YEAH, I'M LDS.

I think it's safe to say I love blogging. 

(is there a cure for this?)

On a completely unrelated note, 

I was sitting in Sacrement meeting today, right?  

And I have no idea who said it 

(mostly because I don't know most of the people in my college ward), 

but she was quoting someone and said 

"I did not pledge my life to a fairy tale." 

Meaning, I believe in this church. 

And those who say that it isn't true, are just ridiculous. 

Especially when they use the excuse of 

"a 14 year old boy claims he saw God and Christ, 

and you're just gonna buy that?"

I understand how someone could think that, I do. 

BUT.

When you've felt the things I have felt, and a million other members have felt,

then you would know without a doubt, 

that it's true. 

And sometimes, isn't it amazing to believe in something 

that sounds crazy out there? 

But, only because you know the truth behind it.

I love this quote. 

"I did not pledge my life to a fairy tale."

It sums up everything. 

Because, the accusations that my religion was made up by

a man, with little education, is absurd. 

That he wrote the 

whole Book of Mormon by himself? 

That seems more far fetched then the fact that he was 14 when 

Heavenly Father and Christ appeared to him. 

I wanted to bare my testimony today, but I'm kind of a chicken

when it comes to standing up in front of everyone and

expressing feelings.

I do much better behind a lit up screen and a keyboard.

That's why, right now, I want to bare my testimony. 

I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 

is the only true church. 

It is Christ's church. 

He loved us enough to die for us,

so why wouldn't He have a restored church with 

modern day prophets?

It only makes sense. 

I know that He lives.

I know, without a doubt in my mind, 

that He and my Heavenly Father

know exactly who I am. 

They know my name. 

They know my heart. 

They know my wants and desires. 

I know that I am here for a divine purpose. 

I have a mission here on earth, 

and to my knowledge so far, 

it is to bring the world His truth. 

To get married in the temple. 

To have a family.

Keep all of my covenants. 

A return to Him, with honor.

I say these things, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

I'M IN LOVE. FOR SURE.

Life is good, isn't it? (:

I think for the first time in my life,

 I have nothing holding me back, 

well except lack of money. 

But, I have no burnt bridges that can't be fixed. 

At least, in my opinion.

I have things to look forward to. 

There is no drama in my life. 

(knocking on wood as I said that)

I have a wonderful family.

Great friends.

A religion that makes me so happy.

I'm just in love.

With life.

That is all.

UHMM...PRETTY SURE YOU GOT THE WRONG PLACE, BRA.

Okay, whoa. So, not gonna lie...the person that I wanted to 

see the least...okay, that's seriously sugar-coating it. 

This person....I never want to see them again. 

They are dead to me. 

Blunt enough? Eh, it'll do.

Well, they decided to come back into town, probably for the holidays 

or whatever, I don't care, cause B... I don't know their life! 

And instead of going to their own family ward, 

came to MY ward. Uhm..that's my turf, mmk? 

Back off. 

Go back from where ever you came from. 

(Please know, I have a huge attitude right now..like ghetto attitude...)

 Okay, the moral of the story......

My friend Melissa, she had texted me before I got there 

letting me know this person was there. 

At first I panicked a little. 

My first reaction was to not go. 

After freaking out and talking to my mom

 about it, I decided 

'you know what? I look hot today! And I ain't lettin them have that power over me! Nuh uh.'

So, I went. I was late...so EVERYBODY noticed me 

walk in..including this said person. 

SO FUN.

Okay, I'm really getting somewhere with this...promise.

Through out the whole Sacrement meeting I kept getting

 heated up, and kept day dreaming about me walking up and 

just slapping them across the face and saying 'Not in my house!' 

and freakin walking away. 

But, being in church and all, I figured it wouldn't 

be appropriate ;) 

But for reals, I was so mad, I couldn't even begin to invite the spirit in...

nor could I tell you what the speakers talked about. 

Guys, I don't get mad often. Or easily. 

That's all I'm sayin.   

But after the meeting was over, they left, and I stayed. 

And you know what? I felt great that I didn't let them have that control over me....

I mean, I almost missed church because of this person.

 Aint nobody got time for that!

What I'm gettin at is..don't ever let anyone have the 

satisfaction of 'making you stay home'. 

No. 

Get out there  and show them you're loving life. 

