Things I Love

I have lots of exciting things happening in my life. I continue to love both of my jobs and the classes I take in school (minus Ethics and Values... bleh!) I really am so blessed in all of the areas in my life, and I can hardly believe how happy I am as of late. I was worried that I'd come back to the states and be unhappy with the dullness of student life- but its fantastic!

So, I thought I would discuss some of my favorite things as of late:

1. My favorite class this semester is Repentance and Forgiveness. It's my institute class that I take first thing in the morning on Tuesdays/Thursdays. It's taught by Brother Durfey who is AMAZING, and is also a patriarch in the church. Every time we finish class, I am convinced that the lessons cannot get any better or be more applicable to my life- but then the next day IT GETS EVEN BETTER!!! I have never learned so much in a class before, and nothing has ever changed my life like that class has. So, if any of you ever have the chance to take a class from Brother Durfey at the UVU Institute, I highly recommend him.

2. ILP is absolutely amazing. Working there not only reaffirms that truth to me, but also makes me want to go again. I'll be headed back to another country as soon as I can.

3. Papusas- there a food from El Salvador that I had for the first time recently- they're absolutely delicious! There's a restaurant between 500 E and 200 E on center in Provo that sells them.

4. My Kindle is the best thing that ever happened to books. Really. I find myself reading a lot more than I ever used to. I also bought one of my textbooks on my Kindle and so I can easily take it with me without the bulk. Also, there are a TON of free books that you can download (legally thank you). For example, I got Jesus the Christ FOR FREE. The scriptures weren't that expensive ($2 I think...) And they were English/Spanish scriptures.

5. My first paycheck in.... 3 months or so. It was only $50, but it was the most incredible thing.

6. Family History Indexing is the most addicting thing! I set a goal to get 1,000 names finished in a year.... I think I finished about 400 in 2 days. Looks like I need to change my goal.

7. The song "Safe and Sound" by Taylor Swift. It will be in the upcoming Hunger Games movie- which I'm so excited for.

So, that's what I've been up to in my life. I know that I owe all of the good things that have happened to the Lord. He really does know me and of my needs. I am so thankful for the truth of the gospel in my life. I could not be happier in my life right now, I wouldn't change a thing. I hope that all of you are also doing well. I'm sorry that my recent blog posts haven't been terribly exciting, but I promise I'll be sure to post some more exciting things later. I've been thinking about possibly recording some of my music and posting it on here- would anyone actually be interested in hearing that? Let me know.

Also, in case any of you were looking for more extensive pictures from my Mexico experience, you can find all of them on my facebook :)