Finally took my last Final!

YAY! This semester has officially come to a close! I'm so excited! It was definitely a demanding semester with Noteworthy and my senior thesis, but I survived and I'm soooo happy! Now just finish up my German class in the summer and I will officially be a College Graduate! I feel like I'm kind of cheating because I'm walking on Friday and I don't officially graduate until August but it's all good, I'll be done soon enough! So here's to the end of school!!!!! Happiness.....

Almost....there.

I'm frustrated because I can't bring myself to study for my last final...I'm so ready to be done! But alas I must study and I must do well, so farewell to my blog for the rest of the day. Goals: No more facebook for today, no more checking email, study for 3 solid hours and then tomorrow take the final and then...FREEDOM!

To My Sisters in Noteworthy...

Over? Wait, no that can't be right. But it is. Noteworthy is officially over for the year. We sang our last song this morning in my Relief Society, how fitting that it was "How Great Thou Art." I feel so overwhelmed and so thankful that my loving Heavenly Father provided the opportunity for me to sing, laugh, perform, cry, and share the truth of the gospel with these eight amazing ladies this year.

I can't believe what an incredible year we've had. It's definitely been a roller coaster but in the end aren't all roller coasters soooo worth it? In this case yes indeed it was. I've learned so much, not only about performing but about who I am and also about the power of music. This lesson has been reinforced numerous times this year on occasions when we performed in LA at the Sing-Off, in Oregon at the ICCA quarter finals, and every time we sang the hymns. I'm so grateful for all I've learned! Thank you girls for all you've taught me, love you!!!

Wishful Thinking

So I was thinking....

I want one of these....

And that's all really.

a·pol·o·gy - a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another

Dear two or three people who read my blog,

I apologize for my webomeltdownventingsessionmania yesterday...I am better now. :) I figured out a plan, I'm taking German 202 at BYU during summer semester, kind of messes with some summer plans but at least I will get my degree. I'm excited to have the madness of school behind me, however I do want to say how grat

eful I am to be receiving the education I am. I love BYU and I'm grateful for everything I've learned here. I know that everything is working out how it's supposed to be, and for that I'm also grateful. I'm sorry for not being grateful yesterday, but I am better now. :)

And this is how I feel today...

It's a much better feeling.

an·gry: feeling or showing anger or strong resentment

So, you know when you think the clouds are parting and the sun is shining and you are about to exit the tunnel [the tunnel in this case being the death trap of school] and then all of a sudden your plans just fall apart and it looks like you won't graduate after all? Oh wait, yeah that was today. Great. I was planning on taking my German 202 course from SLCC this summer because we'll be living in Draper until we move to NY in August. Well SLCC posted their summer catalog today, and turns out German 202 isn't being taught....fantastic. Soooo now, well I guess I'll figure something else out but for right now this is how I feel about school...

Or this

I'm hoping to soon feel like this:

I'll be sure to let you know when and if that happens.

An Update & Some Thoughts...

Sorry, it's been awhile. Much has happened, quick update:

Traveled to LA with Noteworthy and competed in semi-finals where we placed 4th, definitely not where we wanted to be but all things considered we were so happy that we competed and shared our testimonies through music. :)

Also, I've been attending spinning classes at Gold's Gym and I absolutely love them! So much fun, definitely hard work but the end result is fantastic! I feel soo good and ready for the day when the class is over!

I finished my senior thesis and received an A!
I was so extremely excited when I got my paper back, all of the work and effort of two semesters paid off! YAY! (I'm thinking about posting it here but it's really really long so I can't decide...would anyone actually read 20 pgs worth of research and on a 14th century altarpiece?)
Now just one more big hurdle before graduation (well besides a couple tests, and one more paper) I'm presenting my senior thesis on Friday April 9 in the MOA! I'm excited, it's all prepared, now I just have to actually present it. You're all invited if you want to come! It starts at 10 am and goes until 12:30 (I'm only presenting for 10 minutes, other students are presenting as well). It's in room 386 of the Museum of Art on BYU Campus.

And lastly, Conference was absolutely incredible, wasn't it?! I had so many insights and thoughts and many of my questions were answered. I think the greatest thing about conference is not necessarily the talks in and of themselves, but the opportunity we have to receive direct personal revelation. I know I often have thoughts during conference that answer questions that I've had for awhile, oftentimes these thoughts come and have nothing to do with what the speaker is saying. I testify that personal revelation is real and the the Lord gives us answers when we seek, and ask for them. I testify that the talks we heard were all inspired of the Lord. I testify that Thomas S. Monson is undoubtedly the Prophet of God on the earth today, and I testify that if we follow his prophetic counsel we will be happy and filled with peace. I testify that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, and that Joseph Smith translated it. I testify that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and that he did rise on the third day and overcame mortal death. I testify with all my being that the doctrine taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true, and if we but follow the counsel, we will be happy.
Now, clearly I can't post about all my favorite moments or we'd be here well until October haha just kidding, but here are a few of my very favorite moments from conference:

Elder Holland "You shouldn't be serving tea anyway." (Hilarious!) ok but really,
"True love must include the idea of permanence. True love endures."

Elder Perry talking about how influential women can be as Mothers, and how we as daughters of God are divinely appointed to be Mothers.

Elder Packer "Fear is the opposite of faith, move forward with faith." (We must be moving in a direction to progress.)

Elder Ballard talking about mothers and fathers and being examples to their children, quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson,
"What you do speaks so loudly, that I cannot hear what you say."

Sister Beck talking about the importance women and mothers seeking appreciation and affirmation from appropriate places such as family, scriptures, and the Lord, NOT from the world.


Elder Bednar "The Book of Mormon contains the fulness of the Savior's gospel, and is the ONLY book the Lord himself has testified to be true."


Elder Uchtdorf, "The people of the city added on the base of the statue [of Christ] a sign that read,
You are my Hands."

With this last thought in mind, we as Gods children are also His hands, let's strive to do a bit better, and become more like our Savior.


I love General Conference and while I'm sad it's over, I can't wait for the talks to be posted online on Thursday!
I'm inspired by my dear friend Tiffany who just reached her goal of reading the Ensign with the talks from October Conference before this session started, I'm adopting this goal Tiff, thanks for the great idea!
I encourage all my friends and family to read and study the messages from General Conference, your testimonies will grow!