Jordy

My best friend is goin on a mish!!!!!!!! Whatttttttt. She is about to put in her papers. I can't wait to see where she's headed. I'm so proud of her. 

The little braj

He's growin up and I just don't know how I feel about that. I had to beg, plead, and pay him to go on a hike with me the other day. Also...THERE IS NOTHING CUTER IN THIS WORLD THAN HIS LITTLR BASEBALL TEAM. nothin. However, I don't have to pay him to go swimming, that he does by his own free will. 

Days spent with miss rogers

Honestly, so so lucky to have a friend like Kacey Rogers. She's just one of those friends that I know I'm going to be close with forever and ever. There's never a dull moment with her. Like ever. She's my picture taking buddy, my fashion consultant, my wingman, and lots more. We laugh more than necessary when we are together. That's why I like her. Not the brightest but definitely the funniest;) and when a backstreet boys or NSYNC song comes on....you might want to get comfortable cause we will be dancing until we run out of moves (we never run out of moves) 

Sup College

So recently i have started the newest chapter in my life. college. Everyone says its the time of your life, and i'm starting to think they were right! Im so glad that i have this opportunity. To play softball at a division 1 school and compete in the most competitive conference in the country. i couldnt be more proud yet humbled at the same time to represent the university of utah in a game i love. I know it will be hard, and stressful and sometimes im gonna wanna give up. But i feel like the good will outweigh those factors any day. Even though we are all so very different from each other, and come from different background, and hold different beliefs, i already love my teammates and am excited to see what we can all accomplish together. College, is like a fresh start. No matter how awesome or how not awesome, i guess, haha you were in the past, you get to college, and nobody knows one thing about you. You can either choose to better yourself and become the person you have always wanted to be, or you can easily go the opposite direction. I hope to leave a mark on every single person i meet or come in contact with....and a good one. A lasting impression. I want to be that person that knows who they are in any given situation any given circumstance.  I want to be respectable and respectful. I want to be an example of my faith, and a good friend to whoever wherever whenever. Although i am young, and inexperienced compared to the rest, i want to be a leader on my team. I have already met so many great people and friends, and i hope that just continues forever. I like this place. and i have a feeling I'm gonna like where i end up after this all. GOOOOOOO UTES!

Lauren and Logan: Save the Date https://vimeo.com/72667281

So there is a first time for everything right? Lauren and Logan were my guinnea pigs i guess! It was so much fun working with them and getting to know their personalities for a couple of hours. They are so perfect for each other, i cant wait till they seal the deal! Good luck and congrats you two!

San Diego

Watch our video:  https://vimeo.com/71994164

I was so lucky to be able to spend a whole week in san diego with my best friend Jord, and the entire Larson family. We have been friends since literal birth, but she moved when we were really little and we have stayed such good friends ever since, even though we dont see or get to talk that often, we pick up right where we left off every time. I love her so much. I feel like i am a part of that family. They are so kind and sweet and we all had so much fun together. We stayed in a beach house RIGHT on the beach, so that was really fun. We had so many good laughs, and talks and funny moments. We got to go parasailing because we talked Charlie from the adventure store into giving us a discount. We also went to sea world and that was magical. But the majority of the time we just road bikes, chilled at the beach and ate lots of yummy food. It was definitely a trip to remember!

No such thing as bad things

We are all human, and here, or there, but living...that thing we call life right? Sometimes it's good and sometimes not so much. All depending on how we see the circumstances before us. Lets be honest. Some pretty terrible things can happen, or may have already. Maybe you've been through the worst of the worst. there are lots of bad things that happen to people, i know that you know that. I've seen it, you've seen it. Whether on the news, in the paper, in real life, or just heard from a friend of a friend. Some argue why. Why do bad things happen? Especially to good people. Not saying we don't care about the bad people! But hey, you blow up the two tallest towers in the the most industrial city in all of America....i wouldn't exactly say good things were coming for ya. So anyway. Good people. Why do they suffer sometimes. Well i don't have that exact answer. I don't think you'll find anybody who does. At least not here on earth. You know where you could find out though...maybe? Through your father in heaven, and through the relationship you have with the savior. It is hard sometimes...because we want to know so badly "why". But really...it isn't even necessary for us to know. We already know enough. We know that he lives, that he loves us, that he has a plan for us..individually, and as long as we are faithful and true to the commandments and what we know to be right, that plan will surely not fail. I mean, yeah...we might have this big idea of how we see our lives, where we see ourselves going, all the things we want to accomplish, the people we want to meet, and things we want to see. We have a plan for ourselves, at least i would think so. But let me ask you something...Who's plan is better? Despite what you may think when devastation or trial strikes you,

("And also my soul delighteth in the ^acovenants of the Lord which he hath made to our fathers; yea, my soul delighteth in his^bgrace, and in his justice, and power, and mercy in the great and eternal plan" 2 Nephi 11:5) 

The timing might be wrong, the situation/event might be life changing...but it is apart of HIS plan, for YOU. Trust in that. And know that God wont throw something at you that you aren't capable of handling. He is cheering for you. He is your number one fan. He wants nothing more than for you to succeed and be strong, enduring what may come your way, so that one day you are worthy to stand in his presence...knowing you have been through the ups and the downs, knowing you have endured willingly, knowing that you have took upon you the redeeming/healing power of the atonement, and created that personal relationship with christ.

Think about this. trial and affliction is hard. So hard that it breaks you down, physically, emotionally, and spiritually unlike anything else. It brings out vulnerability and weakness. But you take that vulnerability and weakness and you turn to the savior...who once was so vulnerable, so weak, experiencing more pain and sorrow than mankind would ever know. 

I know i talk about this quite often, and it really is silly probably to most and when you look at the big picture. But there has never been a time when i felt so lonely and so helpless than when i found out my high school basketball and softball career were over due to an ACL tear. At that moment I was so distraught because that was something that had been such a huge part of my life. And just like that it was gone. Not just the game itself, but the teammates, the coaches, those relationships, the feelings that those sports brought out, the competitiveness  the happiness. It was over. I had never cried so hard, for so long. I just remember laying in my bed crying, after my mom and dad had done and said everything they possibly could have to make me feel better, and thinking no one knows how i feel. HELLO AUTUMN. was i stupid? It took me a few moments to realize how terribly wrong i had been. How dare i think such a thing. How could i be so selfish? So blind. How could i be feeling so sorry for myself when christ had undergone my exact experience and every physical/emotional/mental/spiritual pain known to mankind. it is so hard to even try and comprehend. I will never understand the entirety of it. But i do understand that he knew how i felt. I was not alone. And for a tiny minuscule fraction, i knew how he felt. I  could not comprehend how he did it. But i knew if he could go through that, out of pure love for his brothers and sisters. I could get through my little trial out of pure love for my savior. I learned to see the atonement in a whole new light. It wasn't just for repentance and the chance to be forgiven for sin. It was for comfort and strength through things that cannot be gone through alone. 

Now think how strong you are for having those experiences. Think how far your testimony has come or may still have to go because of that. Think about the relationship you have or could potentially have with the savior if you lean on him and his example. I know him better, because of that bad thing that happened to me. I know my plan is better, because of that bad thing that happened to me. I know i am better, because of that bad thing that happened to me. 

Bad things are bad, until you find the good that can come from them. Bad things are bad, until you realize that the Lords plan for you, can never be bad.