{Mentor}

As many of you know. I have a love for the piano...

Especially this piano..

That's right. A Steinway. I can only dream of owning one. But man do they have a gorgeous sound.

Anyway. Believe it or not, this post is not all about Steinway pianos. 

I am going to tell you a wonderful story, however.

I have been taking piano lessons for 12 years, give or take a year. Throughout these years I have had two teachers. Both of which I adored through the years.

As I have grown and become more advanced in the piano and even began teaching piano lessons, I have found something wonderful.

Let me tell you about my piano teacher, Malinda. She has helped me learn that I can actually play the piano if I set my mind to it and even convinced me to practice more than I usually would have.

This is the amazing thing. I no longer see Malinda as a teacher, but as a mentor. If you look at the facts, piano is partially self-taught. Sure I can be instructed of which key is which not, and what the difference between a p and an f is. But, at the end of the day, I need to teach myself how my muscles will create each sound.

So, if that is the case, then what is the point of a teacher? A teacher is a mentor. She convinces me to play the piano because she can see the sound that I truly can make. She can see the potential and the drive and will force it out of me when I tell myself I can't do it. She will challenge me in all aspects so that I can truly love the piano.

For that, I am forever grateful.

Thanks for being a Mentor, Malinda.

Until Next Time...

Peace & Blessings. 

Christmas from you Heart to your finger {nails}

As you all know. I have a serious nail polish problem! With Christmas right around the corner I thought that it might be fun to do a blog post about the Christmas nail polish that I have.
Me and my sister are going to start a strictly nail polish blog. Hopefully some of you will like it. :) But it hasn't started yet so I thought I would get a jump start! :)

Enjoy!

This is my nail polish collection that have Christmas inspired names....

I know. It makes me a little sick myself. But they are quite adorable. :)

This is Sephora by O.P.I.s "Are you Glistenin'"

This is a Gorgeous silver top coat. It has a sparkly base. Works well as both a top coat, and with a few extra coats, a full nail polish.

This is Sephora by O.P.I.s "It looks like Rain, Dear."

This beauty is a gold sparkle that only takes two coats to be opaque!  

This is Sephora by O.P.I.s "Stop Stocking Me!"

This is a lovely metalicy like nail polish that has just too awesome of a name! 

This is China Glazes "This is Tree-Mendous"

This is a new collection that I haven't tried yet. But come on, look at how gorgeous that glitter is! 

This is Nicole by O.P.I.s "Keeping Up with Santa."

This is from the Kardashian collection. It is pretty much the perfect Christmas red!

This is O.P.I.s "Underneath the Mistletoe"\

I have not yet tried this one. But it is the perfect redish pinkish goldish glitter out there! 

This is O.P.I.s "Cute Little Vixen"

How adorable is that name? 

This is Nicole by O.P.I.s "Kardashing Through the Snow"

Again from the Kardashian line. But it is a beautiful glitter. (Can you tell that apparently Christmas means glitter?) 

This is Sephora by O.P.I.s "Be-Claus I said So"

I really liked this brand and sadly it is no more. But this red top coat is similar to Are you Glistenin' in a way that you can use it as both a top coat and a full nail polish color. 

This is O.P.I.s  "My Favorite Ornament"

This gold sparkle is absolutely stunning! Would go great with red or green! :) OR on its own. 

This is Piggy Polish "It's because I'm GREEN isn't it?"

This is the brightest, prettiest green ever! And plus, it is quoting the movie The Grinch!!! 

This is Piggy Polish "Blame it on the Mistle TOE"

This red has an excellent combination of gold to make it stunning! :) 

This is O.P.I.s "All I want for Christmas (is OPI)"

Lets face it. That is all that I really want! :) 

This is Sephora by O.P.I.s "Good Tidings We Bling"

The perfect top coat! I love it on top of white!  

This is China Glazes "There's Snow one Like You"

This is a texture polish that literally looks like snow. I am torn at how I like it though! 

