Heavenly Father's arms around me because sometimes to be held in a firm loving embrace is all that I want. Wouldn't that be one of the greatest things ever?!! But in a way when I am trying to do all that I need to do to bring myself closer to him I do feel his loving arms around me with the comforting peace of the spirit and the feeling that he is right there with me. Its the greatest comfort to know that I have a Heavenly dad and brother who love me perfectly, who have and continue to do everything they can to help me with what I need to do everyday! Realizing this and so many of the other blessings that I have been given helps me to understand the Plan of Happiness a little better and the importance of always keeping Heavenly Father and my Savior as number one in my book everyday because I know that I will never be put on a waiting list with the Lord!
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