Wednesday with maybe a little Tuesday

So yesterday's devo was amazing. I loved it. I learned that I need to stop looking for the perfect partner, and instead, look for someone with whom I communicate well, who is determined to live the gospel, and who wants to work to raise a family in the gospel. I liked that a lot.

So today I was tired--not enough sleep, but what else is new? History was good, in Ed tech though, our teacher brought to light the sobering statistic that 25% of the women in the church never get married. That would suck since my whole life I've been told how important it is to raise a family, etc. Additionally, we talked about grad school, and how it's best to plan early, that way it's easier when it comes to that.
In my family foundations homework I learned that wayward children remain sealed to their parents as long as the parents stay worthy. So that's way cool.
I went to James and Jared's place for a bit--Jared was on a 2nd date with a girl, I liked her. She seems way cool.
James and I went to Garrett's and watched 2 episodes of Lost, season 6, then we went to the grocery store.

Brian Ward Facebook messages me and we might go 4wheeling on Saturday. How amazing would that be! :)
I really hope I get to go!

Consider the Lilies

So I am way broke. But the other day I was walking somewhere and I found $10. It's not a lot to some people, but it's really a lot to me. I had really been stressing about money at the time, too. To me, finding $10 wasn't happenstance or good luck. It was the Lord's way of giving me a ray of sunshine, and letting me know that he hasn't forgotten me, he won't forget me, and my needs will be met.
It reminds me of a scripture...1 Nephi 21:15 It says.... For can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee, O house of Israel.
The Lord is less likely to forget me than a mother is to forget her own sucking child. And mom's don't forget their babies.

So this is going to sound silly, and even a little shallow, but I feel like this is a little example of how the Lord cares about what we care about, because he cares about us, even if it's not actually important. It's just like how we recognize how important a lost barbie doll is to a four-year-old.
About a week ago I was kind of assessing my wardrobe, and I realized that I've had 3 of my 5 pairs of jeans since 2007 or 2008. Which is cool, they fit, they last, they're good. They're just getting pretty faded. So I was just wishing I had the budget to buy a pair of jeans that were darker. Nbd, just wistful, not something I told anyone. Well the very next day, my roommate, Marisa Burgen, asked me what size pants I wore, and she gave me a nearly new pair of pants that were too long for her.
The jeans weren't a big deal. But the fact that the Lord cares enough about me to provide for my wants, in addition to my needs, is just amazing. I am so grateful for all that I am blessed with, because let's be real, it's all from the Lord.

Life

Hi! So I am back at school, have been for about a month now.
It's really late and I need to go to bed, but I want to do a quick recap of my life.
I am currently jobless, but I have good grades in almost all of my classes (2nd highest grade in my super-hard history class!). I have $58.31 in my bank account, less than $10 cash, and no idea when I will be getting mas dinero. Seat of my pants, much? :)
I have been hanging out with Kenny Van Vliet, Laura Pond, Jared Riddick, Garrett Lamb, and James Fish.
Kenny Loves my roommates, and lots of other girls.
Laura is amazing to me and I LOVE her.
Jared is a super solid friend, that now that I am thinking about it, I need to visit, and soon. Whenever things are really going South he asks me if I want a blessing, and at times that sounds like the best idea ever.
James is a way nice guy, we've been on two official-type dates, and apparently he really likes me but is completely clueless about what to do. I gleaned this last bit from the lovely Laura, otherwise I might've given up hope on thinking he's interested. I think I like him. He was mission companions with Jared, I first met him when I needed a blessing cause I was all nasty-dizzy.
I have really cool roommates, being Marcia Lundstrom, Marisa Burgen, Erin Cowley, Tia Schmecker, and Amy Arndt.
I share a room with Marcia and I LOVE her! She is also the RS president.
I've been hearing a lot about how it's important to not say unkind things about people, and I am beginning to realize that I am much worse about this than I thought. I've also had a lot of things presented to me lately that indicate the importance of the family. There is nothing more important or more worthwhile than to be sealed in the temple and raise a family in righteousness. In all honesty, I want this. I really want to have a family of my own. I just want to be so careful that I find the right guy, not the right now, or right convenient guy. I want my happily ever after to be happy.


My life has been an act of faith. I need to remember always to fear not, for there is no fear in faith, and the Lord will always provide. I know that the atonement works, and in repenting, we cannot forget to forgive ourselves. We are more motivated by love than by fear, so when you learn to love the Lord you will want to obey him that you may please him and be with him.
I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church of Christ here on the earth today. I know that through temple ordinances, families can be together forever. The Lord loves us, and wants us to return to him, but in order to love him we must learn of him through scripture and prayer.
I know with a surety that all this is true.
There is only one place to find true peace and comfort, and that place is with the Lord.
This post can also be found on my other blog. it's like a bridge.

ta-da!

So. I have an old blog. with a few hundred posts from 2007-now. But I feel like I am in a new chapter of my life. So, here goes nothing!
my old blog (which is blocked from the public) is located here: prettybelles.blogspot.com