Section 130-132

Choice #1 (section 132): “That which is wrong under one circumstance may be and often is, right under another. … This is the principle on which the government of heaven is conducted—by revelation adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed. Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire” (Teachings of the Prophets Joseph Smith, p. 256). Read the Historical Background in the student manual for Section 132. Then write a sentence or two to explain why Doctrine and Covenants 132:1–33 are more relevant for us today than the remaining verses in the section. The first part of section 132 applies more to us today because we are commanded to marry and take part of the covenant of celestial marriage. Since the church no longer participates in plural marriage we don’t really need to worry about the second half of this section. It is just a good record to have about why polygamy once was. Activity 1. Read Doctrine and Covenants 132:1–6. Also read the student manual commentary for “Doctrine and Covenants 132:3–6. ‘ If Ye Abide Not That Covenant, Then Are Ye Damned’” (p. 327), and for “Doctrine and Covenants 132:4. Will Those Who Do Not Have the Opportunity to Marry in This Life Be Damned?” (p. 328). Then write responses to the following: • What is the meaning of the “new and everlasting covenant”? The meaning of the new and everlasting covenant is marriage. Celestial marriage. Where a man and a woman are sealed together for all eternity. • Explain in a few sentences why those who this law must abide by it to progress eternally. The scriptures have taught us that we are not able to get to the highest degree of celestial glory without taking part in the celestial covenant of marriage. Not only do we have to be married in the temple but we must also always remember our covenants that we have made and we must be careful not to sin. Once we are married the second step to progressing eternally is building the marriage and living righteously. • How can an individual who does not have the opportunity to marry in mortality claim the blessings of “the new and everlasting covenant”? Those who are not married while they are here on earth they will be given the chance to find an eternal companion during the millennium. The Lord understands that there are circumstances in which one has tried hard to get married but it just doesn’t happen to them. He has allowed them to have a second chance of partaking part in the new and everlasting covenant. Activity 2. Read Doctrine and Covenants 132:7–14 and the student manual commentary for “Doctrine and Covenants 132:7. What Does It Mean to Be ‘Sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise’?” (pp. 328–29). Write a paragraph that explains what the Holy Spirit of Promise has to do with marriage and every ordinance in the Church. In your paragraph, also explain what a married couple would need to do to have their marriage “sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise.” The Holy Spirit of promise has a lot to do with marriage. It cannot seal a covenant that is not right. Therefor when a couple gets married it is sealed the Holy Spirit. A couple wanting to get married need to pray and make sure what they are doing is right and they can do that by having the spirit tell them that they are supposed to be together. The main way of knowing this is by asking in prayer and being righteous and paying attention to the commandments of God. The Holy Spirit of Promise makes sure that in order to a covenant to be sealed the participants must be worthy. Activity 4. Read Doctrine and Covenants 132:19–25 and the student manual commentary for “Doctrine and Covenants 132:19–22. How Does an Individual Obtain a Fullness of God’s Glory?” (pp. 329–30). Then write a paragraph that explains in your own words the eternal possibilities that await those who righteously enter into and live according to the “new and everlasting covenant” of eternal marriage. Being sealed in the temple is only a small part of the new and everlasting covenants. As a couple they must be willing to work hard to get their marriage seal by the Holy Spirit of Promise. In order to do this they must be willing to follow the commandments of God and help build each other up. If couples that are married in the temple do all they can to be good and come closer to God they have a chance to live together for eternity and they have the chance to become gods of their own worlds. Being able to live and rule with the one you love would be the best blessing in the world. Striving to do good to be able to that should help motivate all couples to do well. Activity 5. Read Doctrine and Covenants 132:26–27 and the corresponding entry in the student manual commentary, “Does Marriage in the Temple Assure One of Exaltation, No Matter How One Lives?” (pp. 330–31). Then respond in writing to the following: • Explain how an individual who is keeping his or her temple covenants would feel a greater desire to repent, rather than thinking that the sealing covenant excuses him or her from repentance. Those that cherish the covenants they have made know what can be waiting for them in the eternities. If they remember the covenants they made with the Lord they want to do the best they can to make it back to His presence. They will want to repent so they can stand unashamed before God. Those who don’t remember or cherish their temple covenants they tend to think that they did their part by getting married. I kind of think of it as baptisms in other religions. They believe that once you are baptized you are saved and you don’t have work on being righteous. Some think the same of marriage. Oh I got married so I am going to the celestial kingdom. But that is not the case we still have to strive to make our covenants and be the best we can in order to receive the blessing we are promised. • How can these verses provide encouragement to us when we make mistakes, even after having entered into sacred covenants? The Lord loves every one of us. He wants us to be able to come back into his promise. The lord just doesn’t believe in second chances but he believes as in as many chances we need in order to get it right and be what he wants us to be. Knowing that if we truly repent it is forgotten is an amazing thing. We know we are not doomed if we make a mistake. We just have to be willing to fix what we did wrong.

