FANTASTIC!!! That has been my response lately when people have asked me how I am doing... Because, honestly, life is totally fantastic!!! Yessir, I love life :)
Obviously, you may have noticed that blogging has not been high on my priorities list. It seems like I have tons of time on my hands, yet I never manage to find time to get on here and time. I always say I will try harder, but I never seem to get any better at it... So you will just have to be patient for my new posts! I promise that I will try to make them worth the wait :P
So, my life lately has consisted of work and boredom. I have had a few moments of entertainment, but honestly, being off-track (out of school for 4 months) is booooooring. I almost wish I would have just gotten onto fast track and done another semester. But oh well. So here I sit, with nothing to do except think about all of the things I wish I could be doing. Not a huge list, but a definite list of things I would rather be doing than sitting in my room, listening to music, typing (which pretty much means talking to myself).
Today was a wonderful Sunday :) It was my first chance since the last week of November to go to church. I have missed it soooooo much, but my work has scheduled me to work every Sunday since I started there. Thankfully, I am being given Sundays off now! It was a tough sacrifice, but I know that Heavenly Father understood that I needed to work in order to stay here in Idaho. My apartment was put into a different ward, so today was a day filled with new people! I love meeting new people :) I know that this semester will be a fantastic one!!!!
My newest accomplishment of late is the fact that I am now a spinning (cycling) instructor at the BYU-I fitness center!!!!! I have never been so excited to work out!!! :) Thinking back on my past, I never would have thought that I would be as healthy as I am now, let alone teaching a fitness class. I love being active and living a healthy lifestyle :) I hope that through teaching this class, I can help to change someone's life for the better. The more I have studied the human body, the more I am fascinated with this amazing creation that my spirit is living in and the more I am compelled to treat my body with love and respect. Our bodies are AMAZING creations and gifts from Heavenly Father. Your body is a temple... Do not take it for granted!!!! Take it to my spin class instead ;)
I want to share with you all my testimony of the love of God. On January 24th, I will have been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a year and a half!!! Woohoo :) I love sharing my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ with everyone I meet, whether it be by my words or simply by the way I live my life. I want to edify my Savior and Heavenly Father in all that I do. I love them both so much, and I am so grateful for their influence in my life. I am so grateful to be a member of the LDS church. Being baptized was the best thing I ever could have done. I have never been so happy!!! Thinking back to the person I was before I joined the church versus the person I am now, I am astonished by the changes that have taken place within me. The power of Christ and the gospel have changed me through and through. I love who I am and who I continue to become as each day passes. I love The Book of Mormon with all of my heart. I know that the words contained within it are the words of the Lord, and I know that they truly are another testimony of Jesus Christ and his ministry on this earth. I am thankful for Joseph Smith and his work that brought about the restoration of the true church on this earth today. I never thought that I would believe the things I believe now, but the Holy Ghost has testified of their truth to me time and time again. If you take the time to truly investigate the truth of The Book of Mormon with and open heart and a contrite spirit, the Spirit of the Lord will testify of its truth, as it did with me. I know that President Thomas S. Monson is a prophet of the Lord and that he holds all of the keys of the priesthood. I know that temples are houses of the Lord. I know that through temple ordinances, families can be sealed together for time and all eternity. I love this Gospel soooooo incredibly much. I love my Heavenly Father, my savior Jesus Christ, and YOU. Yes, I love you, no matter who you may be. I love you as my brother or sister, as a child of God. We are all children of God. He loves you more than you can comprehend. I promise you that as you truly work and desire to become close to Him, you will find happiness you never knew existed. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
I hope you have a wonderful period of time before my next post!!!
Love and hugs :)
