Visits

I went to Angela's house for a week after my graduation. I had fun playing with my nephews and holding my new nephew who was just two weeks old. We took them bowling and I playing the Wii with my older nephew, he loves playing the monster truck game. We also went to the temple open house in Jordan, whose name I can not for the life of me remember. At least, I remember it but don't remember how to say it, the Oquir mountain, and yes, I know that is probably not how you spell it :) This is the second temple open house that I have attended, the first was the Rexburg temple open house which I also was able to volunteer at. I love walking through the temple and can't wait until I can one day go through it myself. I know that it truly is the house of the Lord, and I am grateful to be a part of this gospel where I am able to look the the Lord to help me and visit His temples.

Graduation

It's true, I have graduated, although it isn't complete graduation because I still have my student teaching, but I walked this last semester. So, I am excited to be done and moving on with my life after college. My mom and dad came up for the ceremony, and the took about a million hours of video (OK, not that much, but a lot) and I loved having them there. I also had Amber and Mike come and see my walk and I was excited that they were able to be there for my special time. I loved attending BYU Idaho and I know that it was the place to be. I loved my teachers and the people that I met. I learned so much from others experiences as well as from my own. BYU Idaho is such a wonderful institution where I could feel the spirit of the Lord everyday in my classes. There are wonderful leaders and everything you learn is tied in to the gospel. I know that BYU Idaho was the right place for me and I am excited to take the knowledge that has been entrusted with me into the world. I don't know where I will go from here, but I am very excited to move on with my life and find a career. I love and am thankful for all of those who helped me to get through college, especially my parents who helped me financially and who also encouraged me to keep trying my hardest and to keep going with my dreams.