Spring Break!!

How should I start...? Well i will list what I did each day :)

Friday night: I received flowers and a balloon at school from my momma !

Saturday: EASTER PAGEANT all day , it's so much fun !

Sunday: Regular nice Sunday.. wrote some friends on their mission, wrote in journal, and relaxed!

Monday: I slept in :) Did like nothing all day , I played dance dance revolution all day!

Tuesday: I continued playing dance dance revolution, never get bored of it that is for sure !

Wednesday: I was anxious for my birthday all day... stayed up late.... went to bed took a nap because i was getting up at midnight! 

Thursday: MY BIRTHDAY!!!  I was up at midnight. Getting in the car to go to Ihop early morning breakfast with my mom... no knowing i was in for a surprise ... and I got one hahaha ! My best friend STEVEN scared the pee pee out of me *not literally* but it was funny , He was in the back of my jeep and popped out and shouted at me happy birthday !!! and i almost cried , never been that scared in a long time! Good times!! then I went to visit my best friend Anne Chege :)

There is me and one of my closest friends :)

After visiting my friend Anne , I was in a hurry to get to my party , picked up ice cream and all that stuff that i needed ... had a bunch of fun ... this is what i looked like at the end of my party!

Gross right? haha but it was a blast!!

So after that I has someone waiting for me at my house... I did not know i was getting picked up to go somewhere... it turns out my best friend Steven threw me another great,amazing party that i was blind folded and escorted to, it was a surprise I cried when i showed up! I had so much fun ... Steven sure has a heart of gold! I had the most fun that i have had in a long time, he did everything at that party. He set it up and planned it and made it known to my mom and i was not allowed to know :)

I had such an amazing birthday I will remember that for the rest of my life:) Steven has helped me realize who I am from the inside out and has helped me accept myself as a daughter of god and smile because I am alive, He has helped me so much and helps me believe in myself everyday , He helped me bring out the beauty that was always in me but I hide it, He helps me realize the kinda of person that I am and he helps me become who I want to be :) He is one amazing person I am so grateful for a friend like him !!

 Here are me and some friends that showed up to be there for me :)

What a wonderful group of friends :) oh and a cousin !

I loved this birthday so much!! THANK YOU STEVEN FOR EVERYTHING, YOU ARE SO AMAZING !!

Friday: Today I went on a trip up north with just me and my mother, to visit the college that i will be attending :) Eastern Arizona  College , up in Thatcher :)

Pretty excited to go there... the placement test I took up there, went well! The tour was fun ... that college is way bigger then i thought I am going to have so much fun !

Yet I am still nervous ! 

Go Gila Monsters , see you in August :D

While I and my mother were up there, We took a visit to the Gila Valley temple and did some Special work in their for some family members that have passed on :) 

All temples are beautiful , I am so lucky to have the opportunity to go to a college that is so close to a temple! It was different inside there, I will definitely miss my home temple, Mesa Az Temple ! But all temples have their own beautiful sight! they all have the same spirit that is felt there :) The ride home with my mom was interesting , we were quite slap happy and laughing to try to keep ourselves awake, good times i love my mom :)

 

Saturday: I got home late Friday night with my mom, But this morning I got up , got ready and had another Pageant Rehearsal all day :) They always go amazing, I am so excited for this new week because the dress rehearsals are starting AND the performances are starting soon!!!! YAY! i love being a missionary in the pageant and being in it, it means so much to me
! Me and my mother are both in it and it is such an amazing  experience , can be life changing for those who come to see it!!

 Being in the pageant in costume or not, is such a beautiful experience ! I love the people that are in it and the directors who help put it together, everyone in the pageant is a family.We are all children of god ! Families are forever!!

Sunday: I am looking forward to a special Sunday again... Write more letters , journal time, scripture reading like everyday and some family time and relaxation!!! I loved this spring break... best one yet, and its my senior year so way to make it memorable :) I love my friends and family who make my life so much easier to live, I could not do anything alone with out the encouragement and good positive attitudes and smiles! 

I am so thankful that I was sent here to be on earth from gods arms to live with A wonderful mother and family, and make such wonderful friends that make my life shine !! I could not ask for anything better !! 

Good friendships !

So lately I have been feeling ehhh, not so good! Well I have this friend that is super nice to me , always believes in me and knows I can do hard things to get what I need accomplished,done ! This friend of mine , always makes me feel better! The other night I was so down about my self ... everyone has those days... I was crying for awhile and just needed something to cheer me up:) Well I text-ed him and told him how thankful I was for him, while i was being upset at the time.... His response was a phone call. Right away he says "I will be over in 5 minutes"... He took the time out of his day to come and comfort me ! It was like a prayer being answered! This guy is absolutely amazing and he makes everything better:)

 This Young man who is soon to serve a mission, name is Steven Ellsworth! I really Look up to him, he is always there for me and he is a positive example to me and cheers me up when I am sad and always makes me feel worth it! Having a friend like him, is like a gift/ huge blessing sent from god ! He's an angel here on earth that watches over me and helps me get through anything with positive thinking and positive words! Steven makes me feel like I am actually a true friend , that I am worth being here on earth as well as my mother tells me :) I love having him as a best friend, having him around and being apart of my life makes life a whole lot easier!!! 

