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An excerpt from "In the Strength of the Lord" that touched me today-

"In the Strength of the Lord"(Words of Mormon 1:14; Mosiah 9:17;
Mosiah 10:10; Alma 20:4)

DAVID A. BEDNAR

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David A. Bednar was the president of BYU-Idaho when this devotional
address was given at Brigham Young University on 23 October 2001.

"Nephi is an example of one who knew and understood and relied upon the enabling power of the Savior. In 1 Nephi 7 we recall that the sons of Lehi had returned to Jerusalem to enlist Ishmael and his household in their cause. Laman and others in the party traveling with Nephi from Jerusalem back to the wilderness rebelled, and Nephi exhorted his brethren to have faith in the Lord. It was at this point in their trip that Nephi's brothers bound him with cords and planned his destruction. Now please note Nephi's prayer in verse 17: "O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound" (emphasis added).

Brothers and sisters, do you know what I likely would have prayed for if I had been tied up by my brothers? My prayer would have included a request for something bad to happen to my brothers and ended with the phrase "wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren" or, in other words, "Please get me out of this mess, now!" It is especially interesting to me that Nephi did not pray, as I probably would have prayed, to have his circumstances changed. Rather, he prayed for the strength to change his circumstances. And may I suggest that he prayed in this manner precisely because he knew and understood and had experienced the enabling power of the Atonement of the Savior."

There have been so many prayers that I have given in tears asking for my circumstances to be changed. Turns out I've been asking for the wrong thing. I need to be asking for strength to change and grow. To act my way out of my situation instead of wishing for everything to be better. 

Great

Don't wait to be great.

the little that i know.

i don't know much about life. but what i do know is bright nail polish, frozen yogurt, and a snickerdoodle poopy head cuddle puppy makes life better.

April 25th

Source: fancyclassynancy.tumblr.com via Nancy on Pinterest

This is an epic quote. It's been a long time 

Miss Congeniality. 

Today at Dress for Success, I had the opportunity 

to help a woman who is currently living in an 

abuse shelter with her son.  She said she decided 

to leave her abusive relationship of 20 years in New Orleans and all she had was her camping gear. Her purse was simple patches of fabric she had sewn together from her camping gear.  She was so incredibly grateful for the clothing and help Dress for Success was giving to her. This sweet positive lady that is exactly why I love giving service. 

Time

Time is a funny thing.

I never have enough or I have too much.

speechless

The Lucky One

The Lucky One was the best Nichols Sparks movie yet.

Zac Efron treats the heroine the way every man should treat a woman. He proves chivalry isn't dead.

Zac I'm pretty sure I'm your Lucky One…

Marry me?

XO

hot.

it is hot.

no me gusta.

cavity?

I'm 99.9% sure that I have a cavity.

I haven't had a cavity since I was like 10 years old.

I need to get my rear into the Dentist to fix this tiny problem.

That is all.

Happy Friday.

Inspirational song of the day.

Inspirational song of the day.

The World's Greatest.

This song makes me feel empowered.

sniff sniff

I had a very interesting experience in the Hayden Library today. I had a pretty comfy set up going on in a hidden corner the library. As I am packing up to go to my next class I see a girl arranging the chairs the same way I was. We started talking about how comfy she is about to be, when out of the blue:

she asked " if I would to do her a favor?"

me: "Sure, no problem. What's up?"

She then began to explain that her room mate has a cat and she thought this cat peed on her cardigan. She got up and came over to me and asked if I would make sure she didn't smell like cat pee.

HAHAHAHHAHHAHA

I did a little sniff sniff

me: "Nope, you don't smell like cat pee. You're good."

HAHAHAHAHA. What just happened?

I totally had that girl's back, I would want to know if I smelled. But that was definitely a first.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY: BB is 18!!!!

HaPpY 18th bIrThDaY BB!

Words can not express how much I love this girl.

Beth Anne is one of the strongest, most talented, seriously funny, drop dead gorgeous, absolutely brilliant and witty

people of our day.

I am so very lucky to not just have this amazing girl as my sister but my best friend too.

It makes me cry thinking what I would do without her.

This girl lights up every room she walks into.

You never know how she is going to answer the phone.

She has a gazillion accents and voices.

She is NUTS! and I LOVE IT!

