The Field Trip Day. 12-14-12.

The Field Trip Day

"Please don't cry,we're okay

we went on a field trip today.

A secret place, where fun's to be had,

the principals with us so we won't be bad.

It's full of toys, and rainbow slides,

cotton candy, and high cloud rides.

A funny zoo full of different things,

I even saw a man with winds.

It's really nice, I think I'll stay

and hold your spot 'til your field trip day."

We are all aware of the tragedy in Newton Connecticut and our prayers certainly reach out to those families and friends who lost loved ones a few days ago. 

But it still doesn't make sense why it had to happen. Something so painful and cruel. I know with all of my heart The Lord could have changed the outcome.

Why didn't he?

Yesterday in young womens I was asked to give a scripture.
 Immediately my mind went to Alma chapter 14. My thoughts wrapped around two verses but then I convinced myself I was in no place to share the scripture I had in mind.. 

So I shared a different one.

Afterwards our young women's president, Sister Anderson, stood up and shared the exact scripture I didn't share. 

The Lord obviously wanted our hearts to be in peace and full of comfort. 

I am making up for how I ignored the spirit's prompting and sharing it with you.

In Alma 14 I thought of the tragedy that Alma and Amulek had to witness as innocent young children and women were persecuted for believing in the prophet's preaching of our Savior Jesus Christ.

And when Amulek saw the pains of the women and children who were consuming in the fire, he also was pained; and he said unto Alma: 

How can we witness this awful scene? Therefore let us stretch forth our hands, and exercise the power of God which is in us, and save them  

from the flames. 
But Alma said unto him: 
The Spirit constraineth me that I must not stretch forth mine hand; for behold 
the Lord receiveth them up unto himself, in glory;...

The Lord's glory is Exaltation.  
Living with God.
For Eternity.

My heart and spirit is so at rest to know where those who passed a few days ago are in the arms of our Savior.
I am filled with sorrow when I think of those who do not know this marvelous truth.
The Lord is Gracious and Loving. 
He has a plan for all of us and is always in our lives to comfort us in times of heartbreak and trial.

I am a Princess. Long may I reign.

Ever since I can remember I have dreamt, like every other girl in this world, of becoming a 

Disney Princess.

My dream was crushed when I passed the height limit of 5'8". 

I thought I knew then I would never
 become a princess.








I came across this video and thought I would share it because I am absolutely in love with it!

  

This video is a statement. 
A decree to the world that every young women is a princess. 
My dream of becoming a princess was never out of reach.
 I have been a princess all along.
 And I have proclaimed almost this exact promise every week as I stand and say:

I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father, who loves me, and I love him.

I am a princess...

I will stand as a witness of God. At all times, and in all things and In places. As I strive to live the young women values which are:

Faith

Divine nature

I am brave even when I am scared..

Individual worth

Knowledge

I believe loyalty is built on trust..

Choice and accountability

Good works

I try to be kind even when others are not so generous..

Integrity

And virtue.

Standing with others is most important..

I believe as I come to accept

and act upon these values,

I believe compassion makes me strong, kindness is power..

I will strength home and family.

And family is the tightest bond of all..

Make and keep sacred covenants, receive the ordinances of the temple and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.

My heart has been filled with so much joy to see the light and hope of Christ

is certainly not lost in the world. 

The Lord made His princesses His crowning creation and that is no secret. 
Our Heavenly Father has a love so unimaginable for His daughters; He is pleading to each and every single young women that she will to come to know her divine potential and her heir to a princess.

"Be strong and of good courage. You are truly royal spirit daughters of Almighty God. 
You are princesses, 
destined to become queens. 
Your own wondrous story has already begun. Your “once upon a time” is now."
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

I have heard I am beautiful.

I know I am strong.

I am a princess.

Long may I reign.

He never said it would be easy..He said it would be worthit.>>>WHEN REALITY HITS>>The Move

1 Nephi chapter 2
2 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream, that he should take his family and depart into the wilderness.
3 And it came to pass that he was obedient unto the word of the Lord, wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.
4 And it came to pass that he *departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and departed into the wilderness.
16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.