Choice #3 (sections 127:4-9; 128): During a time of duress, the Prophet wrote the Saints and taught them the importance of record keeping. Review the relevant verses in Sections 127 and 128, including the corresponding passages in the student manual and then answer the following questions: • Why do you think proper record keeping is so important? o As members of the church we do a lot of work and without keeping good records we have the chance of repeating some of the work. We can save time by having good records, and with the time we saved we can do more work. Also keeping good records allows future generations to learn about past generations. • What particular Temple ordinance does Joseph Smith want to be properly recorded? o Baptisms for the Dead • How does proper record keeping connect (“bind” or “seal”) heaven and earth? o I believe that record keeping connects with what we bind and seal on heaven and earth because as we do the ordinances here on earth we are also doing them in heaven. And so when we record here on earth we are also recording in heaven. • What records are being kept on earth? What records are being kept in heaven? o Baby blessings, baptisms, priesthood confirmations, patriarchal blessing, marriage certificate, sealing certificate, death certificate, birth certificate, and many more o Getting your endowments out, marriage, sealing’s, blessings • What records are kept that binds or seals you to others, either living or dead? o Marriage, sealing’s, temple work for others, family trees, name and blessing as a baby, and the patriarchal blessing. • What other places can you think of in the scriptures where the Lord’s people are admonished to keep proper records? o There are many other places in the scriptures where people are commanded to keep good records. The entire Book of Mormon is here on earth because of the good record keeping of the authors. When Nephi was commanded to go and get the plates, he was told the plates were needed for record keeping. • What, if any, application do you see for the records you personally keep? o I love looking back through my old journals and seeing what I wrote at certain times of my life. I can learn and grow from it. I have also learned to cherish the journals left by my grandma I have been able to grow closer to her as a person. I want the same for the future generations. Also writing helps I put things in my life into perspective so I can figure out where to go. Writing about both the good and bad has allowed me to be thankful for the blessings I have seen because of experiences I have lived in. • How can these scriptures help you improve your own efforts? o I look at the scriptures and realize that I should be writing a lot more than just what is happening in my life. I should try to put in spiritual insights and my testimony so I can help strengthen others. The scriptures tell us what is happening at a certain time and they are completely focused on God. I can try to do the same for my journal.