Some characteristics of Steven 

1.  He makes people smile :)
2. He has a sweet uplifting spirit!
3. He is trustworthy for ANYTHING
4. He doesn't care about the outside appearance , he cares about the heart.
5. He is caring!
6. Loyal
7. Loving
8. He is honest!
9. Always cheerful!
10. Has faith in life!
11. Faith in others:)
12. Friendly
13. Humble
14. Kind
15. Respectful
16. Willing:)
17. Generous
18. Open minded!
19. Thoughtful

20.Inspiring!

  If you don't know this guy , You should find a friend like him he is amazing and always cares! I am so blessed to have a friend like him , he is so Inspiring and always gives good advice to what he thinks would be best for you :)

I know heavenly father blessed me with all good friends and family I am so grateful for all they do for me ! 

I wish him the best on his mission I know that when he goes he will be so wonderful that his testimony will touch the lives of others :)

I can't wait for my opportunity to go on a mission, When he gets back I will be finishing college or finished and onto the best 18 months of my life , I know this experience for both of us will be life changing :)

Steven has helped me so much to become what I am wanting to become, to Try to do my best , to see who I am in the mirror as god my heavenly father see's me! 

He wants me happy like my heavenly father does, through his example I feel a change in my heart already I don't know what I would do if I didn't have a friend like him :) 

He is truly an angel !

This is us :) HE MAKES MY SMILE SHINE :)

 Good times :) He's so wonderful !! I love how we are all children of god and through that we can all make the best friends ever, to hold on to and stay true to one another !

Life goes on we meet new people and new friends!! Let your self out and get to know many people:) 

Something that he said to me that means a lot is "I am here to bring out the beauty that's already inside of you!I want you to be happy" He is truly the best!

It is the small and simple things that means the most in the end , keep them in mind :)

Seminary!!!!

Seminary~A place to feel the spirit, feel closer to your heavenly father, learn something new, and can be life changing!!

I have had so many experiences in seminary where I have felt the spirit so strong , it is like everyday!!

There are days when I feel the spirit , and sometimes I don't , maybe because I walked in with a different attitude , but I changes as soon as i say a simple easy prayer to have the spirit with me :)

I love going to seminary and having the opportunity to learn and grow and take something out of the lesson each day so that i can apply it to my life =)

Seminary Is a big blessing to me ! If I didn't have seminary each day of my life as i went through my high school years , I don't know what my days would be like! 

I am so grateful that there is a opportunity to go to seminary to feel the spirit and write in our journals and read our scriptures and get into the scriptures and learn more about thy gospel !

Today I had devotional and I shared my thought about faith!

Having faith in Christ and having faith in yourself are two different things =)

I have so much faith in in my savior Jesus Christ, It means so much to me that I am member of his church and have the opportunity to grow stronger each day because he is a part of my life!! I am thankful for my friends and their examples to me!

I am thankful for my seminary teachers and their influence that they have on me!

I was called as a Seminary Class president this semester, the last semester of my senior year,And oh boy i thought it was going to be hard ... I would ask myself , out of all people why me ? But then later on say , Why not me? The lord chose me for a reason , the seminary teachers pray about who they think would be best for that calling, It is a calling that comes from god ! 

I am so blessed to have seminary in my life! Honestly Without the gospel being apart of my life, I do not know what I would be doing, who I would be, Where I would go , Who to turn to for guidance, And what I would do with my life! 

The gospel has blessed me with so much that I can grow and learn from spiritually and mentally and physically that it makes me feel like a better person each day !!! 

I love being in seminary and participating and sharing my thoughts and experiences with others because you never know , That words that I say can make someone else life so much easier ! I think about that everyday as I go throughout my days smiling and happy! 

With out this gospel I would say I would not be happy and not feel so blessed As I do each day of my life with it being apart of my life! 

I love Seminary so much I can't believe how fast high school has passed by , But I am excited for college and Institute It will be a new experience for me !!! 

I am so thankful for everything I have in my life , the people, The extra things that god has created for us to use, And even the education that we receive so I can live my  life with positive attitudes and follow the commandments and try to share the gospel with others to d my best , Be my best, So I can return to live with him someday :) CTR!!!!!

Being a Young woman:)

Being a Young woman:)

 The Theme..:) making it to me because I like saying it this way to myself to remind me what I know it's true!

