Delayed Tests

As by reading this most will conclude that I did by going to my conference miss a week of school as stated earlier. By missing that week of school I missed my lab test for anatomy and physiology. I wasn't too worried about this test because there are less muscles in the body than all the little parts of each and every bone of the body. The only thing I wasn't looking forward too was the test questions that are on the cadavers aka dead people. I don't really like looking at dead people and it has pretty much grossed me out the 2 times in lab that I had to see them. The only positive thing is that the questions they could ask us from looking at the dead bodies are the easier muscles to know and see so it shouldn't be that hard and shouldn't take a lot of time.

I still have not taken the test which is why I am writing this post. I have been a little stressing with the timing of this test and my teacher has been no help until 3 o'clock this afternoon. I have been asking him all week when the test was going to be so that I wouldn't miss it. He never knew and just kept saying Thursday. Well, it was Thursday technically right now its Friday. But, anyways I was a little worried that I was going to miss it because I hadn't heard anything and it was after 3pm. So I called my teachers office and talked to him and he said it is NEXT Thursday. I jumped for joy because I needed a little more time to study. He then emailed me 30mins later and said it is changed to Tuesday at 515. That is worse than Thursday but is still fine. It shouldn't take that long and I'll hopefully get an A.

I wasn't prepared for the test and neither were the teachers and so I was blessed that the test got delayed.

Devotional

So yesterday was Tuesday meaning that it is Devotional here at BYU-Idaho. The whole campus shuts down and takes a break from academic learning to be spiritually taught. Devotional is one thing that I really like about this campus because it shows that we can still take a break from our studies while putting the Lord first and we will be blessed. The speakers chosen every week are there for me and the rest of the students.

Yesterday's devotional was one of the best I have heard so far in my 6 semesters. I was blessed to here such a humble man speak. (also got a little nap in) Kevin Myasaki was just the man I needed to hear yesterday. Brother Myasaki serves as the Dean of Students. He recently lost his wife and that is what he talked about. He taught that as we put our trust in the Lord and align our lives with Heavenly Father's purpose we will be able to know what he wants us to do. He taught about what true love is. As we love God before anyone else we will be able to love the people in this life that we want to love the most including our future or current spouse. In my case, future spouse since I am not married.

A major thing for every one in this life is marriage. I have not found "the one" yet. I am perfectly fine being single right now. I know my time will come. So a lot of the devotional addresses will stress the importance to get married. Most single students do not like those devotional addresses because they already know that they need to get married. The thing is that we wouldn't have to have the message be about marriage if all of us were married so there are still people that have not learned. I personally like the messages. It gives me a different perspective every time. It makes me excited for the day I will get married. I don't think that I will ever get tired about the messages about marriage.

I am grateful for the opportunity to attend this university. I am grateful that the church stresses education enough to make affordable schooling. I can see that it has been a blessing in my life.

Roommates

Being gone for a week of school can really put me behind. I woke up early to catch up on all the work I had missed. So I was exhausted and had a big test to take today. I wasn't ready at all but put in as much time as I could to be ready for it. I walked down in nasty slush, sleet, snow mixture falling from the sky. It was not a good day really. I was just trying to get through. As I got to the testing center and then remembered that I forgot my I-card. They won't allow me to take the test unless I have m I-card so its kinda important. I had no idea what to do because by the time I would get home and get back I would have 10 mins to take the test before my next class. That would not be enough time.

So Kourtni, my roommate, came to my rescue. I gave her a call and luckily she was on her way home and has a car so she was able to bring me my wallet. I was relieved that I was able to get my I-card and that I had a great roommate who would bring it to me. I was really blessed with amazing roommates through out college. I wouldn't have been able to survive college if I didn't have good roommates. They don't have to be your best friends but it doesn't really hurt if they are. It is hard when you don't get along with your roommates. I have had those struggles but luckily the problems that I have had were solved quickly. It is fun to look back and see how much I have changed and learned because of roommates. They are your home away from home and there needs to be harmony in the home.

I have grown to love all my roommates over the past 6 semesters, that adds up to over 20 different ones. This has been a blessing in my life.

Church

So as seen by the date it is Sunday which means church. I have always loved going to church ever since I was a little girl. Though most of the time you sit in sacrament meeting and bored out of your life because you don't understand what people are talking about because we are too young to understand. Well today I understood what they were talking about and enjoyed every minute of it.

The lessons that were taught really touched me. They made me reflect on my life and the different things that I have gone through. When reflecting I can see all the things that have been made possible because of the church and my knowledge of the truth. Here at school we have the opportunity to learn by the spirit which helps me to retain more information and do better on all my exams. It is great to know that there is someone out there that wants the best for me and will help me to get as far in life as I want to go. Every week at church allows me to see that.

I love church and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love the knowledge that I have gained and the perspective on life that that knowledge gives me.

Great Friends

All of my life I have had great friends. Most of the time I choose friends over family. I know it shouldn't be that way but when I have awesome friends that like to be around me and want to spend time together it is a lot better than being at home watching TV by myself. I have a lot of TFs (True Friends) that would do anything for me. It is great to know that I have people like that.