Choice #1 (section 121-123):
Read, listen to, or watch Elder Holland’s address, Lessons from Liberty Jail, given at a CES Fireside for Young Adults, and respond to the following questions:
WOW!! What an amazing talk he gave!! Listening to it and watching made the message so much stronger.
1. What does Joseph Smith’s letter from Liberty Jail (section 121-123) suggest that he is learning about God?
a. I think Joseph learned that God knew how far he could push Joseph, when joseph was faced with such horrible surrounding he was still able to have faith and remain righteous. I love the story that it told about Joseph using the power of God to make the men stop saying cruel things about the church and its members. Even in his darkest hour Joseph still had God at his side to help him through.
b. God wasn’t only teaching Joseph a lesson he was teaching all of us a lesson through the experience of Joseph Smith.
c. We will all have experiences like Joseph we will all one time or another wonder where God is and ask the same questions that Joseph asked. We must not let our fears of God not seeing us overcome us, we MUST remember that God is there with us where He has always been, and we must reach out to him. “ When we weep he and the angles of heaven weep with us”
d. Even when we are righteous we are given trials, they help us grow stronger.
2. About God’s work?
a. God doesn’t always work in the way we want him to, but God always has a plan and knows what we need in order to move his work along.
b. God works in a mysterious ways, we are given such a beautiful message in spite of such disgusting circumstances.
c. We are given the problems we are given to help us learn the lessons we must learn. We need to look for what we have learned and gained and not focus on what we have lost.
d. We can be totally worthy before God and still suffer.
3. About himself (Joseph Smith)?
a. He learned how strong he was, he was able to suffer through so much because he is courageous and has a good attitude. He had to realize how much he has gone through and how much he has helped this church come along. He learned how to endure to the end.
b. I think Joseph had to learn how strong his testimony was and how much he relied on his Heavenly Father. He had to see his testimony waver and then grow stronger as he was in the jail.
4. During this difficult time, what would be essential for anyone to remain faithful?
a. Prayer and faithfulness. We must have faith and know that God is always with us. We know this and can learn this from the sections we read and the experience that Joseph went through.
b. We may be nearer to God when we surfer than we have been in our entire lives. I know this is true, we seek out God and we become closer and lean on him and allow God to help us.
5. What does the title “Temple-Prison” teach us about God’s love and teachings including where and when that love and those teachings are made manifest?
a. Scared experiences can come to all of us in any circumstances in our lives. We must be strong and be faithful and obedient. We can make anywhere a temple if we allow ourselves to be pure and carry Gods presence with us. The Lord tries to help us out as much as he can even when we are miserable and in the worst places ever. He wants us to be okay and he will reach out and be able to guide us when we are in the dark and lost.
6. In what ways can “spiritual experience, revelatory experience, and sacred experience come to every one of us in all the many and varied stages and circumstances of our lives if we want it?”
a. “Man’s Extremity is Gods Opportunity “We must be humble and obedient and be willing to do what we are taught. We must be able to talk and ask our Heavenly Father to help.
This was a special lesson for me, I was able to go to Liberty Jail last year and I also went to the Mormon platoon this year. Going to these church sites and listening to the presentations that the church has put together for visitors to listen to has really strengthened my testimony. I have a clear vision now of how the conditions were really like. It seems too real to me and not just something I can read. I can envision this in my head and picture the experience. These experiences have strengthened my testimony of the gospel and made me grateful for the work Joseph did.

Choice #2 (sections 112-114, 118):
Step 1: Read D&C 112:21-34, D&C 114:1-2, D&C 118:1

Step 2: Read the commentary for D&C Section 112 through verse 12.

1. Why do we need to continually work on being worthy to fulfill church callings and to help build Zion?
We need to be continually be working on being worthy for many reasons. One of the main reasons is for our own benefit the more we learn here on earth the more knowledge we are able to take to Heaven with us. We are never sitting still on our spiritual line of progression and digression. If we think that we are spiritually okay and we stop reading the scriptures and striving to do better than we will digression. We are constantly digressing and progressing. If we work hard to be more worthy then we are constantly progressing and becoming closer to our Heavenly Father. When we are more like our Heavenly Father we are able to help others and build Zion.

2. What happens to even the very elect if we withhold our time, talents, and resources?
We become prideful and think that we are better than others. We think time is ours and we don’t make time to help others. When really we are given time to help others become better. If we stop sharing our talents we may even loose them. Even the greatest people may fall, watching to make sure that we are willing to share what we learn and our talents are important. Just like working on being worthy can help us build Zion so can sharing our talents. An investigator is more likely to listen and want to become a member when the person teaching them is opening to sharing their talents and testimonies. I have noticed that when I share my talents is when my testimony grows the most. I feel myself become stronger and more Christ like.