The Lord has placed the Book of Mormon and the personal journals of many lives that are meant to touch our lives in countless ways over and over again. The First book of Nephi has been saved in a very soft part of my heart, one I never thought I'd have to make room for.
What I have come to learn in this life is that every single human being is unique..I mean REALLY unique! So different from every one other person that we ALL become that ONE in MILLION. to something. We all win a "prize" "lottery" "award" "opportunity"

"In the beloved children’s story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the mysterious candy maker Willy Wonka hides a golden ticket in five of his candy bars and announces that whoever finds one of the tickets wins a tour of his factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate.

Written on each golden ticket is this message: “Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket … ! Tremendous things are in store for you! Many wonderful surprises await you! … Mystic and marvelous surprises … will … delight, … astonish, and perplex you.”3

In this classic children’s story, people all over the world desperately yearn to find a golden ticket. Some feel that their entire future happiness depends on whether or not a golden ticket falls into their hands. In their anxiousness, people begin to forget the simple joy they used to find in a candy bar. The candy bar itself becomes an utter disappointment if it does not contain a golden ticket.

So many people today are waiting for their own golden ticket—the ticket that they believe holds the key to the happiness they have always dreamed about."

But what if everyone got a golden ticket...EXCEPT for YOU

"One woman wanted more than anything else to marry a righteous priesthood holder in the temple and be a mother and a wife. She had dreamed about this all her life, and oh, what a wonderful mother and loving wife she would be. Her home would be filled with loving-kindness. Never a bitter word would be spoken. The food would never burn. And her children, instead of hanging out with their friends, would prefer to spend their evenings and weekends with Mom and Dad.

This was her golden ticket. It was the one thing upon which she felt her whole existence depended. It was the one thing in all the world for which she most desperately yearned.

But it never happened. And, as the years went on, she became more and more withdrawn, bitter, and even angry. She could not understand why God would not grant her this righteous desire.

She worked as an elementary school teacher, and being around children all day long simply reminded her that her golden ticket had never appeared. As the years passed she became more disappointed and withdrawn. People didn’t like being around her and avoided her whenever they could. She even took her frustration out on the children at school. She found herself losing her temper, and she swung between fits of anger and desperate loneliness.

The tragedy of this story is that this dear woman, in all her disappointment about her golden ticket, failed to notice the blessings she did have. She did not have children in her home, but she was surrounded by them in her classroom. She was not blessed with a family, but the Lord had given her an opportunity few people have—the chance to influence for good the lives of hundreds of children and families as a teacher."

"The lesson here is that if we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses, we could miss the beauty and wonder of the tiny forget-me-nots that are all around us...don’t close your eyes and hearts to the simple and elegant beauties of each day’s ordinary moments that make up a rich, well-lived life."

The Lord never never NEVER looks past you. He cannot and will NEVER lose sight of you..therefore He could never forget you. Most importantly, He loves you.
He has one golden ticket..you receive when you discover your true identity.

“The Ugly Duckling,” a mother duck discovers that one of her newly hatched chicks is unusually large and very ugly. The other ducklings, however, cannot leave the ugly child alone. They punish him mercilessly, pecking at him and teasing him and making him miserable. Finally, the ugly duckling decides it would be better for everyone if he left his family, and he runs away. Then one day he sees flying overhead a flock of majestic birds. Oh, what glorious and happy creatures! The ugly duckling longs to fly with them. And so he takes flight and follows them to a beautiful lake where they settle onto the water.
As he lands, the ugly duckling looks into the water and sees the reflection of a magnificent swan, the ugly duckling realizes that the reflection is his own! And at last he has discovered who he really is."

"There will always be voices telling you that you are foolish to believe that you are swans, insisting you are but ugly ducklings and that you can’t expect to become anything else.
But you know better. Because of the revealed word of a merciful God, you have seen your true reflection in the water and you have felt the eternal glory of that divine spirit within you. You are no ordinary beings, my beloved young friends all around the world. You are glorious and eternal."

Who am I?
I AM A DAUGHTER of our Heavenly Father, who loves me, and I love Him. I WILL “STAND as a witness of God at ALL times and in ALL things, and in all places” as I strive to live the Young Women values, which are:
Faith • Divine Nature • Individual Worth • Knowledge • Choice and Accountability • Good Works • Integrity • and Virtue
I BELIEVE as i come to accept and act upon these values, I WILL BE PREPARED to strengthen home and family, make and keep sacred covenants, receive the ordinances of the temple, and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.
I KNOW who I am. And if I am not me who else will be? Everyone else has their own "me" to be. I have the golden ticket..that is more like a golden seed..a seed that I have planted stating who i am. It grows on my faith and obedience. Constant nourishment is vital. A light shines and brightens with every care and nurture. And it is easier to be seen when shared.

