Power Of Prayer

Yesterday at fhe Katie taught a really good lesson about prayer and it wasn't until I got home last night that I realized the impact that the lesson had on me. I was not doubting the power of prayer, I know that prayer is a very powerful thing, especially since i just used it this past week with my whole BYU Idaho fiasco and heavenly father answered that prayer quickly and powerfully. But what I realized after the lesson that I do sometimes take prayer for granted. I really thought about it and I realized that I try to pray in the morning and at night before I go to bed. Unfortunately sometimes I tend to forget, usually I will just be like it's okay to miss one, but now I realize that is not true, I need to say my prayers always. Something else I realized is that I do always tend to say prayers when I need something from heavenly father, which isn't a bad thing but it definitely should not be the only prayers that I say. Katie told us that she had a challenge that for week she could only say prayers thanking heavenly father and not asking for things, I realize how hard that is, but I think I am going to try it. Her lesson really hit me yesterday. Prayer is such a powerful thing that we can so easily do, and too many of us take it for granted, prayer is something that should not be taken advantage of. Thanks Katie for such a good lesson.

A Different Twist

Life is crazy, and still no matter how up or down I am I still Love it. Last Sunday may have been one of the craziest nights that has happened to me, I loved it though. I had possibly one of the best weeks that I have had in a very long time, even though a couple so called bad things happened, the biggest one being when I found out that I was one credit short of being able to transfer to BYU Idaho for January. Usually I would be pretty upset in a situation like this but I wasn't, I panicked that's for sure, cause I thought that I would have to pay $500 that I didn't have to take a class at MCC so I could get that one credit. But instead of getting mad, I stayed calm, and I prayed and asked heavenly father that things would work out the way that they were supposed too. Later that night, Brother Weber told me that he would give me a grade for this past semesters institute class as long as I wrote a paper for him on what I learned this past semester in the New Testament. I was so relieved that he had told me this. He saved me $500 and will be able to give me the credit that I need for my application to get me out to BYU Idaho. Today some things happened that weren't the best things for me but, instead of letting myself get down and sad, I am taking as an opportunity to grow and who knows maybe I will still have the outcome that I want to have happen in this particular situation, maybe it will just happen in a different way than I hoped for, but whatever is meant to happen will happen, I have faith in that. A month ago if these things happened to me I'd be angry and super sad feeling but because lately I have been striving so hard to be the best I can be things are getting easier! My faith is growing so strong, and I know whatever happens to me is all apart of heavenly father has in store for me, I know that, I have no doubt in that, so what's the point in getting mad? There really isn't just because things don't work out the way I want them too doesn't mean they won't work out for what's best for me. I have no doubt that things are gonna work out great for me, I love my life and I have never been happier! One of best friends Erika pointed out to me that I am so happy because of my faith and I know she is right! I have the best friends anyone can ask for! I love all of you :)

Happiness

Life is great, what more can I say, I am so happy with life right now! I feel like I haven't been this happy in a very long time! I'm not saying that I was depressed or anything but I just wasn't as happy as I am now, I guess I just too much on my mind, stuff that was just weighing me down and now that I have solved those problems Life is just even better than it has been! I am getting so close with my group of friends and I love that! I think for awhile I was holding back from getting close cause Aaron and Darren are gone and it's hard to be without my best friends, and don't get me wrong, I still miss them a lot but I am happy to be getting so close with my group now! They rock! To top things off I had one of the best Sunday's ever yesterday. Sean got baptized and that was amazing, I felt the spirit so strongly there, and I was just insanely happy for him and I know that he is absolutely gonna be an amazing member of this church and that he is going to do great things. I felt so honored that he asked me to speak on baptism, it meant so much to me! I love that kid! Then after that we were invited to go to Mary's brothers house and have dinner with her family and that was just so much fun! Her family is so awesome, it was a blast! Then the day ended with the CES fireside by Sister Wixom! That was so good too! I loved it! It was great things to hear! All in all life is just amazing! I couldn't ask for a better group of friends!

Are you happy Andrew, I will blog more just for you haha! Miss you bro!