relief society general broadcast

tonight i got to go to the relief society general broadcast with my mom. i've never been to one! but i loved it and i will make sure to go from now on! the speakers were the new general relief society presidency and president eyring. it was amazing. they were alot about love for each other and love from heavenly father and service. the opening hymn was let us all press on, which is officially my new favorite song. i don't think i've ever heard it just with women and it was amazing. so beautiful. it was really a good way to start the meeting.
sister burton talked about the love our father in heaven has for us. she had a few principles on that. the first one was: all that is unfair can be made right through the atonement of Jesus Christ. challenges seem unfair, anyone would agree. why? that is always the question. its part of the plan for growth and progress in this life. she said the enemy knows when to attack us, but the savior knows when to save us. and i'm so grateful for that. principle 2: there is power in the atonement to overcome the natural man, and be worthy to return to our heavenly father. we need faithful hearts. that was mentioned quite a few times. principle 3: the atonement is the greatest evidence of heavenly father's love for us. which is immense.
sister stephens talked about service as daughters of god, like the pioneers before us. she said be wide awake to our duties. we are different. we are daughters of god. i like how she explained the blessings of how we are comforted by the holy ghost and the savior. she said since jesus christ suffered through every single thing we will go through, he can say come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest. she told a few stories of the pioneer journey across the plains, and asked us to think what is my sacrifice for this?  how can i be like the pioneer women? they truly were an amazing people.
sister reeves also talked about the love for us from our savior and heavenly father! which is great because ive needed it lately and maybe so did some other ladies :) she talked about how in the middle of our suffering or disappointment or loss, as we pray for comfort, the answer isn't oh its ok because it will end fine. heavenly father and jesus feel the depth of our suffering and we feel the depth of their love and compassion. and that is the true comfort. never wonder if they know who we are. she said something i need to work on, because i tend to want to tough things out myself. she said cast your burdens on the Lord. there is none else save god that knows our hearts the same. we are never alone. he has not forgotten me. he loves me. and he will carry me through. cast my burdens. tell him how i feel tell about my pain, then give them to him.
we sang i stand all amazed. ive always loved that song, but again it was amazing to just have the women voices.
president eyring is so great. he said cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, that we may sit down in heaven together. i loved his talk about serving others. he had stories of service, and one of service to his daughter in the past month. someone who is diligently serving others will ask what comes next for willing hands to do? he quoted matthew 25:40, inasmuch as ye have done int unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. he said you will find that often the time to serve is inconvenient, or someone could do it better. keep the faith. he talked about the good samaratan, and how even when the task was too much for him to bear alone, he asked for help from someone else, the inn keeper, and they could both help him. heavenly father loves you for any part you play. the savior is always where we invite him. did i do enough service?

i loved this meeting! i'm so happy i was able to go. and take lots of notes :) i am so ready for general conference next week! i love this gospel.

september packages!

i got a great birthday package from my dallin this month, very classic missionary :)
clothes he's tired of hauling around, old holey no soled shoes, and silly birthday things :) i love him! and such a cute letter and birthday card.

 

and then i got to send his 20 months down, 4 to go package! i can't believe i only get to send 3 more packages now!!

so now that we're in the countdown stage, thats what i'm sending in his packages. so i did things in fours!! silly things :)

four delicious rice side dishes, four twixes, four kit kats, four single serving salsas, four sports ball mazes, four puddings, four monster trucks. you get the idea. plus if he can eat it he wont have to haul it around!

 

missing

missing this boy right now.
plus side: 123 days left!!

xoxo

20 months donzo.

4 months left. fooouuuur. wha?? time is flying and its only getting sweeter. i love him more every day. i'm so proud of my dallin for all his hard work!
i love you, always forever.
near and far, closer together.
everywhere i will be with you, everything i will do for you.

xoxo

book of mormon

so i just finished reading the book of mormon again. such a blessing. and i have been reading out of the book of mormon that my dallin sent me, that he wrote his testimony in the front and marked some favorite verses. those little notes made it so fun to read :) i love when i can tell there is a highlighted verse coming up, so i keep reading so i can get to it and see why he loved it. it was good to want to read it, and have a brand new one from my sweetheart, and it was a challenge, so of course i had to take it! its what we do. at the very end he left a note so i was so excited to get to the end and read it! i knew he would be so proud of me. and he is :)
i am so lucky to have someone that would do that for me. he is amazing at encouraging me to read it. it was such a testimony builder to finish it again! its been a long time.
i love this gospel! i know this church is true. i know it.

