General Conference March 28-April 3

I was so productive this week. It was crazy.

With Easter last week it was only natural for our FHE activity to be a big Easter Egg hunt. They set up eggs all outside (some in very sneaky places). Each egg had delicious candy and a number on it. We had a drawing at the end for some fun prizes and I definitely won the cookies and cream bunny.

Kaylee sent me a picture of these lovely books.

Monday was crazy and I was running around with my head half off my body. I went to classes, took a take home test, practiced a song, went to FHE, and then I auditioned for the summer musical! It was the worst audition of my entire life and after it was over I could not stop laughing!!! But... I got a call back. I believe this is to do with the fact that the professor knows I can act because I was in his Acting 1 class. The callbacks went well!

Tuesday I got a whole project done for my business class. It felt so good to finish it! 

I have a few girls in my hall on the softball team and they wanted me to come watch their game. So Kaylee and I went to the end of their game and I was so proud of them!

 
 
This was them trying to teach me how to be a thug.
 

Kaylee and I continued on my productive streak and went to the library after the game. At about 10:30 I was starving! So off we went to Walmart. I was very grateful for the food. 

We had a very fun RA meeting Thursday. We talked a lot about check out. At one point Jordan said, "I can't believe we are talking about this!" It made me so sad to think that this crazy year is almost done! It amazes me.

Friday we had the prettiest weather. It was a little chilly but it was cloudy and rainy and I just loved it!!! The pictures do not do it justice!

One of our favorite treats is a banana covered in peanut butter or Nutella (or both), with fruit and nuts and whatever else we decide. It is my favorite! My friend made me this one.


Friday night I went to the Opera Workshop performance. It was awesome! So so funny!

Saturday was conference! I love conference! First session Saturday was awesome! Everything was great, but I really needed that first session. Also, priesthood session dominated!

Remember last week when Alayna and I went to Goodwill? Well I bought a dress that had a lot of potential. My amazing friend Daphne fixed it for me this week and it looks awesome!

Before                       After
 

I really want this chair.


Sunday was very pretty! I went on a walk with John John before first session and after dinner Kaylee and I went for a walk. It was one of the most entertaining walks ever. 
 



I am so grateful for General Conference. I love that I can sustain the latter day prophets and apostles. I noticed a theme this conference that I really needed to hear. Almost every talk reminded us of our identity, that we are children of Heavenly Parents. Then they reminded us that Christ is so close to each of us. He is holding us up, reaching out and standing right by our side. I am so grateful to have those reminders. Those two facts alone, give me strength to conquer anything.

Happy Easter! March 20-27

The Atonement.

The Atonement is personal, continuous, amazing, healing, enabling, constant, endearing, infinite.

Last Sunday Heidi and I took some pretty cute pictures at our ice cream linger longer. They definitely capture our relationship. Love this girl!

 

Monday FHE was Disney night. We were given a movie and had to act out something so the other teams could guess the movie. Then we pulled out Disney related words and had to act them out or draw them. It was very exciting.

We are definitely not artists...haha!

Its been an interesting week on campus. It was election week for our new Executive Student Council. Things got a little crazy and people were not the nicest. There was not the best vibe on campus.

This week, some people liked to steal my phone and take pictures.
 

Friday night I talked to the Stiles's sisters till 1:30am. I quite enjoy them.

Lets just pause and look how pretty VA is!
 

Saturday we held an Easter Egg hunt for the community. Kids are absolutely adorable! I sat and talked to the Rogers, Hiatts, and the Tuttles for almost 2 hours. I love married couples. 
 


Alayna and I went to Goodwill. We had a pile of 28 items.. don't worry. We didn't buy all of it.
 

Saturday was also the wonderful Women's Broadcast. Please go watch it if you haven't. It was beautiful and such powerful lessons and testimonies were shared.

Once I got back home, some of my girls were watching High School Musical 3. I decided I am marrying Zac Efron. I love those movies. Those were my childhood. Go Disney!


Happy Easter!


I have thought a lot about the Atonement this week. In Elder Bednar's book, The Power to Become, he talks a lot about the Atonement and how its so much more than just helping us with our sins. It helps strengthen and enable us. Everything relates back to the Atonement. 

I had a choir concert on Friday night and we sang a song in Forum for Easter.

We sang a song called This is the Christ.
It is absolutely beautiful and I tear up almost every time we have sung it.

When we were at a rehearsal for forum I watched a friend get some disappointing news right as we were singing these words:

I read his words, the words He prayed
While bearing sorrow in Gethsemane
I feel His love, the price He paid
How many drops of blood were spilled for me

I became overwhelmed. The Atonement helps us with everything. With sorrow, disappointment, heartbreak, loss, sadness, confusion, the list goes on and on. I couldn't help but tear up as we sang those words and I watched this friend feeling sadness. We are never alone. Christ is always there.

I have never really thought about Easter before. That seems so weird and foolish to admit, but its true. But, Sunday I really thought about it.


 I thought about how Christ is risen. He suffered for me. He spilled blood for my sins and sorrows. I can be strengthened everyday through his Atonement. I am not alone because of the Atonement. Christ suffered and was resurrected so that I can do the same and return to my loving Father in heaven. 
 

Oh sweet the joy this sentence gives. I know that my Redeemer lives!

March 14-19

We had some amazing weather this week.

Monday for FHE we had a marshmallow gun war. We took over the gym and split in two teams. It was a lot of fun!

I love how service oriented my school is. Everyone always stays to help clean up.

So.. I've really been missing Disneyland. All I want to do is visit London with Peter Pan, cry in World of Color, sing all the songs that are floating around the streets, and repeat all the words to the instructions of every ride. 

STOP! You are making it worse for yourself!

Also, I saw this picture!

So cute. This is my future daughter.

Tuesday I was working the caf and I made my friend Jackson get me ice cream. This was the result.

I was so full after a few bites. It was huge!

Wednesday my package from my Mom came! Thanks for all the goodies!

If you have never read The Power to Become by Elder Bednar..

DO IT NOW.

Wednesday I also worked the game room and cute Kaylee came and sat with me. We always say that we will do homework... ya. No.

Thursday I had to work the game room and it was a blessing that it was quiet because I had a paper to write. It was for my Jane Austen class and the second I got in the zone, it was done in a very short amount of time!

Friday I was having a bit of a rough day. I am learning a lot about myself this semester and some days have just been hard. I needed a break from campus, so after talking to Kadee and turning in my paper, I got in my car and drove to Roanoke.

When I am at home and have a bad day I would go to Barnes and Noble. 

One time a trip to the dentist ended with me coming home, three new books under my arm.

Friday, I would have loved to just drop everything and go to the temple. Its hard having the closest one 3.5 hours away. But I did get to go to Barnes and Noble. I went shopping and bought some clothes at H&M and then went to Panera for dinner.

 

If someone wants to buy this for me, I would not complain.

I was casually scrolling through Facebook on Saturday when I saw this glorious picture.

We had an open house Saturday and this funny and very talkative lady named Ann stayed in my room. She was very cute! I helped swipe cards at lunch and it always happens that we could have the prettiest week ever and then open house day is freezing.

After lunch I went and sat in Kadee's room. We wrote letters to a missionary, ordered pizza, and watched Pride and Prejudice. I left before the end to go to the showing of the new Star Wars.

This is Kadee. She is my favorite. I love her. That's all.

Sunday was wonderful. I love Sundays. Everyone should make sure they know that Sunday's are a delight.

I saw this quote this week and loved it.

Trials shape us. They make us better. They help us become who we are suppose to become.