hand of the Lord journal 9*30*10.

i love to see the Lord working in my life ...

* my chem lab partner is very nice to me even when i dont understand what is going on.

* i got to all my classes on time.

* jill let me borrow her car to go get my car that i left at the hinckley building.

* my little brother doesnt think my friends are creepy, even if he sometimes should.

* my roommates are fun and make me laugh.

* my roommates made me ice my wrist so it would feel better and explained to me how it is swollen and promised that the extreme burning sensation was normal.

* i laugh everyday.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*29*10.

the hand of the Lord in noticeable in my life ...
* i had real food for lunch.
* i had fun playing wallyball.
* we passed clean checks.
* i got 100% on my lab safety test.
* a little contention going on in the apartment was resolved.
* my home and family management class was amazing, as always!
* i found 2 new favorite songs.
The Only Exception by Paramore
&
The Man Who Can't Be Moved by The Script
* jill has been letting me borrow her power cord from time to time while i wait for my new one to come.
* the Lord blesses me in my weaknesses to help me become strong(er).

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hand of the Lord journal 9*28*10.

the Lord blesses my life everyday ...
* i had time to come home and get my lab book i forgot. (i cant do lab without it).
* i was able to do my laundry.
* i finally got to go buy groceries, fruits, milk, and chicken!!
* my science group finished our project for this week.
* i talked to jayce on the phone and he helped me to understand boys a little better.
* even though i forgot to take pills i still tried all of the salads we made in foods lab and didnt get sick.
* the weather is still nice! and i will take it as long as i can!!

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hand of the Lord journal 9*27*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* i have the most amazing (and funny) fhe brothers in the world!
* (this may technically be old, but i think it counts for today after the day i had) the Lord answered my prayer last semester and told me to move to brooklyn apartments and to live in the 43rd ward and now i have the amazing fhe brothers and such great guys in the ward who let you in to their apartments and feed you cookies, just because they like to be nice. :)
* i live in idaho, and for fhe we made apple juice/cider and played football outside, and it was beautiful and something new.
* i have a scholarship that helps me to live and be able to go to school.
* i have somehow begun to care about school and homework and getting good grades.
* i wasn't awkward.
* a.) i had a football in my car, which impressed the boys quite a bit and b.) i actually caught the football while playing a two-hand touch game which also really impressed the boys.
* i have great roommates who i love and feel completely comfortable with.
* i got to see an old roommate and talk to her for a minute.
* i have a car that can fit a lot of people in it for when we have to drive out to the idaho falls boondocks for fhe at the bishopric members houses.
* i have a mom who does nice things for me when i need it, and who does nice things for her other children as well and i know that if i ever really need anything i can call her and she will do what she can for me.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*26*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* church was great, i got my new calling, my home teachers gave me about a million hi-fives, we steph and i sat by our fhe brothers in sunday school and one of them made us paper rings, which we then used to become captain planet! (if you remember captain planet.) i was "earth."
* jilly taught me a little bit of how to play the ukulele. it was fun. maybe one day i will actually be good.
* lots of people came over and visited us today.
* i got a 20 minute nap that was pretty much the best nap ever! :)
* lauren let me borrow some bread so i could have a pb&j for dinner. yes that is correct, i had a sandwich for my fast sunday dinner, it was a little sad and pathetic, but you take what you can get i suppose.
* i have amazing roommates!

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hand of the Lord journal 9*25*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* i got to sleep in.
* i got my quizzes done.
* i got to watch the RS broadcast at my house with my roomies! (not to mention the broadcast was sooo good.)
* jill bought fish! (they are so fun and cool, more to come later.)
* our apartment stays clean for the most part.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*24*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* i got a little extra sleep because my first class wasnt until 1015.
* i always learn so much in my home & family management class.
* my heart attack from wednesday was fixed. **
* friday = tlc day, we all sit around and watch 'say yes to the dress' and 'four weddings' and just have fun and discuss our future wedding and dress.
* jimmy johns delivered us some free sandwiches to promote us eating there. ***
* the repair man came and fixed our cabinet door so now my stuff isnt open to the viewing eye of the public.
* im happy.

