Plaid Parties, Music, and Good Things all around

   Well I have been so busy the past couple of weeks.... but I thought I would make some time for the blog FINALLY!

     During the past couple of weeks I have done numerous things. My roommates and I threw a plaid party, where everyone came dressed in their best plaid. We played games, had good food (cupcakes, chips/salsa, 7up with sherbert ice cream etc.), had a photo booth, and created a wall that people could sign. It really was a night to remember.

     But What I REALLY would like to share is that I got to go to our Temple twice this week. For those of you who don't really know what we do in the temple or really what temples are... you have come to the right place. Basically, for me, the temple is a place a refuge, a place that I can go and ponder on things that are happening in my life and honestly the spirit of God is very strong there. Well anyway, in the Book of Mormon there is a chapter from 3 Nephi that I have just grown to love, there is a scripture in there that talks about your light. It says  "The light of the body is the eye; if, therefore, thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." I was sitting in the temple and I read that and realized how important it is to SHINE forth and to be HAPPY! It was really good for me to read that this week. Because so often I get so caught up in my life that I don't think that maybe someone will benefit from me being happy. 

    A real GEM from the past week or two was when my roommate Josie and I went to Sing at the Senior's Home on one of the Sundays. Many of the people there are dealing with some kind of mental instability or physical problems. We decided to branch off from some of the people there and sing to this one woman who is supposedly "non-responsive", but we asked if she would like if we sang a couple of hymns to her. She made some kind of noise and we took that as a yes. The most amazing thing happened after every song she would say "Thank you" in a mumbled voice and at the very end she said "That was beautiful". I just felt so strongly that people need to feel that they are cared about! No matter what circumstance they are in. It was a really cool experience.