Encouragement From a Prophet of God

"Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities. You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith."                           President Thomas S. Monson, Ensign, January 2012

Forever Family

Yesterday I had the awesome opportunity of attending a good friend's wedding. Nothing compares to being in the temple especially with people you love. At each of the opportunities have had to witness temple weddings of dear friends it causes me to reflect. The temple is a place of reflection and I find as I sit in a sealing room there is nothing I want more for myself and those that I love than to be married in the temple for time and all eternity. What an awesome thing to be bound to those we love throughout eternity! I am excited I get to spend eternity with the people in that photo and many many more family members!

Thinking About

 

Anxiously Goodly Happy

My heart is anxiously, goodly happy!

Rejuvenated and Energized

I really am enjoying teaching seminary right now! After only a few days with the kids in my class I love them and get excited to share with them and hear what they understand and love about the scriptures. I am learning many things about this experience and so glad that I have this opportunity. It was enjoyable talking with them about General Conference today they were very excited to share and kids who don't talk much in class did today! I enjoy General Conference weekend! Last night I realized how rejuvenated, energized and a added measure of peace I feel from the messages from conference and what the Holy Ghost personalized for me. The Lord loves us and is in the very detail of our lives. Our concerns are His concerns. Our joys are His joys. O how wonderful it is to learn and know the gospel of Jesus Christ and partake and live in it's goodness! And to know that the heavens are open!             Masaya Ang Aking Puso:)

Preparing to Learn and Teach

Tuesday begins my 10-day seminary teaching experience. (it's actually 5 days because of how long the class period is) I am super excited to be back in the classroom with those kids! I have been working on lesson plans- asking the Lord and thinking about them and what they need. I learned many things from the first time I taught- from the students and from the experience of teaching. I am looking forward to this experience and what more it will teach me. This is the right thing to be doing right now. I am grateful to Heavenly Father for His guidance, care, and the experiences I am having. He has more than "my back"- He's got me fully covered! I love Him and will do what He asks of me. I am thankful for prayer- knowing I get to talk to Him anytime, anywhere, about anything gives me peace, happiness and direction. Masaya Ang Aking Puso :)

Six. Amin. Roku.

Six years ago today I entered the MTC. Six years...at times it feels like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in that basement classroom studying the scriptures and Tagalog and laughing with people who would become some of my greatest friends. I loved my MTC experience! I learned many things why I was there and since I have left. Serving a mission is the greatest decision and also a difficult one I have made in my life thus far. I do not regret at all choosing to follow the Lord's command for me and serve a full-time mission. I am the woman I am today, because of that decision and the experiences I had while serving and what I still learn from it today. It has helped me in other decisions and experiences. Each day I think of it and at times long for my friends in the Philippines. I'm thankful Heavenly Father lead me to serving a mission and for the experiences I had while serving- the awesome positive ones and the not so awesome positive ones. :) And the things I continue to learn from them. Masaya Ang Aking Puso :)

*This picture I took this morning- being late for class has it's blessings and this is one them.

Sacred. Holy. Peace. Happiness. Love. Hope. Promises.

A Boast of Confidence. A Strength to Testimony.

True success in this life comes in consecrating our lives—that is, our time and choices—to God’s purposes (see John 17:1, 4; D&C 19:19). In so doing, we permit Him to raise us to our highest destiny.

D. Todd ChristoffersonReflections on a Consecrated Life, General Conference October 2010