Great Weekend :)

This weekend was one of the best weekends I have ever had.

School has been pretty good, I am just really busy and have a heavier load. I am still working in the Bookstore! I love it there. It has been a hard semester, but i have been helped out by my awesome roommates. Stephanie, Stacie, and Bethany. I love them! They have been an answer to my prayers.

On Friday, Preston came up and we got to hangout and play games. We walked up to the BYU-I Center and played basketball on the new courts and ran around the new track. That building is so neat! We had so much fun!

I can't wait until we come back up in January together. It has been really hard to be away from him, but I learned so much from him and grew more close to him. Saturday, we got up early and took pictures. My roommate, Bethany, is really talented and wanted to take some pictures of us. I thought that she did really good! It was so much fun just to laugh with Preston all day.

After pictures, we all went to lunch and watched Dispicable Me. :) I love this movie. After the movie we went bowling. It was great!!!

I am so happy that Preston was able to come up to Rexburg this weekend.

He is the greatest. I am so lucky. :)

90 Days :)

121 Days to Go!

I am going to the Temple and I am gonna get Married.... :) Holy Cow... Time has just flown by!! It used to be more than 200 days... now... 3 Months 4 weeks 2 days....121 Days to go!!!

I am the Luckiest girl in the whole world :)

I have the best friend ever.

I can't wait to be sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. I am so lucky. I really am! How do I even deserve Him? He is the sunshine in my life, haha! :)

I LOVE YOU SWEETIE!!!

The Past Little While :)

There has been a lot of things going on lately.

1. I started running again! Oh I missed it! I couldn't run as much as i used to, but its okay :) I get back to it. Running is something I love to do! This is what I do to relax and let things go that have happened earlier that day. I love it! Can't really explain in words. I haven't really had a "good" run since I graduated from High School ha ha. Oh man, It is crazy to think that I kept putting it off for stuff that wasn't really as important and not worth my time... as my mother would say The Bachelor... :) but i still like it... But after this season, I realized wow... maybe that was a waste of time. haha.. I just love those kind of shows, maybe I need to work on that. I am going to make and achieve as many goals as I can these next couple of months :) Using my time wisely and eating ALOT healthier :) and just being happy because I really do have a wonderful life.

2. My sisters have moved back in to our house. Haha.. it has been a bit crazy at the Wood house. I love my family and it has been great to see them and have fun together! Missy, Mallory, and Becca are pregnant! So I get 2 more nieces... and the other one we aren't sure what the baby is yet:) Becca isn't finding out until the baby comes! I can't believe she can wait! Riley, Ryan, Cooper, and Ethan all play together! it is fun to watch...little fights here and there. It has been hard to live with everyone. We all have our way of living :) lets just say it has been a great learning experience! I am so glad that my whole family lives so close. I love them, they are the best!!

3. I got to go to Disney on Ice with my Best Friend :) It was so much fun. I still love that stuff. It was just awesome. Preston liked it too! :) He even told me he did. It was cool because it had so many characters! I will post pictures when I have more time. :) I seriously have THE BEST FRIEND EVER... :) Speaking of best friend...Here is number four....

4. I will be getting married for time and all eternity in the beautiful Salt Lake Temple on August 2oth :D I can't believe it! I love Preston and I am so happy. I will write the proposal when I have more time... :) I am happy that I get to be with him forever. I am so grateful for his wonderful spirit and example. He is so sweet. Words cannot tell how much I appreciate him. He works so hard. I am so grateful that we have a strong foundation. We have been friends for a very long time! I love it because our friendship will just keep growing and growing. :)

5. These past couple months have been life changing...I have learned to put my trust in the Lord. There has been a lot of things that have not been going the way that I have planned. But I definitely know that the Lord has a different plan for me. There has been huge life decisions I have had to make. I know that the decisions that I have made are the right ones. I have felt the comfort that I need to know that my decisions are right. It is hard because there are people that think they know my future and what I should do but they are wrong. The Lord Loves me and He will never lead me astray.

The Twists and Turns of Life!

