Happy Easter!
A bright and sunny Easter. Well that's exactly what my soul needed.
Today was full of sunny soul food in the shape of chocolate eggs and general conference talks and family time and dying eggs and tickle fights and lots of laughs. I can't even begin to describe how nice it was to have TWO days this weekend where I got to relax at home in my pajamas and listen to the general authorities talk. And just lay in my bed and be the lazy human I really am deep down.
Life is better since last we talked. I have fully resurfaced, and nights at my musical go by quickly because I'm having a lot of fun, I actually have full conversations with my coworkers, and I look forward to doing things in the evenings. Life is good. Now that doesn't mean I didn't veg out watching This Is Us until 4:30 in the morning on Saturday... but that was fully needed in its own right. Life is also moving so so fast. I think I'll have 2 more blog posts and then I'll be in Florida??? Is this real life????
I have a lot of things comin' at me speedy quick:
11 days until my family trip to Disneyland.
32 days until my Jukebox the Ghost VIP concert.
37 days until we leave for our mini trip before Disney World.
43 days until my official check-in date for Disney World.
Guys. I leave in 37 DAYS. As Lindy would put it, "That's like 7 seven days, and then 30 days! 7 days and a month!" It seriously is so insane to me. And my car will be headed back to North Carolina (before we roadtrip her down to Florida) around the 23rd of April; so I have to get some things figured out and packed before then. THERE IS JUST SO MUCH TO DO I HAVE ROOMMATE GIFTS TO FINISH (LOL I MEAN START) AND WALL DECORATIONS TO BUY AND A DCP ARRIVAL CHECKLIST I HAVE COMPLETELY IGNORED AND I HAVE TO GET MY WISDOM TEETH OUT AND ALSO I NEED TO THINK ABOUT OUTFITS FOR DISNEYLAND AND AH THERE IS JUST SO MUCH OKAY
Not that I am not excited for all the crazy about to happen. But. It's just a lot.
I'm trying to squeeze in as much time as I possibly can with friends, but oh wait I still have a class for a couple more weeks and did I mention my laundry list of items I need to do? But seriously, 8 months is a long time. If you want to see me before I go, text me, because I really am trying to see as many of my loves before Florida as I can.
I don't have a real theme I wanted to have this time around, I always think of things I want to write about and then forget... I should really write these things down hahah. So I guess we'll just see where this blog post takes us.
I did want to say how happy this conference made me and how EXCITED I was to hear that we are getting a Layton, Utah temple!!! A LAYTON, UTAH TEMPLE. MY HOME TOWN. WHERE I CURRENTLY RESIDE. WHERE I WILL ALWAYS CALL HOME. IT WILL HAVE A TEMPLE. POSSIBLY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, WHICH IS JUST CRAZY. There were so many changes this conference, and what an amazing feeling that each one felt sooo right! That each one felt like a clear message and calling that came directly from God. I didn't need to question why, because I knew that these men were called of God and I fully sustain them. How exciting it is to have a new prophet to receive revelation for our church! We have entered a new chapter in our church history! And it is so exciting! I am so excited to refocus our attention on spreading Christlike love to everyone around us and start ministering, instead of stressing every month about visiting teaching. Who else saw that as something to mark off of their To Do list?? *raises hand sheepishly* Now I can just focus on my people and find ways to make them smile each month. That is exactly what I have been talking about for so long! Our calling here is to love love and love! No matter who they are, just love them. No matter where they come from, just love them. No matter their beliefs, JUST LOVE THEM. WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD. Do not forget your worth. Do not let those you love forget their worth. For each soul's worth is great. Especially in the eyes of God.
I shared this on my Instagram, but these words really are ringing in my ears this Easter holiday, so I want to share them again:
"Angels sent us with a message,
"Fear not, go to Galilee."
Who could know we'd meet our Master?
Who could know His face we'd see?
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Rise, O light of Bethlehem!
Calvary's dark night is over,
Christ the Lord is come again.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Rise, O light of Bethlehem!
Calvary's dark night is over,
Christ the Lord is come again."
This song means so much to me, as it was one I got to share during my time in Savior of the World. How blessed I was to share its glad tidings. I sang "Angels sent us with a message" with such joy! He is Risen, as the angels said! Joanna and these strong women saw Him, He came to THEM. And they ran the streets telling anyone who would listen. How wonderful it would have been to have such sorrow replaced with such joy. I felt that too. It would be impossible to describe the joy I felt running alongside my fellow sisters to share the news that our Lord lives! I sang this song with all of my heart, and tried pouring every part of what I felt into the eyes and heart of those I saw in the audience. They had to feel this too! And gazing up at my sisters in "Heaven" (the colonnade where our angels of the show resided), I really just felt more love than I ever thought possible. And that just made me want to share more joy with the audience and with those above me! I had the chance to be on the colonnade for a couple performances of the other cast, and tears were brought to my eyes to see those precious sisters down below sharing the same news I so loved to share.
Savior of the World was filled to the brim with spirit-filled testimonies and heartfelt scenes. We had real love for each other! And that showed! How grateful I am for that experience. I know I will carry many moments from it with me forever. And how thankful I am for musicals within the church, because my most profound and testimony shaping experiences have happened onstage while sharing my testimony in the form of a song. There's nothing more powerful. I will definitely be auditioning for this special production as soon as I can.
