Gotta Love a Sunday.

This whole weekend was amazing.

Today was especially great.

After being home all weekend I drove myself back up here to Logan so I could make it to the last meeting with my sweet singles ward. Let me just tell you, it was one of the most incredible three hours I have had in a long time. My ward is always pretty good; I always seem to get something out of each meeting. But today my testimony was strengthened and my heart is so full of gratitude.

In my ward we have Relief Society, then Sunday School, and last of all Sacrament Meeting.

 For the first meeting we were combined with the guys and our Bishop gave the lesson. He talked about prayer and how we need to pray morning, afternoon, evening, and night. He also talked about what those prayers should include and what we should be thinking about while we give those prayers. He related those prayers to our life in college. How we start out in the morning or beginning of the year sharing our plans with the lord and setting goals. In the afternoon or later in the year we should ask for help and support and readjust our plan based on the circumstances. In the evening or further in the year we should continue to ask for support and be aware of the support and help that has already been given to us. At night or end of the year we have our “final” and we should report back to the Lord what we have learned, the things we are thankful for, and how we have lived that day/ year. It’s important to look back and see what we have done right and what we need to improve on. Later on in his lesson he opened it up to all of us to come up and share what we have learned this year and what being at college has taught us about the gospel and ourselves. Of course there was a thousand people who went up (only in a singles ward, right?) so I didn’t get a chance to get up and share. But, I have been thinking about how much I have learned and changed over the course of the past 9 months. Here is just a few of the things that have come to mind when thinking about this question:

-I know that the Lord has a plan for all of us. I fight him a lot on what I’m supposed to do and I don’t always listen the first time. But, I know his plan is better than mine.

-The Lord will make his plan come to pass even if I have no idea how it’ll work. I guess what I’m trying to say is trusting in the Lord is key.

-I don't need to always have a plan for every step of my life as long as I am listening to the spirit.

-I can do hard and scary things like move 100 miles away from home.  

-The Gospel is a way of life. It’s not just a Sunday thing. I have seen lots of people lose their footing in college. It’s not easy to hold your ground and stand up for your values. You have to always be on guard and decided before hand what you stand for.

-Scripture study is a matter of life or death. It's pretty much the best things ever.

-I am discovering just how truly blessed I am. I still take a lot for granted and I am not anywhere near perfect. But, I have never felt more thankful to the Lord in my life. I have been so deeply blessed.

-(I know a lot of these sound the same. I have to share them though.) The Lord loves me and everyone around me. In those moments of disappointment and frustration he is there and always will be.

-The Atonement covers more than just sin. It covers all form of emotion that we will experience in life. If we take advantage of the priceless gift just waiting for us, we will save ourselves a lot of pain.

-The Lord puts the people in our lives that we really need at the time we need them.

-I can be a big girls and make big girl choices.

-When it’s too hard to stand I better get my knees or I may be in trouble. Prayer has been such a great blessing to me. I am not sure what I would do without it.

-I love my family so much. I have been so blessed to be related to such strong people. I have missed them all so much!

-I am honestly a tool in the Lords hands. He can use us to bless the lives of others in so many ways. We just have to listen to the Spirit.

-I know I said this before, but I am so blessed. I am so thankful for all of the experience I have had this year and all of the tender mercies the Lord has shown me.

Okay, I know you are sick me of spilling my guts out. But, I really am so thankful tonight. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. I have had so much fun and met so many amazing people. Sometimes I’m amazed at how talented and strong people are up here. It’s almost intimidating to be around them.  But, I have been accepted and loved by so many and I am going to miss them all.