I am pretty convinced Nephi had this golden ticket...golden seed when he had to just get up and move. He knew who he was. The Lord said "Fear not, I am with thee." Nephi's testimony was strong in his faith in himself and in the Lord. He left his home town, his friends, his belongings, his home, and went blindsided to the wilderness. From experience i KNOW it was hard.. But because the Lord confirmed he would be okay He went and I will go.

The right thing to do and the easiest thing to do are not usually the same thing.. He never said it would be way though..He said it would be worth it. I humbly bare this as my testimony in the name of Our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.
["The Reflection in the Water" & "Forget Me Not"
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf ]

The Bucket List

Kiss on top of a FERRIS WHEEL [X]

Braden Harris took me to the fair on August 31, 2012. He took me on the Farris Wheel and helped me start off my bucket list. 

Go to a Rodeo [X]

I almost forgot!

July 15, 2012 Braden took me on our first date to the Sanpete Rodeo!

Get an EXOTIC animal for a pet

MIDNIGHT bike rides
NIGHT swimming {[X]{
Have a Harry Potter MARATHON 
Make someone think you are from ANOTHER COUNTRY for a day
Throw ROCKS at someone's window
Go pool HOPING
Have a silly string FIGHT
Play FLASHLIGHT tag
Have a lemonade stand like a LITTLE KID
Get a BEACH day DATE
Write a SONG

Break SOME rules
Use a SLIP N SLIDE
Have a MASSIVE water balloon fight
SLEEP under the stars
Buy, use and UNDERWATER camera
Make a BONFIRE
Make SNOW KONES
WATCH a sunset
Become GOOD FRIENDS with no one you expected to. [x]

Despite what everyone said..

During the Summer of 2012 Josie & I became friends with Janna Hall, Madee Christenson, and Sadee Sorenson.

Build a FORT 

Go FISHING
DANCE and splash in the rain
PAINT every finger and toe a different color
Learn to PLAY Ukulele [X]

I got a Ukulele for my 17th birthday. And I picked up on it pretty quickly. My favorite song to play is Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Kiss a STRANGER 

Get EXTREMELY tan
SNEAK OUT
Go SKINNY dipping 
Go on a CAMP out
FIND seashells
Ride a HORSE [X]

Josie & I rode horses at girl's camp 2012.

Play miniature GOLF
BREAK an old HABBIT and DEVELOP a new SKILL
Have a CAR WASH
Go HIKING
Go on a morning runs...occasionally 
Wake up early enough to WATCH the sunrise
Be OUTSIDE as much as possible
Make sand CASTLES
Eat lots of WATERMELON
Try to say "yes" for an entire day
Go thrifting and try to find VINTAGE clothing
Go tubing
Fill my wall with PICTURES

WISH on a shooting star
Have a PICNIC
Ride four wheelers AND dirt bikes
Mid-night PREMIERE

Jump OFF a waterfall
Swim FULLY dressed
Go CONNING 
Pull off a crazy outfit in PUBLIC
Play Tag
Have a BBQ
Make a MOVIE
Go a WHOLE day without electronics
Watch all LOTR and Star Wars
Paint nails
Babysit
Make Popsicles
Go out for BREAKFAST
Milk a COW

Temporary Home

All my life I have paved a road.

As I've grown older my knowledge in this certain paving has increased and I have been able to pave ahead of myself.

Knowingly or not, we are ALL like this. 

Our roads follow close by others, overlap with some, and are often in need of backtracking because of mistakes.

I saw my road clearly and despite minor details, it was...realistic.

Take a break from this analogy for a second and think..

Just One second..

One thought..

One word..

One answer..

One choice..

One decision..

One movement..

One...just one..

One THING,

can change

EVERY

thing..

What IF...

Your One road..The one YOU paved, the one you took the time to process, and the one you, in conscienceless, settled on for the rest of your life..

was suddenly out of reach.

Blocked off.

Reconstructed.

And destroyed.

You were told you would have to make your way down a new path.

One path..

A pathway you would have to pave in time to a road, step by step not knowing what was coming up next.

Well I can tell you one thing if that happened to you. 

You'd end up just like me.