Life.... How do I explain it? I don't think anyone could explain it. There has been so many things that has happened the past couple of weeks that has been life changing. I didn't really know what to do... I was so lost and things definitely were not going they way I had planned. I need to remember that the Lord is in charge and He knows what He is doing. The thing I gotta do is rejoice as I go foward and keep my head held high! Sometimes I wish that there was an instruction manual telling me how to do things the right way. I sometimes wish that I can see whats going to happen if I make a decision to do this instead of doing that... It has been on my mind a lot lately...In my life, things don't work out the way that I planned them to. But I know that everything happens for a reason and that I am a child of God. I know that He knows all and I don't need to worry. As long as I am doing what is right, everything will work out. There is a quote by President Gordon B. Hinckley and I love it!

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God and move foward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us."

Everything is going to work out the way it needs to :) Iam not going to worry, I am going to keep my chin up and see what the Lord wants me to do. Another thing I want to do is to be a lot easier on myself... I am so hard on myself. I just need to remember that I am doing the best I can and sometimes that is the only thing that I can do.

My Best Friend Missionary :)

Well we dropped my missionary off at the MTC yesterday! Crazy!!

I am so proud of him. He has been a great blessing in my life. He makes me laugh so hard. This video makes me laugh! We ate at Panda Express for lunch because that was his FAVORITE place (probably in the whole world) to eat!

He is going to be an amazing missionary!

If you can, I hope that you can keep him in your prayers. He just needs to get through these next 2 weeks, then he will be out in the field. You can even write him a little letter to share the love ! I bet he would love that! Here's his address:

Elder Preston James Pettersson

MTC mailbox #154

OH-COL 0119

2005 North 900 East

Provo, Utah 84604-1793

I am so grateful for the people in my life. I am seriously the luckiest girl!

One last High-Five:)

The Privilege of Prayer

As I was looking through my shelfs, I came across a book by President Gordon B. Hinckley. Stand a Little Taller. It is one of my favorite books. It has a special message for everyday of the year.

Today December 4:

The Privilege of Prayer

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray,

and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

--Psalm 55:17

"I believe in prayer, the precious and wonderful priviledge given to each of us for our individual guidance, comfort, and peace."

I am so grateful for this little book for the counsel and inspiration that it gives. Day by day we can recieve comfort through prayer. It is our own personal way to communicate with God!

I am so grateful for a loving Prophet. We love and miss you President Hinckley!

I hope that we all can Stand a Little Taller each day throughout our lives!

Small and Simple Things Make Life Worth Living For

There has been a lot on my mind lately.

I have been working really hard in school and work. Most of the time, I feel like its all I do. One day, I decided to look around and see everything that I have been given. There is so much to be grateful for! We are blessed to have the lives that we do. I think that a lot of people take things for granted. I have seen myself take things for granted but this past little while, I have been seeing how much I really do have in my life.

My wonderful family, great friends, a home to live in, my scriptures... the list is endless. I love my family and I am so grateful that I have them. This past month has been pretty hard for most but having that foundation of love from my family has helped me get through. One simple phone call can make a huge difference.

The scriptures are so simple but are so complex! I am so glad that my sister, Becca, challenged family and friends to read the Book of Mormon with her. I have seen so many small and simple things that have changed my day because of reading the Book of Mormon. I have seen the Lord's hand a lot more in my day because I am focused on the spirit.

As I was walking up to math class, I looked over at this girl and she just gave me a big smile and that seriously changed my whole day. Her act was so small and simple, but it made me feel so important and made me feel that someone cares about me. Up here at college, I often feel like no one cares about me because everyone is so worried about themselves. But when that girl smiled, it changed everything. I know that the Lord knows how to comfort his children. He sends people into our lives to help us and tp do the small and simple things for us.

My eyes have definitely opened through my experiences in college. I have learned to put all my faith in the Lord and to rely completely on Him. There have been many times where I just wanted to give up but there are so many simple things that have helped get back up on my feet.

I would like you to think about everything in your life that you have been blessed with and see if they are the small and simple things that make you the happiest.