Thankful.

I'm just so thankful for the Gospel. It gives me so much strength and hope in my life! It has made me such a blessed person with soo much happiness. 

Here's a Sabbath treat from my roomie and I, singing Nearer My God to Thee... Enjoy :) 

Also, I saw this song on my best friend's facebook and it is just what I needed to hear today! "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth."- Job 19:25 

Here it is.... I just love the accompaniment and violin too :)  

Life is GOOD. 

Good Things to Come.

Well, it's come to the end of yet ANOTHER week. Time really is flying by so fast. This week was soo busy, yet great.... my best friend was in town, only had three days of class because of President's Day, aced all my quizzes, spend time in Draper with my family, went and saw We Bought a Zoo (fav movie right now), went skiing, finally deep cleaned our apt, sushi, disney, expecting a great day at church tomorrow, and just spending time with the awesome people in my life.
Life is GOOD and I have soo much to be grateful for!


A thought for Sunday...
If we fully embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ, good things will come.  The Gospel gives us hope and tells us to never give up, to keep walking, for there is help and  happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon, some come late, and  some don't come until heaven. For those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come!

Happy Sabbath :) 

Quotes to Live By.

1. Live every moment like it was your last, but live it wisely. 

2. Stay within the positive, life is too short for the negative. 

3. Think independently and outside the box

4. Labels are good for clothing & food, not people. We all do not fit in a nive neat little boc. So what is the point of a lavel on a human being. 

5. It is the little simple things in life that really do matter. 

6. Do your part, no matter what, no matter how big or small, to make the world a better place. 

7. Instead of complaining about something, make a change whether withing yourself or for a cause. 

8. Stop settling, especially for mediocrity, we all deserve better. Mediocrity has run rampant in the last several of years. 

9. Life life. No one at the end of their life should say "I shoudl have put more time in at work"

10. An open mind is a healthy mind. 

11. Live in the moment, that is where life happens, not the past or future. 

12. Bigotry & racism have no place in society, it makes us very small people. Free your mind

13. Always be thankful for what you have. 

14. Breathe and let go. Enjoy life. 

15. Life at times can be rough, tough & unfair, and sometimes you just need to roll wtih it as opposed to fighting it. Give yourself a break every once in a while. 

16. When things are not going the way you want, when life throws you a curve ball or any other of a dozen things that can happen, remember, "it is what it is." 

3 Cheers for Music.

What on earth would I do without music? Music is such a powerful and important part of our lives. Can you imagine the world without music?... No songs, no favorite tunes, no singing in the shower. Lovers wouldn't have songs to romance to. Car rides would be silent and boring. Heck, Christmas would be ruined. Not to mention, where would the suspense come from in scary movies? And the list could go on and on. Long story short, we can't live without music. We need it, duh. I'm definitely grateful for music and for people who are blessed with music talents. Here are some of my favs as of now...

So thanks music for making my life just that much more interesting. You're doing a great job.

P.s. the new Fun. album Some Nights comes out today... hollaaaa. Soo pumped. 

The Greatest Achievement.

Sundays are great. I love being able to put most things to the side and to be able to focus on the gospel and grow spiritually. Although I try daily, what a great feeling it is to have a day where I can more fully focus on my Savior and the gospel. I feel so blessed to have the gospel in my life. It's amazing how much happiness it brings me. I love knowing that I am a daughter of God and that he is aware of all things in my life and of those around me. How lost I would feel if I did not have this knowledge. The gospel is one of direction that allows myself to have guidance in my life. It's my center and my all. I love it, and I love my Savior and Heavenly Father.

One thing that I have learned, especially in the past few years of life, is that it is so important to always be worthy of having the spirit in my life. Through having the spirit it makes decisions easier and allows myself to have a constant companion. There's a talk called "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit," by F. Enzio Busche, that has just been a light in my life. He talks about the importance of the spirit. He says: "You  want to be good and to do good. That is cemmendable. But the greatest achievement that can be reached in our lives is to be under the complete influence of hte Holy Ghost. Then he will teach us what is really good & necessary." I have definitely found this to be true in my own life. If we allow ourselves to be worthy of this gift we have been given, we will always know right from wrong and will always be given direction if we ask for it.