Population: 3,036

39 degrees 9' 13" N

111 degrees 48' 54" W

242 miles 
3 hours and 53 minutes
away from my home. 

this pathway i am now forced to be on..is literally a path.
dirt.
isolated.
small.
never traveled on.


Last weekend I false started in the race of my life. 
why?
it wasn't fair.
it still doesn't seem that way at all.


life isn't fair.


He never said it would be easy
but He said it would be worth it.


I know the Lord has a plan for every single person on this earth. Sometimes we think we have this same plan. I am here to testify..we don't have a clue, and we will find the Lord's plan is infinitely better than what we can imagine. Even if we don't know why, how, or when it will make sense and forever happy, it will when we put or trust in the Lord. 
the last verse of Hymn 124 "Be Still My Soul" has come to comfort me a lot during this trial.


When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: When change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.


some stories need to be rewritten,
some roads are not to be traveled on,
some races aren't meant to be ran,
but the Lord will not fail me.
He has started a new chapter in my life,
He has opened a new course to adventure,
He is letting me sit this race out and go for a peaceful stroll instead,
the Lord has filled my life with a million new opportunities.


"When people ask her how she likes this place
She looks up and says with a smile upon her face

This is my temporary home, it's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
This is just a stop on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know
This is my temporary home."


there isn't just ONE choice. 
that's why we rejoice in Christ's 
Plan of Salvation
we are given the agency to choose which plans we follow, stories we will write, roads we will take, and which races to run through or slow down and enjoy the view.
The great about all of this.. through the change of 
climate
town
people
school
clothing 
state 
friends 
sports
neighbors
house
ward
weather 
colleges
time zone 
and whatever other life changing things in this life..
the gospel remains the same forever. 


"From eternity to eternity he is the same, and his years never fail."
-D&C 63:4

Best Post Yet!!

Today has been ROUGH....
The first day back from Spring Break has got me lacking so much sleep!

Kai invited me to play basketball with some kids in the gym after school before track practice. (what the heck right?) until the all star super seniors showed up to play. In the half hour game I played with them (there was two other girls..mind one was all American Abbie) I was dead. Literally dying. It wasn't even a basketball game. It was a track meet.
"Oh look at the clock it's 1:55 and I have track practice at 2:00!"
I barely made it down for warmups still trying to recover. My sprint coach gave us the great and fantastic news that today was "endless relays" (endless 200 sprints...endless hell). I was lucky by the time the basketball, sprints and 89 degree weather got the best of me that I didn't black out (which possibly almost could have happened!) i waited in the shade for my dad to pick up abbie and I while I was STILL in the process of slowing my heart beat back down to regular speed. My dad decided I wasn't done. I ran hurdles for a while until a HURDLE let me now I was done sending me on my way...tumbling, rolling, crashing down the track. I gave into defeat leaving with minor leg and arm scratches.

You all MIGHT be wondering why I am telling you about my horrible track practice...(well HOLD ON and keep READING!)

After practice I was hit with news that left me breathless and tearful. I wasn't able to catch even a gasp of that breath until about twenty minutes ago. I prayed in my heart throughout the evening numerous times, I let the waterfalls crash to let the pain subside. Before I got into bed I prayed to my Heavenly Father that everything would go according to His plan and that through this I would find peace and strength.
Still in conversation and prayer I waited...
....nothing happened..I felt nothing but the pounding of my heart that had never slowed from even before my practice.
I left my knees grateful I spilled my heart.
Climbed in my bed ready to find comfort in my scriptures I started to hum "Be Still My Soul" waiting for the rush of warmth to overcome me..
It didn't..
I read on.
As I read I tried to ignore my sister Josie (who I fortunately get to share a room with) complain about her Spanish video.
Out no where, making me immediately stop everything my track, Josie began to sing...

" When upon life's billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings; name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done...."

All I could do was stare at her. She didn't sing hymns for one! And secondly why, WHY would she choose that one?
She stopped before the chorus looked right at me and said "I don't know why I just sang that..." she turned in her bed before she could see the tears fall from my eyes.

"When we pray, God hears more than we say, answers more than we ask, gives more than we imagine... in His own time & His own way."

