I was enchanted to meet you.

Picture this. Waitress serving tables at a small local restaurant. She is very annoyed at the kitchen staff and the people she is serving, because people are just rude. She walks up to a table of 5 and puts on a very convincing fake smile. it's a family. Mother, daughter, teenage son, father and older son. The older of the two sons catches the attention of the server. He has beautiful blue eyes, and a very charming smile, with a little sexy scruff. She happily notices that he is smiling at her, and she can't help but smile back, this time the smile is 100% sincere. She takes their order and walks away. After she brings them their food she starts to walk away and quickly glances back. She will say it was to check on his drink, but it's clear she was getting a second glance at the blue-eyed boy, and he clearly noticed that she had looked back, because he flashed her another award winning smile. The server, still annoyed and now very busy, takes the check to the table of 5 and rushes off to her other duties. She's a little disappointed that she never got the chance to say much to the cute boy. As the night slows, she goes back to the table to clean it off, and notices a small piece of red paper with writing on it-- "This is our one shot, text me :). -Ryan" -- The server ran to the back where she kept her phone and sent a message "hey I think you left something at the restaurant tonight. Don't worry, I'll keep it safe for you." --- First meeting. Pretty cute right. Pair this with the song "enchanted" by Taylor swift.
This is a real story. I am that server. In the span of 7 days I went on 3 dates with this guy.... I truly was enchanted to meet him. But on that last date we bid our goodbyes agreeing to keep in touch and promise to let each other know when we would be home from school.

Addicted

I have a new addiction..   I call it Pintrest

There is truth to every joke.. and its mean.

Why do people think its funny to be mean to people?   It's not, It's rude and hurtful. Even when you say something rude as a joke, there is always truth behind it, and its never fun to be the butt of those jokes. I learned that the hard way....  I was the butt of every single joke in high school, because it was "easy" to make fun of me, but they weren't "serious."   Well for your information, its not "easy" for the person being made fun of, and they do take it "serious." Stop being idiots and treat people with respect..  
The one thing I can't stand more than anything else, is when someone tells a person that they hate them.. Why would you say something so... HATEFUL??  Sheesh! IT drives me up the wall!  The other day two of my friends were talking about a guy they both really like, and one of them told the other that she had a date with him. My other friend bust out "OH MY GOSH! I HATE YOU! Why didn't he ask me?!?"  In all reality she doesn't hate her, but why say that??  There is way too much hate in this world...  About a year ago, I decided that I would eliminate the word "hate" from my vocabulary... I wouldn't say it about a person, I wouldn't say it about bad things (like "i hate when i fall down the stairs").  I've got back into the habit of saying that i hate bugs or the cold or other things  but im stopping that now.  Wish me luck

Saturday

Can I just quickly tell you why I love Saturday?
I get to sleep in, and when  I wake up, I never have to be in a rush to get ready, and on the really good saturdays, i never have to get ready... I get to eat breakfast.... I get to see my wonderful roommates, and on this specific Saturday is USUs huge Halloween part THE HOWL!!!  I'm so excited...  I realize it's not that original, but I'm being a pirate...  But my costume is super cute, so I'm very much excited for it.. These next few weekends are going to be the bomb-diggity...
Next Saturday I have a kind of blind date if you will, but thanks to facebook, i already know what he looks like, and have talked to him a little bit.  (is that still considered a blind date since ive never met him in person?) Technically the date plan is kind of up in the air right now, But its a long story that i wont bore you with..  But he's way cute and way nice, so im hoping it goes well...
The Saturday after that will be epic.. 11/11/11  So crazy right? And its the BYU USU basketball game! BYU is one of USUs in state rivals, and seeing as I go to USU and have friends at BYU, its going to be a pretty intense game, especially since Aggie basketball is on fire this year!! And we have the greatest fans ever...  Don't believe me? come and find out...  But for your own protection, I'd suggest wearing USU colors.. Yeah its great.
This is why I love Saturdays

today

Today was a good day.
let me tell you why


i slept in.
I learned new things about the Electoral college
I ate oatmeal
I tutored math (it was fun)
I went grocery shopping
I studied for My creative arts test
I read a physics book
I went to Taco tuesday
I tried being sneaky
I ran into a wall in the process of being sneaky
I got hot chocolate.
I facebook stalked a cute boy
I  took a bubble bath
These things may not seem exciting to you, but for every average thing that i am a part of, its one less bad thing that I am a part of. and Even though running into a wall kind of hurts. it was still fun.

Who Studies in College?

OK so i dropped my math class last week....  good thing im a math major right?  i think so...  This week has been so weird, I'm glad that i work so hard for the money i spend here....
  So today my roommates and I went to this really pretty little area by campus to take family pictures they turned out pretty cute
 Here is a preview

 arent we the cutest group of girls youve ever seen?
yeah  thats what i thought
ok bye

Sometimes your greatest blessing are the ones you live with

Well, now that its been over four months since I wrote last, and have had countless texts from friends asking me to post again, so here it is.
I am now into my second year of college and my second semester at Utah State, and WOW!!!  It is Amazing!!! 

My first day in my new apartment was a little daunting. All of my roommates knew each other beforehand except for me and I felt like they were going to stick with their little friendship and I'd never see them, but I was so wrong!  My roommates are absolutely wonderful!   Let me tell you a little bit about each of them. Courtney! Her birthday is today.   we spend out spare time driving around and yelling random names at people we don't know.
Tara is a freshman, and shes quite the interesting girl,  I Don't see her much, but she's a silly girl. She likes to cause trouble.
Missy went to my high school and junior high, but we never talked until we moved here.  We didn't know each other before hand, and now she is probably one of my best friends.
Kenzie lived with me last year, she is such a cute girl, im glad to know her.   But sadly she is probably leaving us next year to be with her boyfriend.   Sadness...
Gentry lives upstairs with me. Shes a real Hottie!!!  she is one of the nicest girls i have ever met.  she is such a good friend, and such a funny roommate. 

These are my girls.  I love them dearly. I am so blessed to have these amazing girls in my life. I hope we can stay friends forever!!!  This is going to be quite the adventure.

Opinions

Its funny sometimes when you're talking to someone, and they mention that before they really got to know you they had a completely different opinion of you, or that they heard random things about you that weren't true....  sometimes that's funny right?...Sometimes it's not.
It's really important to get to know someone on their own, without listening to the judgmental people in the world who will tell you false things about them.
Story:  a couple days ago I was talking with a guy I quite like, who actually likes me too.  While talking he told me that he heard from someone that he needed to stay away from me, and to be careful around me, because I'm not a good person.  He refuses to tell me who told him this, and it frustrates me. After telling me this, he said he just needed to make sure I was a good person because he doesn't want me to bring him down. I totally understand that that would be a concern of his, after hearing from someone that he needs to stay away from me.  I figure the person that told him this has a personal vendetta against me because I honestly have no idea what they were talking about. It's very frustrating to find out that people see you a certain way, that is completely opposite of how you are. And it bothers me that someone would be so judgmental. I've now also been freaking out about who said it because i want to punch them in the face....   he wont tell me who told him that.