This is China Glazes "All wrapped Up"

There is only one thing better than purple. And that is a glittery purple! 

This is Rainbow Honey's "Candy Cane Gram"

This is a glitter that has at least four different shapes of glitter! I love this as a full polish color. It takes a few coats, but with its micro-glittery base, it is perfect! :)

Let me know how you liked this post!

Until Next Time...

Peace & Blessings!!!

{Out with the old... In with the new...}

"My world is changing. I'm rearranging..." 

-Where are you Christmas? [The grinch]

Well hello there. It has been a while since I have posted! Shocker... I know. actually. It has been almost exactly 2 months. I was looking at my blog and realized that the two things I have blogged about since the summer were excellent things. However. My life has taken a flip flop and I have not even mentioned it! How dare I?? ;) 

So I guess I will begin to tell you about my adventures these past few months. :)

As most of you know. I worked at Moore's Family Restaurant. it is a cute little diner in Ogden that has a plethora of customer, most of which were regulars. It was an excellent job in a sense that the customers were nice and it had its moments where it paid very well. There, of course, were things that had happened over the two years that I worked there that made me dislike the job and wish that I had a better one. I am not going to lie, I was like The Parable of the Importune Friend. I felt that I was almost complaining and murmuring to God when I prayed about it. I was constantly saying things like "I know that this job was something that you sent me to do, but if there is something better please help me find it." or "help me know what to do because I don't think that I should be a waitress forever." Sometimes the prayers almost felt like they weren't heard. There were so many times that I grew more and more frustrated, but it didn't matter how many jobs I applied to, I was never called for an interview. The oddest part about the situation is that there were times when I found a job to apply for, but things would be good at work at the time, so I would feel that I shouldn't apply to it. 

Then. One day. I [honestly] was driving to work. I noticed that I had got an email. I glanced at it and saw that it was one of the professors from WSU posting on the Social Work page about a job opportunity. He had posted these many times before and I didn't seem interested at all in the past. This time, I was intrigued. It was a position for social work at a skilled nursing facility. They were offering flexible schedules with school and stating that if you were interested in Social Work that this was the job for you. I'm not gonna lie. I felt that I should do it. I knew that I wasn't the most qualified person in the world, but I felt that I could do this. So. I arranged to have my resume faxed over. If I was applying to a job before this, I would tell a couple of my coworkers about it. But for some reason, I didn't this time. I kept this one entirely to myself. A couple days after my resume was faxed over I got a call asking to come in for an interview. I was elated! I can not even describe how happy I was. Luckily it was on a day that I always requested off. So I didn't have to worry about asking time off for it. 

Then the day came. I hadn't had a real interview, quite possible ever. So I was pretty nervous. But I figured that the worst thing that would happen is that I would still be at Moore's. I had gone to institute that morning. Michaela was waiting at my house to go shopping for mission clothes. It was  a good day... all aside from this interview. I got there about 15 minutes early. So I got to sit on a leather couch mulling over the fact that I was having what I would consider my first interview either. I knew that you were supposed to have questions to ask about the facility and I honestly had none. I had talked to Sandee about what she thought the job would entail. I was golden. And of course. My interview started late. [It is hard for me to remember how late. But I bet it was 10 or 15 minutes]. Then a lady came out and invited me into her office. Her name was Vange. She was super happy and seemed like she loved to have me there. Honesty I felt like I had this interview in the bag. Then I realized that I was not with the administrator. I still had one interview to go. Then came the interview with Reece... {dun dun dun!} I can't remember the details on both of the interviews. I just felt great about the whole interview. I was taken on a tour of the facility and then Reece told me that "i would know by Friday and if they hadn't called me, then to hunt me down" I figured that I could do that. Then of course, I go out and they say that I have to fill out the application. So I am sitting next to the person who is applying for the same job as me. She had all of this experience and guess what. She was LATE to her interview. Of course, because mine didn't start on time, they didn't even notice that she wasn't there on time. She used the excuse of "I got lost". [Apparently everyone is stupid when it comes to that excuse. I drove past the building at like 7 that morning to make sure that I knew where it was. It's really complicated, I know.]
I did my fair share of bugging the facility because I had not heard if I got the job by the day that I had said. My dad has always told me that it's the people that show their interest in the job that get it. It was about a Tuesday when I finally got a hold of someone. Vange picked up the phone and told me that I had got the job! :) YAHOO!