I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter. I'm grateful for this week I've had, and the week that's ahead. My musical closes this week! Can you believe that? And I'll actually be in DISNEYLAND the next time I should be posting.. so we'll see if I can get a post up. If not it might be coming out that following Tuesday or Wednesday. When I go to the parks I go HARD sooooo hahahah we'll see hahahaha
Life really does move too fast. Tell your people you love them. Squeeze them a little extra. Love them hard.
"He lives. And while He lives I'll sing. I KNOW, that My Redeemer lives."
What's Bringing Me Joy Right Now:
-my way too big Baymax phone case. Literally how can you not smile when you are holding a pocket-sized (kinda not really) BAYMAX
-my Rapunzel, Flynn, Maximus, Pascal, and Baymax tsum tsums (okay the obsession with Baymax is real)
-Easter candyyyyyy (hellOOOOooo peeps)
-The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I saw this at the Hale for the second time and was in even more awe than the first time. I went alone, and wow everyone should do that. All I had to do was focus and soak everything in. It was beautiful. Nathan was so good obvi
-General Conference weekends
-JUKEBOX THE GHOST'S NEW ALBUM IS RELEASED YOU GUYS OMG OMG IT IS SO GOOD
-This Is Us--okay so I had started this way long ago and only got like 8 episodes in for some reason? Not sure what distracted me because I really did like it. I finally decided to start it up again and was re-reminded of hOW MUCH I LOVE MILO VENTIMIGLIA LIKE HELLO I NEED A JACK PEARSON IN MY LIFE
-My new Princess sheets I may or may not have bought for Disney World
-I literally bought a new Disney wardrobe (hence me being bad with money) but like I am so excited about everything I bought
-The idea that I will be in Disneyland next week
-The idea that I will be spending my BIRTHDAY in Disneyland next week
-a Cafe Rio date with my squad
-Seeing friends I haven't seen in a long while
-Friends preparing for missions and being so giddy about it
-HAPPY WEDDING DAY DAKOTA AND MICHELLE
-HAPPY TEMPLE DAY SISTER WELCH
-um SISTER SPEAKMAN GETS HOME THIS MONTH WHAT IS HAPPENING
-playing stupid party games with good friends
-high waisted old DI jeans
-A bird getting stuck in our tube at work (it was just so exciting)
-My last day of work is THIS MONTH
-My new Ariel pillow (my Japanese Disney package came!!)
-Disney World. 37 days. Ready or not.
ily
Today was full of sunny soul food in the shape of chocolate eggs and general conference talks and family time and dying eggs and tickle fights and lots of laughs. I can't even begin to describe how nice it was to have TWO days this weekend where I got to relax at home in my pajamas and listen to the general authorities talk. And just lay in my bed and be the lazy human I really am deep down.
Life is better since last we talked. I have fully resurfaced, and nights at my musical go by quickly because I'm having a lot of fun, I actually have full conversations with my coworkers, and I look forward to doing things in the evenings. Life is good. Now that doesn't mean I didn't veg out watching This Is Us until 4:30 in the morning on Saturday... but that was fully needed in its own right. Life is also moving so so fast. I think I'll have 2 more blog posts and then I'll be in Florida??? Is this real life????
I have a lot of things comin' at me speedy quick:
11 days until my family trip to Disneyland.
32 days until my Jukebox the Ghost VIP concert.
37 days until we leave for our mini trip before Disney World.
43 days until my official check-in date for Disney World.
Guys. I leave in 37 DAYS. As Lindy would put it, "That's like 7 seven days, and then 30 days! 7 days and a month!" It seriously is so insane to me. And my car will be headed back to North Carolina (before we roadtrip her down to Florida) around the 23rd of April; so I have to get some things figured out and packed before then. THERE IS JUST SO MUCH TO DO I HAVE ROOMMATE GIFTS TO FINISH (LOL I MEAN START) AND WALL DECORATIONS TO BUY AND A DCP ARRIVAL CHECKLIST I HAVE COMPLETELY IGNORED AND I HAVE TO GET MY WISDOM TEETH OUT AND ALSO I NEED TO THINK ABOUT OUTFITS FOR DISNEYLAND AND AH THERE IS JUST SO MUCH OKAY
Not that I am not excited for all the crazy about to happen. But. It's just a lot.
I'm trying to squeeze in as much time as I possibly can with friends, but oh wait I still have a class for a couple more weeks and did I mention my laundry list of items I need to do? But seriously, 8 months is a long time. If you want to see me before I go, text me, because I really am trying to see as many of my loves before Florida as I can.
I don't have a real theme I wanted to have this time around, I always think of things I want to write about and then forget... I should really write these things down hahah. So I guess we'll just see where this blog post takes us.
