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The thing about life is that your whole life you are taught to make goals, to plan ahead, to always be prepared. Yet, many times we get so caught up with all these plans that we tend to forget there is One who has all the details already figured out, our savior Jesus Christ.
But before I get started, to the people who tell me I focus too much on Christ; go read Alma 26:16. Feel free to look it up but if you (like me) are at times to lazy to search for it, it states:
"Therefore, let us glory, yea, we will glory in the Lord; yea, we will rejoice, for our joy is full; yea, we will praise our God forever. Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long-suffering towards the children of men? Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the smallest part which I feel."
Though I appreciate your honesty about how you feel the answer is-- no, I will stop nor will I apologize for always openly talking about my love for my Savior.
Any who, like I said many of us (myself very much included) tend to plan out what we would like our life to be like. Recently I have had a very humbling experience concerning this. You see ever since I was 10 or 11 years old I had made up my mind that as soon as I was able to I would serve a full time mission. These past four months I actually started my papers and by the time Christmas came around they were done. All I had to do then was interview with my bishop and stake president and then a few weeks later I'd get my call to serve.
Unfortunately, things did not go that way. Due to my past health problems (if you want to know more fell free to look at my other posts or tabs) it's best for me to wait a little longer before I go. I have no doubt in my mind that this is what my Heavenly Father wants for me at this time. There is literally nothing I want more than to serve The Lord but for some reason I need to stay here at this time, for now I need to serve him here not as a sister missionary, and that is okay :) This doesn't mean I've been doing bad quite frankly I have been doing very well in my recovery for the past 18 months now. Some people may think this is selfish of me to say but I'm proud of how far I've come. I know I could not have gotten here without the help of my Father in Heaven, my family, or friends. You guys are all so great!!
As for the other parts of my crazy life.. college is great! I love BYU! So the classes are like not a walk in the park which is okay, I mean if it doesn't challenge you then it won't strengthen you, right? Maybe I got that saying wrong.. oh well!
I also have an amazing group of friends here that support and love me (even though at times they are total weirdos/punks haha). I feel truly blessed to have them. In fact, many of them are getting ready to serve missions as well and I could not be happier for them. I know they'll be great missionaries.
I guess this would be the part where I'd mention any interest I have in a boy but I think I'll just skip that one.. I mean people thought I got engaged last semester (which was totally not true so don't get any ideas haha).
I'm nervous yet excited for what this semester will hold. I have no doubt that it will have it's ups and downs (since it already has and we are only two weeks into the semester lol) but I know this will help me grow as a person, or at least I really hope it will hehe.
Here are some photos of what this semester has been like so far! :)
My favorite way to clear my head is by going on a run to the temple. Doing this seriously works wonders :)
Heather, if you see this, I am so sorry but this photo is just too good to be kept a secret haha.
This is my best friend Megan.. Many people always ask how we became best friends and it was literally after I learned english.. oh the perks of being Ecuadorian haha
I will probably regret posting this photo later but crazy times call for crazy photos
Like I said, staying up late at night tends to get to me.. I promise I'm not insane though haha
They're beautiful and I'm awful at trying to take a selfie with the three of us.. I think it might have to do with the fact that I'm like short lol
This was when I went to the Mount Timpanogos temple (aka one of my favorite temples) for the first time with my beautiful roommate (literally Michaella is amazing, like I don't know how I'd get through this semester without her) and some really amazing friends.
Oh Stephen.. need I say more?
The trio.. Well more like duo because they look like sisters and then there's me the adopted child haha