What is even better than her answering the phone, is her leaving a message on your phone. Because you can listen to her funniness over and over again. These messages are roll on the floor, spit out your drink funny.

"OH, helloooooooooooo"

BB, was seriously the cutest baby girl ever.

This girl is so talented it blows my mind.

Beth Anne is unreal, she is artistic and a computer wizard.

She can take pictures, edit them like a champion, and she's the most photogenic person I know.

She's so beautiful.

Her blue eyes and her hair.

One of the things I admire about Beth Anne most is her passion

She has a fire and strength within her.

She is the "girl on fire".

She speaks her mind and I envy that.

This girl is a lover and a fighter.

A cuddlier and a rhymer.

A trend setter and a free spirit.

A dreamer and a musician.

An artist and a friend.

Baby, my twin, BB, Baby Anne

I LOVE YOU.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart.

Thanks for being the peanut to my butter, glaze to my donut, syrup to my pancake, dasani to my water, golden to my oreo, OH to my HELLOOO, Los to my Favoritos, mama to my lilly,

flip to my flop, side to my kick,

milk to my cookie, cheese to my macaroni,

best to my friend.

Thanks for always being there to share happiness, sadness, clothes, and mcflurries with. For always knowing what to say when I need to hear it most and for loving me.

I laaaaaaaaaaa you baby.

MUAH!

XO

Desires

Scriptural pondering of the day:

I was reading Enos 1:12

" And it came to pass that after I had prayed and labored with all diligence, the Lord said unto me: I will grant unto thee according to thy desires, because of thy faith."

1. How freaking cool would that be if the Lord actually said that to you. I haven't ever heard the Lord out right promise me anything, I have only ever gotten impressions or feelings of peace. Holy cow, that would be so cool, to be granted the desires of your heart because you delight in the Lord.

2. I probably don't get these kinds of answers because I'm not praying with all diligence and labor. It sounds hard and like a lot of work. Guess you get what you put into prayer.

3. Seriously, how cool is that?!

another ditty I was impressed with.

Psalms 37:4

"Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."

that negative voice inside my head

You know that voice in your head that tells you things.

It's the soundtrack that get repeated

over and over with out realizing it.

I know what I tell myself,

and it's a negative message.

That voice whispers:

I'm not loveable

and that I'm not good enough,

no matter how hard I try

and that's why I'm not loveable.

So the cycle goes round and round.

I can't tell you when that voice learned that message

or even why.

Life experiences since childhood probably.

Needless to say it has been repeated for a very long time.

Unlearning a message so deeply rooted

is harder to do than it looks.

But I believe in positive thinking.

I believe that if you change your thoughts

you can change your world.

From now on,

when I catch myself rehearsing that message

I'm going to change that.

And repeat:

I am loveable.

I am good enough.

Heck, I'll repeat it for no reason at all.

Because it is the truth.

And my head has been lying to me for too long.

Happy Sunday.

BB was fantastic today.

I'm glad I got to hear her.

Sunday Song

My poor lilly baby is sick.

She threw up 4 times last night.

And when I turned off the light

to walk back from the kitchen to my room,

the route she has memorized, she hit the wall.

Poor baby girl was delirious.

…

On a different note,

this is my Sunday song.

I love this.

BB is playing Consider the Lilies in Sacrament meeting today.

She is an amazing pianist.

You go girl.

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Titanic in 3D

Titanic was a different experience now that I'm older.

I actually know what was going on this time.

As a result a few things about the movie were corrected from what I had thought had happened.

But, this below is the reason I would

sit through a 2 1/2 hour tragedy on a Thursday night.

Look at that smile. Dang he was cute!

First of all, when in the ice cold water and Rose says "I'll never let go…" I literally thought she meant I'll never let go. As she lets go of a still alive and kicking Jack and he sinks to the bottom of the ocean. As a kid I'm like, "WHAT?! She totally just broke her promise." Now I know, she meant never let go of hope and life. Gotcha, gotcha this movie is so deep.

And I caught on to the the pictures the crazy grandma brings on the ship, you see how young Rose rode man style on a horse on the beach by the pier in Santa Monica. Like Jack and Rose promised they would do. Things just keep falling into place.

Here is what Jack says to Rose.

As a kid I couldn't follow the dialogue.

Jack was really witty, and quite the comic relief.