It is very important to formulate your own opinions about people and should not rely on other peoples information to determine what kind of person someone is. That is judgment based of nothing, and its completely absurd.
This goes for all things.  Its important to try things out for a while before developing an opinion on them.  I had just moved singles wards and was very upset, because I loved my old ward and Hated this new one.  Today in church, something changed.  I really like my ward now. Im not sure what made me change my mind exactly  but im much happier about the change. Some things take time to like, and somethings you just need to try out. And then with people. you just gotta get to know them. dont let other peoples views of someone affect how you view someone.

You are Special

To women and girls of all ages!!!!
Has anyone read the book, "You are special," by Max Lucado? It's a childrens book, but it's appropriate for all ages. The story is about a little Wemmick, named Punchinello . A wemmick is like a little wooden puppet. Wemmicks spend their days trying to show people how amazing they are in order to receive gold star stickers from their neighbors and friends. A wemmick could be given a gold star for many things- for being talented, or having lots of freinds, or being beautiful, Wemmicks would even give a gold star to someone because they had lots of gold stars. Wemmick also gave out little gray dots, when someone was less than amazing at something- a wemmick with chipped paint would receive a dot, one who tripped a lot, one who didn't have talent, and like the stars, sometimes you would just be given a gray dot because you had lots of gray dots.  Punchinello was not the most talented, he didn't have amazing paint, and he tripped sometimes.  The wemmicks loved giving him dots, his body was covered with them, All he wanted was just one gold star, he wanted the other wemmicks to think he was special at something. One day,he met a beautiful girl Wemmick, and he was sure she would have stars all over her because she was so pretty. But she did not.  She had no stars at all, No dots either for that matter. Punchinello was so confused. So he asked her why she had no stickers.  She told him that she didn't care if she had stickers or not, so they wouldn't stick to her.  She told punchinello that she would go visit Eli, the puppet maker everyday and just talk to him, and learned how to make the stickers not stick. Punchinello took her advice to go visit Eli. When he went to see him, Eli picked him up, and told him why the Stickers dont stick to the girl. Eli told him, that the most important thing that mattered was how He feels about himself and how Eli felt about him. HE told punchinello how he makes every wemmick special, all unique and different, and all his. Eli told punchinello that he thought he was special, and that was all that mattered. Punchinello realized how right Eli was, and after that, a dot fell off. He would continue talking to Eli everyday after that, and soon enough later, all of his dots were gone.
This story is amazing!  My retelling does not do it justice, go read the whole thing.  it's fantastic.

The book is a metaphor for the Love Heavenly father has for all of his children.  He has created all of us and we are all beautiful. An amazing woman in my life used to tell me "you are special, you're a divine creation of God, and God don't make no junk!!!"  It's so true, it always reminds me that when I put myself down, I'm putting down one of Gods children, who is very special to him.
It is my dream, once I get married and move back to a family ward to serve the young women.   All young women, regardless of race or religion, or size, or talent, or anything are beautiful, and they are loved and cared for. And I want all of them to realize it.
I hope you realize your divine nature as a daughter of God and embrace it to the fullest.

Tender Mercies

"...But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he has chosen because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance." -1 Nephi 1:20
We all have small terder mercies given to us from the Lord for whatever reason he decides we need them. Here are a few I've experienced this week.

I made A new friend
Ice Cream with that new friend.
Walking through the park at midnight in the pouring rain.
Having people understand.
Patient people in restaurants
More shifts becoming available at work for me
Country swing dancing.
I got a hug from an unlikely source when times were hard.
I got to sit and talk with a new friend, about anything and everything.
Oreo Balls :)
An old friend made contact with me.
I found the Shorts i needed... On sale.

There are lots more. But those are just some of the small things that have happened to me this week that have reminded me that our heavenly father cares about us, no matter how small they are, they're important and they shouldn't go unrecognized.

A lesson on manners

OK so I recently put together a very special present for a missionary who will be leaving soon. Let me first tell you a little about this present. First off, i went out and bought him a very nice journal, he is an avid journal writer, and I knew he would want one for is mission. So i got im this really nice journal, and then had his name engraved on it with the gold lettering.  It was awesome. I then decided that I wanted him to have reminders that he has friends and family who love him and support him, and believe the word he will be preaching for two years.  So i drove all around the norther half of Utah trying to get a hold of his friends and family to write him a special note in this journal. Then at his farewell I got a bunch of group pictures of his friends and put those in the journal too. I wrapped the journal in a really nice tie, and included his favorite gummy bears. The finished product looked like this....

way awesome right???  I know. I went over to his house to give it to him and he wasn't there, so I gave it to his brother and asked him to give it to him when he got home. Ten minutes later he texts me. Here's the first lesson on manners..... His text says that his brother said I came by.  I responded that I just wanted to drop something off for him that his brother had.. And I get no reply...  I haven't talked to him since...

Lesson 1. When someone does something nice for you, say thank you. That's all it takes.  No I did not get a thank you for that present. Am i bitter about it?  Heck yes..   WHAT A BUTT CRACK! YOU DONT HAVE TO SAY YOU LIKE IT, BUT A "THANK YOU" WOULD BE NICE!

New story now.. About 2 years ago i was involved in a n incredibly abusive relationship. A guy i worked with kind of knew about it, so everytime he saw me he told me i was stupid and an idiot for still dating him. Apparently he thought that that would make me break up with him, but it made things worse, because it made me depend on him more for support. The guy i worked with (we will call him josh, for non-confusions sake) still continued to tell me i was stupid and a loser. One day after talking to a good friend about my future I decided I needed to break up with my boyfriend. So i did, and then spent a very long time talking with an older woman from my ward (not old, shes maybe 40 and darling). She helped me so much to getting back on the right path, and helped me through some very difficult times. After this happened Josh decided that it was because of him that I ended that relationship. And took it upon himself to tell everyone what happened and how he, and i quote "saved my life."  I CANNOT STAND HIM!!  and he still does not let it go. To this day he will tell my friends about my past experience and how he saved my life. hes also a total butt crack.
Lesson 2. Mind your own business, and don't get haughty. I promise you're not as great as you think you are.. JK most of you who read this are awesome.
those are my main two stories that go with my lessons  but i have a few more things i want to tack on the end of this.
Lesson 3. Don't chew with your mouth open, IT looks gross and sounds worse. My roommateddid that with cheetos, I almost threw a book at her head.. .no joke.

Lesson 4. Learn to breath with your nose. Again my roommate metioned above couldn't do that, so she would stand around with her mouth half open most of the time, and looked really stupid... she also failed all of her classes this semester and last semester.

