Monday, September 30, 2013

the best date ever.

This weekend I had the chance to spend a few hours of my afternoon with the cutest, sweetest, and most thoughtful 12 year old boy in the entire world. 
We went to the Provo temple & it ended up being closed for the General Relief Society Meeting! Huge bummer. But don't worry Zach, we have lots of time to reschedule. (:



 My lovely roommate McKall came with us. (:

Afterward Zach convinced me we had to give the creamery some customers. First time I've purchased ice cream from BYU since becoming a student!

(it was quite bright!)


Sunday, September 29, 2013

loud&live.


Last night McKall and I went to the Velour and saw SWIMM and The New Electric Sound! 
Two funky & yet fantastic bands.
It was SO good.
I seriously just LOVE live&loud music. 

Honestly, I love the consuming feeling it has. It’s as if you suddenly don’t exist, and the crowd doesn’t exist, it’s just your soul feeling this overwhelming sense of rhythm and excitement and I love it. 
I love the feeling of just completely losing myself in music.


At the same time, I absolutely love piano and instrumental music. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not listening to the Lord of the Ring’s soundtrack – ever. 
But the Piano Guys Pandora station, it’s prime. 
Love it. 


SWIMM




The New Electric Sound
Scott Vance




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Sunday, September 22, 2013

great things to come.

Sometimes life is just plain difficult. 
& no, I'm not referring to staking out for the football game all day and having your team lose. 

but sometimes life is just plain wonderful. 
I wonder if we all just focused on the positive, the wonderful, the unique, and the beautiful if we would, as a population, be happier, kinder, and more at peace with ourselves and others. 

When filled with anxiety, fear, and frustration, this is the kind of emotion I crave: peace and joy. 

So let's all try to focus on those positives a little more today, tomorrow, the next day, the next day, and the next until all of the sudden (without even thinking about it) we are doing it every day. 

Let's all just try to say a prayer of thanks every morning. 

"Men (and women) are that they might have joy" 

Heavenly Father didn't send us to this Earth to flounder and fail, He sent us to learn, grow, and prosper. But it is critical to remember that floundering and failing are part of the process. We are human! We are too hard on ourselves. The world is too hard on us. We make mistakes, we can't be perfect overnight, we can't do things all on our own. 

Thank Heavens for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 



Sunday, September 15, 2013

mismatching.



sometimes I don't quite feel like I fit in
like I don't really belong where I am
but I no longer belong where I'm from
and I'm not quite sure where I am going
so I just try to fit in

I know I'm not supposed to change myself
to fit in with others
maybe I want to change myself
to stand out against others

maybe I just don't know

but I must not forget what things make me unique and what makes me special

this, I've learned, is easier said than done


Sunday, September 8, 2013

my roommate is not from Mars!

a few thoughts on this new adventure of college life!

First things first. My roommate is not from MARS. She is a very nice girl named McKall who I get along with quite well. I will admit I had a horrible dream that all of my roommates were insane, BYU was held on mars in a space station, the air was not breathable, and I did not have my own bed. 

BUT! Good news! not only is my roommate not insane, but also the air here is perfectly breathable and the school is not held in a space station. Hallelujah.

As for the loads of homework rumor, it's not a rumor. I have never read so much from a textbook (or should I say 5 textbooks) in my life. But we all make the best of it and so far it's been alright.

Also, that monsoon last night?! (; Lemme tell ya. McKall, Kierra (my other roommate), and I went to the BYU football game at 3 pm to ensure ourselves some good seats. All of the sudden the oceans began pouring from the sky along with incredible wind and we were forced to leave our seats and take cover. 30 minutes later we walked back in, snagged ourselves some even better seats and waited for the game (now 20 minutes late) to begin. We were informed that the game would in fact not begin for another hour or two, so we headed back to our apartment, bundled up, had soup and peppermint tea and went back to the game. Guess who ended up with horrible seats then.Us. 

Fortunately for Kierra and I, we ended up sitting by my dad the second half from the second row right on the 25 yard line. You could say it made the game much more exciting. 



Sunday, September 1, 2013

the peace of the gospel.

    You know that person that teases you in just the right way that it annoys you? And they are well aware that it annoys you. But the only reason it does is because they know you, and therefore they know how to push all the right buttons to thoroughly aggravate you.
    There is someone who knows us each very well, he's one of our brothers and he knows just exactly how to get under our skin. He knows how to hurt us and what hurts us. He knows how much we think we can handle, and pushes us right past that. His name is Satan. He is not our friend.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ however provides us with a relief from Satan's constant attack. As our relief society teacher said today "There is peace to be had no matter what is going on in the world: the big final stressing you out, the heart breaking events at home, or the boy who just won't give you the time of day." and as my bishop said, "You may feel anxiety; that will go away. You are in the right place, you are where you are supposed to be." 


Jesus Christ knows us. He knows exactly how we feel, because he's felt it. Literally. The gospel does provide peace. 


Don't give into Satan. Recognize his influences. 

Follow and invite the light of Christ into your life.