"I invite the Latter-day Saints to look to the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of your membership. Let us be a temple-attending people.” (Howard W. Hunter, Nov. '94, p. 7)

This week in our religion class we are reading Doctrine and Covenants 109 and 110. These two sections are about the temple. Section 109 a dedication prayer of Kirtland, Ohio temple and section 110 tells about the visions that Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery saw while in the temple and the keys that were restored there. These are very powerful sections and one can learn a lot from reading these sections. As I was reading them I learned a lot about the temple. Some things I learned are:

• The temple and our homes are supposed to be a "house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order a house of god." 109:7.
  
• We may be able to feel the Lords power when we go into the house. Vs. 13 so it must be a house of glory and holiness for us to feel the spirit.
  
• No unclean thing can enter the temple. Vs. 20. But there is always repentance so one can make it back into the temple when they have gone astray
  
• There should be reference in His house. Vs. 21
  
• Vs. 22 "Thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that they name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angles have charge over them."
  

I really liked this last verse, I never thought about being armed with the Lords power when we went to the temple. And having angles watching over us, that is an amazing thought. This section makes the wonderful spiritual high feeling I feel after going to the temple make sense. I am going to make it a goal to go to the temple every week so I will be armed with his power and be watched over with angles. That and I want to help the others who have passed before me receive the temple ordinances they weren't able to obtain themselves while there were here. It amazes me how wonderful of a thought this is. I love helping people and that is exactly what we are doing when we go to the temple. Also at the same time I am getting blessing for doing it. Is there any kind of service that is better than that? I think not.

    

Priesthood

Choice #3 (sections 107):

The priesthood is a power that governs the Lord's church (the Relief Society is also organized under that power), and priesthood callings call one to perform specific responsibilities of service. How can having the priesthood operating on the earth today magnify your ability and works of service towards others?

I think that priesthood has a lot of effect on the service we do. Priesthood brother do service every time they bless the sacrament or give a blessing to someone in need. Having the Priesthood allows us to have the things we have and be able to do the ordinances that without the priesthood we would not be able to do.

All of the temple work occurs because of the priesthood keys that are on the earth today. We are not only able to spread the gospel to the people on the earth today but also to those who have passed without having the opportunity to learn.

When I am called to a calling I consider it a service when I get set apart. I receive promises and blessing. These I would get know about and would not know that I have the strength enough to do my calling without priesthood. I know every year before we start school we are given fathers blessings. These mean a lot to me because I know that my dad is a worthy priesthood holder and because I am able to receive comfort and blessing through the priesthood.

Having the priesthood on the earth can help strengthen people's testimonies and can also bring them the gospel. We are given the Holy Ghost through a priesthood blessing this is a huge service to everyone it helps us to stay on the right path.

Redemption of Zion

This week in our Doctrine and Covenants class we are learning about the redemption of Zion. We were reading in Doctrine and Covenants sections 101-105. The main topic in these sections is the redemption of Zion. I found this quote that was given by Dallin H. Oaks in 1985 his talked was title Spirituality.

"Elder John A. Widtsoe taught that "there is a spiritual meaning of all human acts and earthly events. … It is the business of man to find the spiritual meaning of earthly things. … No man is quite so happy … as he who backs all his labors by such a spiritual interpretation and understanding of the acts of his life." (in Conference Report, Apr. 1922, pp. 96–97.)

In another great event in Mormon history, several hundred men marched from Ohio to give military relief to the persecuted Saints in Zion—western Missouri. But when the men of Zion's Camp approached their intended destination, the Prophet Joseph Smith disbanded them. According to its ostensible purpose, the expedition was a failure. But most of the men who were to lead the Church for the next half-century, including those who would take the Saints across the plains and colonize the Intermountain West, came to know the Prophet Joseph and received their formative leadership training in the march of Zion's Camp. As Elder Orson F. Whitney said of Zion's Camp:

"The redemption of Zion is more than the purchase or recovery of lands, the building of cities, or even the founding of nations. It is the conquest of the heart, the subjugation of the soul, the sanctifying of the flesh, the purifying and ennobling of the passions." (The Life of Heber C. Kimball, 2d ed., Salt Lake City: Stevens & Wallis, 1945, p. 65.)"