So. I worked like twice during my two weeks notice at Moore's. My first official day was July 8, 2013.
I have now worked at Mountain View Health Services for almost 4 months! I love it! Of course there are moments when I get in trouble. And I am far from the perfect social worker in training! But I am more than blessed at the fact that I have the job. I am so grateful that I was given the opportunity. My bosses are so caring and they see my true potential. They listen and give advise when it is needed. It has both days that are fast paced and slow paced. But I love the elderly people there. I love the people that I work with. And I love that God has given me the opportunity to work there!

At the same time that I got this new job, my best friend Michaela left on her mission. Not even that. My favorite Institute teacher was relocated to a seminary way down in Lehi.

It has been hard. There are days when I completely hate the fact that I am in a completely new part of my life. But I know that this is where God wants me to be. I am able to do my field placement at work! Even through the hard times emotionally, I have seen the ever increasing blessings that have come based on these changes of life. That doesn't mean that I don't miss Michaela or Sister Seamons. I actually think about them almost every day. But the knowledge that God is on my side helps me. He is my father and He is teaching me to become a better person.
I guess that means that "Christmas changes too." ;) 

{I'm Going There Someday...}

"I urge all who have not yet received these greatest of all blessings within the walls of the temple to do whatever may be necessary to qualify to receive them."

-James E. Faust

The temple is such an amazing place! I have loved it for so many years! :) It has such a wonderful peace that can't be described, and yet.. I still haven't received the complete grace of it. I cannot wait for the day when I enter those temple doors to covenant with my Heavenly Father. To learn what He has to teach me, and to love what He has provided for me.

But... Until then... I have a shout out to do! :)

As I stated in a previous post, a lot of my friends have changed since High School. There are many reasons behind this. But. Some of the friends that I have made in college have truly changed me for the better. :) This post is about two of them. :)

My friend Sam, went through the temple today. I could not be more excited for her. I think it is a great step for her and it is such an example to me. She has such a personality that makes her a rock in this religion. Even with her ups and downs she is still far ahead of me when it comes to the gospel. If I could have half of her testimony, I would be a much better example to those around me. Sam, I am so proud of you and what you do to be such a great example and friend. I am so glad to have known you, and I can't wait for the many more days that we can have deep conversations and just be there for each other. Good friends are hard to come by, and you definitely are one. :)

Sam had the opportunity to have our institute teacher go through the temple with her, my second shout out is to her. :)

I can't even describe how amazing you are, and the fact that you went with Sam today shows how amazing you are. You aren't just a teacher. You are a friend, a mentor, and even a mother in a way. You are always there when others aren't. It is nice to see that you can be there for others, that there are people out there that sincerely care for those around them. You ask people how they are doing and actually listen for an answer. Your dating advice is fantastic, you are a friend that catches when we fall. And you are someone that I aspire to be like one day. :) 

I truly have been blessed with great friends. And I know that Heavenly Father has placed these friends in my life so that I can grow closer to Him. They have a light that shines differently than mine, and because of that I have grown. 

The Church is True. :)

Until Next Time...

Peace & Blessings.

{Three Years Later}

"The More I grow up, the more I realize how much more growing up I have to do."

