Let Him Lift You

My mom, being the great person she is, bought every single one of the Mormonads for me and my older sister Megan.

I decided to put them all up on my wall.

 It's pretty cool looking, I have to admit, besides the fact that my bed is a mess and I only have sheetrock on my wall.......

There was one in particular that I really enjoyed.

This is what it looked like:

It really moved me. I know that is something I need to remember. I need to remember if I ask, I can receive the help I need.

I really needed the gentle reminder that He would never turn away cry for help.

The scripture that goes along with this says:

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

I will remember that.

The Liebster Blog Award?

I'm not quite sure what exactly this is...but here we go....

So the whole deal with the Liebster Award is that your supposed to award it to 3-5 blogs that have less than 200 followers.

I, obviously do not have 200 followers, even 5 would be nice....

Rachel over at There and Back Again awarded me this. She really has a great blog, and, she's my sister, so go check her blog. It's super amazing. She's such a good writer!

Anyways, my awards go to...

1. Larry at The Magnificent Adventures of Larry Blotter. It's kind of more of a silly blog, but I love it! It is anonymously written, but it is pretty darn funny! If you love to laugh, go check it out.
2. Miss Aubrey at A Day In A Life. She is such a fun writer and there are so many cool pictures you can't help but want to read it all the time. She also has had her blog for a lot longer than me, so hats off to her perseverance!
3. Abby at Head Strong. She is a great writer and has her own quirky style of writing. She has such a good way of writing that I admire, so go check her blog out as well. 

My mom at Brasier House awarded my sister this. She has an amazing blog. She has so much creativity and her quilts and other projects are so beautiful. She loves followers, so go follow her, you won't regret it!

The Art of Change

I'm sitting in my PJ's staring out at the sad piles of snow that have melted.

Isn't it so sad? There was almost three inches of snow this morning.

I'm not a big fan of the snow, but it is so scary how fast everything can vanish faster than we can keep track of.

This is especially true of growing up and life.

My baby brother, Ryker, has grown up so much in the two years he's been with our family.

This picture was taken when he was about six months old. He was so little!

Now he's so big, and growing up fast! This was taken just about two weeks ago. As soon as he took the   picture, he said, "Kelly, can I see?". 

He's so adorable, and it makes me so sad to see him grow up so fast.

This is very evident in my own life. 

This was two or more years ago. I think it was attempted murder that I committed on my hair...

This is me as of two weeks ago. I look a lot different. It's insane!

It almost scares me how much I change day to day or even hour to hour.

I look at my self exactly one year ago, and realize I have changed so much. I have gone through so many changes this past year.

If someone would have told me one year ago that I would be in 8th instead of 7th grade, that I would change wards, have a puppy, make amazing friends, and grow more than I have ever in the space of 365 days, I would have told them they were ridiculous, and should go check that they were sane.

All of those things are true right now.

I have learned that change is hard, but it is always worth it. I have also learned that help will always be there through every change we experience.

 "For verily I say unto you, blessed is he that keepeth my commandments, whether in life or in death; and he that is faithful in tribulation, the ereward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
 "Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation.
"For after much tribulation come the blessings. Wherefore the day cometh that ye shall be crowned with much glory; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand."

This one of my absolute favorite scriptures, found in D&C 58:2-4. It helped me through last spring. It encouraged me and told me that I couldn't see, but if I trusted, it would all be okay.

These were some of my best friends the past year.

This song as well, was one that got me through those hard months. It was a great reminder that I am never alone.

Several times I felt like I wanted to give up, but I kept going, knowing I would be better after all these trials, and I would emerge a better person.

My Stake President singled me out the day I heard the heartbreaking news that we would move wards and told me something that has stayed with me.

He said, "In one year, you will say this was a good thing. Just wait."

After it is over, the trial will be a good thing. You will emerge a better person. Just wait.

A Day in Salt Lake....

Recently, our Young Women's group decided to go to Salt Lake City to go to the General Young Women's Broadcast.

I woke up at five a.m. to meet them at six. We headed out and four hours later, we were in Salt Lake, getting ready to hike Ensign Peak.

It's not a big hill, but it sure is steep. I was out of breath by the time I reached the top.

The view from the top was breathtaking! You could see anything, and everything.

It was so sad, you couldn't see the temple stick out. Like in Idaho Falls, you can see it no matter what.

It just caught me off guard, and made me realize how different we are from Utah.

At the top of Ensign Peak we each unfurled a banner that we had made. It included something each girl in our group had said about them.

Our theme for this year is Arise and Shine Forth. The scripture to go along with it is Doctrine and Covenants 115:5, Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth that thy light may be a standard for the nations. As well, our theme to go along with it is I Am.

After we hiked down and ate lunch, we went to the mall that had opened that day. It's called the City Creek Center.

This is the "city creek" that runs through the mall. Let me tell you, it was an amazing sight, but it was way too crowed.

We had had such an amazing spiritual experience and we were all bonding so well, and killed the Spirit almost instantly. There was just too much chaos, and it didn't seem to fit with the amazing experience we were going to have at the Conference.

Our leaders could feel that and they left not 20 minutes after we had arrived at the mall. We went directly across the street and were in a place the Spirit could prominently be felt.

We went to the South Visitors' Center in Temple Square and it was amazing. It just felt so safe, and I felt in such a good environment, that all my cares didn't matter.

Soon after, we went to the conference.

There is a lot of seats there. One of my leaders looked it up and found out later that there are 21,000 or more seats in the Conference Center.

It is truly an amazing experience to be in the presence of so many Young Women who are just like me.
  As well, it was such a unique and moving experience to be in the same room as the prophet.

You could feel as soon as he walked in that he was a man of God. You could tell who he was even though no one had identified him.

The talks were amazing and the choir was powerful. I loved every second of the conference.

We drove home afterwards and got home at 11.

The next day I felt so amazed and awed that the previous day I had been in the presence of the prophet. How many people can say they have. So many people will not have the opportunity to be in the presence of  a prophet it really made me realize how lucky I am to have had the opportunity to do so.