Lesson  5. If you cant say something nice, don't say anything at all. Marjorie Hinckley once said "Be kind, everyone is fighting a battle of their own."(or something like that) Don't use the excuse "I'm having a crappy day" or "I'm on my period" to rationalize your bad or rude attitude to others, You aren't the only one having a bad day, and acting crappy just makes it worse for everyone, including you.

Lesson 6. Don't Judge. Mother Theresa once said, "When you judge someone, you have no time to love them" Jesus commanded us to "love one another." According to Mother Theresa, you cannot love someone if you judge them. Which would be breaking a very important commandment from the Lord.


thats all i got right now.  more to come...  maybe

What A Night...

OK! so, last night was quite the interesting one. It started out me getting called a creep by two of the girls I was hanging out with last night. Why?  Oh, because I was parked in the parking lot we decided to meet in. Nice, eh? We had planned to go dancing at this dry club in Salt Lake, Country swing dancing..   Funnest ever! I really do not like country music that much, but country swing dancing is fantastic. Anyway, once everyone got there, a girl pointed out that for our Singles Stake activity everyone was going bowling so we should stop by there first. So we agreed, but we all wanted to go dancing. Once there, she realized she couldn't bowl because she didn't have socks. So we went back on the idea of dancing.  but she still wanted socks so I made a stop to walmart for her, so she could get some socks. We finally made it to dancing and it was one of the funnest nights dancing i have had in a long time.  I Love Studio. I danced a lot, and did a bunch of cool lifts. It was fun :). A guy asked me for my number, and he was pretty cool. I don't think I'll hang out with him outside of dancing anytime soon though.  Then one guy who I've known since i was 16 or 17, finally apologized for being an idiot. Hopefully he will stop talking to me all together because I have had it with guys like him.  We left at around 1:15 am. it was a really good dancing night. On the way home I got pulled over. Freaked me out!!!  I had never been pulled over before and didn't really know what to do. He Pulled me over 1:30 am In the Pouring rain....  Why?  because my license plate light was out... Who notices that?  Oh well, he was nice, but I was definitely freaked out.  I couldn't find my little insurance card thing either. Because apparently cops need to see that when you get pulled over.  But he let it slide. Scary!! Sheesh..   I am not a fan of cops.

Eating

Oh my goodness!  I love food... So much. I think if I ever die prematurely from anything, it will have something to do with me eating something. Like I'll eat something and die from food poisoning, or one day my metabolism wont be able to keep up with me, and I'll die from obesity or heart attack or something. Anyway  yesterday I cleaned the sink at Angies. They even gave me the bumper sticker to prove it.

 













 Angie's is a little restaurant in Logan and they have this thing called a Kitchen Sink, which basically is the biggest banana split you could ever imagine, in a realistic level, put in this little sink contraption..  see?

  its huge, and usually takes 6-10 people to eat it on empty stomachs.   Haha there were only four of us, and we ate our lunch first.   yeah  we downed that whole thing.  It was fantastic.
I felt so gross, and I feel like all the weight I lost since school got out was regained that day
I occasionally go on a date where the topic of eating on the date comes up. Is it bad for a girl to eat everything put in front of her?  or does that make her look like a pig.  But if she doesn't eat what she ordered, will the guy be mad, because he paid for it?  It's something i consider everytime, but I really love food, im basically a bottomless pit, so its not a big deal for me to eat the whole thing, but sometimes I feel like the guy things I'm a pig if I do. Opinions?  Please share!

100 Truths

I stole this from a new friends blog. She is graduating in a couple weeks... Congratulate her.. This is me congratulating you, Jess.

1. last beverage = water
2. last phone call = my (now engaged) old roommate... Love her!
3. last text message = Mason
4. last song you listened to = Don't You- Simple Minds
5. last time you cried =Last night, when I realized that I may never see my best friend again.


HAVE YOU EVER:
6. dated someone twice = yeah
7. been cheated on = nope
8. kissed someone & regretted it = YES!  oh too many times (not that im a lip whore or anything,  things just happen)
9. lost someone special = of course
10. been depressed = Yes
11. been drunk and threw up = I don't know... I was too drunk to remember... JK never had a drink in my life.


LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Purple
13.Coral
14. Aqua



THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2011)
15. Made a new friend = yes
16. Fallen out of love =I wish I could... I will be in love with him forever.
17. Laughed until you cried = oh yes...   Thank you Doug
18. Met someone who changed you = Yes,  thank you Daren.
19. Found out who your true friends were = Yep,  the beauty of growing up.
20. Found out someone was talking about you = People are always talking about me..   why wouldn't they?.
21. Kissed anyone on your FB friend's list =Yes. 9 of them.. shhh


GENERAL:
22. How many people on your FB friends list do you know in real life = All of them,  I don't add people I don't know
24. Do you have any pets = A dog and a cat.
25. Do you want to change your name = My last name...  to match my husbands.. :).
26. What did you do for your last birthday = ...I made dinner for my roommates, listened to Elder Ballard speak to my University, and ate Cake
27. What time did you wake up today = 8:15.
28. What were you doing at midnight last night =Wishing Daren a Happy Birthday
30. Last time you saw your Mother = about an hour ago
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life = I would never have gone to the U to begin with...   bad choice
32. What are you listening to right now = Before I'm Old- Fictionist (look 'em Up)
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom = yes!  HE used to work with me.
34. What's getting on your nerves right now = Flaky People!
35. Most visited webpage = Facebook.
36. Where do you want to be right now? = with the man i love.
37. Nicknames = Linds. Lin. Closet Freak, Boog (from High school)
38. Relationship Status = too single..  .
39. Zodiac sign = Aquarius
40. Male or female? = female
41. Elementary? = There were three
42. Middle School = I didn't go to middle school- but I did go to junior high.
44. Hair color = brownish red
45. Long or short = shortish, but getting longer
46. Height = 5'4"
47. Do you have a fear? = Not finding someone who loves me, and Losing hope.
48: What do you like about yourself? = My eye color.
49. Piercings = ears
50. Tattoos = none!
51. Righty or lefty = righty.


FIRSTS :
52. First surgery = Just a baby, I dont remember what it was for.. Lungs maybe?.
53. First piercing = ears.
54. First best friend = Ashley .
55. First kiss = Bronsen....  But if i could chose, I would say Daren
56. First Vacation = California
58. First crush = Eric voigt.


RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating = nothing
60. Drinking = nothing
61. I'm about to = sleep
62. Listening to = Fictionist. (im serious, Look em up Click Here.
63. Waiting for = School to start again


YOUR FUTURE :
64. Want kids? = Heck yes!.
65. Get Married? = YES
66. Career? = Math Teacher
67. Lips or eyes = Eyes
68. Hugs or kisses = hugs. but im not opposed to kisses
69. Shorter or taller = Taller
70. Older or Younger = Older.  Can't handle young guys anymore.. well except for one.
71. Romantic or spontaneous = both
72. Nice stomach or nice arms =yes...  :)
73. Sensitive or loud = both
74. Hook-up or relationship = Relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant = Both. But if I had to chose, I'd pick a trouble maker, because I'm hesitant.(i Like the answer already here, so im keeping it)


HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger = Kinda.. I knew him for the night...
77. Drank hard liquor = Nope!
78. Lost glasses/contacts = a daily occurance.
79. Sex on first date = oh heck to the no.
80. Broken someone's heart = i hope not,  but probably
81. Had your own heart broken = Yes :(
82. Been arrested = no
83. Turned someone down = nope,  not that i remember.
84. Cried when someone died = Yes
85. Fallen for a friend? = ugh...  yes...


DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself = sometimes.
87. Miracles = Yeah
88. Love at first sight =Maybe
89. Heaven = yeah!
90. Santa Claus = of course!
91. Kiss on the first date =ha...  well...  i kinda have to. seeing as its happened.
92. Angels = for sure.


ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
93. Had more than one bf/gf? = yeah
95. Did you sing today? = i sing everyday..
96. Ever cheated on somebody? = no..
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go, and why? = I'd go back to when i decided to go to the U and change my mind.
98. If you could pick a day and relive it, what would it be? = The last day of senior year..  i would relive over and over again..  one of the best days of my life.
99. Are you afraid of falling? = yup

100. Posting this as 100 truths? = yeah...

Summer Goals

I'd Like to introduce you to my summer goals. I have a few things I've decided I want to do this summer before I go back to school in the fall, and before my cruise in July.
First off, I would love to lose a couple pounds.  I know I'm not fat, but after one semester away at school I gained 10 pounds, that I did not need... Curse you meal-plan... So if i could get rid of that I would be super happy, I want to look my best for my cruise.  I know trying to lose that much weight that fast for someone as small as me is kind of difficult, so really if I can just get rid of it at some point, I'd be happy.

Next, I want to get a lot better at my french. I took six years of french in high school including AP French and then stopped for a year, and now Im going to be taking french again at Utah State.  In order to do this I'm going to read the Book of Mormon...  in French

I'm almost completely broke now, because life is expensive, and I never realized that until i lived on my own, and had to buy groceries. So I'm trying to at least triple my current bank account holdings, by working basically everyday all day.  we will see how well that works.   There ya go.

Things that make me smile.

My friends

My roommates from Spring 2011

My Missionary friends.
(I'll have pictures to upload later, if i remember)
Showers (and sacrificing yourself for the sake of others.. haha)

 The Temple

Hiking

The Sky

wow. I think too much.

Listen to this song by Taylor Swift.. I absolutely love it and it reminds me of someone very special to me.

now here's the song that I sometimes feel explains how he feels about me right now. Not that i can know for sure. I wish he's talk to me.

Music is what I use to understand my life. i generally feel like there is always a song somewhere, (usually by Taylor swift) that can explain my feelings and what I'm going through, a whole lot better than i could myself.  that's why i chose these songs today

Missionaries

This goes out to anyone considering serving a mission, anyone who has served a mission, anyone on a mission, or anyone with friends or families serving a mission.
Missionaries are some of the bravest people I know of, along with those serving our country in the military. These are the true heroes of today. No superman, or Batman, or spiderman. The men and women that children and teens should be looking up to are the ones that are making a difference in this world, as missionaries, and military men and women are doing.
In primary, the children sing "I hope they call me on a mission." When a child says that do they realize that it is 100% their responsibility to doing the work to get that mission call? It's not "I hope they call me on a mission." they should be singing.  Its "I hope I get to serve a mission" "I hope Ill Bless the world with missionary work" "i hope I'm worthy to serve a mission." "I hope I can make a difference in someones lives."  The church isn't just going to call a brother or sister to serve a mission without a missionary going through the process of putting their papers together to send them into the President of the Church. and at that point it's their choice if they will serve. Every once in a while, (actually it's more common than we like to think) a missionary decides to serve because it's what their friends want, or what their family wants... not what they want, and they have very little success and come home early. It is my hope that anyone that decides to serve a mission, will serve because they want to, and because they know the Lord wants them to.
When a missionary enters the mission field, all communication with their loved ones is cut off, with the exception of letters and emails, and 2 calls a year, once on Christmas, and once on Mothers day.
President Gordon B. Hinckley told a story of when he was serving a mission, and wrote his father telling him it was very hard, and couldn't do it. His father responded "Forget yourself and go to work." When i think of missionary work, and the missionaries that have the most success, I think of how they did it. The forgot themselves and went to work for the lord.

This is a really poor quality clip, but its the best i could find. The picture is not important, but the message is.
Missionaries have a lot of time to grow, both spiritually and in maturity while they are gone. And the change that we see in them when they return is amazing!!!  These young boys we send off at 19 come back with so much experience ready for life and to dive into their next mission of life, finding a wife and starting a family. and yes sometimes it happens very quickly and they are given a lot off grief for it. But come on,  that's what they are asked to do, it's what the Lord wants, so give 'em a break. I have many friends serving all over the world right now as well as all over the US. Argentina, Peru, Chile, Taiwan, Korea, Paraguay, Russian, Bulgaria, France, Spain, Germany, Cape Verde, Missouri, Florida, Washington, Washington DC, Canada, Virginia, Texas, Mexico, El Salvador, Pennsylvania, London, Italy, California, Ecuador, The Philippines, Puerto Rico, Madagascar, South Africa, those are just some of the places that Personal friends of mine are serving or have served, or will soon serve in. There are missions all over the world, wanting so badly for people to Come to understand the gospel of Christ.  They are not mean, they're still children when they go out. If you are not a member and not interested, there is no need to slam the door in their face or be rude. Because I doubt they personally did anything to you, Maybe let them come in and talk, or if you really have no desire, then a polite "no" would suffice. These men work hard, and even if what they teach is not something you agree with, you gotta give them some credit for the work they do. They are great. I'm so proud of my brother and all my friends who have chosen to serve a mission.   Thank you Elders and Sisters for all the work you do.
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The Impact Guys have in a girls life.