Elder Busche talks about a vehicle he uses in his own life, sharing bits and pieces of advice that I love. Here are some of my favorites mentioned by him... 

"Avoid any fear like your worst enemy, but magnify your fear about the consequences of sin"

"God knows that you are not perfect. As you suffer about your imperfections, he will give you comfrt and suggestions of where to improve." 

"Be not so much concerned with what you do, but do what you do with all your heart, might, and strength. In thoroughness is satisfaction." 

"When you are compelled to give up something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now. But know also that, as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something BETTER." 

Watch this video to go along with these. I just love it. 

Happy Sabbath everyone! 

Happiness.

"Happiness is not given to us in a package that we can just open up and consume. Nobody is every happy 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Rather than thinking in terms of a day, we perhaps need to snatch happiness in little pieces, learning to recognize the elements of happiness and then treasuring them while they last."- James E. Faust 

Things that make me happy.... 

Family

Traveling

Jerusalem. 

Best Friends. 

Russia... Yeah, that's Anastasia. 

Goofing off. 

Tennis.

A good tune. 

A good Lakers game. 

A good laugh. 

Nothing like a good book when I have time. 

hp, duh. 

More Jerusalem. 

Basically family. 

and.... MORE Jerusalem. 

Skiingggg. 

And of course,  good old Brigham Young University.

And the list could go on and on... Life's too short to ignore these things! Life's good :) 

Goals.

Shout out to my roomie, Ally! First, she's super talented, just sayin. Second, one thing she's definitely helped me realize is that if you want to stay good at something, practice is key. My singing skills have become a little rusty lately, but thanks to her I'm motivated and I've set a goal to practice my singing and piano skills more often. Also, goal by the end of the summer is to practice guitar more so I can play a little better!

Anyways, the other day, when Ally and I should have been doing homework, we got a little crafty and recorded us singing Pumped Up Kicks and turned it into a little video, out takes and all. Here's the final product. Enjoy! 

Time, Slow Down.

Okay, so I finally decided to get my act together, switch up my blog, and hopefully stick with my goal of blogging at least once a week. My life during the past year has been pretty hectic, full of adventure, great friends and family, successes, failure, loving, heart aches, and a few curve balls... All of which I have learned a lot from. I'm just lovin life. I've just been amazed on how fast time has gone by in the past 5 or 6 months. As many know, I went to Jerusalem for all of this past spring and summer... time of my life? Yes. I'm missing it more than everr. Anyways, in just 2 months it'll be a year since I left for Israel. What the heck has happened to time? Not to mention that I'm going to be a senior this coming fall. Crazy. I feel like I just started school here at BYU and now I'm aproaching graduation? Even though I'm only 20 that fact alone makes me feel kind of old. I'm just so glad that I've had such amazing experiences here at BYU with awesome classes and such great people surrounding me. So here's to the next few months of this semester and to the crazy months ahead as I prepare for applying to grad school and all. As much as I love it, time could ya please slow down? That would be great.

My apologies for slacking in the blogging area, but I hope to blog at least once or twice a week from here on out. Here are a few highlights of the simplicities of my life in the past few months... I know it's a lot of pics, but it's just been a while. Enjoy :)

Football games. 

Roommate dinners.... The only one haha. 

Halloween with the ward. 

Awesome roommates. 

Best calling everr as FHE mom. 

Amazing friends. 

Andy Grammer concert... soo good. 

Ugly Sweater party... sucesss! 

Couldn't ask for a more amazing ward! 

Couldn'g have made it through last semester without this girl. 

Jerusalem Reunions. 

Again, the amazing roomies. 

The Garrys... amazing. 

Awesome friends. 

:) 

Birthdayss :) 

Missin this girl more than ever. 

Slicers. 

Weddings :) 

More amazingness with my ward. 

Best friends. 

Gotta love intramurals. 

Pranks. 

Jerusalem friend.
 

Missin Jerusalem! 

Oh, and this kid, my best friend, came home... soo pumped for April!