I'm trying to do better at being caught up on my homework, actually studying, and getting things done early so that I don't have to rush doing them. Like my last human development paper. I get to go observe the BYU preschool & kindergarten this week, and I am so excited. I wanted to do it today, but unfortunately I have some things I have to work on for my paper before that will be beneficial to me. I was kind of bummed when I realized I wouldn't be observing those little kiddos today, but then really kind of glad when I realized it would mean getting to sleep longer.
Which reminds me of something I said at Nationals. It's an oh dear moment:
Every year they have a stand for cinnamon roasted almonds. And they smell SO good! So I said, "I always want to go get some cinnamon roasted almonds, but then I remember that I actually don't like almonds. So I don't." Yup. How 'bout that.
Anyway, now time for my BOM portion of this post. I really needed it this week. I've been struggling with something, and when I went to Book of Mormon on Thursday, I got exactly what I needed. We moved to the book of Mormon, chapters 1-6 and were discussing them. One of the things our teacher pointed out to us was how similar Mormon and Joseph Smith were. Both shared their fathers' names, both of their fathers moved them while they were still young, both moved by a hill that held the sacred record, both were called at a young age, and so on and so forth. Mormon and his father had to move because of war. Joseph Smith Sr. moved his family because of crop failures 3 years in a row. The Lord put Joseph and Mormon where they needed to be, and it wasn't exactly in the most convenient and preferable way.
Sometimes, we go through life doing the best we can - working hard, having high hopes. But then life comes along and crushes those hopes, throwing that hard work down the drain, and we fail. It is precisely in those moments of failure that God opens doors for us. D&C 124:49 explains that sometimes life does happen, that of our hard work ends up not making a difference, but God still accepts it and turns it into something useable. We will be put where we need to be. While talking to my dad the other day, he told me that if Heavenly Father wants me to know something, He will let me know. What we do with the circumstances, however, is an entirely different matter.
I've have learned that where we are put really is where we need to be. My junior year in high school, I didn't make the varsity ballroom team, and I was "stuck" on JV for another year. I was upset, but being on that team another year turned out to be a huge blessing. I improved in my technique a lot, I grew as a dancer and as a person. I made lasting friendships and grew others (my friendship with Kenna would not be where it is today if we hadn't been on JV together for another year). Things happened that changed me for the better would have never happened if I hadn't been on JV again. Plus, we took 2nd place in Division II with our How to Train Your Dragon standard medley and 3rd in Division II with our Rio latin medley, both only 6 couples (2 less than the typical medley size of 8 couples). That is the biggest example that I have seen of this principle, but there are others. There are plenty of others. The trials we go through and the situations we experience are really what we need. Some are due to our own decisions, some are not, but all are for our benefit, no matter what we think.
And that was exactly what I needed to hear in class on Thursday.
Um, so this post ended up really long. So I'll share some of my favorite things from pinterest??? Except for now I'm going to a wedding reception. So maybe not. Bye!
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