Well, it's been exactly a week since I posted last so I guess I should post again. Happy Easter! I love Easter. Not just the candy, but I love just everything about it. Not like Christmas. Nothing is like Christmas, but I love the happiness and the bright colors. It's just so fun! Don't worry. I haven't forgotten about the true meaning of Easter. I watched The Lamb of God in Young Women and it really reminded me of how Jesus died for us. I mean, he did more than died for us. In a way dying was the best part because he was relieved of all the pain he was suffering. But all of the pain he went through before he died. Being whipped, a crown of thorns pressed onto his head, nails through his hands and feet. I just can't imagine it. My face is screwing up just thinking about it. I liked the movie until the end when he went through all that pain. I wanted to run out of the room. I am so sensitive to anything that has to do with the body. Diane's home teacher came last week and got to talking about his knee and how something popped off of it and he felt a little dip in the knee. I wanted to run out of the room even more that time! Anyway, I just am so amazed that Jesus would go through all of that for us, for me. It's so amazing. Then he was resurrected! He came out of the tomb and walked again. After all of that pain that killed him he lived and breathed again! I loved that poem that President Monson read at conference. It said at one point, "A tomb cannot hold him. Linen cannot hold him." It had a lot more, but I don't remember anymore. It's just so amazing. He's so amazing and I'm so grateful for him.
Everyone's watching the Little Mermaid in the other room and I can't concentrate. You know the part where Ariel signs the agreement with Ursula and there's a bunch of music in the background. Yeah, that was playing when I was trying to remember the words to that poem. Anyway, I love you all. Happy Easter!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Thank you!
I know, I know that I should post more. It just seems like every time I have spare time I end up doing something else. Last night I planned on posting, but I read and commented on everyone's blogs and read and replied to my emails, first. So, by the time I finished all that my eyes hurt from looking at the screen so long and it was late, but I'm posting now and I'm so proud of myself for it!
We are in Utah now and we just got back from church. Well, I ate lunch right after I got home from church and then got on the computer, but anyway, we got here at 2:30 in the morning on Friday. We originally planned to meet my Dad in St. George at 9:00 to 9:30 at night and we would get to Lehi around 1:00 in the morning, but mom miscalculated the time and we didn't get to St. George until about 10:00 to 10:30. So, we were driving in the middle of the night. It's not like it would have been better before anyways, but dad had to stay up and drive all night. The drive for us wasn't that bad. We basically just slept the whole time. I even slept most of the time with mom during the day because I took some Dramamine and it knocked me out! That stuff makes me so tired! But I get so carsick if I don't take it. I'm so glad that we found it because these long trips we take every few months would be so miserable for everyone because of me. Thank you Dramamine!
I love Young Women so much! It is so amazing and such an inspired program. The Young Women girls are always so nice and because you see them twice a week you can become pretty good friends with them. Like me, if it weren't for Young Women I wouldn't really have any good friends at all. I do have a few home school friends, but I get along better with my Young Women friends. I love Personal Progress. By Thanksgiving last year I had done one value experience and that was it. Since then I have done nine and am still working on more. I am almost completely done with Faith. I just need to do the value project and one more value experience. One of the ideas for the Faith value project says to "Describe the blessing of faith by writing an original story, poem, or song or by completing a visual arts project that illustrates your faith in Jesus Christ." What does that mean? I would obviously write a story, but what about? If I did it fictional how would I show that I, the author, have faith in Christ? I don't get it. I guess I will study it more and think about it. I think it's fun to do Personal Progress and encouraging to pass off something and get something done. It's better than getting the dishes done because you know that in a few hours the kitchen will get messy again. Nothing can mess up what you have done in Personal Progress or take away the blessings that it gives. Thank you Young Women and Personal Progress!
I am so thankful for my family and for my ward family and the lessons that they teach me. I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love knowing that I do my best and that I am righteous. It just feels good to know that. It feels good to have someone tell me, "You are such a good girl." or "You have such a strong testimony." I do! I have a very strong testimony of this church, of Joseph Smith, of Christ and of so many things. Last May, I think it was, I read The Work and the Glory A Pillar of Light and I loved it! For some reason I stopped at the second one, but I know that even just the first one really strengthened my testimony. I wrote in my journal about it all the time. I talked about Joseph Smith and Nathan (one of the main characters) and all that they went through for this church. Even if Nathan really didn't do anything because he's a fictional character I still love him. I just finished Little Women and started the second the Work and the Glory book. I am already wondering why I stopped. Anyway, I am just so thankful for all that I have and for the strong testimony that I have. I am so thankful for all of you and all that you do for me. I love you all so much. Thank you everybody. :)
We are in Utah now and we just got back from church. Well, I ate lunch right after I got home from church and then got on the computer, but anyway, we got here at 2:30 in the morning on Friday. We originally planned to meet my Dad in St. George at 9:00 to 9:30 at night and we would get to Lehi around 1:00 in the morning, but mom miscalculated the time and we didn't get to St. George until about 10:00 to 10:30. So, we were driving in the middle of the night. It's not like it would have been better before anyways, but dad had to stay up and drive all night. The drive for us wasn't that bad. We basically just slept the whole time. I even slept most of the time with mom during the day because I took some Dramamine and it knocked me out! That stuff makes me so tired! But I get so carsick if I don't take it. I'm so glad that we found it because these long trips we take every few months would be so miserable for everyone because of me. Thank you Dramamine!
I love Young Women so much! It is so amazing and such an inspired program. The Young Women girls are always so nice and because you see them twice a week you can become pretty good friends with them. Like me, if it weren't for Young Women I wouldn't really have any good friends at all. I do have a few home school friends, but I get along better with my Young Women friends. I love Personal Progress. By Thanksgiving last year I had done one value experience and that was it. Since then I have done nine and am still working on more. I am almost completely done with Faith. I just need to do the value project and one more value experience. One of the ideas for the Faith value project says to "Describe the blessing of faith by writing an original story, poem, or song or by completing a visual arts project that illustrates your faith in Jesus Christ." What does that mean? I would obviously write a story, but what about? If I did it fictional how would I show that I, the author, have faith in Christ? I don't get it. I guess I will study it more and think about it. I think it's fun to do Personal Progress and encouraging to pass off something and get something done. It's better than getting the dishes done because you know that in a few hours the kitchen will get messy again. Nothing can mess up what you have done in Personal Progress or take away the blessings that it gives. Thank you Young Women and Personal Progress!
I am so thankful for my family and for my ward family and the lessons that they teach me. I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love knowing that I do my best and that I am righteous. It just feels good to know that. It feels good to have someone tell me, "You are such a good girl." or "You have such a strong testimony." I do! I have a very strong testimony of this church, of Joseph Smith, of Christ and of so many things. Last May, I think it was, I read The Work and the Glory A Pillar of Light and I loved it! For some reason I stopped at the second one, but I know that even just the first one really strengthened my testimony. I wrote in my journal about it all the time. I talked about Joseph Smith and Nathan (one of the main characters) and all that they went through for this church. Even if Nathan really didn't do anything because he's a fictional character I still love him. I just finished Little Women and started the second the Work and the Glory book. I am already wondering why I stopped. Anyway, I am just so thankful for all that I have and for the strong testimony that I have. I am so thankful for all of you and all that you do for me. I love you all so much. Thank you everybody. :)
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