-Unknown

I realized today that I have been out of High School for 3 years. THREE!!!! It is just me, or is that totally bizarre? But I think that it is incredible at how fast your life can change.  One day you have 300 best friends in high school, and the next, you have the few that you have decided to keep close to you. Your attitude, your goals, your ambitions, all change. And yet, you still feel like the same person. It makes no sense, right?

I have quit making friends that don't feel that a mutual friendship in necessary. All of those people in high school that only wanted to be my friend when they needed something are gone. And I don't make friends like that anymore. I can honestly say that there are about 5 friends from high school that I even talk to anymore. One of my best friends from high school and I are still close, and we haven't seen each other longer than 30 seconds in over 2 years. Those are the kind of friends that I seek! :) The quality of things that I seek have changed. I don't want mediocre anymore, I want great. Something that can benefit me in multiple ways. That is one of the reasons that I chose to go to school for a Social Work Degree.

Social Work is a profession that helps people. It is a profession that gives people something. They gain something from having help from a social work professional. But, the thing is, that action is reciprocated as well. The social worker gains something by helping the other. It is service to the t. As I have gone through school, I have realized this more and more. It has changed me. For the better. 

I spend a lot less time wishing that I was with friends. I spend a lot of time with family and I value it more. I love to have a night out with friends, but something about family just brings happiness and a sense of peace. Family will be there for you when no one else will. They will always so those things that no one else does. And they will laugh when a laugh is needed. 

It is funny how the core of a person can change just by growing up a little. But they always will. The change is what Heavenly Father helps us have. It is a change for the better. :) A Change towards him

Until Next Time...

Peace & Blessings. 

{Possessive}

Have you ever had something, or someone, that you felt was yours and you didn't want to lose them? I have.

As a matter of fact, my best friend, Michaela, is leaving on a mission in a week. And I must say, that I have become rather possessive of her and I don't want her to leave. The thought of not being able to call her up, or watch a movie with her, or go out to eat at Moore's with her for 18 months is depressing really. haha. 

When I think about this. I remember my relationship with my Heavenly Father and my Savior, Jesus Christ. They have the same feelings towards me as I do towards Michaela.   They don't want to see me sad or falter away from their path for me. I know that they will help me through the next 18 months. And I know that Michaela is doing what her Heavenly Father wants her to. 

So. While I remain home, and Michaela is in Iowa, I know that God will be watching over us. If not because He would be anyway. But because we will be praying for each other to succeed and to have His guidance in our lives. 

I will feel eternally blessed to have Michaela as a friend. She has been an influence on my life that I could not have dreamed of. I can't wait to see the success and experiences she has as she serves the Lord. 

My advice to anyone that is struggling with losing someone, even for a short time, is to remember our Heavenly Fathers plan for us. And to pray to him for comfort and advice. Because He can send us what we need as long as we but ask. 

{Shenanigans}

Summer is an odd time, isn't it?

I don't know about you, but I feel that I spend my whole school year looking forward to summer break, and then summer break looking forward to the school year..... I know, it sounds crazy, even to me.

Much isn't going on with my life. I'm just watching it fly by. But. I do have a few funny moments that have happened to me in the past week. 

For those of you that do not know, I am a Primary Teacher. I teach the 9 year olds.

I must begin by saying {and I'll ask for forgiveness beforehand} that I have not been a huge fan of being a primary teacher. I think this began because I felt that I wasn't "called of God" to that calling, because every young single adult in a home ward gets that calling. But now I will say, {this will require no forgiveness} that I love it!

My nine year olds are a hoot and a half. Seriously. They say the darndest things. For example, My mother {we partner teach} was telling a story about how her tomato plants died. And Kaden said "they were froze by ghosts!" hahaha. Then after the story was over he said "Moral of the story, Ghost freeze things, and bananas are good"

Where do they come up with this stuff???

