Fight for the Good in Life!

Well the warm weather is coming around again and it's making me wish it was summer! It's nice and all having it warm in the valley, but it never lasts especially in the spring. I do hope that when the next storm comes in, that it just rains in the valley and the snow stays up in the mountains. Because snow in the valley does nothing for the water that we need in the summer, the snow in the mountains is what we need for water in the summer.

I read all of the Percy Jackson Lightening Thief books and I really like them. I am reading The Hobbit for the second time in a row and I am reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Angels & Demons, and the New Testament. Huck Finn is really sad but good. I did go and see the Percy Jackson movie and I like it, it's good. I have also seen Alice in Wonderland and I love that movie, I love the whole lesson behind it, and how good overcomes evil. And that you can find that you are brave and you can defeat your own fears. I have also seen the Blind Side and I really love that movie. I want to see How to Train Your Dragon when it comes out to theaters. I also can't wait for the last book of Fable Heaven to come out.

Church is good we just had Stake Conference, and a lot was said that got me thinking; which is cool, so here is bit of what was said. "We are here for a certain purpose and to have experiences that are good and hard." "Temple work has a great benefit for all and not just one special group." "All roads lead to the Temple." "The earth would be utterly wasted if members of the church did not come to the Temple and do service for the dead."

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
Robert Frost-

It was a really good Stake Conference; I really liked that the Salt Lake Temple President's wife quoted Robert Frost, because sometimes the woods are really lovely dark and deep and I would just like to go into them and spend months in them enjoying the beauty of nature and life; but things need to be done, and life can't be lived by standing still; we all have a part to do and people need us; and they need us to carry our load, but we are never alone Christ is always there standing at the door knocking, but we have to let him in, we have to make room and time for the Savior and Heavenly Father. Once a friend told me that I make life as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ sound so easy, so I told this friend well that's because it is, but we are the ones that make it hard, we are the ones that shut the door to Christ, we are the ones that turn away. With man some things are possible but with God all things are possible.

Can't Stop Me Now!

I went and watched Alice in Wonderland on Monday and I really do love the the movie and this song performed by Avril Lavigne. Also since I have watched the movie it has got me asking the question...Why is a raven like a writing desk?
Alice Lyrics

Trippin out
Spinning around
I'm underground
I fell down
Yeah I fell down

I'm freaking out, where am I now?
Upside down and I can't stop it now
Can't stop me now, oh oh

I,I, I'll get by
I,I, I'll survive
When the world's crashing down
When I fall and hit the ground
I will turn myself around
Don't you try to stop me
I,I, I won't cry

I found myself in Wonderland
Got back on my feet, again
Is this real?
Is this pretend?
I'll take a stand until the end

I,I, I'll get by
I,I, I'll survive
When the world's crashing down
When I fall and hit the ground
I will turn myself around
Don't you try to stop me
I,I, I won't cry

Summer Sun!!

Well the Olympics are over with, I am sad to see them go; but maybe now I will be able to get better sleep at night. School is still kind of kicking my trash, I wish I loved school but alas it vexes me a lot! I do need to go to the Temple this week. I really wish that life would slow down a bit or stop for a while. But I guess life has to go fast so that we can learn to keep up with it and it helps us in the long run.

On Sunday there was a fireside up at the U of U institute; Sister Bednar spoke and it was a really good talk she had some really good advice. I wish they would put her talk on the church website, but I doubt it.

Work is alright, I do wish I had more hours but during the morning to afternoon. Instead of evening to late night. I would rather have that instead of a raise.

I am watching Lost and I must admit that I am addicted to this show. It is driving me a little nuts because the 6th and final season is susppose answer questions; well it answers some questions, but it also makes more questions.

It was also really warm out side tonight when I got home from work. Why does the weather keep on taunting me with summer weather I am so ready for it to be summer. I am so sick of the cold and it being winter. I so want to go to bear lake and sit in the water and the beach. I want to go hiking and boating as well. There are some many movies out in theaters right now that I want to see.

Under The Sun!

There is something that I want to write but for some reason I don't know how to write it so that it will make sense.

Well one of my best friends keeps on saying that she is going to leave and move up to Canada for a while I don't want her to. She is the only one that leaves crazy voice mails like I do; and we have a lot in common, she has been a true friend. It makes want to cry when I think about her leaving.

Also a friend of mine came to church in a bad mood, I don't know why. But that also made me feel sad. i guess it made me sad because my friend knows to act better than that.

Another good friend of mine is getting married shortly and I would love nothing more than to be at the celebration but money is the problem as well as work. But I am so happy for her, I wish her the best in life with her future husband!

Well I still want to believe that planet earth turns slowly and I wish I could just sit back and enjoy the beauty of the Utah mountains. I want summer to come, I am sick of the winter and it being so cold. I need the sun. It has felt like I have been away from the heat of the sun for a very long time. I need to be back under the hottness of the sun!!

I Want to Believe that Planet Earth Turns Slowly!

