so i've officially decided..i officially love the spirit felt on sundays.
yesterday..bleh. i had a 24 hour flu and felt terrible all day. that was definitely the definition of terrible. i was throwing up, my tummy hurt, and i layed down all day. but, on the bright side, i hung out and watched movies all day with my mom :) even if you have the worst day of your life one day, it doesn't mean you can't have the best day ever the next. i was about to prove this true.
so i woke up this morning, feeling perfectly lovely. and then as i sat pondering, waiting for 9:00 to come up so i could go to church, i remembered..today is the day. i'm getting my patriarchal blessing! so i slowly got out of bed, had a pleasant "talkin' time" with my parents, and went to church and felt the spirit. i came home and got on facebook (haha, that's usually what my sundays consist of..for sad.) and my dear friend brooke told me she wanted something spiritual to run to up at efy. soooo..i decided to round some songs up and make up a couple cd's for her. well that got the spirit comin'! then the time came..time to get ready for my patriarchal blessing. so i got off of facebook (hahaha) and started straightening my hair. a while later, my mom walked in smiling at me. she told me i looked beautiful and that we had to go. so i walk out of the bathroom, getting ready to go to the car, and my dad walks out in a pin-striped tux. no joke. haha what a stud.
so we got there, had a little conversation with them, and then it came to pass that the time for the blessing was here. so i sat down in the chair and my mom offered a lovely prayer..that started the tears..i've never heard my mom say i prayer til today.
the patriach layed his hands upon my head, so i closed my eyes and the first thought that came to me was..christ is there. i knew he was listening and comforting me.. well. he gave the blessing, and i cried. and cried some more. who doesn't? haha i was speechless..
it's just amazing to know that there's a plan specificly for me. ya know? he knows me better than i know myself, he knows my life plans, he knows my strengths and weaknesses, and he knows what's going to happen in my life and that no matter what hard times come, he'll always love me :) and you can tell through the things the patriarch says that it isn't him talking, he's speaking for heavenly father. to tell us what we need to hear to have the strength to get through this life. he knows exactly what we need to hear. and he'll say it. to influence our lives for the better.
when it was over, i looked up, with tears in my eyes, and saw my mom, with tears in her eyes. i know she felt something. there's no way somebody could hear something like that, and see something like that, and just not believe there's something more there. there was so much love, and so much behind it. it's just indescribable. so we were leaving, he shook my hand and told me i was a special girl. :) it was such an amazing experience. when i walked out, the only thought running through my head was that heavenly father loves me. and has a plan for me. so incredible.
if you haven't gotten your patriarchal blessing, go get it. it will for sure change your life.
yesterday..bleh. i had a 24 hour flu and felt terrible all day. that was definitely the definition of terrible. i was throwing up, my tummy hurt, and i layed down all day. but, on the bright side, i hung out and watched movies all day with my mom :) even if you have the worst day of your life one day, it doesn't mean you can't have the best day ever the next. i was about to prove this true.
so i woke up this morning, feeling perfectly lovely. and then as i sat pondering, waiting for 9:00 to come up so i could go to church, i remembered..today is the day. i'm getting my patriarchal blessing! so i slowly got out of bed, had a pleasant "talkin' time" with my parents, and went to church and felt the spirit. i came home and got on facebook (haha, that's usually what my sundays consist of..for sad.) and my dear friend brooke told me she wanted something spiritual to run to up at efy. soooo..i decided to round some songs up and make up a couple cd's for her. well that got the spirit comin'! then the time came..time to get ready for my patriarchal blessing. so i got off of facebook (hahaha) and started straightening my hair. a while later, my mom walked in smiling at me. she told me i looked beautiful and that we had to go. so i walk out of the bathroom, getting ready to go to the car, and my dad walks out in a pin-striped tux. no joke. haha what a stud.
so we got there, had a little conversation with them, and then it came to pass that the time for the blessing was here. so i sat down in the chair and my mom offered a lovely prayer..that started the tears..i've never heard my mom say i prayer til today.
the patriach layed his hands upon my head, so i closed my eyes and the first thought that came to me was..christ is there. i knew he was listening and comforting me.. well. he gave the blessing, and i cried. and cried some more. who doesn't? haha i was speechless..
it's just amazing to know that there's a plan specificly for me. ya know? he knows me better than i know myself, he knows my life plans, he knows my strengths and weaknesses, and he knows what's going to happen in my life and that no matter what hard times come, he'll always love me :) and you can tell through the things the patriarch says that it isn't him talking, he's speaking for heavenly father. to tell us what we need to hear to have the strength to get through this life. he knows exactly what we need to hear. and he'll say it. to influence our lives for the better.
when it was over, i looked up, with tears in my eyes, and saw my mom, with tears in her eyes. i know she felt something. there's no way somebody could hear something like that, and see something like that, and just not believe there's something more there. there was so much love, and so much behind it. it's just indescribable. so we were leaving, he shook my hand and told me i was a special girl. :) it was such an amazing experience. when i walked out, the only thought running through my head was that heavenly father loves me. and has a plan for me. so incredible.
if you haven't gotten your patriarchal blessing, go get it. it will for sure change your life.
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