I laughed nearly every time he opened his mouth.

One thing about the character Jack is

I surely admire how he lives young, wild, and free.

Rose: You're distracting me. Go away!

Jack: I can't. I'm involved now.

If you let go I have to jump in after you.

Ever been to Wisconsin?

Rose: No.

Jack: Well they have some of the coldest winters around,

and I grew up there, near Chippewa Falls. Once

when I was a kid me and my father were ice-fishing

out on Lake Wissota…

ice-fishing's where you chop a hole in the--

Rose: I know what ice fishing is!

Jack: Sorry. Just… you look like kind of an indoor girl.

Anyway,I went through some thin ice and I'm tellin'

ya, water that cold… like that right down there...

it hits you like a thousand knives all over your

body. You can't breath, you can't think… least not

about anything but the pain.

Which is why I'm not looking forward to jumping in

after you. But like I said, I don't have a choice.

I guess I'm kinda hoping you'll come back over the

rail and get get me off the hook here.

Rose: You're crazy

Jack: With all due respect Ms. I'm not the one hanging over

the back of the ship.

HAHAHAHHAHA

I love the relationship Jack and Rose have. It's beautiful, young, and perfect. If I was on the boat, I wouldn't no couldn't leave my love behind. Rose was a smart girl to hop back onto the Titanic even when she was already in the safety boat. That's what love is, something you would be willing to die for or fight to survive for.

Anyways, that is all. Titanic really is so sad, but one last thing I learned is don't trust silly grandmas. They are always up to something, like throwing hecka expensive jewelry in the ocean.

Crazy grandma.

Goodnight world. Count your blessings that Titanic wasn't your trial in life. Sheesh.

This little ditty had me laughing for a long time in the doctors office

I went to the doctor today with BB,

and it was taking forever. So she showed me this, and I was laughing so hard.

I think tara Strong is crazy as she

switches

from the voice of Bubbles to a DUDE!!!!

I do believe, these are BB's people.

She is one of them.

HAHAHA

9th place

Day 2 of the Tournament:

We had a play off game against UCF. This win officially put us in the Gold bracket.

Our first match was against UCSB. We killed them in two. It was a great game, everyone was on and we were playing top volleyball. It was HOT.

Our second match was against Marquette. We didn't do as well. We lost in two, but still got 2nd in our pool.

Day 3 of the Tournament:

We played against our rival U of A. I honestly have no harsh feeling toward U of A. I don't like U of U. I'm still in BYU mode. But we started out strong. We beat them the first set. In the second set we had a lead of about 8 points, then we fell apart. We ended up losing the second and third set. Which lost us the game and knocked us out of the tournament. We tied for 9th place. It just would have been better if we lost to another team besides U of A.

We watched the women's and men's championship games. The women's winner was Wisconsin and the men's winner was Notre Dame. Notre Dame had an amazing libro, ran the show.

I have to say watching drunk team mates is not very fun. One of my team mates partied too hard and fell while trying to go down the stairs of the stadium. We had to take/ carry her to the bathroom to throw up and back to the hotel room. Thank you for proving once again why alcohol is not attractive.

One day...

Seriously the coolest thing ever.

Nationals Day 1

Missouri was rainy. I did not pack for that. Maybe I should have checked the weather.

Match 1- against UConn. We came out hot! We creamed the first seat of the pool. Yeee. Also, in the middle of the game I almost got kicked out because I had a white strip going down my spandex. Well the rest of the team is all black… my bad. I had to steal Sam's spandex and wear them over mine. Seriously, Sam is a SWEETHEART!

Match 2- against Purdue. Not so hot. We lost but that's ok.

Match 3- against Iowa. Took them to 3, and we lost. BOOO.

Somehow we ended up second in the pool. We are so blessed.

After the long day and over 7 hours at the convention center, we were starving, tired, and cranky. After eating a large lunch we took naps! Oh how I love my naps! We finished the night eating out with the boys. It's off to bed for early playing in the morning.

BIRTHDAYS

Yesterday was Grandma's birthday. I love her very very much. She's an amazingly strong woman that is full of so much love. I love her to death.

Grandma is really funny too.

Today is Bobo's birthday. This lady is going on like 98 and still going strong. She will probably out live us all. I don't have pictures of Bobo.

Lots of granny birthdays.