Hinckley says so!

I apologize for not having a video of the Lagoon adventure. Wanna know why? Because we didn't go to Lagoon. The weather sucked. But to ease the pain, here is a short video.

Anyway, I've happened upon some quotes from President Hinckley that are absolutely wonderful. Thought I would share them with you.

“Aim high, but do not aim so high that you totally miss the target. What really matters is that he will love you, that he will respect you, that he will honor you, that he will be absolutely true to you, that he will give you the freedom of expression and let you fly in the development of your own talents. He is not going to be perfect, but if he is kind and thoughtful, if he knows how to work and earn a living, if he is honest and full of faith, the chances are you will not go wrong, that you will be immensely happy.” - Gordon B. Hinckley




"and so, my dear young men, you may not think seriously about it now. But the time will come when you will fall in love. it will occupy all of your thoughts and be the stuff of which your dreams are made. Make yourself worthy of the loveliest girl in all the world." President Gordon B. Hinckley

Summer Wish List

When summer ends and school begins, I always complain about how my summer sucked. This year...that is so not happening.

I WANT TO:

*Dance in an empty parking lot...or learn how to anyway. I can't dance. :/ (I've really dreamed of doing this for such a long time..it would be a bummer to never actually do it.)
*Learn how to rock climb better...which entails going more.
*Go to Snowbird and ride the alpine slide and zip line.
*Make cool videos
*Go to Ensign Peak (I've never gone!)
*Lagoon
*Go places I've never gone.
*Go to a waterpark.
*Stargazing
*Ice Skating
*Go to the new City Creek Center
*Make dinner with a special guy.
*Save as much money for school as I can.
*Go to Timpanogos Cave
*The Leonardo
*Fall in love (hahaha don't tease me k?)


Let's see how many I can accomplish. :) Here's to summer. Best summer of my life? I hope so...   :)


Update on 06/09/12:

Well, for it only being a month since school ended, I've got quite a bit crossed out. :)

Update on 07/07/12:

It's been just about a month since I updated this list, and I've only accomplished one thing. :/ But I have saved quite a bit for school, I just don't know how much I will be able to save in another month.

Update on 12/04/12

Now that it's winter I decided to update the list of accomplishments more. It was a very eventful summer and did most everything I wanted to. Best summer ever!

Dear Rachael,

Your question...well statement with an exclamation point, was:

My reply is:

This was in my fortune cookie on Friday:

And yes, I have been. Extremely lucky! Which is so not normal for me. Me? Lucky?

Oh shoot...does my fortune not come true if I tell people? Is this why I have been terminally blessed with bad luck? Because I share my wishes and such with people? 

So....tell you about my love life eh?

It's going pretty great actually. :)

Okay.... more like fabulous!

I know, I know...I'm being so vague. How about I make it up to you?

I'll make you a video about our Lagoon adventure we are going on next weekend! 

Good plan? Yes?

Oh, on a related note: I haven't taken any pictures, because I'm lame like that. But oh, there will be pictures.

As of Lately...

Life has been great! :)


-maybe one day I'll tell you about it. 

How God Sees Women

‎"Woman is God’s supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman created; and only then was the work pronounced complete and good. Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue with an understanding of why she should do so, who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind and constantly enlarges the horizon of her understanding, who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth. God will hold us accountable if we neglect His daughters. He has given us a great and compelling trust. May we be faithful to that trust."


-PRESIDENT GORDON B. HINCKLEY


I am really loving this quote...and it's by President Hinckley which just makes it that much more powerful. :)

Why My Last...

I have another blog topic suggestion! It's another dating topic. Honestly, I love talking about this stuff. I will even take questions. So if you have any questions or other topic ideas..submit it below. Anonymous or not.

To be honest, the first second after I read this I was like...oh great. Really? Because who doesn't know my story?! The answer was obvious after that; apparently this anonymous person doesn't. Most people who read my blog, know the story already. But that's just mostly because the ones who most read my blog are girls who I met through a facebook support group.

SO....funny story...I had again written a novel about this. Which would be about the 7th time. But you did not ask for a novel. You asked a simple question.

I literally had a huge long post written. It was super long...and I just deleted it all. 

This guy and I dated one week short of a year before he left on his mission.

We both changed a lot...for the better. 

He got home.

We broke up.

I moved on with life.

The waiting experience is something I will always cherish. I grew so much in the gospel and learned how to trust in the Lord with all my heart. I became the person I always thought I would be at this point in my life. I did it. I made it! I was successful. Did I get the guy? No. Am I super happy and loving my life right now? YES! Extremely. Life is going great for me. :)

Change is a great thing and I think we often forget that. I am so grateful for everything I've been through.

The gospel does amazing things for you all you have to do is put forth your best effort. :)

The whole spiritual side of this experience has seriously paved the way of my life. I have learned how to make the Savior my rock. 

Also, huge coincidence. My friend Alyse sends out spiritual thoughts through text message everyday. Seriously like just a minute ago this is the thought of the day. 

"The blessings and answers we desire most are often those we must wait for."

YES! YES! YES! If there were words to sum up the past 3.5 years of my life, these would be it. :)

I love this gospel. I love my Savior and Heavenly Father. I honestly am grateful for this experience. Change is a good thing. I embraced the changed and I allowed to gospel to do an amazing work in my life. All I had to do was try the best I could. :)

The relationship didn't work out, because we changed, and that's great! :) I'm happy. I'm grateful. 