So today has been quite the spiritual and emotional roller-coaster for me. I'd like to tell you about a couple men in my life that have impacted me more than they will probably ever know...  I'm going to start with the bad, because I'd like to end with a happy ending.
One day an innocent 16 year old girl (me) met a guy. She thought he was amazing (not sure why). They began dating, and she quickly realized that they had different goals as the end result of this relationship. The girl thought she was in love with this boy, but this boy was just going to use her. After months of emotional abuse from this guy she ended things, emotionally bruised and scarred from this terrible relationship. One whole year went by before she was able to open up and desire to find someone to care for. She met someone who cared for her, and clung to him emotionally, needing someone to care about her again. She quickly realized that she had gotten into a relationship for all the wrong reasons and ended things very quickly. At this point she was a senior in high school and had no friends because that first guy made her get rid of the ones she had, to devote all of her time to him. Struggling and alone she began talking to an old friend she knew in junior high. She was the sweetest girl ever. Always had a smile on her face, and so kind to everyone. The girl had so much envy for this social butterfly (we will call her Amy), wishing so much that she could be like her.  Amy was such a good friend to the girl, eager to help her feel included with her friends. (Well that's how the girl felt anyway). The girl was still very shy and had a hard time really becoming involved with Amy's group of friends, who were already very close.  One day, she and a couple friends decided to take a doughnut run during a study hall period in high school and  while leaving one of her friends (we will call him Daren) invited the girl to go with.   She agreed and surprisingly had a good time.  She was so happy this Daren invited her, she had had a big crush on him since she first saw him, first semester of senior year, but could tell that he and Amy had something.. she wasn't sure what, but didn't want to get involved with anything that could break up a friendship. Daren and the girl continued to talk, and became closer and closer friends, and soon after the girl had a best friend (who she was completely in love with, but she never would have admitted that). They became best friends and she had literally never been happier. The end of the year neared, but she knew they would stay friends. On the last day of school she decided to tell him how important he was to her. In his yearbook she told him how happy she was to have met him, and how he was such a good friend.  That night they kissed, under the stars.  She was on cloud nine,  and was so happy.  She loved him, and hoped that this night would be the turning point in his feelings for her. They had a wonderful summer, talking and continuing to learn about each other. They had great nights under the stars talking about the most random things, talking about everything you could ever imagine.  He knew everything about her, and she knew most everything about him. She still feels as if he held back, knowing they would have to part at the end of the summer, as the went off to different colleges. As the summer ended, they discussed many times how maybe it would be better to go back to being just friends. The girl was completely heartbroken. She felt as if she had lost all chances with him, and couldn't figure out what she had done wrong. School started in the fall and they went their separate ways, still talking and keeping in touch,  but she knew it was over.  It had hurt her more than anything possibly could. A few months into school she realized she hated where she was, and made the risky decision to attend college where he was. She got there and things were fine. They were friends, but nothing more. She was in love still, but had lost her chance at ever telling him that. He recently received his mission call, and is leaving in 16 days. The girl still loves him with all her heart. and is so excited for him to serve the lord.
Daren was the type who always knew what to say. He was not judgemental and loved everyone. He had an amazing love for the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He loved his friends and family, and knew where he needed to be. He spent much time in the LDS temple and sometimes the girl was lucky enough to accompany him. He was so kind. The NIV version of the bible translates 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 as such " Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, It does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, It is not self-seeking, It is not easily angered, It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. IT always protects, always trusts, always perseveres." This is the definition of love in my opinion. Are you curious to know the definition of Daren? it is Love (see above). If i could be half as amazing as him I would be beyond spectacular. Daren encouraged me to be my best through his example. A guy like him is hard to find, so girls if you ever find one, don't let him go. I think of him everyday, and I think of my savior Jesus Christ everyday. Both amazing men, out to do good in the world. Im so glad he and I remain friends to this day.
I'd like to thank both him, and Amy for being my friends.  Two of the greatest friends a girl could ask for.  I love you both so much, and I hope you know that.

Amy, you have a light about you that you cannot hide.   Share with everyone how amazing you are.
Daren, continue to be your amazing example. Your companions are going to love you.  Share the Gospel with the people of Peru and bless their lives as much as you did mine.
These next few years are going to be quite an adventure, May God bless all of you, and help you do your best.
With an undying love,
Lindsey

Guys,  Do you realize how much you can impact a girls life. Girls look to you as examples, and as beacons of light. They love you,  love them back and show them you care. Everyone deserves to have someone to lean on, and care for. (and being cared for is pretty nice too.
I now realize that this post was not really about the impact guys have on a girls life, unless you caught that in my story, but Im leaving the title.

The things on my mind at 4am

OK so since I've moved back home I've discovered a few things
First~ no matter how old you are, if you live under your parents roof, they are in control. and that's been a tough thing for me to grasp. I've spent the last 4 months doing what ever I wanted, coming home whenever, spending my time with whoever. I'm back at my parents house and I can't go anywhere without talking to them first, to let them know where i am going and who i am with, hoping they approve, and when I'll be back (default answer: midnight... am I ever home then? no.)  I'm quite the rebellious child, aren't I? I've decided I don' do well being told what to do,  my grades were astronomically better this semester living away from home, than last semester when i lived at home.
Second~ Boys with trucks are no good.  Ha this ones kind of a joke, and I've known it for a while. I met a couple guys at my singles ward a couple months ago that are way awesome, and they both have trucks and like to go offroading a lot! Everytime we go off-rdoading something bad happens, which is to be expected because we chose the stupidest times to go. Like tonight one of them called me and invited me to go, and I said sure, of course!  haha  after hanging up the phone I realized it was already 12:30 at night.  oh well right? ha!  so he picked me up and we went out to the mountain to meet up with our other friends with the other truck.  we decide to get a head start and head up the mountain.  Once we are near the top we turn off to the side to check out the view of the city (way pretty i wish i had taken a picture) and then when we try leaving we realize we are stuck. It takes about an hour to get out, after we enlist the help of a 4runner and our friend Daves truck. I was just praying that i wouldn't die there. It was fun though, and well worth the time of getting home at 3:30 in the morning (probably shouldn't tell my parents).
Third~  I am still very much in love with my ex. I'm really glad he doesn't know what my blog is (at least im praying he doesn't) because this would be very awkward if he read it. Every single thing I see or hear or do reminds me of him, and it makes me miss him and want to be with him more than ever. He and I are still pretty good friends but we've kept our distance since we stopped dating. I have pictures of us everywhere (you'll notice some posted on my page-- grad pic and the one by the waterfall). I see a cloud that looks like anything and almost burst into tears. I see stars and think of him. I have to go hiking by myself now, because I refuse to share that with anyone else but him, same with star gazing. I hear the song "only one in color"by trapt and cry because it reminds me of him, and his color blindness. I hear the band "fun" and think of him.  every song reminds me of him, every movie.  All I want is one last chance with him but I feel I will never get it.  He is the best thing that has ever happened to me.  I have built an amazing testimony of Jesus Christ, while spending time with him. I have bettered myself to be with him, and want to continue to have that.   Hes amazing and will be an amazing missionary.   He leaves for Peru in a few weeks to serve an LDS mission and I'm so happy for him. He will do wonders for the people there. And they are very blessed to have him.... I am very blessed to have him. I wish I could tell him how i feel,  but that would be very unfair, and he has more important things to focus on. anyway, I love him, and he will never know it.  Unless by some miracle he wants me backwhen he gets back, in 2 years.  I have a big problem attached to my undying love for him.  I have a good friend who i had taken an interest in a while back, who has now taken an interest in me.  (hes the one with the truck)  hes very sweet and in all honesty i should like him, but i can't because im so tied down to my ex.  HELP!!!
I also found that when you have very few friends, time goes by really slow.  Three of my best friends are getting married this summer and I miss them a ton, i already never see them.  I'm also really not enjoying have friends that just live all over the state, because I met them at school and at the end of the year we had to part our separate ways.  But on the bright side my brother will be home in 50 days, which will be the first time I will have seen him in two years, and then 11 days later we leave for Florida, and then from there we get on our cruise!  its going to be awesome!  ill be sure to Let y'all know how amazing that vacay will be. But most of all I'm excited to get back to school, and move into my new apartment and start my awesome classes. Oh and hopefully find a job! I guess I do have a lot going on this summer.  Its going to be quite an adventure.
(i also realized that when i blog, i miss capitalization's and have terrible grammar,  I hope that doesn't annoy anyone)