Anyway. In singing time, they had all of the female teachers come up {For mothers day} and each of their class members would ask a question, and then they would ask what your favorite primary song was and the whole room would sing it. The singing time leader, Marla, is my next-door neighbor. So when I came up she asked the primary kids "Now, is Sister Miller a mother?" and amongst all of the "no's" this one voice could be heard that said "Well, Possibly" HAHAHAHAHA! Seriously! Where do they come up with this stuff???

Anyway. Those were the funny things. 

Today in institute the teacher asked us "If you could describe your trust in the Lord as a symbol, what would it be"

That is my question for you today.

This was my answer.

Mine is like a boomerang. 

I hold it dear to me, but sometimes I feel that I can handle a situation on my own, so I throw the boomerang, but it always comes back to me.

Anyways. Have a good day! 

Until Next Time

Peace & Blessings! :)

{Opinions}

I would just like to start of by saying that I in no way intend to offend anyone. These are my own personal feelings, which have taken me a long time to form. I am probably going to have to "Frankincense" this, but I hope it makes sense and gives people a way of looking at things. 

I am Mormon. I know it, I live it, I love it! If there is one thing that I know I can count on, it is the church! It is always there for me when I fall. It is always true. It doesn't change. The Doctrine is always the same. Jesus Christ is always the head of the church, and He ALWAYS will love me!

For those of you who didn't know, I am a social work major. I love to help people, and to help them feel that they can be and are successful. With my firm beliefs of the church it has been difficult to sit through some of the Social Work classes. I agree with many of the concepts, but I have those few that I firmly stand with the church on. This is difficult, because I fear that it will interfere with my future career goals. So what do I do? I am going to do what I would ask any of my clients to do, explain to me how you feel. 

So this is me. This is how I feel. 

Marriage is between a man and a woman. The purpose of life is to become like God. And God teaches that marriage it between a man and a woman. I strongly believe that Heavenly Father is married to my Heavenly Mother. Why would I want to help others not become as them? I accept and love those who feel differently. They are some of the most kind and accepting people I have met and I pray that they will have the strength to live in a country such as ours.  God's laws don't change. And we can't change them in order to make us feel better for our "sin". 

We can all have different opinions and that's okay.

Many people that I have conversations with about this issue, will say to me "how is it fair for your church to say that those who have same gender attraction can be members as long as they don't act on those feelings? When all of those who can get married, have that blessing of being able to express their feeling."

Here is my answer. 

I have a dear friend who is single. It is not "fair" to her that she can't have children because she hasn't been asked to get married. But she is held to that standard, just as I am. I could go have sex or get pregnant or do anything that I really wanted to. But I am willing to follow God and what HE has taught ME. I have to learn how to be who God wants me to be. It is something that I will constantly have to work on. 

Just as those who have save gender attraction can choose to follow their own desires, I can follow my own, which are to follow God and come back to Him. 

I hope this hasn't utterly offended anyone.

I love you all.

Until Next Time...

Peace & Blessings.

{Sanctuary}

I feel so blessed the past couple of days. No joke. I am so grateful for all of the wonderful things that the Lord has placed in my life.

I am going to talk to you today about one.

That one thing, is Institute.

President Thomas S. Monson said on April 21, 2009

"If you are a single college student, I ask you to make participation in institute a priority. Married students and other young adults are also welcome and encouraged to attend. Think of it. Friends will be made, the Spirit will be felt, and faith will be strengthened. I promise you that as you participate in institute and study the scriptures diligently, your power to avoid temptation and to receive direction of the Holy Ghost in all you do will be increased. Divine favor will attend those who humbly seek it. That is the promise which I leave with you."

This was a very powerful statement that was made right before I was at the age when I would go to Institute. . . . Looking at that fact right now makes me smile at how the Lord placed that in my life at that time for a reason.

I can attest to all of you, that this is all true. I have experienced this exact promise to the T. I know what it feels like to go to a building and know that you will make a friend and keep those friends. That you will learn of His Gospel and feel of His sweet Spirit. I know that with the help of our own personal scripture study that these things can be even greater. 