Sometimes I feel that life is spinning way too fast for me; and I want nothing more than for it to slow down. Or maybe even stop for a while. Or just be like how it is on Sundays, I must admit that I love Sundays; going to church is a lot of fun and I usually learn a lot, I Iove the mingles that we have after church; and we have such a awesome activities committee, and fhe committee. I do need to do better in my callings and I want and need to go to the temple this week because I did not do it last week.

Work still stresses me out and it drains my energy so much sometimes; and I hate it when I have nightmares about work it’s so not fair. You would think that once I am away from the place that I would not have anything to do with work but no I have to dream about it, curse it all!

School is also another thing in my life that stresses and drains my energy. I wish I was done and knew what I wanted to major in; but alas I am not that lucky and nothing really interests me. I wish I could just live in a cabin and have a horse ranch, now that would be a lot of fun just mountains and horses for the rest of my life, that would be awesome! Ah maybe someday when I have a million dollars.

Well all that I can say is that I am hanging in here, and don’t worry about me I am a big tough girl; I tie my own shoes and everything, I can take care of myself all the bad stuff will not bring me down; because I know that I need trails in order to survive in this life. I can take the good with the bad because the good always wins; and I know that my Heavenly Father will always be there for me; and that he tests me so that my weakness will become my strengths.

Harsh Storms!!

So went out to dinner tonight with my family and my aunts family for my cousins birthday. I am stuffed, good thing it's fast Sunday tomorrow. I am so happy that it's the weekend and that I got to sleep in today otherwise I don't think I would be alive today.

The Olympics are starting next week I can't wait. It's going to be so much fun watching the snowboarding, ice skating, skiing, bobsledding, and so much more. And there is a new episode of Lost next week as well which I can't wait for. I hope they answer more questions and don't leave it hanging as they did last episode. Tomorrow is church and it should be good since it will be the First Presidency Message and it's called On Being Spiritually Prepared, and I love the opening sentence; “If we do not have a deep foundation of faith and a solid testimony of truth, we may have difficulty withstanding the harsh storms and icy winds of adversity which inevitably come to each of us." President Thomas S. Monson

It reminds me of something that I have said before andthat is I like to stand and face the storm head on, because when it comes down hard, I find out that I can handle it. Right now I am watching Cool Runnings and I like what Junior says about knowing what you want and if you want it bad enough then you will get it. But above all else we must come unto Christ and follow him in everything; because then he will make our burdens easy and light and he will take our yokes upon him; and we must always stay in the light and the darkness will not be able to overcome us. And we should want to come unto the Lord.

Next weekend I will be going up to a cabin for a short vacation and that should be good with my family and being able to get away from the city.

Buckle Up and Hold On!

For some reason lately a scripture has been running through my head a lot and it's Proverbs 3:5-6 and it says "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not to thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths."

I guess the reason why that has been on my mind a lot is because a few of my friends have been afraid to put their trust in the Lord and take risks. They are also scared to fail but that is how you learn and gain experience. No one is perfect and Heavenly Father doesn't expect us to be perfect but he does want us to give it our best; and to not give up and to keep going no matter how hard it gets. I really like the quote from Haunted Mansion "You try you fail, you try you fail, but the only true failure is when you stop trying." There is always hope and I really like what was said in conference by an Apostle and he said "Choose to live by faith, not fear."

Also what comes to mind when I start thinking about these things is Christ he will always be standing at the door knocking but we have to let him in, and even though it sounds so simple, well because it is because the plan was made by Heavenly Father with the help of Christ we are the ones that make it hard that is why it is said that we are lower than the dust of the earth. Only we can let Christ in only we can push him away. Another thing that comes to mind is Anne M. Dibb's talk from last conference about holding on she said "We learn and grow by overcoming challenges with faith, persistence, and personal righteousness. I've been strengthened by President Thomas S. Monson's endless confidence in our Heavenly Father and in us. He has said: "Remember that you are entitled to our [Heavenly] Father's blessings in this work. He did not call you to your privileged post to walk alone, without guidance, trusting to luck. On the contrary, He knows your skill, He realizes your devotion, and He will convert your supposed inadequacies to recognized strengths. He has promised: 'I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up' " (Sugar Beets and the Worth of a Soul," Liahona, July 2009, 3-4; Ensign, July 2009, 5-6).

When I was at work yesterday I noticed an article from the Ensign that someone had put up on their office wall and so here it is.

Gordon B. Hinckley, “Put Your Trust in God,” Ensign, Feb 2006, 63

It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is.
It all works out. Don’t worry.
I say that to myself every morning.
It will all work out.
Put your trust in God,
and move forward with faith
and confidence in the future.
The Lord will not forsake us.
He will not forsake us.
If we will put our trust in Him,
if we will pray to Him,
if we will live worthy of His blessings,
He will hear our prayers.

No matter what Heavenly Father wants us to be happy; as long as we don't give up and endure to the end and do the best that we possibly can; then there is no need to fear and we will have faith. Just believe in yourself because Heavenly Father already does.