Finals Week

As the end of the semester approaches, I am filled with happiness and sadness. I am glad to be one step closer to earning my degree and sad at the prospect of leaving wonderful teachers and classmates. I am grateful for all of the experiences that I have had during this semester and I am excited for the new experiences that await me during the summer semester.

This week as I have been preparing for final presentations and mock interviews, I have thought about how blessed I am to be able to attend LDS Business College. I have had some wonderful opportunities that have prepared me for my future career. Among those wonderful opportunities, I was able to play my violin in a quartet for the last devotional of the semester. That was a perfect way to end the semester. I am truly grateful that I was able to perform with some of the amazing students that attend LDS Business College and to my family for putting up with my practicing over the years.

Spring

"Spring is busting out all over...!". I love when winter melts away into spring. I love watching the flowers bloom and the leafs starting to pop out on the trees. I love to hear the birds singing in the trees. I especially love Easter, General Conference, and April Fool's Day.

My family loves to celebrate all of these events. My mom loves to celebrate April Fool's Day each year. She enjoys thinking of fun things for us to do throughout the day. Since today is April Fool's Day, I have thought back on past April Fool's and the crazy things we have done.

Easter is a wonderful time to think about the Savior and His Atonement. I feel closer to Him and Heavenly Father during this time. For Easter this year, I had the opportunity to watch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra on Temple Square perform Handel's Messiah. It was absolutely incredible. It was a great way to focus on Easter and what it means to me.

I am so grateful for the Atonement and for the opportunity to be resurrected and to be with my family forever.

Goals

Today I went to the gym and started working with a personal trainer. After the workout, we sat and talked about goals for myself. Getting into better shape has always been a goal of mine for a long time and today was a step towards accomplishing that goal.

Winston Churchill once said, "Success is not final. Failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts". This quote stuck out to me and I hope that it will speak to you. Don't give up on what you want to accomplish. Make those goals measureable, and meaningful so that you will achieve them. Turn your dreams into reality.

Blessings

This week has been filled with many blessings. I have been incredibly blessed by so many people in many ways. For example, I was able to go to the movies with some of the most amazing friends, I played volleyball, and I have been with family.

I know that these people have been placed in my life for a certain reason. I am extremely grateful that they are apart of my life. I can't imagine life without them because they are truly the best.

Tender Mercies

This past week I have been blessed by the Lord in so many ways. I have felt His love for me this week and it has been such a huge comfort. My testimony has been strengthened as I have seen the hand of the Lord in my life. It all started when I finally paid my tithing on Sunday.

I have been putting off paying my tithing for a few months. But I wrote out the check, put it in an envelope and gave it to my bishop. I felt pretty good after that. The next few days went by fast while I was looking at different housing options for the summer semester and deciding if I wanted to transfer to BYU-Idaho after graduating from LDS Business College.

I was able to met with a mentor for about 30 minutes today. It was fun talking with him and being able to pick his brain. I don't know what happened but by the end of our conversation, I felt like I was supposed to apply to attend BYU-Idaho. So this afternoon, I started the application process to attend BYU-Idaho.

I love how in life we think that we have everything planned out perfectly. Then Heavenly Father is able to change our plans in a way that will benefit us more than our original plan would have. I have come to realize over the years that we are not the ones in control. It is hard to change and adapt but I can testify that I wouldn't be where I am today without all of those loving course corrections.

  

Crazy Happenings

The semester is almost over and I am very excited! This week has gone by really fast. My roommate and I found a cute little park behind the Capitol building. We went apartment shopping for the summer semester and we hung out with friends playing Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. I felt like a kid again and it was awesome. Life is going good!!!

Friends, Food, and Fun

This week has been full of friends, food, and lots of fun. I have had a great week with some amazing people. From talking to dance parties to playing games to eating out, these are the people that I love being with. 

They are like my family in Salt Lake. They love me for who I am and they get me to do things that I wouldn't normally do. They teach and stretch me. I don't know where I would be without them in my life right now.