Photo of the Week!

I went to Idaho this weekend and was reminded of an important experience in my life--


A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend this beautiful building and have a life changing experience.

After listening to General Conference this weekend, I realized how important this building is. I loved that the temple was a key part to many of the talks. I realized today too, that our knowledge of the temple varies on our own experiences and what we have tried to learn. I was watching my little sister and her roommate listen to these talks and seeing how excited they were whenever a talk about the temple came up--they made the conclusion that the temple was in everything. And it is!

I realized from the talks how much power it has! And I think we all need to do what we can to learn more about it, go regularly, and make it a part of our lives. It gives us power! And we all need that power in today's world!

Idaho Falls Temple is my temple--I have loved it since I was a kid. I'm grateful I have had the chance to go there!

Photo of the Week!

This photo is one I took this last week. I have been going through one of the hardest things I have ever done before in my life right now and I was with a friend who has taught me this object lesson many times. This object lesson involves one nail, and balancing all the other nails on it. It is hard to do unless you have the nails all together--so this lesson can have a variety of meanings based on what you need at the time.

My friend told me though that this lesson was only able to have 8 nails balance on the center nail. When he had worked on it with his ward, they were only able to balance 8 of them. The package had 14 nails altogether. I looked at him and said, I bet I can do it.

Tada!
It just goes to show that I can make an even better object lesson out of this...

Sometimes--we think we can handle all that we can and that there is no more room for us to do anymore. But, with Christ as our balance in the middle and putting trust and faith in him along with works, we can add anything that our Heavenly Father has for us to do in our lives, and it will still balance. As long as we put Christ in the center...

I can make it one more week...even if it means locking me in a hotel room, and just working like crazy--I only have the one more week...

With God--all things are possible--I just have to do my part to keep it together!

Photo of the week!

This is my life right now--this box! Ugh! It is my boards box--I have to start packing it in the near future...


Everything that I am working on has to go inside this box and it will be mailed back to the National Boards people...and it has to be in a certain order all labeled properly and a lot of extra things...




I am thinking I look happier in this pic than I really am...
I have to keep reminding myself there is a purpose in all this--I'm not just crazy--and it has worked out for some reason...God knows what He is doing with me...we hope!

I'm celebrating when it's all done though! Yay! Two more weeks of this stuff for now...

Photo of the Week!

Sorry! I'm a day late! But--I have an excuse--I was in Idaho--and that's where I got my photo!


This is a view from my parents' back yard. This barn belongs to their neighbor. I think my favorite feature is the clouds in the sky though--Idaho has the most beautiful sunsets--well--lots of places do--but I love my Idaho sunsets! And this wasn't even the glory moment!

Photo of the Week!

Well--I tried to capture the moon with Venus tonight--and I decided my camera didn't do too bad considering what camera I have...

My friend Jason is going to try tomorrow to see if he can catch it better...he has a nicer camera...



So--enjoy Venus and the moon...

Photo of the Week!

Here's another one I took last year--these National Boards are eating me alive! No time to take photos...

These ice crystals were on a branch outside the Iceberg--I mean Rexburg Temple.

Gotta love Rexburg....only place I had consistent snotcicles! Yuck!

Photo of the Week!

Here's my photo of the week! It was from snowshoeing yesterday...

These are my favorite trees in the mountains around here--the quaking aspens!



The new song of the week is Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. I chose this song this week because I have been sick and I need the sun! Thanks for all your prayers in my direction that I will get better! I know I will!

Livin on a Prayer

So--this weeks song of the week is" Livin' on a Prayer"--why? Because I am living totally on the faith I have in God this week--and the power of prayer is something I am depending on sincerely right now...

This song makes me feel that getting through with faith is important--if I can say Bon Jovi would teach me that!

Here's the pic of the week too...it was Chinese New Year--so...here's a picture of Angie's Walnut Shrimp from the Chinese Restaurant "Fongs" in Draper. We love their food!

Photo of the Week!

Here's my photo of the week (at least I think it's the one I want to use for now!). I got it skiing last night--and it made me happy because it is SNOW!!!
The song of the week is Carrie Underwood's Lessons Learned. I feel like I have learned so many lessons right now in my life--and I am grateful for each one because they are turning me into this woman I am becoming--hopefully I am turning into a great one! But--it's all from these lessons in life that we go through! Enjoy!

Photo of the week--plus song of the week!

I decided to go along with my photo of the week--I am going to treat you to a song of the week too! It's a song to help you see what mode of life I am in! This weeks song--The Beach Boys! Wouldn't It Be Nice...

Sometimes we get in those wishy washy moods--I'm in one now! But--it's important too to not wish your life away but to go after it! Ah....wouldn't it be nice...

Here's the pic of the week too...it is a bridge we saw when we were snowshoeing! We crossed the river before we saw the bridge...ugh!

Photo of the Week!

Here's this week's photo! It is from the crazy Asian party my roommate Angie had!

Photo of the week!

Here's my new photo of the week!

I like the leaning tree!

My Pic of the Week!

December 27, 2008

I went to Temple Square and took this picture on Saturday. My friend Jason has a Friday picture of the week he's starting--so thanks Jason for the great idea!