I am a daughter of my heavenly father,who loves me and I love him,I stand as a witness to god in all times,in all things,and in all places, As I strive to live the Young Woman Values, Which are 

Faith

Divine Nature

Individual Worth

Knowledge

Choice And Accountability

Good Works

Integrity

And Virtue

As I come to accept and live and live upon these values,I will strengthen home and families, Make and keep sacred covenants , Receive the ordinances of the temple, And enjoy the blessings of exaltation:)

As I think about my years in Young Woman's  and how I am growing up and going to be graduating , I think about how my experiences in YW's has helped me grow stronger in my testimony and just being better to myself! I think about how thankful I am for the Leaders in the church that we called to serve in the Young Woman's and teach me to help me grow strong in the gospel :) I love going to church every Sunday and seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, When I walk into opening exercises for young woman's How loved I feel ! I always thought , when i got older that I never felt loved or some other negative feeling when I went to church, But now I go back and think about everything that has happened to me that helped me grow spiritually and physically in the  gospel , I am so thankful that god has a plan for all of us! With out church and the friends that I have to encourage me everyday and smile at me or a simple hug or I LOVE YOU CLARA ! Always makes my life so much brighter ! 

I am so thankful for the opportunity that I have to go to a church and feel loved and feel so happy because I have the gospel in my life! I actually can think about everyday of my life , I am always smiling because heavenly fathers has the spirit with me everyday to encourage me to feel that way ! I love my smile I love to smile , It is like my favorite talent :) God has blessed us with so much and I think the top 3 things that I am most thankful for Is MY FAMILY, THE SCRIPTURES, And the opportunity to have PRAYER in my life!

I love communicating with my heavenly father, I guess it's part of growing up, If i didn't know what prayer was or didn't know how to pray,My life would be miserable!I focus depend on prayer so much in my life , to always keep me happy,with a positive attitude and help serve others about me with promptings from the spirit! 

There are so many ways my heavenly father has helped me grow as a young woman that I would never want to forget , I can't believe that I am graduating and moving on to the next thing in life, and actually following my heart to try to make the best experiences in life! When I move on for college , It will be new and different but do you think I am going to forget how much I have grown in the gospel as a young woman? Nope not at all ! 

The gospel means so much to me It's the best thing ever to exist , If I didn't have the gospel in my life on this earth I don't know what ind of person I would be!

But the gospel and having Christs example and the scriptures in my life make everything so much better! Oh and depending on prayer for everything helps a lot , I will never forget that heavenly father , my savior and redeemer will "Forget me not" For I am never alone :) I know he lives and he died for my sins,For one day I will be like him ,through trying each day to follow his example!He is there for us anytime and anywhere:)  You all think about that too He can help you through anything and just have faith and move forward with the positive aspects in life and you will go far :) Never forget we are all children of god :)!!!

I know these things are true !! I testify of them.

We are ALL his children :)

Broken Things

Today in Seminary  we had a lesson about Broken things..... Think about it , what are your broken things in life?... at times you need heavenly father to fix them and help your put them back together :)

    So today all day I was thinking about, What things I had in my life that were making me feel Broken,that god can help fix:)

I listed things in my journal and , they help me think about the  trials that I am thankful for in life!! I am so blessed to live the life I live, The Broken pieces in my life are able to be fixes through faith and repentance :)

Anyone and everyone can try their best to make things better for them in their life.... I am so thankful for seminary and the Influence it has on each day of my life as I go to school everyday :) I am going to be sad to leave high school because I love Seminary so much , but I can move on to Institute :) I am so thankful for this gospel and all the blessings that happen in my life ! God gives us things to help us live! We choose the choices that we make and we make the paths that we take , but heavenly father has a plan for all of us and I know that through my faith in him I can strengthen my life so much  !!

Think of that as the path to righteousness look how beautiful it is, If you can walk that path forever and ever.... Living your happy life, making the positive choices.... I am sure you could fix those broken things in your life and try to make everything better and worth while!

It takes a while to think about the choices that happen in your life ... and the things that make you happy or things that you wish didn't happen but made you stronger :) Those are usually the most meaningful or memorable experiences in  your life , because you can change those and make them better for the better outlook in life :)

I encourage myself and everyone else that read this , To look out for the broken things in life and maybe try thinking twice about them to see if it's something simple that you can try to pray about and let heavenly father help fix:) I know that if you have faith and take the chances for a good change in your life in every opportunity

 that you can get , take it and let your life be something that you will always want to remember :)

~~Live your life with righteously , Laugh As Often as you can , Love always to those around you, And smile because it's a large gift that heavenly father gave us all, and he would like to see us all use it~~

                        "Let your smile be free. Smiling is the best. Smile smile smile. God gave you a smile."

Smile cause you can :) I love you all !!!