My Simple, Happy, Beautiful Life

I saw a commercial for a tattoo show on tv and I was thinking to myself, "I am so glad that we don't wear tattoos". When I talk about "we", I am talking about mormons just so know. I then had the thought that we do have spiritual tattoos. Let me explain about what I mean when I say this. A tattoo is a permanent mark on your skin. It is something that tends to define your appearance. People judge you on your tattoo an try to understand your character based on where your tattoo is located and what the tattoo's image is. Tattoo's are a powerful image that is a representation of who you are. Why do people get a tattoo of a skull? They think that the skull represents a important part of them and they want to share it with others. The gospel is our tattoo. We don't have a tangible tattoo that says, "I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints". We have  intangible tattoo that is signified by the light of Jesus Christ that w...

Why do I love General Conference? 1. A weekend full of inspiring messages that uplift everyone. 2. A relaxing weekend full of friends, food, smiles, joy. 3. A feeling of peace will overcome you. 4. Conferences memes that are ridiculous. 5. Missionary talks Seriously, General Conference is the best weekend and it just inspires me to be better.  I love the stories they tell about faithful church members and funny stories about burning weeds in Vivian Park. I love being a LDS member during this exciting time of change and growth. The gospel is true, folks. And it is the source of happiness.

Today I am sad. I haven't been sad for a long time. I don't know what to do with this thing called change. It is a good thing. I am so excited to go serve a mission in Argentina. I am so sad to leave Provo. I just had my last work meeting for my research job. I normally am late for each meeting and it is just another thing in my schedule. This meeting was very different though. I went in and we reviewed our SEM model for marriage readiness predictors. We talked about how we are going to fix the mistakes. And then he said it: "we are done". I just sat there in shock and realized we are done. I have been in denial that I am graduating college. I have been so excited to not write papers and read textbooks. The thing is I love college. I will miss college so much. I love the challenges that I have from taking a new course and learning something I had never heard about. I love meeting new people and have the social scene because everyone is your neighbor. I love being able...