Yesterday I got back to Rexburg, ID where I go to school after the week long physics conference. That means that I didn't have any food at my apartment because the things would go bad if I had gone before I left. None of my roommates were home even though not all of them would've tken me grocery shopping. After trying to find some of my friends that live close to me to take and I couldn't I knew who to call. It was just after 9pm and so a little late for a married couple with a baby but I called up Blaine and him and his wife Katie were willing to take me. I met Blaine 2 years ago in one of my physics classes. At this time he was dating who would end up to be his wife Katie. I became pretty good friends with him. Then we started to tutor physics together and became closer friends. This year we have had a few more classes together and I have become really good friends with him and his wife and I love their adorable daughter Hailey. She is soo cute. I am grateful for the opportunity that I have had to be their friend. I like to know that they are willing to do anything for me and I for them. It will be a friendship that will last at least with Christmas cards every year.

The funny thing about friends is that they don't last forever. There are a few friendships that can last and do. But I never thought that I wouldn't be keeping in touch with my best friends all through my school years. Dani Snyder, Emily Ulrich, and Natalia Sanchez and I were pretty much inseparable in elementary school, and middle school. High school we were still pretty close and played soccer together but that is when we started to go our separate ways. And now we are at 4 different universities when we had planned to go to college together in middle school. Life makes thing change and I am just grateful for the time I was close friends with them. The thing about friendship is that for it to survive both people need to put in the effort to survive.

When friends are willing to take me to the grocery store even with a screaming baby I know that they are my friends. Also, it shows me that Heavenly Father wanted me to be friends with them. Heavenly Father knows that I need a strong support from my friends and so he puts people in my path to be there for me. I love Him and Thank Him for everything.

Frogger

So I forgot to write yesterday and so today's blog is a combination for today and yesterday. So I had the opportunity to see a friend from school yesterday named Whitney. It was fun to see her and have her show me a little part of Portland. A friend of hers drove with her, Whitney's friend was not a member of the church. I haven't really hung out with a non-member for awhile because I go to school in a 99% Mormon town. It was good to be able to talk a little about the church and be a good example to non-members. I always love to talk about the church and have missed the opportunities that I had in high school. It was great to be a member missionary again.

So why is this post called Frogger? Well I was about to play Frogger with me being the frog and I-5 is the road. The 2 other people I went to Portland with that are from my school went to downtown Portland last night to enjoy the scenery. The thing though was that our hotel is not in downtown and usually we drive back but last night the professor that we came down with had the car and was visiting his family in the area. So the nice thing is that there is good public transportation in Portland and we were able to take this Tram train to a stop that is just across the highway from our hotel. At first we didn't see the path and just saw that we needed to cross over the highway. Bryce said well we get to play Frogger. I love that game but wasn't excited at all to put my life on the line just to get back to the hotel. Luckily, there was a safer way and this is when I thought that Heavenly Father's hand opened up my eyes to be able to see the alternate path.

As far as today goes, all I can say is that we drove safely and that I am still alive. Today was the last day of the Physics Conference and then we drove half way back and stopped in Caldwell, ID. So I was sitting in a car all day pretty much. I finally started to do homework and was able to get some necessary things done that I have put off until the last minute. So it hasn't been an eventful day but I am grateful that I am alive and doing well. I am well enough to go to school and learn to become wiser. It is a great thing to have my health. Without health I don't have anything.

I know that the Lord loves me and is there for me. It gives me a different perspective for my day when I am thinking about trying to see what the Lord has had His hand in that day. I am grateful I was born to parents who love me and love the church.

Have I seen the hand of the Lord in my life today?

So my English teacher gave us the assignment to write at least 4 times a week for the next 3 weeks of school about how we have seen the Lord's hand in our life. I decided that I would instead blog about it. I am more technology based than paper and pen based.

I am half way done with my trip to Portland, Oregon right now. I can't believe the week is almost over and that I haven't really done much. It is weird to be at a Physics Conference and see that there are more people out there than the 20 physics students I know at BYU-Idaho. To me it was like coming from Maryland and being the only Mormon in my high school then going to BYU-Idaho where everyone is Mormon. Everyone here is a Physicist. I know such a weird population. I am grateful for this opportunity and know that I would've not been able to do this on my own. But, this isn't what I wanted to even really talk about.

This is my first time to Portland and haven't seen the area at all. I also forgot the people I know that live in this area. One of them happens to be my Pioneer Trek parents from when I was a teenager back in Maryland. They moved shortly after the Trek and I haven't kept in touch all that well. Thanks to facebook I am able to stay connected. By my Trek Ma writing on my wall I was able to remember that they moved out here. Though I won't be able to see them this trip I might be able to see them in the future. Talking with them made me flashback to the pioneer trek I went on with them. I sure wasn't able to get through that alone and I know that because of the great "parents" I had I was able to get through. This wasn't by accident either. I know the Lord had his hand in my life when the leaders put together the groups. I love to remember these things and see where I have come from different situations.

The Lord loves me and everyone else as well. I am grateful for His help in my life.