I really like the first and last part of this quote. The first because it talks about knowing that everything happens for a purpose. I really liked learning out that. It is up to us to figure out why things happen because they all have a spiritual meaning behind it. The last part because building Zion should not be focused on building buildings or those things of the worldly matter but a matter of making one a better person. To look inward and focus on making ones soul better. Zion is stronger when all the members are of one heart and one mind and to become like that is to become like Jesus. Focusing on making one's life closer to Jesus will make us closer to the redemption of Zion.

I can take this and apply it to my life. So I can be part of the redemption of Zion I can prepare now and become a better person and study on becoming more Christ like. As I do the small and simple things I will see myself and my testimony grow. As I grow and become a better member of the church then I can start building Zion by helping others and sharing the Gospel. We can start building up Zion now.

Choice #3 (sections 96-100, 134):

What are the attributes of good government? Research and use all of the scriptures to answer this question. For each attribute you reference and explain them in your own words.

 

The Lord cares about his people; he did not put us on the earth and tell us to figure it out alone. He sent us here with scriptures and prophets to help show us the way. He has also shared some ways that we can have a good successful government. Some of the attributes I found in the scriptures are:

 

3 Nephi 7:2 here we learn that because the people were not untied as one the government was destroyed. A government strives on the unity of the people that live under it. Fining the balance of control and freedom and keeping people happy is a very important attribute. Without the unity of people the strongest government can be destroyed.

 

Doctrine and Covenants 134:7 state that the government should protect all the citizens to have freedom of religion. I really believe that this is a very important aspect that every government needs. If people are able to believe in their own respected religions then they tend to be happier with the government for protecting that right. Also when people have something to believe in they tend to have better morals and commit fewer crimes.

 

Doctrine and Covenants 134: 2
talks about having a justice system. Having laws and boundaries and consequences help keep people in the right. It also keeps everyone safe. If we can follow the laws we are following the commandments of God. Boundaries also help everyone behave.

 

I liked these scriptures because they outline a few main attributes a government needs to be a strong and effective government. It is interesting to try to compare these to the government we have in place today.

Temples

Choice #5 (sections 95:8-17):

I have the chance to share what I learned in my Doctrine and Covenants class again with you all. This week we read Doctrine and Covenants 91-95. In section 95 there is a lot of talk about the temple and so I have talked a little bit on temple work and the importance it plays in our lives. I hope you all enjoy reading what I learned, and what I know to be true.

What reasons did the Lord give for asking the Saints to build a Temple? How does the Temple fulfill those purposes?

    The Lord tells the Saints to build temples to see how much they are willing to sacrifice. Building temples back then was not easy at all and the saints had to have a lot of faith to build the temple. I think that the Lord also wanted a way to communicate with the saints and having a temple is one of the best ways that members can become closer to the Lord. It also gave a way to have the temple ordinances back on the earth again. Having the saints build a temple gave them the chance to be sealed and start doing temple work for themselves and the loved ones that had passed away. The saints would also be given the chance to have their endowments taken out.

How does the Temple bless your life?

    Being able to attend the temple makes my life a lot clearer. I feel like I know what I am doing is the right thing. Also when I am stressed going to the temple can help me relax and realize that everything will work out. I seem to find more time when I go. Being sealed to my parents also makes the temple more important to me; I know that through the temple ordinances all people can be blessed with being sealed to their families.

What opposition do you face in getting to the Temple; what things do you put before it?

    Being in college I tend to put my homework or other fun things before going to the temple. I say I don't have enough time or when I say I will go it seems that I always run into conflicting things. I know that this is Satan trying to get me to not go and make me think that it would just be easier if I didn't go. Lots of times I have noticed that getting someone to go with you makes going to the temple a lot easier. Having that support system helps.

How can you make the Temple more of a priority and center of your life?