** i took my first chemistry test on wednesday. i have been studying and preparing for this test for quite sometime. we take all of our tests in the testing center and then they put the scantron through as you walk out and as soon as you get out there is a display board that shows everyones score next to their i-number. so i finish my test in a little less than half an hour (she said it would take at least an hour) and i felt really confident about it, however that confidence soon faded as i looked at the grade board. next to my i-number was the dreaded number ... 79%. i had a mini heart attack and was extremely confused as to how i could have done so poorly. i went home in a little bit of a bad mood. today, when i went in to my chem class the teacher handed back the tests for us to go over. i was, of course, not very excited to go over it. after all of the tests were out and ready to be gone over she told us that there had been a mistake in the grading rubric and 4 of the questions had been set to the wrong answer. instantly my interest was peaked and i was very glad to go over the test. turns out that i did not get a 79% but rather a 91%, which was much more what i was expecting. i was so happy! (stephanie kept telling me that a 79% was good and that i should be proud of myself. needless to say, i wasnt. it has been a long long time since i last believed that nothing but an 'A' was acceptable. it is a little weird to be back there, but like it or not [hopefully you dont think im prideful] i am really smart, and i might as well do my best and get good grades rather than slack off and just get mediocre ones.)

*** i have been here for 3 weeks now, and since that time jimmy johns has come twice to give us free sandwiches! not only are they delicious, but they are reasonably priced. i havent actually gone and bought one yet, but i figure if they keep bringing them to me for free i wont ever have to. i guess that is the good thing about living so close to jimmy johns!

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hand of the Lord journal 9*23*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* I got up early, for once.
* i got some alone time, with myself, just to relax.
* jill let me eat some of her rosemary bread. delicious!
* i got the lab partner i wanted in chemistry.
* i got to have a mini nap.
* jill made chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.
* i got to watch a new movie, pretty cute.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*22*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* jill gave me a ride to school when i was late.
* i remembered at the last moment to grab my iCard so i could take my chem test right after class.
* i only had homework for one class.
* stephanie lets me use her printer since mine died last semester.
* we had an amazing home & family management class.
* i was able to get all my cleaning done & we passed clean checks.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*21*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* my little brother called me and we had a nice chat. it was something i had been hoping for. (more for a connection to my family than for him to call.)
* i got my new calling for the ward, and although it may not be the most well known or glamorous calling, i am super excited!
* i am taking a foods class, which means that every tuesday i get to eat tasty food that i make, for free!
* i enjoy telling the truth.
* i remembered that i had jello, delicious!
* new friends!
* jill made a chore chart so we can keep our home happy.
* stephanie vacuumed our room.

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the time is now ... for the story that was to come later.

today in my home and family management class we were learning about goals, why its important to set them and how to accomplish them and such. well my teacher found a whole bunch of pictures online about peoples goals and put them up on her power point. at one point she went off on a little tangent and hit the button for the next picture to come up ... now, when she planned this powerpoint she just clicked and grabbed any pictures that said "goal" on them without really looking at them. she saw this one and read what it said without examining the photo and thought it was cute so she put it in the slideshow. so here we are, a group of girls sitting in class staring at this:

it took a few minutes of us trying to stifle our laughter for her to realize something was up. by this point we are all dying with laughter and she just keeps looking at us, and then looking at the picture, and then looking at us, back and forth. then, one time looking at the picture she realized what she had done ... and then she couldn't stop laughing. half the class was crying because they were laughing so hard. it was pretty much the funniest moment of my life. and that was the story, i hope that you enjoy.

scripture of the day:

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be though an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (this is my new roomie, caty's, favorite scripture. today marks the day of her two year baptism date!)

today i am thankful for:

* fun times at the twizl berry.

* songs that everyone can sing to.

* roommate prayer.

* comfy shoes.

* peanut butter & jelly.

* fhe brothers who bring dessert.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*20*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* I met a lot of new people in my classes.
* fhe was changed from 630 to 7, i didn't get home from the library until 630.
* i made it to class on time even though i woke up a little late.
* steph and i were able to find cubby desks next to each other at the library.
* the 4 hours i spent at the library felt more like 2.
* i had a really good day.
* i got to have a good laugh in my home and family management class.**
* our fhe brother, dawson, cleaned off the dishes that we used at fhe and put them in the washer.
* i was able to get all of my homework done before coming home.