I did want to say how happy this conference made me and how EXCITED I was to hear that we are getting a Layton, Utah temple!!! A LAYTON, UTAH TEMPLE. MY HOME TOWN. WHERE I CURRENTLY RESIDE. WHERE I WILL ALWAYS CALL HOME. IT WILL HAVE A TEMPLE. POSSIBLY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, WHICH IS JUST CRAZY. There were so many changes this conference, and what an amazing feeling that each one felt sooo right! That each one felt like a clear message and calling that came directly from God. I didn't need to question why, because I knew that these men were called of God and I fully sustain them. How exciting it is to have a new prophet to receive revelation for our church! We have entered a new chapter in our church history! And it is so exciting! I am so excited to refocus our attention on spreading Christlike love to everyone around us and start ministering, instead of stressing every month about visiting teaching. Who else saw that as something to mark off of their To Do list?? *raises hand sheepishly* Now I can just focus on my people and find ways to make them smile each month. That is exactly what I have been talking about for so long! Our calling here is to love love and love! No matter who they are, just love them. No matter where they come from, just love them. No matter their beliefs, JUST LOVE THEM. WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD. Do not forget your worth. Do not let those you love forget their worth. For each soul's worth is great. Especially in the eyes of God.
I shared this on my Instagram, but these words really are ringing in my ears this Easter holiday, so I want to share them again:
"Angels sent us with a message,
"Fear not, go to Galilee."
Who could know we'd meet our Master?
Who could know His face we'd see?
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Rise, O light of Bethlehem!
Calvary's dark night is over,
Christ the Lord is come again.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Rise, O light of Bethlehem!
Calvary's dark night is over,
Christ the Lord is come again."
This song means so much to me, as it was one I got to share during my time in Savior of the World. How blessed I was to share its glad tidings. I sang "Angels sent us with a message" with such joy! He is Risen, as the angels said! Joanna and these strong women saw Him, He came to THEM. And they ran the streets telling anyone who would listen. How wonderful it would have been to have such sorrow replaced with such joy. I felt that too. It would be impossible to describe the joy I felt running alongside my fellow sisters to share the news that our Lord lives! I sang this song with all of my heart, and tried pouring every part of what I felt into the eyes and heart of those I saw in the audience. They had to feel this too! And gazing up at my sisters in "Heaven" (the colonnade where our angels of the show resided), I really just felt more love than I ever thought possible. And that just made me want to share more joy with the audience and with those above me! I had the chance to be on the colonnade for a couple performances of the other cast, and tears were brought to my eyes to see those precious sisters down below sharing the same news I so loved to share.
Savior of the World was filled to the brim with spirit-filled testimonies and heartfelt scenes. We had real love for each other! And that showed! How grateful I am for that experience. I know I will carry many moments from it with me forever. And how thankful I am for musicals within the church, because my most profound and testimony shaping experiences have happened onstage while sharing my testimony in the form of a song. There's nothing more powerful. I will definitely be auditioning for this special production as soon as I can.
I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter. I'm grateful for this week I've had, and the week that's ahead. My musical closes this week! Can you believe that? And I'll actually be in DISNEYLAND the next time I should be posting.. so we'll see if I can get a post up. If not it might be coming out that following Tuesday or Wednesday. When I go to the parks I go HARD sooooo hahahah we'll see hahahaha
Life really does move too fast. Tell your people you love them. Squeeze them a little extra. Love them hard.
"He lives. And while He lives I'll sing. I KNOW, that My Redeemer lives."
What's Bringing Me Joy Right Now:
-my way too big Baymax phone case. Literally how can you not smile when you are holding a pocket-sized (kinda not really) BAYMAX
-my Rapunzel, Flynn, Maximus, Pascal, and Baymax tsum tsums (okay the obsession with Baymax is real)
-Easter candyyyyyy (hellOOOOooo peeps)
-The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I saw this at the Hale for the second time and was in even more awe than the first time. I went alone, and wow everyone should do that. All I had to do was focus and soak everything in. It was beautiful. Nathan was so good obvi
-General Conference weekends
-JUKEBOX THE GHOST'S NEW ALBUM IS RELEASED YOU GUYS OMG OMG IT IS SO GOOD
-This Is Us--okay so I had started this way long ago and only got like 8 episodes in for some reason? Not sure what distracted me because I really did like it. I finally decided to start it up again and was re-reminded of hOW MUCH I LOVE MILO VENTIMIGLIA LIKE HELLO I NEED A JACK PEARSON IN MY LIFE
-My new Princess sheets I may or may not have bought for Disney World
-I literally bought a new Disney wardrobe (hence me being bad with money) but like I am so excited about everything I bought
-The idea that I will be in Disneyland next week
-The idea that I will be spending my BIRTHDAY in Disneyland next week
-a Cafe Rio date with my squad
-Seeing friends I haven't seen in a long while
-Friends preparing for missions and being so giddy about it
-HAPPY WEDDING DAY DAKOTA AND MICHELLE
-HAPPY TEMPLE DAY SISTER WELCH
-um SISTER SPEAKMAN GETS HOME THIS MONTH WHAT IS HAPPENING
-playing stupid party games with good friends
-high waisted old DI jeans
-A bird getting stuck in our tube at work (it was just so exciting)
-My last day of work is THIS MONTH
-My new Ariel pillow (my Japanese Disney package came!!)
-Disney World. 37 days. Ready or not.
ily
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