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.