I LOVE THE GOSPEL!!!!

I just want to shout it from the rooftops!!! The Lord is such an amazing, incredible man. I am so blessed! I've been so fortunate lately because the Lord keeps showing His incredible love for me. He probably sends me those opportunities to see His hand in my life everyday, but I can't help but notice now! My life, by no means, has been a cake walk lately. But because of my willingness to let Him in and my desire to do His will is changing me. I am finally beginning to understand the lightness of taking his yoke upon me. When things seem as if they might not work out, as long as I do my best, the Lord will take on the rest. The Lord truly wants to be happy. He might have to teach me some difficult principles, but He has a plan for me and wants me to succeed. He is simply showing me how by trying my faith and showing me that I have to put my trust in Him in order for things to truly work.
I know that this gospel is true with all my heart. I know that Joseph Smith saw God, the Father, and His son, Jesus Christ in the sacred grove and was called to restore this wonderful gospel upon the Earth. I know that my Savior lives. I know he took upon all the sins, afflictions and pains of this world and through the Atonement, we all can be saved. I know he is my advocate to the Father and knows me better than anyone. He is always there. As one of my closest friends sings in a song she wrote, he's "right where a best friend should be, buried deep within my heart. Your name is perfect, your name is beautiful. I wish I could be more like you." I know that my Heavenly Father lives and that He loves me. He listens to the pleas of my heart, comforts me and answers my prayers. He wants us to succeed, be happy and live righteously so we might return to him. I know that the scriptures are true and that by studying them, our path will be lit back to our eternal home. I know that Thomas S. Monson is the true prophet of God on the Earth today and that he receives revelation specifically for us. We need to follow the counsel he and his wonderful apostles give, so we can deflect the firery darts of the adversary. I know the importance of timing and how intricately woven the tapestry of our lives is. We must have continued patience, faith and trust in His hand, especially when things don't go exactly how we planned, especially when things are very difficult to swallow. I love this gospel with all my heart and hope that, through my faithfulness, I can return to live with my family, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ again. I leave you with the lyrics to my favorite hymn.

Savior, Redeemer of My Soul Hymn #112
Savior, Redeemer of my soul,
Whose mighty hand hath made me whole,
Whose wondrous pow'r hath raised me up
And filled with sweet my bitter cup!
What tongue my gratitude can tell,
Oh gracious God of Israel.

Never can I repay thee, Lord,
But I can love thee.
Thy pure word, Hath it not been my one delight,
My joy by day, my dream by night?
Then let my lips proclaim it still,
And all my life reflect thy will.

O'er rule mine acts to serve thine ends.
Change frowning foes to smiling friends.
Chasten my soul til I shall be in perfect harmony with thee.
Make me more worthy of thy love, and fit me for the life above.
~Orson F. Whitney
1855-1931

This is my hope and my wish. Love you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aPtzR1svzU&feature=related
(This is the link to hear the song. )

Euphoria when one shouldn't exactly be euphoric

Hi guys!! :) Guess what!? I got an email from CLARK JEFFERIES WILKEY TODAY!!!!!!! I was so excited!! I still am, cant you tell?!? He's doing so well, saving the world, preaching the gospel one lesson at a time. The Lord is truly blessing him for his faithfulness. I'm so proud of him. He always makes me want to be a better person. I'm so blessed to have him in my life, even if he is thousands of miles away. My mind has been everywhere lately, but not on school work. Which is awful. I'm so upset with myself. But tomorrow is another day that I don't want to screw up. I get to go do baptisms, so I'm so excited. So here's hoping. I'll talk to you all soon. xo

Blogging Infidel and Lousy Laundress

I realized today as I was parusing through former posts. I'm downright lousy at telling people about my life on the world wide web. lol . So, I'm not making any promises from this point forward. Just from reading all the times where I promised I'd update peeps, I look like the biggest flake in the history of blogging. Anyways, today I'm going to tell you about my laundry. Doesn't that just sound exhilarating?! Well its everywhere, piled up to my ceiling; just looming, ready to drop and crush me unexpectedly like the wicked witch of the east. I've created a top ten list for this particular topic. Here it goes.
"You know you need to do Laundry when..."
10. your pants can walk out of the house by themselves.
9. you change the name of the ever-growing mountain of clothes weekly
8. you forgot you even had a hamper
7. you cant find said hamper when you actually get around to it because its buried in the mountain with your textbooks and cat.
6. you've had the same box of dryer sheets since last year
5. people start noticing that ketchup stain from two weeks ago
4. the only thing left hanging in your closet is that revolting dress from great aunt betsy's funeral
3. it looks like a secondhand store threw up all over your bedroom floor
2. your roommates stand at least a yard away from you at all times
1. when you start looking worse than your old pal hobo joe down the street.

Haha, so those were exaggerated a tad. But I really have to do laundry. Three weeks of not doing laundry isn't the best idea. So, I must tackle the mountain and at least wash my dark articles of clothing and conform to the cult of domesticity once again. :( Here's a revolting illustration of what I must do. :( haha. Anywho, hope you're having a great day!

Tender Mercies

Hey Guys...Sorry its been such a long time. I just wanted to tell you a little about my weekend. Well, the good news is that I got a letter from Tyson and Teren and Derek ACTUALLY sent me an EMAIL!!!! ( crazy, huh?) It also was a very difficult one, fraught with drama, tears and mayhem that I am greatly surprised I lived through. Before you hear my ginormous shpeal, I want to tell you about a little experience that happened to me this morning. Due to my emotional and frazzled state, I forgot a scantron for my ridiculous chemistry exam this morning. Luckily, my professor was kind enough to provide me with one. So I finally sit down and start to take my test and realize I need my calculator. My calculator ran out of battery last week, so I proceeded to use my only other option- my cell phone. If you weren't already aware, cell phones round up to only two decimal places, so my answers weren't as accurate. In that instance, I prayed that Heavenly Father would somehow make my other calculator work, so I wouldn't totally crash and burn on the exam. I had an impression to take it out and wiggle the back up batteries. I'd done that several times the week before and it hadn't worked, but I followed the impression. I nervously turned the calculator over and pushed the power button. TADAH!!!! It worked!! So I was able to get approximate answers and get SOME questions right. (hopefully) It was such a miracle. I just thought I'd tell you about that. It was a miracle in itself that Deek actually wrote me an email, but He made my calculator work too! The Lord is such an incredible man! The fact that he takes time to listen to me and help with little problems is so incredible! I love him so much! Anyways, I thought I'd share that really quick. Hope all of you are having a great day!
(Ps- I thought this Calvin and Hobbes Strip summed up my feelings toward my exam today. )