General Conference

I am so excited for General Conference this weekend. The messages that will be shared are what Heavenly Father wants us to know right now. We have a prophet on this earth today and he is going to talk to us. Sometimes I think that it would have been amazing to be alive when one of the prophets in the scriptures was alive because then I could have heard him speak. Well, I get to hear a prophet of God speak every 6 months. What a wonderful blessing. It's sad, however, that more often than not people of this church don't listen. Or if they do listen then they don't remember or apply it to their lives. What did the prophets and apostles speak about 6 months ago? They are receiving revelation of how we are to live our lives. We need to listen and continue to study and apply their messages until they speak again.

I know that I have not been very good at this, but I've determined to be better. I have made the decision to download all the sessions of conference and listen to it in my car. I started this yesterday afternoon and I've already listened to the first session and President Uchtdorf's talk twice. I was previously using this time listening to a bunch of junk on the radio. It was amazing how happy I have been. Yesterday was a really frustrating day, but I was happier than I have been for a long time. I know that studying the messages of General Conference and really making an effort to push out the gunk of the world and to bring the spirit into our lives will make a huge difference. I encourage everyone reading this to listen to the prophets and apostles of God this weekend and over the next 6 months to make an effort to apply what they have said to us. I promise that it will only bless your life. Enjoy Conference!!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Today is the beginning of my absolute favorite time of the year: BYU Football season!!!!!!!! I am so excited!!!!! I think I get more excited than most guys that I know. It is so great! I would so much rather watch a football game with the guys then get my nails done and watch a chick flick with the girls. It's going to be such a great season! I LOVE FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!

School started this week. Man was it tiring! I have class at 7:00 AM on MWF and 8:00 AM on TTH. For some people that would be no big deal, but I am sooooo not a morning person. I am taking conditioning, dance and health, somatics, history of dance, methods of teaching ballet, ballet, and pointe. So far I am liking my classes. Somatics is brutal, but hopefully I'll get used to it. Also I haven't done pointe in a long time so I am so weak. It's really frustrating. But I get to do what I love every single day so I can't complain. I have already made so many friends. I love all of the girls and guys in the dance program. They inspire me so much and they are all so nice and humble. I love my major!!!!!!

I have also started teaching again. I love teaching so much! It is so rewarding to see my students succeed. I love passing on the things that I have learned and continue to learn on to my students. They are all so sweet and so willing to do all that I ask of them. I couldn't ask for better students. I can't wait to get to know all of them even better and to see them accomplish even more this year.