20 things I found I like/did this semester

1.Water fights with Roommates in our apartment

2. Nerf Guns

3. Ring shopping even though I'm not getting married

4. Running around campus pretending to be zombies, or pretending to fight off a zombie invasion.

5. Hearing men speak in a foreign language... Super attractive.
6. Waxing a mans chest against his will

  7.  Moved out
  8. Kiss- Raped a guy.
  9. Went to Lava Hot springs
10. Made some friends
 11.Learned to Sock wrestle

  12. Went to festival of colors

13.  Salt and Vinegar chips
14. Got engaged...JK
15. Basically read Shakespeare's entire works
16. Got a free Burrito from a drunk guy

 17.Watched many of my best friends get engaged/married
18. Came out of My shell
19. Went to Aggie basktball games!  woo

  20. UTAH STATE HEY! AGGIES ALL THE WAY!

Relationships and Dating

Mawwaige! Mawwaige is wat bwings us togevva today.

So these last few weeks after LDS General Conference all of the Return missionaries have marriage on the brain. The President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, Thomas S. Monson, quoted the late Prophet, President Hinkley, when he said to the men of the church "My heart reaches out to our single sisters, who long for marriage and cannot seem to find it... I have less sympathy for the young men, who under the customs of our society, have the prerogative to take the initiative in these matters but in so many cases fail to do so."  President Monson was very adament to the single men of the church about the need and importance of marriage.

Within the two weeks after conference, three of my best friends had rings on their fingers, and three more discussing with their boyfriends the possibilities of marriage. It's crazy stuff, the impact a Prophet of God can have on the men and women of the world and Church. Weddings and relationships are main topics in almost every discussion I've had for the last two weeks. Its crazy to see these young beautiful women who ive known for years planning to spend time and all eternity with these fantastic men. I'm so happy for Kayla, Kaytlen, Kate, and all you other great friends of mine who are getting married. I love you, and I'm so proud of the righteous decisions you're making.

I recently went ring shopping with a great guy I know, and it was probably one of the funnest things i have ever done,  no lie.  It was the greatest feeling,  i left feeling all Giddy inside, still feeling like i was actually getting married and then he had to remind me that it was just pretend....   sad day.  i was really excited for it all, and trying those rings on just made it seem all the more real. I am so ready to be married and start a family... now to find the man that can handle me, that I would love enough to spend the rest of forever with.... haha.
Now on a less serious note, let me tell you about the greatest and worst internet site i have ever found. likealittle.com is borderline more addictive than facebook. on LAL, for short, you can select the college campus you are on and send little anonymous flirts about people you see around campus. It also has a Chat window to talk to other people from campus that are online too.  A typical flirt post would say something like this "Brunette guy liked at the student center. I saw you today on your way to lunch,  you were wearing a grey hoodie, with blue shoes and a killer smile,  talk to me sometime,  youre super cute and id like to get to know you"  then people can comment on the post to try to figure out who the author was talking about. when you comment, you are given a random fruit name, to protect your identity, that changes for every post you comment on. youre also given a fruit name for the chat window. and there you can decide if you want to give away your real name. I recently found that the Red head that lives in certain dorms (me) has a secret admirer on this site.  its kinda fun to see if you are ever posted about. it makes me laugh because some people are really creepy, and say weird things haha. One day i was chatting with a guy named mango, and we started flirting a little and we found that we had a lot in common. we exchanged names and found each other on facebook. I thought he was way cute and wanted to meet him.  Knowing his love for music, I realized there was a very good possibility he would be at a concert held at our student center later that week, so I decided i would go.  i went and we met, and i really liked him, i though he was way cool, and really nice and cute.  We exchanged numbers that night and made plans to hang out in the future.   a couple days later i invited him to hang out with me and my roommates at our apartment.  we watched a movie and talked and just had a good time, after everyone left, we continued talking and he kissed me!  i was super happy because I was really into him. We were together until 6am the next morning and then he left, because we had classes that day, and needed to get at least a little bit. we continued to talk and i soon realized that he was starting to lose interest. I then found out from one of my friends who had spoke to him, that I was nothing more than a "booty call" for him and he actually had no interest in me at all....   UGH i felt so stupid!!!  still do actually. But thats what i get for meeting a guy online.....   I soon realized that i had great guys surrounding me and didnt need to waste my time with jerks, or waste my time on a flirting site, when i had everyone i needed already around me.  LAL is still a lot of fun, but im not using it to meet people ever again.
Dating is an adventure:)

FESTIVAL OF COLORS!

I had a spectacular time with my beautiful roommates at The Festival of Colors in Spanish Fork, Utah, at the Hindu lotus temple.

I am still blowing colors out of my nose right now, and the festival was on saturday.. After being completely covered from head to toe with colored chalk we made the long rainy drive back to school.   and yes, i missed our exit getting home.  smart yes?

The chicas in the picture above are two of my wonderful roommates and me. I love them lots and am so glad that I got to meet them, even though we are going our separate ways next year we better stay in touch.

It's so depressing when you have the most amazing friends and slowing start losing touch with each other.  I hope that doesn't happen, but we will see.

You all better find a way to get to a Holi festival next year, its totally worth it, and maybe if you're in spanish fork, youll find me! 

Quick Venting Moment

So I understand this is probably a little weird, but I need to express my anger to someone for a moment because every person that I know personally that I talk to, just pisses me off right now, to the point of wanting to slap every single person i see, in the face. Even my best friend in the world is bugging me today, and she and my other best friend are the only two people in the world i never get sick of.  I'm not exactly sure why I'm feeling like this, but its not cool. I think I'm partly jealous of my roommates who went on a cruise to Mexico for spring break, and I sat at home and watched movies with my parents for most of the week.
Yes.. so my roommates took this 7 day 6 night cruise to Mexico, and the guy I'm just totally gaga over went with them. And he probably hooked up with some random chick from Minnesota or something, and the thought of that just makes me want to strangle this theoretical girl that probably doesn't exist. They had an amazing time, i already know from the facebook posts. But I haven't talked to them,  I don't think I want to.  At least not for the next month or so, because I know that its all they are going to talk about and I just don't want to hear it.
It's like that one girl who you are kinda friends with who doesn't shut up about how awesome her boyfriend is, and tells you all about it right after you get out of a nasty break-up and every time she says something about it, you just want to pull her hair out and go cry for a while.  I don't know how I'm gonna handle listening to them talk about it. Looks like I've got some great days holed away in the library, and the math lab.... wooo...  UGH!  I'm just depressed now, and still can't stop thinking about this guy. He's just great,  I miss him. And that's another thing I hate!  I hate when I miss someone who doesn't miss me back. Uber depressed....   He ended things with me because he's not over his ex fiancee, who is getting married this summer..... I wish he'd stop pining and move on.  That's super insensitive of me I know, but today is selfish day. I bought a dress today, and a couple bras.  Thats my life, its what i do to try to cheer myself up, but even shopping was a drag.  I wanna work out.  im doing that on monday. It's decided.  Ok  now that I've shared my depressed moment with you, im going to go to bed, seeing as its 4;30 in the AM.

