Last Lecture

I may not be a perfect person but we are here on this earth to learn and to grow and I have definitely done that.  My mom had a picture in our house that I love.  It was a saying with a picture of Christ that says “I didn't say it would be easy I only said it would be worth it.” I believe that to be so true.

Don't sweat the small stuff, it's all small stuff.  In life we seem to get caught up and carried away in the moment.  It is important to breathe and take a step back and think about what is going on.  When we get caught up in the moment a lot of the time we focus on things that are, in reality, small.  The important thing is the gospel and how we are living our lives centered around that.  You should always be worthy to go into the temple.  If you really think about this then everything you do needs to be honest.  In school especially there is no need to stress if you are doing the best you can do.  The point where you will start stressing big time is if you are not doing your best.  Don't do anything that you know you will regret.  Always work hard and then play hard.  Go above and beyond.  Become a great worker and don’t just do what you are asked but look around and see what else you can do after you have finished the task at hand.  Don’t be lazy; it won't get you anywhere in life.   You can do anything you put your mind to, you just have to get out there and do it.  Don't worry too much about what other people think about you; this is your life. Always take time for your family and don't let anything ever get in the way of that.  Satan is working so hard on the family; don't let him win.  Love life and be happy.  Even when things are not going so great, try to have a positive attitude.  It will help you keep a good outlook on life.  Show people that you are happy and that you are a nice person. Do nice things for people and always be there for them when they need it. It is okay to vent when you are frustrated.  Just don't do it too much and make sure to not vent to the wrong people.  Lean on your true friends and mostly family for support.  Your family will always be there for you and they want the best for you.  Go live your dreams and always remember if you don't think anyone is on your side, the Lord always is right there with you; walking with you, running with you, pushing for you.  

journal 13

I think every week I have talked about how the week flew by but it seriously does.  I was in Oregon at the beginning of the week with my family.  I had to go back to help out with some things and to be there in times of need.  I was grateful that I had the means to go back and that my husband was very supportive and stayed by himself for a whole week.  Throughout this semester I have really been grateful for him for helping me stay motivated to finish all my classes and to actually learn.  He is someone who LOVES learning and I wish I was like that but I feel like I have to work at it.  This week we watched some videos that were good and I have really been just thinking about this whole semester.  I can't believe that it is almost over and it is time for me to get a real job and REALLY be an adult.  I was also able to do a book report this week and finish up my book.  I loved that because I was not expecting the book to make such a difference to me like it did.  There were a lot of things that stood out to me that I talked about in my book report.