Bay & Trey!

So among the friends I've been making is this total sweetheart named Trey! He's in my ward and apartment complex and he's a lot of fun to hang out with! On Saturday I really wanted to go hiking, so I decided I'd see if he wanted to go! He said of course and we headed over to Diamond Fork in Spanish Forks.


The trail is about an hour hike up to some hot springs and about an hour back, but the hike is totally worth it. It runs along a river and really is so beautiful. The nature out here in Utah just amazes me, I mean, Florida has a beauty of it's own, but I really love the outdoorsy forests and rivers!

Playing by the water's edge!

Our destination!

A little daring, aren't we?

I just love hiking!!

Kid History

For everyone who hasn't seen these [yes, I mean you who live under rocks] here they are. I quote them all the time and I can thank Kellee for showing them to me:

EPISODE I



EPISODE II



EPISODE III



EPISODE IV

Goals

I am a control freak.

There. I said it.

And when I can't control things, I get unhappy and frustrated and end up doing things like pull moss off of rocks or grass or something else silly. Anything I can get my hands on and actually control is at my mercy. It causes so much unnecessary stress in my life.

If you want to see the rest of the list, you can check out my friend Alice's blog here, or just click on the picture for the original site.

Samuel the Lamanite

So today in Book of Mormon class we were going over our reading from Helaman 13-15 when Samuel the Lamanite stands on the wall and preaches to the Nephites, proclaiming:

"And now, because I am a Lamanite, and have spoken unto you the words which the Lord hath commanded me, and because it was hard against you, ye are angry with me and do seek to destroy me, and have cast me out from among you." (Helaman 14:10)

and calling out the Nephite people for hating him for speaking plainly. My teacher turned to us then and told us that his boss always told him that "Prophets comfort the irritable and irritate the comfortable".
The Quote really struck me and I felt impressed to share it with you guys, along with some thoughts and feelings I had about it. I've noticed in my life that during my "times of ease" when I tend to forget the Lord and become prideful, I find it hard to listen to the prophets words and take them to heart. It is when I am most comfortable and complacent that I need direction and chastisement the most.
During General Conference this year I really found myself having a great desire to listen and learn and find redirection in my life. I find it interesting that I had this desire [a desire I've never had this strongly before] during my time of greatest irritation and sorrow.
I personally believe this quote to be true and I think it applies to more than just spiritual matters. We need to watch out the most [in our relationships, in our jobs, etc] when we are the most comfortable because that's when we tend to make the biggest mistakes.
I'm hoping that I can make it a goal to become less complacent and strive harder to recognize the Lord's hand in my life and strive to really be a better person. I have a lot of priorities I need to get straight and I'm hoping that this is the year I finally do that.

Fontastic- [pun intended]

So lately I've been really interested in some cute little fonts I've found around the internet and I'd thought I'd share the place I got them from in case anyone of my, you know... 10 followers wanted some fonts or somethings.

The link through can be found on the right hand column but I'll give you the url here too:

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts/

Enjoy!