Even with this knowledge, there is still more as to why I would say that this building, The Institute Building, is a sanctuary. It is a home away from home. 

The other day,  a friend and I were sitting one some random chairs by the teachers offices. I tend to like them because if I actually have something to do, the noise level is very limited down there. I had been reading in Hosea and found a great scripture that talked of Heavenly Father being the father of our spirits. I then was telling my friend, who recently came back to the church, that I had heard that we were "intelligence's" before  we were spirits, but I couldn't remember who told me, or where, if at all, in the scriptures it was found. An institute teacher whom I had had for committee before was walking down the hall, so I just asked him. And he not only explained that answer, but gave me many more insights for the gospel that I had never heard before. He talked to me and my friend for at least an hour, if not longer. Then, later, a different teacher came out and was "test questioning" us as an anti-mormon would. 

Where. On earth. would this happen, besides at the Institute? Everyone there, really truly cares and wants to share the gospel with everyone, but especially those who desire to know of it!

Thank you, Heavenly Father, for allowing me to participate in something so great. 

Until next time...

Peace & Blessings. :)

{Smart}

Sometimes, I feel really smart. I'm not gonna lie! But I had to share this thought that I had.

So, last Sunday was our ward conference at Church. So the Bishop and the Stake President spoke. I am probably one of a few in our stake that have known the Stake President my entire life. Honestly, I bet my family is closer to him than our own Bishop. I love Bishop Johnson and am not belittling him in any way. But "Back in the day" before my Bishop even really lived in our ward boundaries, my dad was in the Bishopric with my now Stake President's Father. Because of how long my family has lived in the same house, and with this part of Layton basically being a "Love Family Reunion" we seem to know them pretty well. Because of this, I have enjoyed listening to him as a stake president. Just because I know him on such a personal level as well. 

Anyway, during President Loves' talk, he quoted this scripture found in 

St Luke 22:31

"And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, Behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:"

But the JST is very important here where it says "Satan hath desired you, that he may sift the children of the kingdom as wheat"

One cool thing to think about is house our names should fit into that scripture. I should read it "And the Lord said, Heidee, Heidee, Behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat."

I love this, it shows such protection from the Lord.

But here is where my wheels started turning, and I had a "lightbulb" moment. 

The Lord is referring to us as wheat here. What is the first other scripture that you think of when you hear the word "wheat" 

For me, it is the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares.

{Quick overview of the parable}

A farmer's servants plant a field of wheat. And enemy comes in the night and plants tares in with the wheat. Because you can't tell the difference between the two until they are basically grown, they don't notice. Then when the wheat and tares are mixed together, the servants want to dig out the tares. But because of the damage that it would cause to the wheat they are instructed to wait until harvest day and pick the wheat out first, and then the tares. This is a big 'ol reference to the second coming of Jesus Christ.

But hear this.

The Lord says that Satan is going to sift us like wheat. When sifting flour, we are letting all the fine and "good" pieces fall through the sifter while the "bad" stuff all remains on top. 

This is what I think. Satan isn't going to try and change us into a tare. He is just going to find all the bad stuff that could be in the wheat and have us become that bad stuff.

It is important for us to use the Lord and His atonement so that we can make it back and truly 

"Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work."  (D&C 10:5)

Until Next Time...

Peace & Blessings. :)

{What is this??}

So. I just have to say. I have no idea what has happened. I don't remember Utah randomly being moved to the Midwest. But, why did we have the freezing rain storm? I don't find it funny. Actually, I find it quite scary. Ha. So get home from school yesterday, and I had no real problems with the roads or walking around campus all day. But then, I go to pull into my driveway, and my car won't go up. So i'm like, FINE and park in the street, which is way less icy. But then as i try to walk up my driveway in wedge heel boots. I realize that isn't going to happen very easily. So. I take my shoes off. Successfully walk up the driveway, and walk into my house with freezing cold feet.
Such is life, right?
Until Next Time....
Peace & Blessings