    Setting aside a time every week that I know is my temple time can help me make the temple a more important part of my life. The lady I work for is paralyzed and it is hard for the workers to get her ready to go places, but every Wednesday we work hard for her to go to the temple. She is a big example of how regular temple going can help your attitude. Having MS she never complains about the situation she is in or anything. When I ask her how she can stay so positive she always says that when she doesn't make it to the temple she can feel a difference in her life. She gets more discouraged and often notices she gets frustrated with her condition. Her example helps me want to make temple going part of my life. I can see the difference it makes in her life I can only imagine the difference it can make in mine. I am going to start going weekly with my other two roommates that go. Having online classes and being in charge of my work hours I can arrange my schedule to where I know I can always have time to go. Also I will pray for help that I may be able to make it to the temple weekly.

I know that temple attendance is an important part of keeping our faith strong and becoming closer to Heavenly Father. My mom travels two hours every week to go to the temple, this makes me realize that if she can spare a whole day to go to the temple then I can spare two hours of my time and make it to the temple. I am thankful for the examples I have in my life and for the testimonies I hear about how temple attendance can put new light into one's life. I know we are given temples to help us.

 

Light of Life

Hi guys! So for my religion class we are supposed to share what we have learned with some people we know. And I feel that what I learned this week is a real eye opener. I guess it is one of those things that you always knew but you never really thought about it before. As part of our reading assignment we had to read section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants. In the first part of this section mainly verses 6-13 it talks about the light and power of Jesus Christ. In verse 6 it states "He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things…" when I read this I was a little confused but I remembered we had this awesome Sunday school lesson that talked about the same thing. In Hebrews 2:9 it talks about how Jesus was higher than angles but he was also lower than angles. I wasn't sure how this could be. The teacher taught us that when Jesus came down to earth and was mortal he was made lower than the angles, but once he was back in the presence of the Lord he was higher than the angles. If I am on the right track I believe that this verse here is talking about the same thing. He was on high but he descended below all things when he came to earth to live. I thought this was a very powerful statement. I never really thought about Jesus giving up all his glory when we came down to earth, it was a big sacrifice on his part. I know that Jesus did what he did for us and because he cares for us.

    One day as I was reading this book called Breaking Point by Jennie Hansen there was this quote that really struck me. It reads:

A thought occurred to him, something he'd never once considered before. Jesus suffered pain beyond human comprehension. Might He have quit if only His own future had been all that was at stake? Was it the love He bore for His smaller, weaker brother and sisters that made His heroic sacrifice possible?

I love this quote it really makes me love Him even more and make me more grateful for what He did so that I might be able to live my life and make it back to him.

I really liked how the scriptures when and talked about how Jesus is the light of all things. It is because of him that these things have light. I would like to believe that the sun the stars and all the lights are given us as reminders to remember why we are here and who is always watching over us.

Many different people have different definitions of light and how it is interpreted. We were asked to talk about how light was though about in our major. In my major, nursing, I believe that we have two main ways we think about light. We use light to help us see things in the room when we do procedures or when we are in the operating room and the surgeon and the staff need the correct amount of light to best be able to see what we are doing. But mainly when I walk into a room that is full of light I think of it as clean. The operating room which is where I spend most of my time is so bright and full of light and the whole room has to be sterile to prevent infection. So for me I think of light as a guidance to help me see better and also as being clean.

I also think of light in the fact that everyone has a light in them. When you work around a lot of sick people you can see their lights get a little dim as they start to lose hope. As a nurse it is my job to give them hope and help me get their lights back. That is probably the most rewarding part of my major. I love helping people and seeing them happy and smiling you can see their inner lights shine brighter and get stronger. As a person who gets to help people get back their lights I need to be careful that I don't do anything that dampens my light. I need to be able to have a close relationship with my Heavenly Father to keep my light growing strong.

As I go through this religion class I am learning new things every day. I am so excited to be learning so much. My blog may take a turn and I may be sharing what I learn quite often. I hope that as I share my thoughts and feelings I can help strengthen those that read this as well. I know that Jesus Christ is my elder brother who suffered for me. I know that He made light so we might be able to remember him and come closer to him. I encourage all of you that read this to study and read your scriptures. I have a strong testimony that reading helps come closer to the Lord.