We are blessed in so many ways an with some many wonderful things! One day before...Kelan was having a hard day so I advised him to write down things he loved as he took a walk. He did it and it was wonderful. I didn't expect him to request I do the same. Eventually I did it. It saved me that day and again today! As I reread it I am reminded of the amazing miracles the Lord had given me in my simple life.
(here is part of my list)

I love my house.
I love when my neighbors bring us extra food from their fiestas.
I love that my bishop lives so close.
I love looking back at elementary.
I love the sound of zoe's feet on the cement.
I love the house 353 on my street, it reminds me of phoenix, az where my great grandma moser lives.
I my aunt nikki and uncle adam.
I love that we can be together forever with our families.
I love that children who die before the age of 8 are saved in the celestial kingdom.
I love how the teerlink's house sparkles, it gave me inspiration to make my room sparkle.
I love the smell of the bushes on the side of their house.
I love the house 246 on diagonal street, who had the one blinking christmas light.
I love how old it looks.
I love the peacock's play house in their backyard i used to play in when the barlett's lived there.
I love fancy house address signs.
I love the lister's white picket fence.
I love the wilson's house that looks like it could be in a perfect movie.
I love sadie leavitt's old truck and jeep. I love how simple and homie the crandall's house is, inside and out.
I love how house 131 on second west has a bridge in their front yard...and the ground is flat.
I love the route i would take to my bus stop everyday in middle school.
I love little girls.
I love the yellow paint on the house next to the catholic church.
I love the huge house that always looked like it would but never fell.
I love antiques and vintage.
I love how zoe thinks she is tough.
I love breeze.
I love the post office.
I love little yellow flowers.
I love tree houses.
I love trees, dead and living.
I love back and dirt roads.
I love the mesa.
I love run down....everything.
I love the vivid memory i get on the street when i saw you had poked me on facebook for the first time and almost cut off my fingers by a rope at the same time. (almost exactly a year ago)
I love rabbits.
I love the smell of wild bushes.
I love mud, in every aspect.
I love the smell and sound of chickens. I love the library.
I love the fire station that supplies me with ice for ice baths.
I love letting zoe go play.
I love love love the little girl who lives across the street from me and pray she will be shone mercy and make it in the world.
I love that baseball field i'd play softball on every weekend in 8th grade.
I love the tree we will write our initials in this summer.
I love tall grass.
I love how shattered glass shines and blends in the rocks and dirt.
I love the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
I love horses.
I love the ditch road where i wanted to get married since i can remember.
I love how church music and the piano makes me feel at peace.
I love flowing water.
I love my freedom.
I love my sister.
I love the Lord.
I the Spirit.
I how beautiful life is and how marvelous the earth is.

Obviously this isn't finished..you'd never stop reading if it was. It was just what I realized I was blessed with that day. Today I am blessed with the Lord's love. Everyday I am. But today He took the time and power to make sure I knew it for sure. I am grateful for the pawer of prayer that allowed me to open my conversation with the Lord. I plan on never hanging up because I know he won't. If I do? He'll anxiously be waiting for me to call again.

Track? Yeah I don't know either...I was gonna tie it in somewhere but I went in a Uturn in my initial direction of this post.. Moral of that story...don't play basketball before track practice and don't fall over hurdles.

Well...it's April 1st! And I fooled completely NOBODY...

March Madness:
First of all I do now know that the competition is between COLLEGE teams not NBA teams.
But in my spiritual, scripture reading sense...I came to the realization that
1) reading 18 pages of the Book of Mormon (as bad as this may sound) gives me a HEADACHE!
2) it takes a lot of training to not stop and mark every little thing in the sake of time saving.
&
3) I need to MANAGE my TIME!!! My priorities are straight, or so I thought they were. SOCIAL NETWORKS take up so much time for unworthy accomplishments. if I have learned at least ONE (life enduring, usefull) thing from them is that all they are set up for is to recieve COMPLIMENTS.
"live life in a way you will gain accomplishments [personal strengthening accomplishments]. Not just so will hear compliments."

HOW am I going to do this?!
"When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm to another..."
I will apply the following:
"STOP IT"
(I feel this saying, by next week, will be the most popular saying in the LDS religion!)
But President Uchtdorf is sincere in this truthfully important counsel he has given us.

I love general conference and I am so glad I have the opportunity to watch it in my own home! But sometimes, no matter how hard I try I get:
-Distracted
-Hungry
-Tired
-Bored
-Annoyed of family members
-Writers Cramp
-Really Tired
-Or tempted to do other things.

