a sunday swing

keisha and i enjoyed the absolutely perfect weather yesterday and walked to the park after church. we swang and as we did so we talked about our day at church. we both received a calling yesterday. keisha is the relief society pianist and i am a ward missionary. it was such a testimony builder to each of us because we both knew what our callings were going to be before they were actually issued.

this year has been a crazy one for me but i am grateful because i have been able to spend a lot more time with my family. i was able to spend a lot of time with sarah and now i get a turn to spend time with keisha. i love both of my sisters (and brother too!) so very much. my family members are truly my best friends!

scatter sunshine

last night as i was listening to the relief society broadcast i caught myself looking around to see if others noticed that the talks were directed to me. because they were. everything that was said was exactly what i needed to hear.

in fact, when i arrived at the broadcast i was not in the best of moods. i rushed there from getting a three hour haircut (don't ask), missed the dinner and was operating off of only sam's club samples, and could just not get comfortable on those hard-backed pews. i kept saying a silent prayer that i could change my attitude so i would be able to hear and accept the message i was about to receive.

how ironic that every talk mentioned forgetting yourself and serving others. exactly what i needed to hear. i especially loved the quote by James Perry as quoted by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf,

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."

how grateful i am for others who share their sunshine with me. i am so grateful for a living prophet who receives revelation so that i am not walking in darkness. and i am grateful for personal revelation so that i can know for myself that the prophets words are in fact what the lord wants us to hear.