it has been a marvelous weekend thus far (:
on friday night my roommates sat around watched cheesy wedding shows on TLC. always good girl bonding time. then we went to a hot tub near by. we did personality tests which were super super fun! haha. then we made homemade hot chocolate, re-organized our fridge, and cleaned our kitchen.
yesterday morning raschelle and I woke up early and picked up bountiful baskets. we got tons of berries and spinach and potatoes. so much good stuff! oh! and our favorite bread in the world. then we went back to bed. an hour or so later we woke up and got ready to go. with sweats, sweaters, and blankets we headed to "R" mountain. we picked up our FHE brother and some snacks along the way. we hiked up the mountain and found a little piece of ground towards the top that was flat with a beautiful view. we pulled out the snacks and blankets and made ourselves comfortable. we got out my IPOD and some speakers and tuned to BYUI radio to listen to the first session of General Conference. it was freezing cold...like 27 degrees cold, but we loved every minute of it. the whole time we hoped that they would sing "High On the Mountain Top." no such luck! haha.
Conference was inspiring! the mission age being lowered was definitely a highlight! young men can now serve at age 18 and young women at age 19. This is huge. I can feel the blessings of this announcement. Missionary work is going to increase in preparation for the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What a blessing! This means that my brother will be heading out fairly soon. It is crazy but I am so excited for the blessings this will bring to my family and to those who hear the message of the restored gospel and come to know their Savior. This gospel is brilliant. I'm excited to see the fruit of these labors.
After the session of conference we explored the top of the mountain and then hiked back down. We came home and ate lunch. Then the second session started shortly after! (: Woo hoo! The first talk was great. And then I think the late night, early morning, and long hike caught up to me and I totally fell asleep for the rest of the session. Don't worry! I listened to all the talks this morning! They were great! After conference my roommates and I were not feeling productive enough to do homework so we headed into Idaho Falls. We windowed shopped at the mall for a little while and then headed to Winco. We got our 2 weeks worth of groceries. It was very fun! We were under budget again too! Woohoo! Then we headed back. On the drive home we talked about holiday traditions. I love the holidays! I'm so excited it is finally fall! Mmm. I love it. The smells, the sights, the traditions, the family, the friends, the overall happiness. Good stuff!
Today is another two whole sessions of General Conference. The cinnamon rolls are rising and I am just excited. I love this weekend of relaxation and inspiration. If you don't know what General Conference even is let me know! It is a time for our church leaders to instruct us on how to become more Christlike. Who doesn't want to know how to do that? Tune into BYU TV or search for it on your local channels. You can also find stream it live from lds.org. You won't regret it! I promise. Tune on in! (:
Today is going to be a good day! (:
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