This week I was reading my scriptures and I came across this part that really stood out to me and I really liked. It said," I the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise." (Doctrine and Covenants, Doctrine and Covenants, Section 82). It made me really think that we have to do our part and if we do that he will do the rest. He is always willing to help us but if we are not doing our part he can't help us. I have really seen this in my life and I have seen if I am doing my part he will help and do the rest. We can't expect him to do it all we have to do our part. 

 My brother is on an LDS mission in Guatemala and the other day I was reading his letter that he sent home to our family. This really stood out to me. He said, If you truly take the time and study with the help of the Lord, it truly is so amazing and interesting! They truly are words of prophets that literally lived on this earth and were called by God! They performed miracles through the help of the Lord! Read the words of the Lord, you will receive guidance and peace! I know it, I have felt it! I really liked this because it really is true if you stop and take the time to study he will help us! I have truly seen this in my life if I take the time for him he will always take time for me!!! I love this!!! In this case I am so thankful for the media so that we can send and get emails from my brother that I truly love so much!

A Girl...A Love...A Dream

I have a love for basketball! My love for it started at a young age. I always tell people that I was born to play but someone forgot to tell my legs. I am in a wheelchair so I have never been able to play it, but I live my dreams through others. I work with the women's basketball team here at BYU and I am so thankful that I have this great opportunity to do this. The team is like a second family. The other day I was looking on Instagram and one of my teammates going through an ACL injury posted quote I really like.

"Athletes: Don't take the sport you play for granted. Every time you play, you better be damn thankful that you get to do something you love. Don't show up to practice complaining about not wanting to be there; you're there hopefully because you love it. Work hard every moment. If you're not working hard, you don't deserve to play. Play every practice or game like it's your last because it very well could be. When you finally reach the day that you can't play, and you can only watch, then you will know how much you love something that you once took for granted." 

We need to realize that we can't take things in life for granted. I would give anything to step foot onto a basketball court and play in a game. I can only imagine what my teammate with an ACL injury is feeling now because I know the feeling to not be able to play the game I truly love. She had this privilege ripped away from her. I know this feeling of heartbreak. 

Take time to thank people in your life!

My sister called me the other day and told me to watch this video on YouTube, so I did. It was so easy to do this because of the media that we have in today's world. It was great! It was about this girl that was about to have her first baby. On the way home they got in a car crash and her husband was killed and her baby had to be in the hospital and was not doing good at all. With help from doctors they saved her little boy. In this video she talks about that years later she thanks all who helped to save her little boy. In this case I think media is so great! Most of the time we get busy in life and we forget those who have helped us in different ways. It reminded me of all those who have helped me in my life and made me want to thank them for all that they have done for me. It made me realize that somethings so little can mean so much. I think that media can be so good we just need to not be on it all day every day and be careful. 

I love to watch the news and see what is going on in our world today. I was watching the other day and they were talking about all the police shootings during 2014, and how there are so many people that are mad! As I watched this it really made me think about how I feel about all of this. Yes it is so sad, but I feel like they are doing their job. They are keeping us all safe. People are getting mad but I feel like they are trained and know what they are doing. I also think if an officer asked you to do something you have to do it. The law is the law and we need to realize that they are only trying to make it safe. Watching this made me really think what I believe and really made me realize how grateful I am for those who are putting their life to make me safe.       

BEING GRATEFUL!!

Media can be so good! I have made a goal for 2015 to take the time to try to read a conference talk every a week so the other day I was read one that was called" Grateful in any circumstance" by president Uchtdorf. In it he talks about that sometimes we only tend to turn to the lord in our struggles but we need to turn to him often. I really liked Uchtdorf said,”How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God that there is rain.” This is so true! I also liked when Uchtdorf said “Being grateful in our circumstances is an act of faith in God. It requires that we trust God and hope for things we may not see but which are true."

This really made me think because I tend to have faith but sometimes fear at the same time and it does not work like this. It made me think and try to work on this this week. I am thankful for this kinda of media it makes me better and really think!

                                                                                                                                               

Make the Best of Everything

I watched this inspiring video on KSL that was so good. It can teach us all a lesson in some way. The video was called, "Wasatch High swimmer inspires teammates and community". It was about this boy who is blind. He swims on his high school team and does not let anything stop him from doing what he loves. What really stood out to me was the way his teammates helped him to be as successful as possible. Not only that, but to see their love and happiness for him when he does well is incredible. To see how they cheer for him on the sidelines makes me want to cry. There are so many great examples that we can learn from. Such as:

People that are just nice and accepting to everyone no matter what their differences are. 

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People being willing to take the time to be able to help someone else be successful. 

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The willingness to be patient and help people around you to succeed. 

Throughout this week I have really thought about how hard life gets sometimes. However, we can't let that stop us from doing everyday activities. My friend's brother Kale has inspired me with the desire to do better and make the best of everything!