** this story will come later, i need time to find the picture that goes along with it.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*19*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* i got to sleep in a lot!
* my roommate, jill, made breakfast for me and the rest of the roommates.
* church was amazing, and so much fun.
* my home teachers are so great, and they brought me cookies!
* jills home teacher, sterling, included me in their home teachingness and made me feel special. and he owns a limousine and is gonna give us a ride in it!
* i got to sit and just hang out with some roomies and laugh until we cried.
* i got tons of compliments on my hair, and how shiny and long and pretty it is.
* i got to see someone (my home teacher kyle) do a pretty amazing card trick.
* we had roommate prayer.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*18*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* i was able to got to the library for 4 hours with stephanie and get some things done.
* i was able to sleep in a little more than usual.
* stephanie made me lunch.
* i have had a lot of time today to relax and prepare for my second week of classes.
* i was home alone for a little while, so i got some nice relaxing time to myself.
* tomorrow is sunday!

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hand of the Lord journal 9*17*10

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* i actually enjoyed my time in the library doing my homework.
* i got to spend some low key time with some of my roomies. i do enjoy having fun, like yesterday, but i also am an old soul at heart, i really just love hanging out and spending time with people. i dont have to be doing anything exciting to have a good time.
* my mom posted on her blog so i got to see a little glimpse of what life at home is like. it is amazing how being away for four months at a time can make you realize how much you just really always want to be home.
* i was able to gain a greater understanding of what i am doing here (byui) and was able to use that to prioritize my life a little.
* i feel loved, all the time, even when i feel overwhelmed, or alone, i always feel loved, like someone is looking out for my best interest and taking care of me.
* life has an interesting way of working out. and it is both frustrating, and gloriously wonderful!!

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hand of the Lord journal 9*16*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* my chemistry lab was cancelled so i was able to visit a teacher from last semester and sit in on her class (which i absolutely loved last semester, and actually really miss this semester).
* i got a break from school work to just have fun! ( ** see more)
* i got to randomly run into an old friend who i had been hoping to see.
* i was able to meet new people and make new friends.
* it didn't rain on me while i was walking home from school.

** so tonight i went to play wally ball at 6, which by the way, wally ball is one of my new most favorite things. you don't have to have any talent to play, you just get to have fun and laugh and get a little exercise in between.i played with jill, shelby, stephanie, stephs brother andrew, mike, and lockman. it was so much fun, as always, and i had a blast. but anyways, after we got done playing wally ball we headed back to our apt (we being just us girls) and decided to take some cookies to our new fhe brothers, so that they would see that we are nice and wonderful. so we went over and hung out with them for a while and it was way fun. they are so funny and i think it is going to be a great semester with them as our fhe brothers. then while we were hanging out with them our friend kyle called and said he was at our apt but we were missing, so we all left to hang out with kyle. jill decided to go see someone else she knew so just caty, steph, lauren and i went home. we found kyle waiting for us on our porch. some people were hungry so we decided to walk over to subway. i had already eaten, as had kyle, so we just went for the company. then while we were at subway our friend from last fall walked in with his girlfriend. it was way crazy. so we were excited to see him and we all got hugs, which was good, because boy hugs are good. then jill showed up and brought her friend, mark, along and so we had a huge group of us just hanging out at the subway. after that patrick and his girlfriend left and the rest of us decided to go play pool in the lounge so we played a few games of pool. then kyle went home to do some homework and we went up to our apt and made some cookies and watched "when fish attack" which was a crazy show. but we just hung out and talked, and laughed and it was so much fun, and it was such a well welcomed break for a little while. anyways, as you can see i am having a good time, but don't worry, im still getting things done.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*15*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...

* i got to have some roommate bonding time when i got home, which is always fun and makes me feel more at home in my home.

* i understood the things that we were doing in chemistry, and didn't look like a loser because i didn't understand.

* i still haven't died, and/or passed out, while walking to & from school or up & down the many stairs i must climb.

* i was able to do my laundry (and had clothes to wear while doing my laundry).