This bugs.....

Ok, so i know i already posted tonight, but I had to post this, because it's something that bugs me almost more than anything. And I think that the next time a guy does it I will say no, Please vote on the poll I have off to the right of my blog, or comment to share your feelings on this subject.
and i love that i can do this with my phone

Quick Few Things

OK first thing. Country swing dancing is the greatest thing ever invented,  if you ever get the chance to go country swing dancing.. GO!! even if you dont know how to dance at all. Because I went for the first time knowing 0 dance moves, and not even the basic step and left with my new favorite thing to do on Wednesday nights, and sometimes Thursdays when Im in Salt Lake. Try it! Oh, but wear comfortable shoes because I wasn't smart the last time i went, and now im paying for it with the blisters on my feet.
second thing. Im getting really old, I just decided. I have so many friends married and engaged now and its freaking me out....  The part that freaks me out more is that they are not that old...  One just barely turned 18 and the other, whose wedding reception was tonight, is barely 19.  I feel like my time is coming, but i kinda hate all men right now.   Im not even dating anyone.. And then I have those not so smart friends who say Im going to be engaged by the end of the year...  I wonder if they actually know me, because I'm not seeing it.
Finally, It's starting to warm up a little bit here in Utah!!! I wore shorts today and it was amazing!  I'm so excited for summer!  I need to get outside in the heat! I love Utah but I don't know if the cold is for me...  I need a warm adventure

Life

Do you ever feel like your life is going nowhere? That the career path you chose was a complete waste of time, and that whenever you try to talk to someone about it all they say is "I told you so."? Well recently thats how I've been feeling about life. In my final months as a senior in high school I decided I wanted to be a math teacher. I knew that the classes I would take would be difficult, but I didn't think i would have to worry too much, because I was an excellent student in high school.  I took the AP route, with all college classes except for one or two my senior year and basically threw my social life out the window so I would be able to go to a good school and get a head start on the courses I would need to graduate. I went off to college, lived at home and still worked at the the little restaurant down the street.... the one i had worked at since I was 15 years old. I did my thing-- got up really early to catch the train to school, transfer to another train, and then hop on a little shuttle to get me to my first class, went to classes, studied furiously in between classes and then did the little commute thing in reverse, got home changed  and went to work, and on days when i wasnt at work, i was doing homework at the engineering building till 11 which gave meust enough time to catch the last train home.   I hated the way my life ran for that first semester, and it was even worse because despite all the studying and homework I did, i still ended up failing one of my classes.  That was the first time i had ever received a grade lower than a B in my life....  It was terrible. I moved on and decided to do better next time, i also transferred schools, so I'd have the opportunity to move out, and have a social life. I now am studying math at a different university, and after taking my second math test for Calc II, I had a major panic that what I was doing was a complete waste of time, because that test was ridiculously hard, and I still have years and years of math ahead of me.  I felt so lost, for about a week, and after some wise words from an old teacher I realized that I know what I want to do with my life, I want to be a math teacher. I won't ever be teaching the stuff im learning right now so i should stop worrying.  It doesn't matter the grades you get as long as you pass.  All i have to do is pass the classes and ill be fine.  CRISIS AVERTED !!! I feel so much better now!
There are always going to be times in your life when you feel like you are going the wrong direction, or you made the wrong decision,  but if what you decide will make you happy in the long run, and its what you want. Then don't let the journey stop you from getting there.  Miley Cyrus once said "its not about how fast I get there, its not about what's waiting on the other side. It's the Climb" and yeah  shes kinda right, the journey to your goals is what forms you into the person you are. But sometimes its just about achieving your goal. In any way shape or form. Its about getting to the top, and being able to say "I DID IT!!!"

There's an App for that

So apple coined this little phrase, "there's an app for that" a long time ago when they first came out with the iphone, and it really didnt seem like they had that many apps... but now there is literally an app for everything imaginable. I have an Iphone 3GS, and when Im not doing anything (or just just feel like multi tasking) im doing one or more of these three things. 1-texting 2- facebook 3- talking to a bunch of random girls about religion on an app I have for tracking periods... Yes I'm aware. I have no life. But I've made some pretty good friends on there, even though I don't know them, and I'm pretty sure they will all attest that once you start using the forums, its almost impossible to stop, especially for me if i feel like i can help someone. Also I'm kind of an outspoken person and like to give my opinions  :)  It's quite an addiction... I know im not the Only one wasting time on there. Im thinking about taking a break from it for a while, hopefully the other mormon girls can handle themselves without me. ;) Jk .
Back to the whole app thing.  why is there not an app for Blogspot? it would be way successful!!  i would totally use it, because that means i have one less reason to use my computer. Although i still have to do homework on it.
Short digression--- what ind of professor assigns homework to be due during spring break????  its so ridiculous!  i think i have an assignment due today and its my spring break,  yeah im angry... 

thats all i had to say about that.  now ill continue to digress to other things about my life right now.
Hopefully he doesnt read this cuz id feel pretty bad, anyway....  so there was this guy that i had een hanging out with recently, i really liked him, and he said he liked me.  a couple days before he left for a mexican cruise for spring break... with my roommates... he tells me he really likes me, but isnt over his ex, whom he was engaged to... and that he had a dream about us and then him seeing his ex, and leaving me for her....  ouch...  yeah  im depressed.  but if that wasnt all for bad luck with guys that week. Just a couple days before that my best friend who I had dated for a while asked me to join him for dinner (hes the one in my grad picture on the bottom of this page) so we met up for dinner and had a good time,  after he said he needed to talk to me, and said that he noticed that there were still pictures of us on facebook, and i eplained how we were still friends so i didnt see a problem.  he then said that was fine but wanted to make sure i knew that nothing would ever happen between us again, and that he no longer had feelings for me..... who says that?!?!?!?! gosh!  it made me so mad!  im over it now  but i wanted to post it because its completely ridiculous.
Also, for spring break i couldnt go on the Cruise with my roommates, so i went home instead, thinking it would be warmer than where i go to school...   it snowed yesterday. so much for that,
GEEZ!!!  i really wanna go to the beach
I hope you all enjoyed my ranting

lindsey :)

Some Thoughts From General Conference

Daughters of Heavenly Father -Susan W. Tanner

Click on the link above for the full talk (all of the headings are hyperlinks to the talks quoted)
"Heavenly Father knows you and loves you. You are His special daughter. He has a plan for you."
"One very good young woman said to me, “Sometimes I am not sure who I am. I don’t feel Heavenly Father’s love. My life seems hard. Things are not turning out the way I wanted, hoped, and dreamed they would.” What I said to her I now say to young women everywhere: I know unequivocally that you are a daughter of God. He knows you, He loves you, and He has a plan for you. I know this is a message Heavenly Father wants me to share with you."

