When We Meet Again

Today was the first time in about two months that I was able to attend church. However, I did not attend my own ward. I went to a Missionary Homecoming for a friend. For the past two years he has been in Nicaragua serving an LDS mission. I met him my sophomore year when I was a wrestling manager for the high school team. I don't remember how it happened, but we befriended each other. Through the short span of time that I knew him before he left on his mission, he set a wonderful example to me. One of the examples that was most prominent was to stand for what you believe regardless of the circumstance that you are in. Don't change just because the people around you do. After he left, I had two more years of high school and wrestling to complete and to decide for myself if I would live what I believe. Even if I was in an atmosphere where everyone swears, or is crude. I'm grateful for the example that was shown to me because I was able to remember what image I wanted to portray to my peers.
I was able to go to the Homecoming with one of my closest friends, Kylie Christopherson. I absolutely adore her! We grew up in the same ward together and she just, gets me. I am so grateful that we are able to still get together even though we haven't seen each other for months. Nothing in our friendship has changed, and I love that. Why don't ya'll just see how much we have changed! Hopefully she doesn't mind too much that I uploaded these :)

Going back to the title of this post, I feel that when we move on in life that we shouldn't say "goodbye" and think that it is the end. It is merely a "See you later". This is true for both sending a friend on a mission, or moving away to college.
I just want to also give ya'll a short update on my life as a whole. I did end up giving Cracker Barrel my two weeks notice and will be done the day before Thanksgiving. So grateful. I will hopefully be able to get a job as an orientation leader, and if not I will keep looking for jobs. I am hoping that I can find an opening in a physical therapy clinic and gain some experience. It will be good. Also, Kaden's high school football team is going to the state championships!!!! I am so excited and so proud of what Kaden has accomplished!!

This one with brody is just for fun... :) Utes suck ;)

Well, after a fun weekend with the family and seeing a few old friends, I am so grateful for the gift of fast transportation. I do have to go back to Orem tonight and back to college life tomorrow. I am so very grateful for the gospel and how it influences my life and decisions I make. I am so blessed to have the knowledge that families can be together forever through the ordinances of our church. I am so excited to see where my life map goes and to see what is in my future and what my Heavenly Father has in store for me. I am grateful for loving parents that support me in all that I do and that are always there for me. But most importantly, I am most grateful today for the gift of friendship. Well, I have a paper to write that I am trying to stall away from. I will post later!!
Stay Classy

GO, FIGHT, UVU!!

-Linsey