as of late

I got my mission call a few weeks ago! I will be serving in the Bolivia, Santa Cruz mission! I can't wait!

Also, I received my endowment! It was really cool to have my parents and both sets of grandparents there. It was a great experience. I love the temple.

Holiness to the Lord...

words to live by

The Young Women theme

We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love Him. We will “stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places” (Mosiah 18:9) as we strive to live the Young Women values, which are:

Faith

Divine Nature

Individual Worth

Knowledge

Choice and Accountability

Good Works

Integrity and

Virtue

We believe as we come to accept and act upon these values,we will be prepared tostrengthen home and family,make and keep sacred covenants,receive the ordinances of the temple,and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.

There is so much power in reciting this every week.

I love to see the temple

I attended the broadcast dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple today. It was beautiful and the talks touched me deeply. I realized that 1) I want to attend more, and 2) I have seen up close/been in/been to open house/been to the dedication of, so many! I am a blessed and lucky girl for sure.

Boise, Idaho
Provo, Utah
Manti, Utah

Rexburg, Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bountiful, Utah

San Diego, CaliforniaIdaho Falls, Idaho
Los Angeles, California
Nauvoo, Illinois

Palmyra, New York

Manhattan, New York
Houston, Texas
Madrid, Spain
Draper, Utah
Merida, Mexico
Oquirrh Mountain, Utah

Draper Temple Dedication

I just got back from attending the broadcast of the dedication of the Draper, UT temple. It was so wonderful! The dedicatory prayer was beautiful, I love doing the Hosanna shout, and the singing of The Spirit of God was so powerful.

Here is an article about temples that I appreciated, thank you Salt Lake Tribune.

I love to see the temple.
I'm going there someday
To feel the Holy Spirit,
To listen and to pray.

For the temple is a house of God,
A place of love and beauty.
I'll prepare myself while I am young;
This is my sacred duty.

I love to see the temple.
I'll go inside someday.
I'll cov'nant with my Father;
I'll promise to obey.

For the temple is a holy place
Where we are sealed together.
As a child of God,
I've learned this truth;
A fam'ly is forever.

"It's progress, not perfection."

Today was my stake conference, and we were privileged to have Elder James J. Hamula of the Seventy speak.
He gave 2 really great talks. Some things I took from his talks:

-Although there is turmoil in the world and we are in hard economic times, the days ahead of you are bright.
-Do the most you can and grace will make up for the rest.
-We have all the tools we need to conquer/over come Satan because we have the church.
-Think of spirituality is a talent. We need to develop this talent.
-If you are quiet, still, and search for answers, the Lord will speak to you in a way that you can understand. So build into your life quiet time and find the way to listen.
-Manna: sometimes we want more worldly things but we fail to appreciate what things we already have.
-The Lord can fix anything that is broken: bones, relationships, testimonies.. etc. Just come to him with a broken heart and contrite spirit.

Things I learned from other speakers:
-"It's progress, not perfection" that the Lord expects from us.
-Sometimes the Lord just needs us to show up.
-Love the Lord and you will be saved.
-The restored gospel is a constant in this ever-changing world.
-Be happy to live now and not in some other day and age! ex. Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Middle Ages.
-Thy Thoughts determine thy destiny; 5 thoughts that wil bless us:
1. Love and gratitude
2. Obedience
3. Faith and hope
4. Positive possibilities
5. Thoughts of the spirit: scripture reading, church, conference, and temple attendance.


Most, if not all of these things seem pretty obvious. It's just good to be reminded. :) It was a great conference.

Marriage, Bruce R. McConkie

"The most important single thing that any Latter-day Saint ever does in this world is to marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority."