Just Some Thoughts.

The past month or so has just been so amazing. I have felt soo much peace with everything. It's been amazing to feel that I'm in such a good place in my life. I'm surrounded by so many great people, with my family and friends. I'm just so grateful for the gospel in my life. It has always been and continues to be what keeps me strong on a day to day basis. It really is amazing how the gospel makes my life so much easier. When I wake up each day, because of the gospel, I know that I have a purpose for why I'm here. It also gives me direction. The gospel is so goal oriented, which inspires me to want to progress and always be moving towards being perfect like Christ. I know we all aren't perfect and that we makes mistakes, but with the gospel it allows us to want to become better people and hopefully end up in the presence of our Heavenly Father. I heard the perfect quote today by Elder Christofferson... "Exercising agency is a setting that sometimes includes opposition and hardship is what makes life more than a simple multiple-choice test. God is interested in what you are becoming as a result of your choices. He is not satisfied if your exercise of moral agency is simply a robotic effort at keeping some rules. Your Savior wants you to become something, not just do something." Of course I know there is more to being obedient and making sure we dedicate ourselves to the gospel, rather than just going through the motions daily, but I guess I haven't thought about it this way in a long time. He wants us to become something and he really does care about our progression as we strive to be obedient and keep the commandments. This is just a testimony to me of how amazing of a Heavenly Father we have and how not only does he take care of us and know us collectively as his children, but also invidually as his sons and daughters. Wow, the gospel's amazing!

Happy Sabbath! 

Favorite hymn right noww...

Sunday Will Come.

Life has been crazy lately, and I feel like I've been focusing a little too much on everything I need to get done, rather than taking time for me. It's nice every once in a while to just take a step back and remind myself of all that I've been blessed with, especially the gospel. The next few months are going to be CRAZY as I apply to grad school and make some pretty major decisions. It's actually kind of scary. Along with that, there have been some things that have happened in the past few weeks that have been a little tough, that have made hope a little challenging... but then I think of the gospel. I think hope is one of the best synonyms for the gospel. Perfect enough, my roommate came home last night after an FHE she went to and talked to me about hope and a video by Elder Worthlin, entitled "Sunday Will Come." Elder Worthlin makes a perfect analogy of our life compared to the events leading up to the Atonement, and especially that dreadful Friday, on which our Savior was crucified. However, the following Sunday, our Savior broke the bonds of death, and because of this we can all have hope through the Atonement and through the gospel... because of this, through him, we can overcome our sorrows and pains. He continues to say that we will all have our Fridays, where we feel broken and everything around us is shattered, sometimes to the point where we feel we can't be put back together again... BUT Sunday will come! That's the hope that the gospel brings us. I'm soo grateful for the Atonement and that because Christ died for each of us we can have a great hope of things to come. Because of this we can return to live with our Heavenly Father again. Watch this video! It's amazing... such a blessing my roommate showed this to me! :) 

#inspiring

God's Love is Perfect.

This weekend has been quite uneventful... I think I spent too much time with Harold this weekend. I'm just soo grateful that tomorrow is Sunday, so I won't have to focus on school and will just be able to relax. I'm going to need it because, guess what I signed up for this semester without knowing?... yeah, 2 rounds of finals. This next week I have 5 tests, and then another one the following Monday. I really don't think they're going to be that bad if I study hard, but it'll be interesting with shadowing, school and school assignments. Basically, pray for me. I'll need it. Bring it, this next week. I'm ready to dominate you, and then guess what? Only 1 more test until finals week... pretty good, huh? Besides this craziness life is still dang good. Here's a message for the Sabbath.... :)

My awesome home teachers came this past week and talked about prayer and got me thinking throughout this whole week. Especially during the past few weeks I have found myself getting a sloppy with my prayers, mainly because I have been soo tired and have forgotten a few times. One of my home teachers told us to imagine Heavenly Father standing in front of us while praying so that it will be even more of a real conversation. This was aweosme for me, because I know I can definitely work on being more sincere with my prayers. Praying as if Heavenly Father is right next to me has been such an awesome challenge this week for me. It has made my prayers a lot more sincere and I have been able to feel of his presence and love even more in life. I would recommend this to anyone. It's soo helpful!
My home teacher also mentioned an aweosme quote by Elder Neil A. Maxwell... "God is in the details." And this is soo true. As incomprehensible it is for us to understand with the millions of people on th earth today, Heavenly Father really does know us all and he wants to be apart of our life. He wants to know every little detail, especially our desires, which we should bring to him as often as possible. He truely cares about each of us, more than we know. How amazing it is to have a loving Heavenly Father who is always willing to be there for each of us. I know for myself, I need to be better about knowing that I can pray whenever, not just before I go to bed and I when I get up in the morning. He is always there with his ears open, ready to hear our prayers.

God's love is PERFECT! Our Heavenly Father desires that we draw 

near to him, so that he can draw near to us!  

I love the gospel and it is soo true! 

Happy Sabbath :) 

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.