Catching up

I am sooo greatful for soooo many things. I am greatful for the experiences that I have had. I am sure that everything happens for a reason and every experience I have had was for some sort of growth. I am soo thankful for the world around me. I am thankful for great friends and family and friends families. I love everyone. I have realized that I am a very loving person. I have also realized that I am very open to new experiences. I never expected to be as open minded as I am. I hate it sooo much when people are close minded. It really bothers me and makes me want to change their minds. I am so thankful for the gospel and for callings. I was so nervous to give my first talk in YW's on Sunday but I love the girls and I am soo glad that I overcame my fear and gave a lesson. I can't wait to fulfill my new calling. I know that this is going to be a very interesting point in my life but one that will give me the opportunity to grow and to become closer to HF and to do the things that will make him happy. I am starting my classes at BCC in two weeks and UCF in almost three weeks. I can not believe that I already have recieved my associates degree and that I am already working on my bachelor's. This is totally unbelievable to me. I am totally blown away that my little sister is a senior and starting BCC classes. All these years it was like I was getting older but it felt like my sister wasn't and now all of a sudden she is a senior. I can't believe all this. I know that my life is going to be very busy with working around 28 hours a week, going to school full time, and fulfilling two callings but I am very very excited. I am still having a hard time with my family situation but I can not complain because I know that I have Heavenly Father with me and that he knows what I am going through. I was reading through an essay that I did in World Religions today and it was on the LDS thoughts of after life. I wrote this paper in June of last year and while reading this and the paper that I wrote on the visit to an LDS church I was totally overcome by the Spirit. I can't believe that as I was writing that paper I did not realize that I needed to join the church it all makes so much sense now and I can truly testify that the church is true and that Joseph Smith was a prophet. If I were not so open minded to pray about it and see for myself if it was true and follow the promptings of the spirit then I would definetly not be where I am today.

♥Love ya all, ♥
Ashley :)