Life Sure Is Crazy!

Hello! Long time no see/type? So here's just an update on the things going on in my life.

I'm going to Weber State full time where I'm working towards my Elementary Education degree (and not even half way yet). I work 20 to 30 hours a week at a restaurant where I try to make enough money to pay for expensive tuition and payments for China.

I leave for China to teach English for 5 months on January 30th with my best friend. I will spend a few days touring Hong Kong before going to my assigned school, which I will be informed of in December. I'm beyond excited since I've been wanting to go for over a year and it's finally happening! :)

I have the best friends anyone could ask for. They are good people, they help me be a better person and help me out when I need them. I can't say how glad I am to have them. They text me while I'm bored in class, watch movies with me, and follow me when I decide to go somewhere on a whim.

I love my family so much, they are so supportive of everything going on. I love sitting down with my mom and updating her on all things school, boys, work, and friends. I know my family members all love me and care about what goes on in my life. I love them all very very much.

I'm a member of the Welcoming Committee in my ward and I haven't really gotten a chance to do much yet, but I'm really excited to meet all the new people that come into the ward and make some new friends to add to the other wonderful friends.

After coming back from working at the resort, I felt a little like a different person. I'm more adventurous and spontaneous. I'm more me, and I have gotten to where I like myself for who I am.

Life is definitely going uphill right now and I'm grateful to be out of the slumps I was in at the beginning of the year. I'm very blessed in all aspects of my life. It helps to be postive when things get hard, because they still do sometimes. Either way, I love Heavenly Father and Jesus very much and I'm trying very hard to please them. I have so much, how could I forsake them?

On A Scale of 1 to 10...

Conference gets a 100! The best way to be uplifted and rejuvenated is to attend conference either at home on the TV or in person at the Conference Center like I did. Erin, Alex, Jordan, and I decided we wanted to go see if we could get tickets to the afternoon session today. Somehow, Jordan magically had 4 tickets 5 minutes after we arrived. It's a miracle to see so many saints in the same place. There is a fellowship felt that I can't fully explain. We are all brothers and sisters and we feel that bond when we come together.

Words can't explain what I feel towards my church and my church leaders. What wonderful men and women. They are good, charitable, loving, and in all ways an example of Christ. I feel so blessed to be instructed by them  as their words ring true in my heart. At the end of conference, I feel so blessed. I live in a wonderful state where I am surrounded by so many who share my beliefs. I can go to the temple whenever I want with so many temples nearby in less than an hour. My family all lives close and I see them often. I have the best immediate family of all time (dispute all you want, I'll never back down. :) ). They make me laugh and we are all very close. All my favorite memories involve them. I could go on for hours about all the blessings I have but mostly, I want to say that I LOVE my life. I love who I am, who I can become, and Heavenly Father for giving me this life and allowing me to still be in it. I can never repay Him or the Savior for what they have done for me. I only hope that I can live my life in such a way that will show my gratitude and love. I'm excited to be able to someday serve a mission and share my testimony with the world. Until then, little blog, you will have to do.