Last Post for 2013

This is my last post for 2013. I had a goal to post once a week. I didn't quite keep up with that, but I did pretty well. I am excited to finish up 2013 and get it printed into a book. I really think that it is important to keep a journal, and I haven't done that very well, so I thought the blog would be a great way to journal. For this last post, I wanted to make it about my personal feelings. My love for the Savior has grown so much this last year. I was called into the Young Women program. I had always feared the Young Women. I hadn't gone to Young Women's as a youth. I had never attended girls camp, trek, or any of the other LDS Youth activities. I have Never had a Young Women calling since Chad and I have been married. I never thought I would since I have four boys and I knew that I wouldn't be able to handle silly/crazy girls. Boy was I wrong. I have loved my calling. I love the Presidency I am serving with and I have loved being around the Young Women. I don't get a lot of interaction at the Stake level, but our ward YW President lets me be involved at the ward level and I love it! The girls are so fun and so refreshing. But, I see their goodness and pureness and it brings me so much happiness. I have studied the youth curriculum quite a bit and I love it so much. I love visiting the wards and learning from their leaders. My testimony has grown so much. As I watch some of the Young Women in classes, I can tell that they are still searching for answers and still trying to find their testimony. As I think about what I would like them to know, my own testimony has been strengthened. This little blog means a lot to me, because it is about my own little family. Nothing means more to me than them. Today our lesson was on the Plan of Salvation. I just kept thinking about Chad and my sweet boys and how wonderful it is that we have an Eternal Family. I believe in God, I believe in the Savior and I believe in the Plan of Salvation. I know that this earthly life is not the end and that someday we will all live together in Heaven. Chad has been inspired to read the Book of Mormon this year, and so has helped us all take on that Challenge as well. We are not very far in, but I love when we sit down together and read as a family. I have a hard time understanding the scriptures, but is seems like when we sit down and read together, I am able to understand it enough to share my feelings and help the kids understand it. Oh how I love my boys. I love Chad so much. He works so hard for us. I am so thankful that he is in a profession that he loves. My kids are everything to me. Being a wife and mother brings me so much happiness. There is nothing in this whole world I would rather do than be a mom and spend time with my family! I want them to know that I love them!