Look Up! :D

      In a recent conference talk Elder Carl B. Cook of the Seventy said this after describing an encounter he had with President Monson in an elevator: "I was burdened and my head was down. As the prophet spoke, I looked to him. He redirected my focus to look up to God, where I could be healed and strengthened through Christ's Atonement. That is what prophets do for us. They lead us to God."
    Revelation given to the prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the 6th section of the Doctrine and Covenants states:
"33 Fear not to do good, my sons, for whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also reap; therefore, if ye sow good ye shall also reap good for your reward.
34 Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail.
35 Behold I do not condemn you; go your ways and sin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you.
36 Look unto me in every though; doubt not, fear not.
37 Behold the wounds which pierced by side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Amen."

     I am so grateful to be able to say that I have faith in God, my Heavenly Father, who strengthens me in everything I do. I'm grateful that I can look up for guidance, that I have a perfect example to emulate my motivations after, and that I have no reason to fear because of the rock upon which I am built. I love my Savior, I love my Father in Heaven, and I'm grateful for the confidence that I have been blessed with. I know that I am not perfect, but I also know how to strive for perfection. I know I'm better off at the bottom of the mountain, bruised form a fall, looking up toward the peak, than 3 meters from the summit contemplating turning around. I know the hope that comes with a will to do good. I know the healing power of Jesus Christ's Atonement, I have experienced it first hand. And, I know that change is a process to be taken one step, one moment, one breath at a time.

God is great, life is good, and people are crazy! :)

The greatest thing I've ever learned...

So I just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day!

I know that Valentine's day is pretty much just a commercialized holiday that plays on the emotions of the romantics in the world... but it is truly wonderful to have an excuse to celebrate love :D I wanted to share these 2 Japanese symbols about love:

Jizen --> Charity

Charity = the pure love of Christ; completely unconditional, and completely beautiful.

 

Amae --> Accepting Charity/Belonging-ness

Amae = Our ability to be able to accept and feel that love... for me personally it means to take it into my heart, believe it, and let it change me to be the best I can.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and to be loved in return."

:)

God is great, life is good, people are crazy!
196 days <3

Oh the joys of adolescence

Aristotle stated that youth "are heated by Nature as drunken men by wine." Socrates characterized youth as inclined to "contradict their parents" and "tyrannize their teachers." Rousseau relied on a stormy metaphor in describing adolescence: "As the roaring of the waves precedes the tempest, so the murmur of rising passions announces the tumultuous change.... Keep your hand upon the helm," he advised parents, "or all is lost"

interesting eh?? these dudes had a little somethin' somethin' there didn't they?

just a little fun fact from Heather Lagrosa's psych reading for tomorrow :P

I'm way kray!

KRAY: CRAZY!

Thank you Pono Santos for the inspiration for the title of this blog :P (lets just say that insanely impulsive frisbee defense playing, writing 21 page papers, and general quirkyness have merited a special place in this amazing woman's heart, and I feel really unique and lucky to be thurrr... also I'm pretty sure I get her to say "Imma cut you" more than many people in the world could :P :D :P)


It's kinda late... considering I have work in a few hours, but I'm super wired, and like so many things are going on in my head right about now... Let us list... and maybe elaborate on a few?
1)   I love frisbee... we played today, it was fantastic (I'm getting better at playing offense! but don't worry, I'm   staying true to my defensive roots!!! :P)
2)  I started a countdown on my phone last week counting down the days until Monday August 27th 2012 (when I can turn in my mission paperssss! There are currently 440 days left until I can submit those babies, and thats 63 weeks minus one day! I was thinking first about 440 things I want to do before I turn in my papers... and then was like Woahhh snap girl, that is kinda a lot of janx to do! so then I decided to go with 63, that involves memorizing (and internalizing) some hymns, scriptures, and such as, reading a few books, becoming an EFY counselor, attaining a certain number of volunteer hours at the Utah State Hospital, etc.... I don't think I quite made it to 63, but dang, I've got a lot of plans!
3)  I've found that in like ALLL of the craziness life's been blessing me with, that something is like missing kind of... I'm not sure how to explain it, but its like this teenage angst almost, like I'm missing something that I can't explain. Last time I realized I was missing something it was like... after I had it in my life for a bit; like I had electricity and light bulbs, but someone had to give me a light switch, and then I had to find the courage to use it, and I didn't realize until after I'd turned on the lights that I'd been chilling in the dark.... It's like that, except I feel like I'm kinda in that "in the dark" place, even though I know how to (and am successfully) using my light switch... maybe after that missing thing comes into my life I'll figure out a less nebulous metaphor?
4)   I've been thinking about the bakery a LOT, prolly cuz I'm there 6 days a week, and making all the rice krispies for BYU is a bit taxing on the brain... anyway I realized that as much as I love my job (like I do love what I do, I mean management isn't always the best, but like, I LOVE making stuff, and that's kinda what counts when all the fluff in life is boiled out... anyway, yeah) I was thinking about that, and how in a couple years (most likely after the mish, but maybe before?) I'm going to be working at a place that I'm going to LOVE even more, like there are going to be so many opportunities as I'm learning more in school, and growing further and further away from my birth date.... kray huh?

yeah, so midnight ramblings... (summary of thoughts?:)
I'm going to be on a cruise in a couple of days!!
Spring Term is OVERRRRRR (almost)
I have the most AMAZING friends in the world.
I'm the luckiest person I've ever had the chance to meet.
I love writing... and writing small if it is on paper
Hearts rock the world
Baking is the BEST
oh yeah
and
I'm
WAY KRAY!

:D God is great, life is good and people are kray (in the best possible way!)

The Church is True!
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