On Tuesday, my family came up and stayed the night with me. Xander has a doctor's appointment on Wednesday so they came up Tuesday night (after I got scuba certified!!!!) we went to temple square, saw Jonathan and Marcie and then they spent the night at my apartment. It was so much fun. Then Wednesday we went up to Daniel and Alice's and then saw How To Train Your Dragon. So much fun. They're coming up again this coming weekend and I'm so excited. I love to see the family.
Friday I had the opportunity of going to my Bishop's cabin with my ward and spend Friday and Saturday there. It was such a wonderful opportunity. I made great friends with people in my ward, got to witness the beauty of the Earth, and have such a great time. I sat around the camp fire, went swimming in the lake, went 4-wheeling, and it really made me miss Kotzebue. It was so wonderful, and so beautiful. Saturday afternoon there was a huge rain storm which I love, so everything was well worth it.
Saturday night was the ward temple trip. We went to the Provo temple, and although we were able to get in and out really fast, it was such a great experience. I love going to the temple and can't wait to go to the Salt Lake temple with Trevor next weekend.
Today was fast Sunday, which is wonderful in and of itself, but then we also had choir practice and will have break-the-fast later. I love going to choir. I love the songs that we are singing and I love the friends I have made there and the spirit that I feel. We're singing in church on Sunday and I'm really excited. We're singing an arrangement of "I Love the Lord" and it is so beautiful. I am going to share the words with you, because I love them so much.
I love the Lord. In him my soul delights.
Upon his word, I ponder day and night.
He's heard my cry, brought visions to my sleep,
And kept me safe o'er deserts and the deep.
He's filled my heart with his consuming love,
And borne me high on wings of his great dove.
Yet oft I groan,"O wretched man am I!"
My flesh is weak and I'm encompassed by
A world of sin, which holds me in its thrall,
If I give in and to temptations fall.
Then strength grows slack, I waste in sorrow's vale.
My peace destroyed, my enemies prevail.
Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin.
Rejoice, my heart! And let me praise again
The Lord my God, who is my rock and stay
To keep me strict upon his straight, plain way.
O let me shake at the first sight of sin
And thus escape my foes without and in.
I love the Lord, and I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to sing praises to him. I love the spirit that the Lord gives to me and the help he gives me throughout my life. I am so grateful to be in a place where I can feel the spirit. I am grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the opportunity I have to repent so I can live with my Heavenly Father again. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has blessed me with the life I have so that I may have these experiences and be blesses with a wonderful family and friends. I love you all.
