As I was finishing the Book of Mormon this morning for the who knows what time, I couldn't help but feel blessed! I have sooo much in my life to be thankful for! I have incredible friends, I have an AWESOME family, I have the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I am able to attend an incredible college... There are sooo many things! I can't believe how fast this semester has come to an end. In nine days, I'll be back home in Weiser! I'm going to be there for five whole months before I come back to college in September! There are definitely some things that I'm going to miss, one of those things being my independence. I like not having to get permission to go places! Haha :) I'm also going to miss soooo many people in Rexburg and the surrounding area! Anyways, as I was reading Moroni Ch 10 this morning, I couldn't help but reflect on all of the things I have experienced as I have read the Book of Mormon over the last 7 months. While the reason I was reading it was for my religion classes last semester and this semester, I have learned so many knew things and my testimony of Jesus Christ has been strengthened immensely! At the beginning of last semester, I thought reading the Book of Mormon for 45 minutes every day was ridiculous! Now, it's second nature to me! It's just something that I do every day and I have definitely felt blessings come into my life because of the time I have dedicated to the Lord every day! The scriptures have helped me through some pretty tough stuff in my first year at college! Last semester was soooo hard for me! I didn't think I was going to be able to get through it! I was so homesick and I just wanted to give up, the Lord gave me the strength I needed to get through my classes. I know I couldn't have done it without him! At the beginning of this semester, I was super homesick again. Not nearly as bad as last semester, but it was still pretty bad. The Lord blessed me with incredible roommates and amazing friends who have helped me more than I can say! I have learned to more fully rely on My Savior. I know that he is always there for me!
I am so thankful for the Book of Mormon and the incredible blessing it is to me. I'm thankful for all of the things I have learned in my first year of college, I'm thankful for all of the people who I have met that have made an impact on my life, and I'm thankful for the lifelong friendships that I have made. I am so excited to go home and spend some time with my family, away from homework!
