i love to see the temple.

for any of you who got home taught in october you will know that the theme of the home teaching was the temple. my roommates and i all have separate home teachers, but we usually end up sitting in on each others home teaching lessons so i got to hear about the temple and its importance 3 times last month. it was so great and made me realize that i really needed to go to the temple. now ... dont judge me ... but in the three semesters that i have been here i had not et been to the temple here to do baptisms. well, jill and i decided to go wednesday morning. we got up super early (because i had class at 9) and we went and did baptisms. it was so wonderful. i really do love going to the temple. it really changes the way i look at life. i was so happy all day long. i just wanted to do stuff, homework, scriptures, fun, i just wanted to do all of it. i was so happy. well wednesday night my roommate caty mentions that she would like to go to the temple and did we think she should go on thursday or friday. i remembered that my classes from friday were both canceled and quickly voiced my opinion for friday. so, today i got to sleep in and then around noon caty and i went to the temple. i have never been to the temple twice in a week in my whole life but i was so happy to go. i absolutely love the temple. it is such a blessing in my life. i hope to be able to keep up going at least once a week for the rest of the time i am here. i know that it will be such a good thing and really help me to be happier and more successful. i challenge all of you to take the time to make it to the temple this next week. nothing can substitute for the joy you get from going to the temple. i love you all!

scripture of the day:
Mosiah 2: 6 And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them.

today i am thankful for:

* being able to go to the house of the Lord and do baptisms for the dead.

* roommates who go to the Temple with me.

* the ability and opportunity i have to be at this school and the blessing it has been in my life.

* a car that allows me the opportunity to serve others by driving them places they need to be.

* medicine that helps those who are sick to feel better (steph has been sick).

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the great nerf gun attack of 2010.

a few days ago jill went to the store and returned home with a nerf ball gun.

we have been having a lot of fun have mini nerf gun wars. all the boys that have been over to visit are very impressed and jealous of the nerf gun. well, today after class jill and i were bored and decided the perfect way to perk up the day was to have a nerf gun war. so we were off to the store. we bought an automatic tommy 20 nerf gun

for myself to use in this fight and then two smaller nerf guns

for the other people we fought to use. we also bought some cheap sale halloween candy to put in little baggies for our home teachers and fhe brothers. we got home and prepared the candy bags and wrote everyone little notes of appreciation and love ;) then we decided who to have the nerf gun war with. so we head over to nauvoo (all our boys live in the nauvoo apts) and we get to the third floor. jill and i hide our nerf guns on the floor to the side of the door and knock. tyler and kyle were very excited to receive their candy bags. then i told them there was an even more exciting present. i pull the two nerf guns out and they were super excited. they were pretty much like little boys getting nerf guns for christmas. then jill and i grabbed our nerf guns and we attacked! they were running around and trying to hide. it was so fun. then we just hung out with them for the next 45 minutes. i really love my home teachers. they are pretty much my brothers away from home and i am so happy when they do fun things with me and spend time with me. it was a pretty wonderful wednesday evening. :) i love nerf gun attacks, what a happy way to brighten your day and have fun.

scripture of the day:

1 Peter 3: 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers.

today i am thankful for:

* boys who think it is fun to get attacked in their own home, and not annoying :)

* jill! i have missed her as my roommate. i love having fun with her and being silly.

* having friends in my classes so that i can talk to someone.

* prayer, it has been such a blessing in my life these past few days.

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toy story 3.

back in june i went to see toy story 3 for my birthday with megan and stephanie, however, if you remember from my post the movie died 30 minutes in and i never got to finish it. well, today my roommate went out and rented toy story 3 and we decided to watch it later that night. my home teacher tyler heard from my other home teacher kyle that we were going to be watching it so he asked if we could watch it after his soccer game so that he could come and watch it with us. so we decided to wait. we got bored when thinking about waiting and so we decided to go to his soccer game and cheer him on. it wasn't too cold, and it was so fun. so after the soccer game we went home and got ready for the movie. tyler came over and we were set to go.

jill, lauren, and i were on the big couch and we were all very in to the movie and we were all huddled, snuggled, and cuddled together and kept gasping, and oooo'ing and awww'ing. it was probably really funny. tyler just laughed at us the entire time. i felt like such a girl, haha, but it was so fun and i loved the movie! my most favorite part was probably mexican buzz light-year :) overall it was a good night and i was so happy to finally get to see the entire movie! (oh, and yes, i did almost cry at the end of the movie). i love fun wholesome movies that everyone can get into and enjoy!

scripture of the day:
Moroni 7: 19 Wherefore, I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the light of Christ that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing, and condemn it not, ye certainly will be a child of Christ.

today i am thankful for:
* wholesome, fun, and interesting movies.
* ward activities that will come to pass and be wonderful :) (look for a blog saturday or sunday to explain this one;)
* my most amazing home teachers!!!!
* roommates who are willing to bundle up and go spend time with me supporting the boys in our lives!
* being a girl and being able to gasp in movies and have people think its funny, yet normal. :)

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