Which Way Do You Face?

Once again, here we are, already more than halfway through the week and this is the first time I've sat down long enough without something else to do. 

As of this moment, I am on my way to Utah for the reception of a dear friend of mine, Cambria Bitter. Cambria and I met in the MTC almost 20 months ago and we have been close ever since. I am so beyond excited that I get to celebrate this big step in her life with her this weekend. And of course I am super stoked to be with my other mission friends who mean the world to me!

Last week was busy as normal, but good. I think I'm finally starting to get into a routine at work and I am happy to say that the girls are also starting to love me a little more ,and mine and Crystal's relationship grows stronger and stronger every day. It's getting harder emotionally for me when she struggles, but at the same time her optimism and outlook on her life and the time that God has given her has been a huge testimony builder for  me. It also is helping me to be better about looking at the bright side of things in order to comfort her and help her remember the progress she makes day by day. 

I also found it interesting enough that we are now having assignments to have a blog, so now my posting will always help me in school! Woot woot! It's been really cool to see my writing skills improve and see that there are tons of different ways to stretch myself. I've always enjoyed writing, even growing up, and I've always wanted to be an author and write my own books, so it's been a fun journey. In the past I was always scared of stretching myself too much. I liked being comfortable in the things I was good at. I've learned a lot recently about how to be better about that, to recognize that stretching myself is actually a good thing and that its part of learning and growing. 

This last weekend when I was in Utah too, I attended my mission reunion hosted by my trainer, who I haven't seen in over a year, and attended by some of my other really good friends from the mish. We got stuck in traffic from north of Salt Lake all the way down to Orem and what should have taken us about 4 hours took us more than 5. By the time we actually showed up to the reunion all my batchmates had already left so we were pretty bummed, but we decided later that it was so worth it! I'm grateful I got to see some of them again!

I also stayed with my aunt and uncle and their family, which was so fun! Watching conference with them and hanging out with them and my grandparents was so wonderful! I have missed them dearly so being with them was just fantastic! And I'm stoked to see them again this weekend! 

This last weekend of conference was such a testimony builder for me. Nothing pleased me more than their straightforwardness concerning the commandments and picking which side we're on. Their particular focus on that and on prophets really reemphazied to me that there really is no gray area any longer. We are either on the prophet's and Lord's side, or Satan's. It's that's clear. We need to decide which way we face and whose side we're on and then stay there! I know which way I face, do you?

P.S. I am loving fall in Rexburg right now!!! Enjoy the pics :)