Be of Good Cheer  - Thomas S. Monson

None of us makes it through this life without problems and challenges—and sometimes tragedies and misfortunes. After all, in large part we are here to learn and grow from such events in our lives. We know that there are times when we will suffer, when we will grieve, and when we will be saddened. However, we are told, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.”
From the holy scriptures we read, “Behold, the righteous, the saints of the Holy One of Israel, they who have believed in [Him], they who have endured the crosses of the world, … they shall inherit the kingdom of God, … and their joy shall be full forever.” 
I testify to you that our promised blessings are beyond measure. Though the storm clouds may gather, though the rains may pour down upon us, our knowledge of the gospel and our love of our Heavenly Father and of our Savior will comfort and sustain us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments. There will be nothing in this world that can defeat us.
My beloved brothers and sisters, fear not. Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.



Come What May and Love it - Joseph B. Worthlin
I love this one!  read it all!

He Knows You by Name-Elaine S. Dalton
Did you know that Heavenly Father knows you personally—by name? The scriptures teach us that this is true. When Enos went into the woods to pray, he recorded, “There came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.” Moses not only prayed but also talked to God face-to-face, and God said to Moses, “I have a work for thee, Moses, my son.”  The Lord knew Jacob’s name and changed it to Israel to more accurately reflect his mission on the earth.  Similarly, He changed the names of Paul and Abraham and Sarah. In Doctrine and Covenants, section 25, Emma Smith is given a blessing for her comfort and guidance in life. The Lord begins this blessing by saying, “Hearken unto the voice of the Lord your God, while I speak unto you, Emma Smith, my daughter.” 


If you have ever felt the tug of peer pressure, pray, ask in faith, and listen to the Holy Ghost. Then live the gospel. Joseph keenly realized his imperfections and weaknesses. Again—he prayed. In response to this prayer, he was visited by the angel Moroni. Joseph recounted: “He called me by name” and said “that God had a work for me to do.”

I hope you enjoyed these!
Lindsey

Random!

I took this picture with my phone at my cabin in Oakley, Ut

i went to a masquerade and wore this dress and mask  it was lotsa fun!

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism)

This post is for a couple of darling girls wanting to know more about my religion. (im typing with acrylic nails and its super annoying)
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am now 19 years old and have been a member my whole life.  When I was 8 years old i was baptized into the church, and by the laying on of hands by men who hold the priesthood of god, I was given the gift of the holy ghost, to have with me at all times.  This is given to everyone who is a member of the church... and while members cannot be baptized until they are 8, many people find the church later and are baptized, people in their 90s are getting baptized because it wasnt until their old age that the missionaries found them and taught them. when i was 12 years old,  i became of age to receive a temple recommend, and after an interview with my bishop to determine my worthiness i was able to receive a temple recommend to go to the LDS temple to perform the ordinances of baptisms for the dead. we believe that you must be baptized by immersion in order to enter the kingdom of god, so we perform these baptisms in the name of a deceased person, we believe that even though we have done the work, it is their choice to accept the baptism or not. so they arent being forced into anything.  we believe that families can be together forever!!!  and that makes me so happy because i miss my grandpa soooo much!!  i cant wait to see him on the other side!  when we marry, we marry in the LDS temple so we can be sealed to our families for always and eternity. and live with them forever.

I want to share my testimony of the church with you girls, and anyone else who reads this. I know this is the true church of God, I know Joseph Smith saw and spoke to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in the Sacred grove in palmyra, New York. I know he restored the church from the time of Christ to what it is today, I know Christ died for our sins, so we could remain clean!!!  I've used His atonement again and again!  its REAL. I know heavenly father loves all of us, he knows me by name and knows what i need help with, i know prayer works and that if we pray to him he will answer!!  I Love My heavenly father so much, im so grateful to him for all he has blesses me with, my family, my friends, my education, my trials, my everything!  I know the book of mormon is the word of God and so is the Bible. I know Thomas S. Monson is a Prophet of God and Is receiving revelation from him all the time for the sake of each and everyone of us individually. i love this Gosple so much!  I bear these things with you in the name of JESUS CHRIST, amen.

now that ive shared some of my testimony with you id like to share some quotes from various religious leaders or scriptures that i like,


D&C 78:18- "And ye cannot bear all things now, nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along, the kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours and the riches of eternity are yours"

Alma 36:3- "And now, o my son Helaman, Behold  thou art in thy youth, and therefore i beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for i do know that whosoever shall put their trust in the God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day."

D&C 76:22-24 " And now after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony last of all which we give of him, THAT HE LIVES!! for we saw him, even on the right hand of God and heard the voive bearing record that he is the only begotten of the father, that by him and through him and of him the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God"

D&C 18:10- "remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God"

James 1:5-6-- "if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men lierally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering..."

Revelation 7: 17-- "for the lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto the fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes"

Isaiah 54: 16-- Behold i have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and i have created the waster to destroy"

“You are a beloved daughter of Heavenly Father, prepared to come to the earth at this particular time for a sacred and glorious purpose.” ¹ Sisters, those words are true! They are not made up in a fairy tale! Isn’t it remarkable to know that our eternal Heavenly Father knows you, hears you, watches over you, and loves you with an infinite love? In fact, His love for you is so great that He has granted you this earthly life as a precious gift of “once upon a time,” complete with your own true story of adventure, trial, and opportunities for greatness, nobility, courage, and love. And, most glorious of all, He offers you a gift beyond price and comprehension. Heavenly Father offers to you the greatest gift of all—eternal life—and the opportunity and infinite blessing of your own “happily ever after.”
But such a blessing does not come without a price. It is not given simply because you desire it. It comes only through understanding who you are and what you must become in order to be worthy of such a gift."
Elder Uchtdorf, April 2010 General Conference, Your Happily Ever After

No Father would send His children off to a distant, dangerous land for a lifetime of testing where Lucifer was known to roam free without first providing them with a personal power of protection. He would also supply them with means to communicate with Him from Father to child and from child to Father. Every child of our Father sent to earth is provided with the Spirit of Christ, or the Light of Christ. ¹ We are, none of us, left here alone without hope of guidance and redemption.
President Packer October 2009 General Conference, Prayer and Promptings
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