{It's smee!}

Before I start this post, I found this title, very cleaver! hahaha! From Hook?? So funny! :) Anyway, I have decided a new post "series", for lack of better word, that I am going to write. :) This is going to be posts about me. I know I have written a few in the past, but these are going to be more "Random Facts." I came up with the idea because at work, I would say "random fact number 32 about Heidee."
Then, I thought, hum, I should actually make a list! hahaha. But of course, I can't think of everything at once. So here is a first few that I can think of right now. :)

Random Facts of Heidee :)

1.  I do not like Chocolate covered cherries.

2.  I do not like cinnamon. Not even cinnamon bears.

3.  The only mint chocolate that I like are Andie's mints

(Apparently chocolate sounds good. ;))

4. I am no officially a Psych-o-holic! Seriously, it's ridiculous!

5.   I could eat my weight in funyuns. mmm, delish!

Well, those are the few today.

Toodles.

(Speaking of Hook.)

Until Next Time..

Peace & Blessings.

{Kicks & Giggles}

Here is my funny picture for the week.

Hahaha! :) so true!

{Seek learning, even by study and also by faith}

Doctrine and Covenants 88:118

I have been having an amazing time in Institute this semester, and it has only been a couple weeks! Weeeoo! :) I am taking two institute classes. The first is a Parables of Jesus class, and the second is the second half of the Old Testament. Both are with the same teacher, whom I adore. 

I am going to share a couple of lessons, one from each class, that really hit home with me.

The Parable that I loved was "The Seed Growing by itself." It is found in Mark 4:26-29.

Really short. 

{That is one thing that I love about this class. The reading assignments are really easy. Whereas, the old testament, you are reading like two books in the old testament!}

Anyway, this parable is teaching that once the seed is planted, there is nothing you can do that will force it to grow. It has to grow on its own. This really hit home with me because of an experience with sharing the gospel I had. I don't know about you, but sometimes when I share the gospel, I feel like I have utterly failed. Anyone else feel this way? They don't seem to get it and I get frustrated that these things all make sense, and there is nothing I can do to make them understand. It was two days later, that I had this lesson in my parables class. It is my job to plant the seed. Then, I have to let the seed grow. Nothing I do or say is going to make it grow.  This lesson had taught me that I need to be patient with those who are seeking the gospel, because it could be years before the seed grows.  But when that seed produces fruit, how sweet will it be to see that testimony and pure joy that came from that one little seed. 

A good quote that came from class actually came from the Visiting teaching message this month.

"The Lord entrusts a testimony of truth to those who will share it with others. . . Even more, the Lord expects the members of His church to 'open their mouths at all times declaring His gospel with the sound of rejoicing'(D&C 28) Sometimes a single phrase of a testimony can set events in motion that affects someone's life for eternity."

Now, onto the Old Testament class, I seriously love the old Testament, and I find it odd a lot of the time, but I seriously love it.

The lesson that I needed was on The book of Job. 

For those who don't know the story, Job is a book that's time frame is not known.  Many people think that it is just a story and that Job didn't really exist. But we know this isn't true, because Christ would say to others "You have not yet become like Job." I really don't think that Christ would say this about a person that wasn't real. 

Anyway, Job was a rich man that loved the Lord. Christ sends all kinds of trials to Job. These included: taking away his riches, killing his kids, giving him nasty boils and wormy skin and terrible illness, nightmare and no sleep, temptation, confusion, placed in the hands of the wicked, hated by his friends, and losing all of his possessions. 

Pretty intense right?

Never once did Job say anything against God. And when his friends came and told him the he must have done something wrong, he still said nothing against God. 

There are four reasons, that we discussed, why we receive trials or hardships.