starting over tomorrow :)

twentyone

birthdays bum me out. i don't know why. they have for a long time! they're just not my favorite. i dread my birthday. and alot of the bumming out this year and last year probably had alot to do with missing my dallin on my birthday. so we'll see how bummed i really am next year!
so saturday my mom and sister and grandmas and my aunts had a birthday party. something about 21 being a big deal and it being the last one with me living at home? haha i don't know. we went to olive garden for dinner and then back to grandmas to watch gone (second time seeing it and its still terrifying :) ) and eat popcorn. it was so much fun! it was so nice to get to eat at my favorite place with my favorite people and just sit and talk and laugh. my grandma brought balloons for my chair and a very sparkly 21 tiara for me to wear. we got fancy drinks and yummy food and just got to visit. then when we went back to grams house for the movie, she had it all decorated cute it was lovely :) i'm so glad we had the party and i'm so grateful for these women that care about me always!
aaannnddd the utes won the holy war during my party so that was a giant plus and a smash ending to the day :)

our bella limonattas :)

the party :)

 



yesterday was my real birthday. i don't know why i hate birthdays so much! i just do.
but it wasn't bad! we had stake conference so we only had to be there for 2 hours so that was fun :) i missed my nursery kids though! i had donut holes for breakfast and got to sleep in! after church i put on my most comfy lounging clothes just in time for my very best bestie and her sweetie to come visit me! they brought me beautiful bright daisies and my favorite treats :) they completely made my day!

then my dallin's mom and sister came to sing and brought me a brand new big box of crayons and a giant coloring book of toy story, dallins fav. i got to pick sunday dinner, so of course i picked burgers and jello and steak fries! my sweet grandparents came to eat too :)
i'm so thankful for everyone i have in my life! i am so loved and so lucky!

fab friday one day late! :)

i was up too late watching greys last night to post my fab friday, but fab saturday just doesnt work! :)
here's what i found this week that i just cant stop thinking about!

i'm so looking forward to:

boot season!! i love fall :)

i have been loving:

colored skinnies for fall! i've been worried i'd have to put away my prized mint jeans for the fall/winter, but i'm finding new ways all the time to turn them into autumn!

 

i will never stop loving:

maxi skirts! (and denim shirts, very 90's and i am a 90's baby:) ) seriously i can't get over my new found love of maxis! dresses and skirts! they're perfect for spring and summer because they're breezy and not too hot, and perfect for fall/winter/spring because you're covered up and warm! they're cute pregnant and they're cute skinny, with heels or sandals! perfection if you ask me.

 

stay pretty

xoxo





the 600th day.

today my dallin has been gone 600 days. that's alot!
only 135 more :) we've almost tackled this thing!
i'm pretty much feeling on top of the world. and a little bit in shock. 600 is a very big number!
and i got a surprise letter today. what a good boy haha!
love you babe. see you in my dreams :)

xoxo

fab friday

here are my fab fashion insiprations for this week!
i'm so looking forward to:

fall clothes! fall is def my favorite clothes season. i can't wait for boots and scarves and sweaters and coats and hoodies. i loooove these boots. i've gotta get my hands on these!!

 

i have been loving:



maxi dresses, and flooowwyyyy things! i can't get enough. all i want to wear is my favorite maxi dress, which happens to be a blue maxi waterfall. i love the flowy fabric in this, i love the movement.

i will never stop loving:



the style of the 50's! and paris of course. but i have always loved the tight trim waists and the full skirts. they're so elegant and shapely, and so proper and feminine. i love the longer sleeve lengths too! always flattering. i am a sucker for this dress style!

 

xoxo

week's rundown

so last week was one of the harder weeks i've had in a while. and i slacked on my blogging!
but i did my usual: listened to some JB christmas music, and that made me smile, bumping me out of my rut and allowing me to start to cheer up. i'm good now! back on top and on board.

monday Labor Day i went canoeing at causey with my amazing future family. i love them i'm so lucky to get to be so close to them and get to spend so much time with them! me and dev sunburned and sore.

i was so lucky to get to go to the brigham city temple open house with my very favorite cousin. it was incredible! ive never been to an open house before. loved it. and it was sooo good to get to spend time with her. our schedules are crazy we never get to see each other or talk for long! so it was nice to have the whole afternoon. she is waiting for her sweet missionary too, and holla to her for just passing her 5 month mark!! so proud of nay and sam <3

and i have a new legitimate obsession. grey's anatomy.

 

and thats how i turned this week (and month!) around!

lovin life.

 

xoxo