 
 

 

 

 

 

I know I am way behind in updating my blog but now I have oodles of time that I have no idea what to do so I figures I could work on catching up with my life. Well I this past semester was my last semester of the nursing program. There were some times I was not quite sure I would finish but I made it. In fact I took the NCLEX today. Unfortunately they don't let us know our scores for two days… so hopefully on Saturday I have good news. Until then I will try to wait and see how things go.

    Well it is hard to retell the entire semester but I can think of some highlights. One day at the hospital for clinical one of my patients sons asked me on a date. Yes he was very good looking, but the school has strict rules about giving out our personal information so I declined the offer but told him that I was studying up at Ricks so he could always look for me there. Afterwards we told our teacher (who is really nice) and she was like where is he!! I will give him your number and set you up… it was pretty funny.

    I spent most evenings with my friend Justin, it was nice to have someone to hang out and just talk to. That and it was fun to hear about how he was going to propose to his girlfriend. She is one lucky girl. Pretty soon July was here and it was time to graduate. I passed the exit exam which I was very happy to have that stress relieved. Mom and dad, Chris and Liz, LaCie, josh, Sarah, and Yana all flew out to come to my pinning and graduation and then we enjoyed a week of fun and laughter. Putting all the price family together in a room can get really loud and you will have strong stomach muscles from laughing so much. I love the fact that we all get along so well. I was very happy with the fact that I was able to go water skiing and wake boarding. One of my favorite things that I don't always get the chance to do.

    Now I am in California visiting my parents for the 7 week break. I love it!! I get spoiled and get good ole home cooked food. I reckon I will have some major adjusting to do when I head back to school. I love getting to spend time with mom and dad. I forget how nice it is to live with them and always be able to talk to them without having a phone to my ear.

    It is defiantly different here than in Idaho. But it has it pluses and I have been able to meet new people. (hint hint to those who know) and it is refreshing to get back on my feet and start distressing. Two years of nonstop stressing started to make me lose my funess. This is not a good thing. I am beginning to find it. One of my favorite things to do is go to dads work and write him notes on his white board that the guys tease him about…

    Yesterday mom and I went to the dentist and I thought they were going to pull all of my teeth and hang them on the wall. They were amazed that someone could have teeth like mine and have them be real. The dentist kept asking me if they were real. Then we wanted to know who did the orthodontics on them... I think he had every worker in there come and check out my teeth. It was really weird. But at least I now know to cherish my teeth because they are amazing J after we went to the dentist mom and I took an adventure to San Diego to spend the night there so I could take my test this morning.

    The drive was amazing!! The mountains here are made of rocks. I know you think that every mountain is made of rocks. But these are actually rocks piled on top of each other into mountains. I have some pictures but until I can figure out how to put them on here you will just have to Google it I guess. They were beautiful, in their own way. It amazes me how different two states can be but how each one has its own magical beauties. Anyways mom and I made it safely and I took my test and when I was finished we drove to the temple. And for those who may have never seen pictures of the San Diego temple look it up. Although pictures don't do it justice at all. It was defiantly built to house a king. It looks like a castle. My mom tells me who beautiful it looks. When I am able to go through the temple this one is on my list to see. I actually told mom that I wanted to get married there. I would have my own fairytale weeding complete with a castle.

    We drove home and on the way I got to see the ocean and sea world. Hopefully I will have time to go there while I am here if not that gives me an excuse to come back and visit them.

    It is nice to be home and relax. But school time is fast approaching and I am not quite sure I am ready to go back.

Final Countdown

It is amazing how fast time flies! I cannot believe I am in the final semester of the nursing program. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was the scared little freshman here on campus, and no my time is getting close to being over. I am excited to be done and be graduated but at the same time I am nowhere ready to be done. But instead on focusing on that I will focus on the here and now. I have pretty nice classes this semester. I am taking guitar and it is fun to learn new things, even though it is definitely harder than I ever imagined and my fingers hurt a lot from the strings. I hope that I can get pretty good and that I will be able to do well in the class. My nursing classes are the same as ever, full of work and really hard. I love my religion class so much. It is so amazing! It is the doctrine of the Gospel class. I thought it was for new converts, but I was wrong almost everyone in my class are RMs and are married. We take the doctrines and really study them. I am learning so much even after 2 classes. I love my teacher too so that is a bonus. Then I just have my micro lab which my teacher is pretty funny. My last class is my nursing project class. My project is how exercising and eating healthy effect your school work. It has been fun to do and hard also. But going to the gym clears my mind. And I can already see the effects of going to the gym.