And that they can't affect you. 

Hold your head up high, and own it.

YOU GUYS. LETS DO THIS ISH!

Not gonna lie, I had a sufficient freak out last night 

when Obama won. 

I cried for about 20 minutes, 

while fighting hyperventilating. 

But then a friend called to calm me down. 

Which was good!

Because then I started to just chill. 

But then of course, ya know my brain, 

it doesn't do 'chill' very easily. 

After getting a coke and an all american 

apple pie from McDonald's 

(come on guys, can't get any more American than that haha)

I freaked again, and put the house on lock down.

 (I'm crazy sometimes)

I went to bed stressed out beyond belief. 

But, at about 7:30 ish this morning my 

daddy came in to wake me up 

to tell me everything is going to be okay. 

That nothing is going to change 

with in our family. Because we're a strong,

 close, tight knit, family. 

And if anything major goes wrong, 

we have guns and food storage(:

What I'm gettin at here....we all need to take a prozac 

and calm the crap down!

There is nothing we can do to change the 

predicament our country is in. 

All we can do, is pray. It's in His hands now. 

So have faith.  

My dad also said to me this morning....

"What's Christ's main commandment?

 If ye love me keep my commandments. 

Well, one of the commandments almost 

everyone breaks is...to be of good cheer. 

Because He will take care of us."

You guys, it's true. God will not let anything happen 

to us that we can not handle. 

Because He loves us too much!

I'm still so overly thankful to live in this 

wonderful country. 

We are still the world's greatest country! 

We just have a crappy president. 

We will get through these 

next 4 years. Will it be hard? 

Yes. Of course. 

But ya know what? 

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

 And we're AMERICANS. We're built TOUGH. 

So lets get going!

That is all.

PEOPLE ARE WEIRD.

You know what fascinates me? People. They're weird....just straight up weird. 

I like to notice people's odd ticks or habits. Why they do the things they do.  

It can be quite entertaining.

Also, it's fun to watch people interact with other people. Some people over do it, and 

some people hardly put any effort into making friends.

Some are annoying. Some are awesome. 

Some are both, annoying and awesome.

That leads me to saying...what makes a person annoying?

Where do we learn to know that someone is annoying?

Or that someone is cool?

It's so strange to me...

Another aspect of people that intrigues me is..you will never find someone who 

doesn't have some aspect of a flaw in them.

But, some how, we learn to put aside some of these flaws and 

annoyances to have friends..and/or significant other.

People are an odd species.

That is all.

SELFISH YEARS..

I really love this quote. 

I've seen it before but it didn't really stand out. 

I just came across it again this morning, 

and I simply love it.

Some people are going to take this quote in 

a way of saying "well, I'm in my 20's, I get to be stupid, and party, and have sex with everyone!"...Just no. 

This is not what this quote means. 

It means immerse yourself in culture, in art. 

It means to find YOU.

Even if you think you've already found yourself, 

you probably haven't. 

Because everyone is constantly changing and growing.

And forming new opinions, having new experiences, 

and learning about the world.

My personal little thing I like to do, is to end each day, 

lying in bed (or where ever I choose to sleep) and think

 "What have I learned today?"  

By doing this, I feel I find myself a little more each day, 

even the days where I feel completely lost and confused about life.

I really encourage every young adult, whether your single 

or in a relationship, to continue to learn about the world. 

Do not be ignorant and say 'I don't care'...because the truth is, 

not having an opinion is childish. 

Even though being a kid is freaking awesome, it's nice to be an adult sometimes, too.

MATURITY IS NOT AN AGE.

Alright kids, here's what I've learned this past week...

I've learned that age does not make you mature. It's your life style. Your choices. Basically everything, but your age.  You can say you're a man all day long, but, guess what? Actions definitely speak louder than words. So, don't be a knuckle head, and try to convince people that you're an adult. Cause you sound ridiculous.

Also, girls, if you're ever in a situation where you're interested in a guy, and you're still getting to know him, but you're family is not liking him....always choose your family. Don't even think of choosing that guy. Because, more than likely, that boy doesn't give a single care about you, but your family would die for you in an instant. Just like you should do for them.

And boys, treat girls and their families with respect. And don't be a child. 

Basically, lets all try a little harder, each day, to not be stupid. It'd be great.

That is all.