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Sunday, October 27, 2013

My Roommates!

My roommates are the BEST! We laugh a lot! I got REALLY lucky when I picked my roommates, blind. Well, I wasn't blind, but I didn't know these girls, so it's like I was blind about them. I prayed a lot for good roommates and it is a testimony to me that Heavenly Father listened to and answered my prayers by giving me Ciara, Brodie, Rachael, Rachel, and Hanna! 

 (Ciara, Rachael, Hanna, Me, Brodie) We went to our Halloween Party as 80's, 70's, 60's, 50's, and 20's!
(Rachael, Brodie, Me, Hanna) Sunday afternoon activity! Leaves!!

Also, I am very thankful for being born into the Church. Coming to college is the HARDEST thing that I've ever done. Sometimes I get really discouraged, but who doesn't? I know that my Savior loves me and I love Him. I know that I can turn to Him when I'm sad or discouraged and He will comfort me. I'm thankful for parents who taught me these things and for Primary and Sunday School and Young Women and Relief Society, and Seminary for giving me opportunities to strengthen my testimony. He loves us all! 
(I really like this painting because I always see pictures of Christ with old people, or sick people, or children. As a teenager, I know I need Him now more than ever, so I'm glad I found this picture.)

Sunday, October 20, 2013

My Sister!

I love my sister!
Since we were little, we have been BEST friends!
I am so grateful that we could play, play, play when we were kids!
We're extremely good at serious faced pictures!
And even though we're happy, we both TOTALLY missed our callings in life!
We both love America, and we show it by sporting the Stars and Stripes forever!
Livi and I are AWESOME aunts! Although, we need to learn how to drive a sled!
We've accomplished a lot together, and I can always count on her to give her all!

And this is how I like us the best!! She makes me laugh so hard! I love her so much! College is quite the life, and I've been extremely glad, on numerous occasions, that I am here with her! I love you Livi! May our siblingship (siblings/friendship) live on forever!!! BFF's Forever! 


Sunday, October 13, 2013

More About Me

The last post... well it did a pretty good job of explaining me. I am a little bit weird and a little bit short. And honestly, I think it's fun to swing my feet when I'm on the toilet. So much so that I wrote a song about it to the tune of "Mean" by Taylor Swift. I won't share that here... yet. But I do love being short! But more about me...

I love my family! They are really my best friends! They make me laugh and they make me smile! I would not be so great without them shaping my life! I am the baby of the family; people say I'm spoiled. I am. And people say my parents are easier on me. They probably are. But I say, it's easy to be loved when you're an obedient angel. So whatever!



I also love reading books! Losing myself in the characters is like my get away! I don't have time to read books here at school, but it doesn't make me forget how I love to read! Books are awesome! Some of my favorites include: Harry Potter, Secret Journal of Brett Colton, Anne of Green Gables, Hunger Games, Animal Farm... the list goes on. "Read some books." -Nacho Libre.

I believe that music is a power. I had a great music teacher through high school who taught me how to play the trumpet really well and how to sing. But he also taught me to appreciate music. He would tell us about how music is a power; it motivates people. You listen to music when you're warming up for a game to get you pumped! You sing hymns at church to invite the spirit. When you're sad you listen to sad songs to help make yourself feel better... well at least I do. Music says what words can't. And I love it! 

Back to the Harry Potter thing. I have my own wand and it was made by the magical, Mr. Sullivander. It is a 13 inch Willow and I am not going to lie to you guys here, I slept with it right by my bed, and in times of great fear, I would take it to school, to defend myself from the evil Lord Voldemort. I read all the books, but Voldemort wasn't officially dead for me until I had seen Harry Potter 7 Part 2. That was when I stopped carrying it around everywhere, but I still keep it near my bed. I'm a nerd.

But the most important part about me, the thing that shapes my life more than anything else, is that I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I love it! The spirit that I feel when I am at church or praying or reading my scriptures or listening to conference, is unlike anything else in the world. If I feel down, all I have to do is pray. I learned that in Primary as a child. "I can pray anytime, anywhere." And I do. I know my Heavenly Father loves me. I know that He is waiting patiently for me to return to Him. I know that through the Atonement of my Savior, Jesus Christ, I can repent and become like them. I know that Thomas S. Monson is a prophet of God that receives revelation for us today. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and that he was the tool to restore the church to the earth. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. I know families can be together forever and I'm grateful to be a member of this church! 


Friday, October 11, 2013

Hi! I'm Tessa!

And my feet don't touch when I sit on handicapped toilets!




Have a nice night!