Blessed are they

Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And again, blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.

And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

And blessed are all the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

-- 3 Nephi 12: 3-9

Grateful to know there is a Savior waiting for us with open arms. Thoughts and prayers with those families in Newtown, CT. 

I love to see the Temple!

This last Friday night I went to Temple square with a group of friends! I love love loooove Temple Square during Christmas time. There are millions of lights, horse drawn carriages, hot chocolate, carolers, crowds of people all there to see the Lord's house. The spirit there is so great and I am so grateful to be so close.

Chloe and me at the City Creek and the Temple.

Jase, Chlo, Me and Kade! (Welcome home)

The Group at City Creek.

View from the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

And of course, burritos from Beto's.

“Our covenants supply strength—they produce the faith necessary to persevere and to do all things that are expedient in the Lord. Our willingness to take upon us the name of Christ and keep His commandments requires a degree of faith, but as we honor our covenants, that faith expands. In the first place, the promised fruits of obedience become evident, which confirms our faith. Secondly, the Spirit communicates God’s pleasure, and we feel secure in His continued blessing and help. Thirdly, come what may, we can face life with hope and equanimity, knowing that we will succeed in the end because we have God’s promise to us individually, by name, and we know He cannot lie."

-D. Todd Christofferson 

What the MCL?!

Okay, so many of you know I LOVE sports. Like seriously, L O V E them. I've played soccer and softball every since I can remember. I like to say it's all I really had going for me because I was not a cute kid. #realtalk. So about 2 and a half years ago I tore my ACL and MCL. I had surgery on the ACL, which I might say is pretty painful, and luckily my MCL healed on its own. Okay, yeah all that mumbo jumbo...the ACL, is in the front of the knee, and the MCL is on the inside. also FYI, the ACL is tiny and the MCL is a lot bigger....okay so blah blah had surgery and back to playing soccer again. Its rather funny though because a lot of people, and some doctors, some not all, give me crap wondering why in the HECK would I ever play again. I am an athlete and I just can't help it! My point of telling you all of this is just two weeks ago, lo and behold, I hurt my MCL once again. Pretty bad this time. I knew as soon as it happened and I was sobbing saying, "Not again, not again..." It sucks. I get to wear a freaking brace on my leg in which people stare at it and feel bad for me, I can't bend my knee, like at all even if I tried, I have to take steps one at a time, and I sleep in uncomfortable positions. I am complaining a ton right now, this is how I felt RIGHT when it happened. But I do have a point in telling you all of this...

I have realized seriously how blessed I am. You do not realize how much you use your knee. It stabilizes you and movements you do. When you have a leg that works properly, you can run, you can take the stairs and you can play sports. I think I am trying to be taught something here. Although I love sports, so so much, I think this injury has taught me to slow down a little. Not get so worked up when playing. To CALM the freak down. I also realized that I have A M A Z I N G people in my life. My friends offered to drive me everywhere. Chloe immediately took me to the ER and waited for me. Offered to take me to church and school. Jason and Thaddeus were there right after our game and gave me a blessing. Dani from school drove me to the doctor and waited and took me home. People in my class offered me rides and constantly ask how I am doing! Friends and family that aren't close care and ask me each day how it is feeling. It is a constant reminder that people love me. I can feel my Savior's love and comfort through them and I am so grateful for that. It makes having a hurt knee a lot better and definitely more tolerable. :)