Overall Summary of the Blogs

Well the blog assignment is finished. I think it is funny how when we started this semester I did not really know what a blog was or how to create one. I know right, which planet have I been living on? But, now I do know both of the answers to those questions. To be honest I did not think that I would enjoy this assignment very much, but I have been pleasantly surprised throughout the semester. I have really liked taking a few minutes every so often to examine the things that are happening in my life and write down the things that I think the world be interested to know about me. In a talk by President Eyring a few years ago, he spoke on the importance of recording the things that are happening in our lives, especially those things that help us see the hand of God blessing us. I feel so blessed, and I have been able to see the hand of God in my life so many times throughout the semester. I especially felt His guiding help throughout the entire marriage process that I went through this semester. I am so grateful that I have all of these blogs that have recorded memories about my wife and I, and our wedding and honeymoon and the first months together as "newly weds." These are cherished memories that I will always hold sacred. My wife has started another blog for us both so it looks like we are going to be blogging for a long time. This really has been a wonderful learning experience. For those that have been reading, I hope you have enjoyed reading about my life.

Studying Without Knowing

All semester I have tried to work hard to do all of the assignments in each of my classes, but it seems like I never know where I stand in my classes until the very end of the semester. I have always thought this made school hard because it makes it harder for the students to stay motivated throughout the long semester. Before my mission this made it easy for my to procrastinate all semester and not realize how terrible my grades were until the very end. When my father returned from his mission he was on academic probation from his freshman year. He told me during my first semester back from the mission that when he came home from the mission he didn’t know how he was going to do in school. He felt like he was different but he wasn’t sure. He didn’t know until the very end of the semester that he had aced every class. I think that return missionaries really improve their ability to be diligent and have hope that everything is going to work out. We are coming down to the very end of the semester and it is that time to find out how our grades are lining up. I hope that everything will turn out well.

Easter Morning

I am sitting in my wife's grandparents home right now. We just finished watching the morning session of conference. It was so great, I thought that Elder Richard G. Scott's talk was amazing. The final part of his testimony was amazing. He looked straight into the camera and bore an amazing testimony that as an Apostolic Witness, he knows that the Savior Lives!!!! My wife's family has all of her family up here visiting for spring break. It is so fun because there are about 12 little kids running around and then a bunch of college students and the parents. I am so happy that we get to spend this holy holiday with at least one of our families. One of the things that I love about our relationship is that we both love each others families. We are looking forward to the last session of conference. I love hearing the General Authorities speak, they always have such inspired things to say. All of the things that they have to say are so in tune with what is going on in the world. I am so grateful to have leaders that set such Christ-like examples for everyone. I love this Gospel so much. I am so grateful to know that the Savior was resurrected and because of HIm, families can live together forever. There are so many people that don't know these things. I feel so blessed to know.