You all amaze me. You're all great. I sincerely appreciate the time you take reading all I have to say. It seriously means so much to me. :)

Life is going so well. I am so happy! :D

FINALLY! A TOPIC!

Many moons ago, I wrote a blog post asking for reader suggestions. You can actually view that post here. For the sake of preventing rambling, here is a screenshot of what this reader desires to hear from me.

(click on it to make it easier to read)

My dear anonymous reader,

I would like to take this moment to inform you that you telling me straight up that you are a girl, only simply makes me infer that you are indeed, a guy. Unless you can tell me who you are, I will think you are a guy. I kind of just get this feeling that a girl wouldn't ask me to write this kind of topic. But who can be too sure right? So for the sake of staying politically correct, I will respect your choice of remaining anonymous and must go along with the fact that you are a girl. No matter how much I want to assume you are a guy. You want me to write about the perfect guy. Okay...I just have one thing to say to you....have fun reading...because heaven only knows what might spew from my fingertips. ;)

THE PERFECT GUY FOR ME:

I love you anonymous reader, but this topic literally makes me want to puke. Okay, maybe only figuratively. 

I don't want a perfect guy. For, I am not a perfect girl. However, there are qualities and traits the right guy for me will have.

To play off your comment though, yeah I would for sure love to learn how to swing dance..that's actually one of the reasons why I love Jazz music so much. I just have this silly little dream inside my head everytime I listen to jazz music that a handsome man whom I adore teaches me swing dancing. Silly right? Perhaps, but I dream to swing. :)

As for a list of what qualties and traits I seek out in a man, keep reading. :)

1. Someone who takes care of himself in all aspects. This tells a lot about a man and the ability he will have to provide for a family one day.

2. Someone who will respect the moral boundaries I have set for myself. I don't make out or do any other arousing activity. It's dangerous and I'm not putting myself in that situation. I will kiss. Just not passionately. Yeah, I know...that makes me seem like a stick in the mud who doesn't know how to have fun.

3. I want a guy who listens to his brain over his heart. Hearts are easily decieved. When the heart and brain match up, it's a beautiful thing and can be very rare, and should be treated special. It's not too often the heart and brain get along.

4. Someone who can take me to the temple. Active in church. This is a really big one for me. Probably the biggest one of all. You see, for years my family has been inactive (me included). I've only barely been going back and it's been the best desicion I have ever made. My happiness and well being have greatly increased over the past 5 months. My family is still semi-inactive and it saddens me deeply. I want them to come back...so much. None of this is to say I wouldn't date someone who is/was inactive. As long as they are trying to go back, that would be great. I would even help them. I have no place to judge on someone's inactivity, when I was for years. An effort goes along way. This gospel amazes me every single day and I want to be with someone who thinks the same. :)

5. I want someone who sees long term with me. Not just a temporary girl. I'm not into flings. I'm into relationships. On a side note, relationships are only as meaningful as the couple works to make it. Relationships take lots of work, and I want to be with someone who is willing to make that effort with me. Enough of the 50/50 crap. Each partner has to put in 100%.

6. Someone who is just as comfortable being active with me as they are being lazy with me. I want someone who is fine with a day of hiking one day, to a movie marathon the next. 

7. If you can cook, it's a plus. But it's not one of the top priorities. It's actually probably very last on the list.

8. A gentleman. Yeah, this is one of those ones that I consider very important. Being a gentleman isn't just being one around me, it's being one ALWAYS. Especially when I am not in your prescence. 

9. Someone who can play with me! I'm a playful person...very. Not only is it fun, but it's also one of my coping methods. 

10. Someone who will love me in the moments of weakness I will have. The weakness will vary, but if I have a strong support behind me holding me and loving me, that weakness can become a strength.

11. Handsome.....duh!

12. Willing to work as a team...always! (One of those important ones)

13. Someone who will wait for the right moment to say "I love you"

14. Someone who loves the person he is! This one is also important. You can't love another until you learn to love yourself. One the same note, you can't learn to fully love yourself until you recognize you are a child of God, and live according to that. Let me just say, it's done amazing things to my life.

15. Respect me. Hold me. Adore me. Cherish me. Love me. If you do all that, those things will be returned to you by me. :)

16. Someone who can accept my opinions. Relationships are about being able to see both sides.

17. Someone who can support the desires I have. Again, you do this, and I will do the same for you. It just sort of works that way simultaneously.

18. A man who knows what he wants in life.

19. Someone who enjoys Disneyland, or someone who willing to learn to enjoy it.

20. Someone who can be my best friend. What a privledge it would be to love and be loved by your best friend. 

21. Someone who isn't afraid to tell me they are falling in love with me. Chances are, if you are feeling that way, so am I.

So, my ever so wonderful anonymous reader, how was that? I hope you are satisfied.

One thing I understand about love:

Rarely does love ever feel like a fairytale. Fairytales are fantasy. When we wish fairytales for ourselves, we often don't realize that what we have is better than a fantasy, because it's real. 

Don't get me wrong, that's not the only thing I understand about love. I am going to school to become a marriage counselor after all.

Have a nice night. :)