    We have some cool guys that have moved into apartment 44, which is who we normally hang out with. They are super nice and we have had a lot of fun in the past week of school. Last Monday we went out to the shotgun well. It is a cool well that sounds like a ricochet when you drop a rock down it. Then this past weekend we played Frisbee and catch, we are planning on getting a bat so we can have a real game. Then yesterday after ward he we went and played basketball. And we have a little devotional group. I am glad that I have been able to meet new people to help keep me insane. But don't worry mom and dad I will balance my time with them and my time studying.

    On a sadder note it seems as though I have lost my gym partners. Le only goes with her boyfriend Aaron now and I got kicked out of going with them, and Cassie either goes without me or is with Amanda. So I guess I have to get over my fear of going alone. Oh well it will make me stronger.

Well that is about all I can think of now. There is the update on my life. I know this semester will be a ton of fun!!

Double Date

So my apartment was having a bad day about not being asked on dates. Instead of moping around I decided to try to make them happy! So I came up with the idea of having a roommate double date, where we girls ask the guys. By the end of the planning we had two roommates drop the date because they had other things going on. The date still went on and we had a ton of fun. When we went and picked up the guys we all picked up someone that wasn't our date and we blind folded them so they wouldn't know where we were going. I think that having someone pick them up that wasn't their date really confused them. After driving around time for a while we went to our apartment and unblind folded them. It was really fun. We then all wore aprons and made homemade little pizzas. That was a ton of fun. While we waited for the pizzas to cook we played the M&M game. Where it is a race trying to get the most M&Ms into the cup using a straw to suck them up and having a hand behind your back. We also played the Oreo game. Then we ate dinner and then we made homemade ice cream where you make it in a zip lock bag and toss it back and forth. But it really turned into a throwing game where we were basically chucking the ice cream at each other. This was really fun and the ice cream was pretty good too. We finished off the night playing the skittle game with dice. Our cheeks were sore from holding all the skittles in. Over all it was a fun night! Something we will have to do again!

Time to Catch Up

 

    Man during school I did not realize how time flew by so quickly. I got really far behind in my blog. So now that we have a week break I figured it was time to finally update. This semester has been crazy busy, but quite possibly my favorite semester in nursing thus far. We got to study OB and Peds. It was very interesting to learn all of the things that are different with infants and children. I never knew that there were so many medical differences. Anyway no one really cares about what I am learning in nursing, so let's get on with other things.

    This semester was the semester for people to get married. Liz and Chris got married and their wedding was AMAZING!!!! I loved it and having the whole family together again. She looked beautiful! I am so lucky to have lacie and Chris added to our family because they are both amazing and they fit into the family so well. It is fun to see our family grow and to have everyone get along. I do not understand why people always say they don't like their in-laws. They are crazy! It is also sad that I am the last one left, but makes me happy because that way my entire family can be in the temple with me when I get married… that is once I actually get asked on a dateJ

    We had a nursing trip where we had to go down to Utah to tour some different hospitals and of course I had to go see my friends that I haven't seen in forever!! It was amazing I just wish I was able to see Katelyn because I haven't seen her in FOREVER!! But I was able to see Cassie Heap and Lot Slade J Cassie picked me up from the hospital and we were supposed to meet lot and the Marriott center for the BYU basketball game. I was super excited to be able to see JImmer in action but by the time we got there the game was sold out and we were not allowed into the center. So Cassie and I walked up to the temple and then around campus and back to her place. It was so much fun to be able to catch up with her. I never realized how alike we are and how much we can just talk and talk. Finally lot got done with the game and came and got us and we went to get ice cream at the Malt Shop. It was really good and fun to just be together again as a group. I am really hoping that we are able to do it again soon.

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