When really what i wanted was to always:
-Feel the spirit
-Find answers to my questions
-Understand every talk
-Point out quoted scripture mastery verses
-Gain personal revelation
-Take perfect notes
-Sing every song
-Know all the names to the faces of every speaker
-And be inspired to always follow in the Lord's ways
So....
I have made it my goal to relisten/rewatch THREE talks a night! So by the end of SPRING BREAK I will have better understood the whole general conference! I am excited for this task and I know through prayer and peserverence I will be able to complete it and come out of it with nothing but positive results.

I love the Savior, I love General Conference, and I will always testify of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint's perfect truths.

(by the way I only made It half way through 2nephi in march madness...maybe next year??)

It’s Conference Once Again

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/invite-others?lang=eng

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites all to watch or listen to general conference.

"Now, brothers and sisters, we are anxious to listen to the messages which will be presented to us today and tomorrow. Those who will address us have sought heaven’s help and direction as they have prepared their messages. That we may be filled with the Spirit of the Lord and be uplifted and inspired as we listen and learn is my prayer. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

-THOMAS S. MONSON

President of the Church

I have a testimony of General Conference and the Living Prophets who attend and speak throughout it. I know that they have counsel we need for the next six months while we prepare for the next General Conference. They speak to all the world, they speak the truth, they speak for God. 

(link at the top of the page)

Basketball>Track>SBO Elections>March Madness

Basketball's officially over.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday(March 24-26) were the hardest days to face this devastating reality.

We had come so far. having one senior one the team and having five new players, no one would have expected us to go far.

we faced the odds.

we made it to the top of our division being 

Region Champions

McFall#13
Crashidy#32
Larkee
Kourt#34
Kirsty#20
Josie Grossie#10
Flab#14
A-lor-A#22
Amanda#23
Nikki Fresh#11
Sara

it was Reno or Bust for our team!

our hard work let the card fall where they were meant to fall and we left with playing one game in the state tournament. 

I thank the Lord 

for giving our team confidence and letting our team's athletic abilities shine through. 

we will 

forever 

be a

team 

and a 

family. 

i love you girls, we will miss you Cassidy and Lark. thank you Coach Creer and Grandpa! 

we love you! :)

Track is HERE!!!

for three days of track practice i was ready! then 

of course...

right when i decide to get the right mind set...

the thunder came crashing down. 

last thursday i pulled my hamstring. 

i am slowing, but strongly nursing it back to health.

i am grateful that my injury is at the  beginning of the year and i have weeks to recover and then so on progress.

in case you were curious my events i am planning on pursuing this year are the

110 hurdles 

300 hurdles

long jump

100

4x100 relay

TWO GRAJEK'S ON ONE TEAM?!?!

for the third time in a row Josie and I are competing together.

and together we are unstoppable.

Freshmen Josie is doing great in her first year of track and i am very proud of her. 

we have three of the same events..fair?

probably not for anyone else!

because of the 

passion, 

pride, 

and aggression

we both have to win and be the best we can be this benefits both of us, for neither of us can lose to the other...pushing us to work as hard as we can 

everyday.

Student Body Officer Elections!

Last week our school had elections for next year's SBO. i decided to run for President! 

thanks to my mom, sites, all my friends, and the students at Virgin Valley....

I WON.

i am very excited and 

thank Heavenly Father 

for giving me the opportunity to take up this level of responsibility and leadership.

March Madness.

Every year during March something that has to do with professional basketball goes on. 

(obviously i don't pay attention to it)

ever since i have been in high school our seminary class participates in March Madness...

in a different way.

We are challenged to read the 

whole 

Book of Mormon

in one month!!

this requires reading 18 pages a night..

My freshmen 

year i just laughed at those who had time to do it.

Last year 

i tried to read it....one day.

this year 

i am already

four days behind...

but 

i WILL not give up!

i have already seen the blessings in my life that the Lord has poured upon me for me effort. i am so grateful i am doing this and hopefully i will finish close to the end of march...

(or at the beginning of april!)

The Lord knows the intents of our hearts and rewards us for our effort in trying our hardest to make His gospel a part of our life, character, eternal goal for our happiness.   

That's a wrap..
i am excited for the spring and i am looking forward to the summer. i know no matter what season it is I can be happy as long as i have the Lord in my closest relationship.i thank Him for everything i have, i see His hands in everything.