1.  Because of sins (Sometimes, our actions have a negative consequence)

2. Because of Weakness (our humanly bodies can't always receive blessings)

3. Physical (We can't do things sometimes because of our physical beings)

4.  Free Agency of others (Sometimes someone else's choices affect us)

This lesson was one that I needed, because I know that it is something that I should work on.  My goal this semester is to become more like Job. I want to fully trust and rely on the Lord. Because He is my salvation.

Here is a quote from this lesson, found in Richard G. Scott's talk in the 1995 October General Conference.

"This life is an experience in profound trust-trust in Jesus Christ, trust in His teaching, trust in our capacity as led by the Holy Spirit to obey those teachings for happiness now and for a purposeful, supremely happy eternal existence. To trust means to obey willingly without knowing the end from the beginning (See Prov. 3:5-7). To produce fruit, your trust in the Lord must be more powerful and enduring than your confidence in your own personal feelings and experience."

It is amazing to me to see all of the things that the Lord has put in my life to help me grow and come closer to him.

I am grateful for the blessing of Institute.

Until Next Time..

Peace & Blessings. 

{Thoughts}

Today has been a very interesting day. Weber State University closed for a snow day. Weird. They NEVER close campus. I like to think it is because the people that go to school there are made of steel. Even with that, they receive even higher calves of steel after walking up the hills.  But... It's probably because this whole "Gandolf" storm is the real deal. Even with WSU closing, and all of Davis County School Districts plus being closed, I still had to go to work. This may seem like your average sob story, but I just don't feel that this is logical. Why can't everywhere have a snow day? I guess people don't have any provisions for things like this, I myself have been to WalMart twice in the past two days. But it would have been nice to not have to drive to Ogden to wait on maybe..... fifteen tables in eight hours. I think that it would be wonderful for everyone to have a day off.
Anyway, I was reading facebook today and one of my friends was asking the facebook world what they wanted her to blog about. This got me thinking that I might want to do the same. Actually try and have a plan for this blog. I used to write a happy picture post, a weekly book report post, and then other random ones. I think that now I will post about the week, my spiritual life lessons learned during the week, the happy picture,  then maybe some other posts.
I just like the idea of having a plan for the blog. Lets see how long I can do this!
Until Next Time...
Peace & Blessings! :)

{Sometimes...} I babble.

Today is one of those days where I just felt like writing a blog post. So here I am, Blogging..
Can you believe that it is already 2013? I can remember 2002, like it was yesterday. I was in 4th grade. The Olympics were in Salt Lake City. This of course, was just shortly after the twin towers had been attacked, which I can remember like it were yesterday as well. And now, here I am. A junior in college, A high school diploma and an Associates degree in my pocket {figuratively of course. If they were in my pocket, that would be weird.}
Have you ever looked at life like this, a list of accomplishments? I find that when I look at life like a bunch of awards, that it seems like very little has happened. That I haven't really accomplished all that much. Life has just flown by, and sometimes I begin to wonder what I have to show for it.
When I begin to get discouraged about this, the things that would make a girl sad anyway begin to pile on top of me until it feels like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. Being a girl my age, in the state that I live, it is hard to not feel that I am utterly behind when it comes to life. Many of my friends are either, pregnant, married, engaged, or seriously dating someone. And then, Here am I. Sitting at home looking at my associates degree wondering if I have gone down some sort of wrong path. That I was supposed to do something different with my life.
As I was writing this, I was reminded of a picture than an Institute teacher recently posted on facebook.

I may not be married, I may not be seriously dating anyone, and I may not have a 4.0 grade point average in college. But, there is one thing that I have done, which is began to recognize the spirit and act on personal revelation. Sometime praying and acting on the spirit is hard. One can begin to wonder if it is really the spirit talking to them, or them just wanting to do something.
Me, I am personally grateful that I can receive revelation, and act on it. It is something that I hold dearly to me, and I hope that I will only grow closer to my Father in Heaven by doing so.

That is my babble for the week. :)
Until Next Time..
Peace & Blessings.