Life has been so crazy lately. There has been so much going on lately and i have been slacking on my scripture reading and prayers because of it. I knew that something was missing in my life on the days when I forgot to read my scriptures or say my morning prayer and I started feeling really sad a lot of the time. Then on Monday i got an e-mail from my friend who is on a mission and in it he said something I thought was worth sharing:

"Although we are all "sons and daughters, children of a king" we are all different. Everyone of us have our own person struggles and there comes a time in everyone's life when they don't fall on others, and become independent. For a teenager, it's when they're first handed the car keys and allowed to stay up until midnight. I have found a similar feeling in regards to testimony. There comes a time when we need to be converted to the gospel ourselves. No longer relying upon the testimonies and feelings of our parents or influences of the world. We need to be introspective, look at our lives and tell our stories from a gospel point-of-view and see just how the gospel and teaching of Jesus Christ could help us. The bible says there is a "seed for every need" and we all have different needs."

This really touched me and made me think about how I can become more independent in strengthening my own testimony. I know that I am so grateful to have such a wonderful church in my life that is so giving and so focused on the family and the individual. 

I would also like to say happy late late late birthday to my sister Nicole who turned 21 on the 19th!!  YOu are an amazing sister!! Thanks for being you!!!

And happy late late late late late late late late late late birthday to my other sister Abbie who turned 17 in January!! You are such an awesome, beautiful sister!!  Love you!!