True Beauty

Yesterday I got the wonderful opportunity to attend my niece's baptism.
She’s the first of all the grandchildren to be baptized and it was quite a special experience.
 
Baptisms usually are.

She looked beautiful in her white dress. Absolutely beautiful. Not the beauty we’re told about every day by the world but the true beauty of virtue, purity and innocence. Something that’s hard to find these days. It reminded me of the scripture telling us we need to become like little children. 

Humble.
Meek.
Submissive.
Patient.
Full of Love.

That’s what creates true beauty in us. 

 


I know that if we become like little children and live the principles and doctrines of this beautiful gospel there will be a beauty that continuously surrounds us both male and female.
I say male because the part that really brought tears to my eyes was the confirmation circle of a dozen or more worthy priesthood holders. For that small moment, there was nothing more beautiful to me.

Christmas Love

Yesterday was Christmas! 

Each year gets better and better. I love everything about being home for Christmas

I love
The orange rolls

The homemade cheese balls

The church we go to every year for our family party

The basketball games

The family slide show

The Christmas stories my mom reads every night while we all hold candles

My mom crying to those Christmas stories

Kim always being the first one awake Christmas morning and her silly Christmas whispers to each of us still lying in bed

My step sisters laugh

Scum

Christmas pajamas

Julie's nativity play

Missionary calls!

Missionary calls! I got to talk to two missionaries yesterday! My silly brother Craig who just left after thanksgiving and my very best friend, Patrick Glenn, serving in Uruguay. What a joy it was to hear Patrick's voice! I really miss that boy quite a lot. His letters mean the world to me and each one bring smiles to my face and warmth to my heart. He is an angel in my life and has been since the day we became friends. Words can not express how grateful I am for the gift of this friendship in my life. 

Heavenly Father has been so kind and so loving to me in the angels he has brought into my life. Truly.

Craig has grown so much already!! I love seeing the change in missionaries. I look forward to seeing how much he has grown when he comes home in 2 years. What a stud. :) 

I

kinda

love this

I am so grateful for:
The angels of this semester
My mother -who has cared for me during my weird sickness the last few days
-who has taught me how to live by example
My family
Inspirational, feel-good movies
Mormon Messages
Letters from my best friend in Uruguay

Snow

Country dancing in the apartment with my roommates
Tim Tams

Good Health

My stake president and Book of Mormon Teacher Ross Baron

My calling

Hymns

Naps

Comfy sweatpants 

BYU-Idaho

Life

Alison's poem

My first semester up here at this wonderful university Heavenly Father blessed me with the most incredible roommates.One in particular has became one of my greatest friends. We don't need to be around each other all the time.But when we are its like all worries are gone.We make each other laugh and brighten each others day just by being our silly, wonderful selves.

She's always been true to who she is. No one ever has to question. She's an incredible example to me of strength, determination and beautiful independence.

The other day she sent me a poem
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It made me tear up and think of how much I've been blessed with such wonderful angels for friends...

Do you even know how wonderful you are?

As day light surrounds you and carries you afar. 

Can you even know how beautiful you are?

With gods own reflection shining in your eyes.

You are love, you are light.

Can you comprehend what a blessing you are?

How you’ve answered prayers by being who you are.

You are love, you are light.

Do you even know?

I really doubt you can.

How you can be so wonderful, I hardly understand.

Do you even know?