promises

d&c 78: 17 - 19

verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;

and ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. the kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.

and he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.

...

that's all.

it's here!

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break out your advents...

it's december first!

i'm looking forward to this Christmas in a way i haven't before.

i'm looking forward to being wiser and more humbled by this season.

after all,
it was the wise men
who sought Him and worshipped at His feet.
it was the simple, humble shepherds
who followed the light and marveled in awe at the new Messiah.

it's officially the month of Christmas
and i'm so humbled and grateful to be celebrating the birth of my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ all month long.

yay!

twelve dates of christmas

it's my favorite time of year!
i absolutely love the pretty lights,
pretty wrapped boxes,
and everything peppermint!

the biggest reason to love the holiday,
obviously,
is because the world centers around family, generosity, cozy warm love
and {some of us} 
celebrate the birth of Christ.

this season,
adam & i are going to plan twelve little dates
that will enrich our relationship
and bring us closer to the Savior.

{together! yay!}


big, small, simple, complex...
we will do it.


i cannot wait to document these dates here!

take this as an invitation to do the same!

you know i would absolutely love to hear about it.  

i believe in eternal marriage

thanks to rachel {who just so happens to be one of the most glamorous people on this earth} for sharing this on her cute blog.

we seek after these things

i love the thirteenth article of faith so much.
it is as follows:

13^aWe believe in being ^bhonest, true, ^cchaste, ^dbenevolent, virtuous, and in doing ^egood to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we ^fhope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to ^gendure all things. If there is anything ^hvirtuous, ⁱlovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

so much lovely language in a few sentences.

if you adhere
it sets you up for a beautiful life.

since it's the youth theme for this year,
i am reeeeaaally wishing i could just change the date on my birth certificate and be a young woman again.
my sisters are going to learn lots of great stuff.

my family ward's new beginnings program was this evening.
they showed this video.
i love the words of sister elaine s. dalton.
just watch
and
enjoy.