Skydiving and Temples 10 and 11

   Ok so I haven't been up on blogging and all that jazz but last semester was pretty busy. I went skydiving on 11/11/11 with all these cuties. It was my friend Katie's 19th birthday and she wanted to jump out of a plane on her special day. It was pretty sweet. I wasn't really nervous at all I thought I would be scared once I looked out over the edge but It didn't faze me.

                                      ( We look real hot in those Jumpsuits. We know how to work it)

   Then in December I had finals Blah. I realized I still had two temples to go SO I went to the Draper temple and  for my final Temple in the year 2011 I went to the Bountiful temple. I've been very busy working on school this semester so I haven't had very many crazy adventures but summer is on it's way and I have some fun stuff planned! So stay tuned.

Temple # 9 Mount Timpanogos

On Saturday I did baptisms at Temple number 9, Mount Timpanogos. It was a very small baptistry with no oxen. The workers were really nice and it was a good day. The Mount Timpanogos Temple is really pretty and I like it  alot. I only have two more temples left! I can't believe that this goal is actually going to get accomplished! It has been so much fun and  a major blessing in my life. I don't know yet which ones will be the last two but it will be awesome I am sure. My cute boyfriend also came with me to do baptisms. Here are pictures for you Carrie. :)

Temple Number 8

Last friday was fall break and so we didn't have any classes. I decided it would be a perfect time to go to Temple number 8- Jordan River. I went with my friend Katie and we had a fun time, it seemed however that everybody else had that day off and also had the same idea. It was pretty crowded and it took us about 2 hours to do our names. South Jordan temples are pretty crowded. It was interesting we walk into to the chapel part of the baptistry and there was a temple worker playing prelude on an organ, it was very different. The Temple has a major 80s feeling to it, it's not like the other newer temples I've been going to lately. It was nice, even though it was crowed the workers were friendly and nice. Only 3 more temples to go! Which ones do you think I should go to?

Half Marathon and Temple Number 7

Saturday was a marathon of a day- well maybe just a half marathon. I ran the Layton half marathon on Saturday, it was my fourth half marathon. It was cold and kind of rainy but it didn't rain on us which was nice. I met up with my little sister's friend and we danced at the starting line until it started. We were dancing for probably 45 minutes straight but despite all the odd looks and pictures taken of us, we stayed pretty warm and happy. Towards the end of the summer when it's my second or third race I kind of get a little tired of it. Then I think I am done until next year, at least with long races. That's how I felt with this race.

 Then right after the race and a shower, my sister and I  headed to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple to do baptisms for the family names I have found. This makes the current temple count 7 with 4 more to go. The baptistry was really nice and open with lots of windows and it was pretty big. It took us 2 1/2 hours to get our 12 names each done. It was because this lady brought 350 names and gave them to everybody that came in so it was quite a constant line of people heading towards the fount at the same time. The workers were very nice though and we got it done. The lady also got all her names done so I guess it all worked out. The Oquirrh Mountain temple has kind of a earth tone feel with the paint and the things in it, it was different but nice. The temple just makes me happy, I am so glad I can go to the temple I am so grateful for family history. To cap it all off our day ended with a rainbow.




 



High On a Mountain Top!

 

 This weekend I went on an adventure I have wanted to do for a long time. I hiked to the top of the Wellsville mountains. I have gazed at them every day and thought of the day I would scale them to the top. My friend invited me to go and I jumped at the chance. It was funny that those going on the trip were four girls who had never hiked to the top before. Not only did we hike it, we stayed the night on top which meant backpacking all our stuff up to the top. It was a difficult hike but beautiful fall colors cluttered the mountains and the top was worth it. It was so beautiful to look down and see everything. We watched a sunset that looked very different from the top of a mountain, then we saw the nightlights of the stars above and the cities below.  We set up a tent on the top and attempted to sleep. I say attempted because the wind was so strong blowing our tent around and we had a comfortable mattress of rocks to snuggle into. It was a fun night of girl talk and jokes. We felt awesome that we being girls had done something so hard by ourselves. We booked it down in the morning to get back in time for conference. It was a fun adventure that was worth the sore muscles. :)

Bad Secrets

  I am a nanny/ mommy helper. I have been with this one family for a little over a year so I know them pretty well. I go in the mornings before class and I clean, prepare breakfast, lunch, and occasionally dinner, I organize things, and do whatever is asked of me. I also go during the day twice a week to help clean. I have developed relationships with all three of the little boys but the younger two are more affectionate and I spend more time with them. Caleb, the youngest is my little shadow most days.

  Anyways,  I was cleaning the bathroom and like usual Caleb was talking to me and trying to help( making the mess bigger) :). He came up to me and told me he just stole all my secrets. I laughed and joked with him telling him I wanted them back. I have no idea how he thought that up.  He was being silly and said I could have his secrets but he wouldn't give me my secrets back. He said that I could have my good secrets but he would keep my bad secrets. I asked him what he was going to do with my bad secrets and without missing a beat he said " I'm going to give them to Jesus". I smiled, laughed, and set him down so I could continue my work. Then it hit me. This little 3 year old just reminded me a very powerful truth.

 There is no reason for us to keep our bad secrets( mistakes/sins) when Jesus is ready to take then off our hands. No one else needs to know the guilt and humiliation of our bad choices, we can just hand it over to the Savior who understands it all. I am going to give my bad secrets to Jesus everyday because honestly, I don't want them. Hopefully I can always keep the good secrets close to me.

Far Away

   I like my life. For the most part it is a pretty good life. There are have been some interesting experiences in the past week that made my life more exciting for a little bit. Anyways, even though my life is good, I can't help but feel like I want something to change. I want to go somewhere different and see something new. I feel like my college life hasn't been that different than high school in some ways. I've been dreaming all my life of exploring the world and seeing what it has to offer but lately that dreaming has intensified  immensely. I keep mulling over different options in my head of how I could leave or change my current living situation. I guess I'll just have to see what happens.  

  This song perfectly describes how I feel right now.