* i was able to "bond" with a bunch of girls in my home & family management class over the fact that we don't like our intro to FCS teacher (which many of us have together the hour before).

* a new friend in chemistry who makes me feel like i have someone i can ask question when i am a little confused about what is going on.

* i only have one 745 class this semester instead of 4, like last fall.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*14*10.

for my book of mormon (second half) class we are required to keep a hand of the Lord journal (this will most likely look like my "today i am thankful for's) for at least 30 (consecutive) days during the semester. last semester was not my finest hour in the area and so i have decided to try a new approach for this semester. seeing as i am becoming a more online type person i have decided to do my hand of the Lord journal on my blog. i will still do normal posts from time to time, but hopefully i will be able to do this consecutively for 30 days and fall in love with it and continue to do it throughout my life.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...

* i was able to "go" (we had to sit out in the hallway because the gym filled up) to devo with some of my roomies and hear some things i needed about the spirit of gratitude vs. the spirit of entitlement.

* i was able to take a nap that i desperately needed and still finish the things that i needed to.

* my roommate reminded me to stop and eat dinner while i was caught up in my work.

* i got to learn how to make lollipops (which i was thinking about wanting to learn to do the other day) in my foods class.

* kate (a roomie from my first semester who got married) is in my foods class so we were able to be cooking partners and we were both able to tell each other when we were confused about something without feeling stupid.

* i had time to eat breakfast this morning (i didn't get home to eat again until 315 and i left at 725).

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back in rexy.

well, i made it successfully and safely back to rexburg! stephanie, my roommate from my first semester (who i am living with again this semester) flew over to AZ and then drove up with me. we went all the way from tempe to preston idaho on saturday. then we stayed in preston saturday and sunday night at megan's house. monday morning we were up and out the door by 550am. we made it to rexy about 5 minutes before check-ins started. we stood in a line to check-in, i thought that i was going to freeze, it probably wasn't even that cold, but i guess i got used to AZ weather. then after we both got checked in we went up to the apartment, # 207. we were the first ones there so we had the first pick of the bedrooms, which was what we were hoping for. after we put stuff into our bedroom to save it we went and found some things to put into the bedroom across the hall to save for jill (another roomie from my first semester) & lauren (a friend from first semester who had previously lived with jill). then we started unloading my car. later i went to my storage unit to get the rest of my stuff. i also went with jill to her storage unit to get some of her things, and we were greeted by some dead mice all over her storage unit, it was really gross, and i was glad it wasn't my storage unit. since then we have mostly just been hanging out and having fun before the first day of classes tomorrow. yesterday we went and played wallyball (like volleyball only you can use/play off of the walls) for 3 hours with a bunch of people. it was so much fun, but my legs were definitely sore afterwards, and my arm is a little sore today, but it was all worth it. my two new roommates who i just met when they moved in seem really nice. they lived together before and are already friends. their names are caty and shelby and i think we are going to have a lot of fun living with them this semester. i am really excited about having a fun living situation. tomorrow is my first day of classes, i normally will have book of mormon and my chemistry lab on thursdays, but my chemistry teacher emailed everyone and said we weren't going to have class, so i just have one class tomorrow. i am really excited, it is the second half of book of mormon, i took the first half last semester with the same teacher and i really liked him. i feel like he taught me so much and i am looking forward to having another semester of classes with him. this semester i am taking 6 classes for a total of 15 credits. other than chemistry and book of mormon i am taking, foundation science, intro to family & consumer sciences, home & family management, and intro to foods. i think it will be a good semester, but a lot of work! i will probably be spending a lot of time in the library doing homework and studying. well, i love and miss you all already, but i am so happy to be back with my friends!!

scripture of the day:

Alma 30:60 And thus we see the end of him who perverteth the ways of the Lord; and thus we see that the devil will not support his children at the last day, but doth speedily drag them down to hell.

today i am thankful for:

* roommates that i know and love!

* staying up late talking to my roomies about our lives and boys.

* being able to see megan before coming up to rexburg!

* a car that i feel safe traveling great distances in.

* roommates who all gather in the front room to do homework together.

just in case anyone wants my new address it is:

janaya l. johnson

345 S. 2nd W. Apt 207

Rexburg, ID 83440

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