General Conference

I can hardly wait for General Conference Friday and Saturday! It will be the spiritual and mental uplift that I so need to make it through the rest of the year! I hope everyone has a chance to listen, not only with our ears but with our hearts!

If Wishes were Horses (My Thought for the Day!)

Well, I thinking a lot today about the things that I wish I had or I wish I could do.
For example,

• I wish I could dance on pointe shoes right now in Ballet (something that will take me a while to do, because of time, money and not being strong enough.)
• I wish I was a master pianist! (Something that could maybe be a possibility if I took the time to practice)
• I wish I could play the violin very badly
• And I wish my Grandma was still alive so she could teach me to sing, since she was taught by someone from the Chicago Opera.

Since I was thinking of my Grandmother a saying that she told me many times came to mind-

"If wishes were horses than beggars would ride."

Wishing isn't always a bad thing, but it's not something I should focus on or worry about. The only thing I can do is change the things I can and not worry about the things I can't. And when we do the things the Lord wants us to, and focus on that instead, then we will truly be happy.

As long as we do what the Lord wants us to, does anything else really matter?

Colds are not fun things to catch when you have to go to school! This is mostly a new experiance for me ( I did have to go the seminary when I had colds but seminary was only one hour, not most of the day!).
A few tips are~

• Get lots of sleep! A few extra hours goes a long way!
• Don't over do it (example: dancing even when you don't feel like it and don't even have to!)
• Drink lots of water! I've noticed that juice [the really stuff, not 10%] tastes really good too!
• Make sure you wash you're hands a lot etc.. so you don't pass it on!
• Think positively!

Anyways, just thought I'd share what was on my mind! ;o)

Time goes fast!

I can hardly believe my sister Kierra is turning 12 this Sunday! She'll officially be a young women. ;o) I am so grateful I got to go to girls camp with her this summer. I wish I could be there in young women but I guess there really are reasons for every part of our life! Kierra is such a cheerful person, something I need to work harder at! I am so grateful for all of my family!
I hope Kierra has the best birthday ever!!!
Happy Birthday!!!

Step back

Things keep happening to me to help me realize that if you take a step back (and take a deep breath) the things that seem so hard to you at the time aren't as bad as they seem.

BYU Education Week Highlights (August 16-20 2010)

Here is some highlights from Education Week, which by the way was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

Some of these will have to be kind of brief and I'll have to add more later!

Brian Andre-

~5 Ways to Remember Christ~

1. Put Him first-

• (Exodus 20:3)
• "It is clear that putting spiritual learning first does not relieve us from learning secular things. On the contrary, it gives our secular learning purpose and motivates us to work harder at it. If we will keep spiritual learning in its proper place, we will have to make some hard choices of how we use our time. We generally know when papers will be due, when tests must be taken, when projects must be completed. And we know when the Sabbath will come. We know when the institute class will be held. We know when the prayers at the beginning of a day and those at the end should come. We know about how long it takes in reading the scriptures before we begin to feel the Holy Spirit. We know about how many hours it takes to prepare and to perform our service in the Church. When we see life as it really is, we plan for a time and a place for all of those things. There will come crises when there does not seem to be enough time. There will be many instances when one thing crowds out another. But there should never be a conscious choice to let the spiritual become secondary as a pattern in our lives. Never. That will lead to tragedy. The tragedy may not be obvious at first, nor may it ever be clear in mortal life. But remember, you are interested in education not for life, but for eternal life. When you see that reality clearly with spiritual sight, you will put spiritual learning first and yet not slight the secular learning. In fact, you will work harder at your secular learning than you would without that spiritual vision."~President Henry B. Eyring (CES Fireside "Education for Real Life")

2. Slow Down, Unplug and Be still-

• Pslam 46:10
• Matthew 4:1
• Mark 6:32
• Luke 9:18
• John 8:2

3. See Him in everything-

• Moses 6:63
• Alma 30:44

4. Practice Makes Permanent-

We show how we feel about Christ by the way we treat others.

5. Remember how much He loves you!

• Matthew 11:28
• 3 Nephi 9:14

More is to come, at least that's my plan ;o)

School

Well, I've lived through the first week of school. It hasn't been too bad except that I don't feel like I'm completely here anymore ;o)
I guess things are already starting to feel a little monotonous, but I will work through that feeling! I am very dissapointed that my favorite math teacher is having some health problems and can't teach any more. To be completely honest, I'm VERY depressed about that!
I love teaching my dance classes. The girls really make my day! I just hope that I can remember to teach them, not just play with them :o)
I'm absolutely sure that everything I am going through is supposed to give me experience, that I'll need during my life! I just have to keep telling myself to look at the big picture!