Well, well, well my friends! It has been quite some time, has it not? Goodness gracious. I feel live I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off for the past few weeks. What with Christmas and Thanksgiving last month. It has been nuuuuts! I really wish I had a ton of things to tell you guys! I love telling stories! Why?? Because I think that stories make people happy. My stories make me happy, I can't say the same for you, but I'm assuming if you follow my blog at all, they probably do! However, I do have a couple for you! I will start with my Temple Square adventure!
Let me tell you something. I would be the first to tell you that lately, my spiritual life has been seriously lacking. Every once in a while, I feel different. I actually feel like I can be that person I am supposed to be, as opposed to that snarky brat who complains about eeeverything. But, that is who I am most of the time. Anyways! One Sunday earlier this month, I was watching Emma Smith, My Story. I looooove that movie. It breaks my heart and builds my testimony of Joseph Smith Jr. all at the same time. Which, in turn, strengthens my testimony about the Church in general. While watching that movie, I just really REALLY wanted to go to Temple Square. There is something that is very special about the temple grounds. I know, I know. It is the Lord's house after all, but that feeling that you get when looking at the gardens and all of the people who love and believe the same way you do... Nothing beats that. Nothing.
That day, my visiting teacher had asked me to come to her class. I was thinking about it, but decided if she didn't text me that day to see if I was coming, then I wouldn't go. I still had plenty of time to get ready for church, but I didn't. Until she sent me the text to see if I was coming to church. I said if she promised not to pick me to answer questions, then I would go. She said no problem, and off to church I went. It was a lovely lesson, I enjoyed it immensely. It also made me want to go to the temple even more!
Eventually, I got the guts to ask a friend of mine (hello Matt!) to take me. We doubled with his friend Cody and his sweet wife. ( Can I just say, I need more single friends. I am exhausted hanging out with all of my friends WITH their husbands. I love their husbands, but dang it! Let's not remind me how disgustingly single I am by hanging out with your husband.) We went up and wandered the grounds, looked at the lights and saw what there is to see. Man, I love that place. It's beautiful. The things is, when I watch these movies about the history of the church, with Joseph Smith Jr. and his wife Emma, I just want to live better. All of these amazing people who sacrificed so much because they believed in a man that much.. Wow.
I just love that there are people like that in the world. Of course, they are much harder to find now. Even if you are in the church. In fact, now days there are more selfish, backstabbing, holier-than-thou people then anywhere else. That is so sad. I don't blame the church at all of course. I do blame the people and their pride. They are forgetting what our church was based on. That is such a shame. I love my church and even if I don't always act like I should, I do care.
Long story short about that, I had a WONDERFUL time. It was beautiful and made my entire year worth it. It was all I wanted to do for the holidays. And I did.
My next story is about a sort of date I went on. I will call this one.. Sargent. It is probably not a correct title, but that is the one I pick, so deal with it! Anyways, Sargent worked with my mom, and works with my sister. He is very quirky and likes to laugh. I think that is lovely. However, he really likes teasing. It comes from a place of caring, I think. At least, that is what I said. What I don't find so lovely, is my unease about being able to have a serious conversation without including some sort of joke which makes me sound like an idiot. In a way of course, that he doesn't mean to. Anyways, we went to taco bell. I drove, he paid. It was fun, but didn't leave me with warm fuzzies. I don't even feel anything like that when I think back about it. That isn't promising. Anyways, I am an old fashioned girl. I like to be wooed. So, chances are, I won't text a guy first. I haven't texted him since, but he seems to think I hate him because I haven't. Grr. The only thing that has to do with is I am not typically needy. And, it might be mild disintrest. So that is that.
I think that is all I have for today! What we have learned, I loooove Temple Square, as well as my church! Also! I don't like smarmy church people. I come up with poor nicknames. And I like to be treated like a lady and will not stand for anything less anymore! HA!
As always, I love you guys! All five of you! It is a privilege to write for you! I promise to return soon! Sooner that last time!
