OH MY HEAVENS TO BETSY! I feel like it’s been forever since I left home. There has just been so much going on in the past week that I don’t even know where to begin. I guess I’ll start with the fact that I made it to Idaho and that I am really happy here. I was really nervous when I left home. Sophie and I drove up with our friend. We left at four in the morning and we got there around dinner time. It was a very long day of driving but we all made it in one piece.
We had had a couple days until classes started to get moved in which was really nice because it gave us time to set up our apartment. We went exploring and we got everything that we needed from the grocery store and target with sophie’s friends. Our family showed up the next day and we got all of our stuff together. Then we said bye to the fam bam, at that point I was determined not to be sad about it because good things were ahead. So we got to the apartment, went to Broulim's we pulled out some bedding and slept because we were so tired. The next day our parents came with all the rest of our stuff. We set up our room and got organized. Then a couple days later they left. I wasn’t that sad when they left, I think I was too excited to be sad and while I do miss them, I’m too happy here to be sad. We met our roommates and they’re all really nice. I love them. We all get along really well and they’re all so much fun. I also went to Get Connected where you basically take a tour around campus for two days. I really liked it and I met some more fun people there. I was super grateful for that because otherwise, I would not have known where anything was. But I have gotten lost a couple times so when I do I just pull out my google maps and that straightens me out most of the time. It sounds hilarious but I’m not joking. Haha. The first week of classes has been easy, I just don’t know where much is (but I have my google maps;). I am completely exhausted every night, which is good because I can fall right to sleep after I do my homework. But I’m happy! I love this place and I know that this is where I’m supposed to be. I know that where Heavenly Father guides us He provides a way for us to accomplish whatever is set in our path. I am grateful for my knowledge of the gospel and wouldn’t trade it for anything. I know that prayer and personal revelation is available to anyone if they ask for it in faith. I know that life is hard sometimes but if we look toward Heavenly Father for answers rather than looking towards the world we will be given those answers in the Lord’s time.
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When I was little I used to get really bad motion sickness. Whether I was in a car or in a boat you could probably find me in the corner not doing so great. I would try everything from looking at the horizon to not eating before. Then one day I was on a boat and someone told me not to look at the horizon but to find a constant inside the boat that moved with us. I spent the whole boat ride starting at the corner of a table. It wasn't picturesque but it kept me from getting sick. The past week has been crazy. I've been packing for school and trying to get everything together. Upon putting my stuff in suitcases I can't help but realize how everything is about to change for me. And while I know change is good and what I'm doing is right for me, I can't help but get a little nervous sometimes. I used to get super anxious about change. I get comfortable in my routines and when they change I'm not always a happy camper. But when this happens I have learned to count on the things that will never change. When I want to hold onto things that won’t be moving around when everything is changing, I often find it best to turn to the gospel and the truths that lie within its teachings. Just like in order to not get sick on a boat I have to focus on a constant steady object, we need to make the gospel our constant. Whenever I am worried about the future, I always go back to the very basics of what I believe. I know for sure that both my Savior and my Heavenly Father love me and want to help me. Another thing I do when I’m anxious and I need to refocus is I start singing primary songs in my head. It just takes me back to the basics and helps me focus on the core principles of the gospel. When I need to feel the spirit a lot of the time, I listen to primary music. I think it is very rare to find a constant when you look to the world for one. Information, technology and many other things are always changing. There are trends that come and go in very short times. Things that were once unacceptable are now the norm. With this worldly change comes confusion. That is why we have modern day prophets to help us know how to keep the commandments even when the world changes around us. I know that the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints is true. I know heavenly father loves us and that he has a plan for every single one of us. I'm grateful for the stability the gospel brings to my life. I am so grateful for the peace the gospel brings even when big changes are ahead. I love that the church is the same no matter where I go. I'm beyond grateful for the atonement and the sacrifice christ made for me. I know that no matter what happens I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and that will never change. And for that I am so grateful.
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My name is Ellie. I am a sophomore at BYU Idaho. I am excited to live life and to share a small piece of it with you!
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