My grandparents, on my fathers side, joined the church when my dad was two years old. It's been such a blessing in my life to be a member of this church and I'm so grateful for whoever converted my grandparents. When I was young, my grandparents were always the ones taking my siblings and I to church because my parents were always working, which made them inactive, plus my grandparents lived next door. When my family moved to Vancouver, we never went to church because that's just how it was with my parents and that never motivated us younger children to go. Once I hit middle school, girls from church would invite me to mutual and just other church activities but I still wouldn't let myself attend church on Sundays. Once I hit high school, one of my friends from church invited me to attend seminary. I started to go to early morning seminary every day and decided that I should start attending church on Sundays. I started to get a ride from my friend and her family every day and then encouraged my sister to come with. Since that day, I've been active in the church and have learned to love the gospel so much. Although, my father and brother are still pretty inactive in the church, I still love them and hope to be that great example in their lives to eventually get them to come back.
It's been a rough few years because I have lived in a single parent household and it's been a struggle to go through. There were times where we were barely making it through the week because of my dad's paycheck. My mother left our family my sophomore year and doesn't help out that often. My sister and I see here once in a while, but it's only for a short time. We live with our dad, who has taken very good care of us since we were born. He is very important to me and has been such a hero in my life. It was very hard for me to go to college because I didn't want to leave my sister and dad. We have grown so close together and it was such a struggle for me to move on with my life but I know it's in the plan God has set for me.
I know I started off with some very heartfelt and deep stuff, but now I shall tell you more about me. I have been told by people that I have a contagious smile, a very good listener, very honest and trustworthy, a good friend, a sense of humor, etc. I am quiet when you first meet me but once you get to know me, I am crazy fun! My whole life I have always put others before myself because that's just how I am. I love to serve others and make people happy, even when I'm not. I know that I should be putting myself first, but I just have such a big heart for others and love to see people smile. I would, in all honesty, do anything for anybody that needs help, comfort, and love. I just want people to know that someone cares and loves them.
I don't have a 'special talent.' Well, at least I haven't found that one special talent yet. I am not artistic, athletic, musically talented, etc. I once tried to be good in those categories, but they never worked out. I am still looking for that one thing I'm good at, in which I haven't found what major I want to do yet. I wanted to be a psychologist or a journalist at one point, but I don't think I'm all that interested in either. I am undecided and hope to find that one thing that I am passionate about. I must say though, I love music because of the talent that is put into it, which is why I love to go see people perform live at concerts because it just makes me happy. I am very open to music and not just stuck on one category. I love listening to new bands or finding out about new songs. Music is just one of those things that brings joy to me.
I'm very good at wasting time -- watching movies, playing games, sitting around, taking naps, avoiding homework, social media, etc. I must say, I just love media, which is why I'm so glad that our emphasis in this class is media. I'm sure we can all agree that we love to waste time... It's just more fun than doing school work. I have tons and tons of movies but I left them at home because I knew it would be such a bad distraction for me. I have an iPhone 5, which is already a big distraction to my life, but it's such a useful tool and I love how advanced technology is these days. I love Facebook and Twitter -- the amount of entertainment, and always knowing what's going on is so awesome. I think social media is just super fun and very useful especially when you're off to college and want to know what's going on back at home.
Anyways, I feel like I'm just ranting on because I know I can talk for days about myself because I like when people get to know me. Well, this is my life in a nutshell, (or maybe more?). I just love life and that we were given the opportunity to come to this Earth. I know it's a hard time to live in now, especially with our morals and standards, but it's our trust in the Lord which will help is get through. I would like to end with one of my favorite quotes: "Life is about laughing and living in good and bad times, getting through whatever comes our way, and looking back with a smile." - Anonymous. I strongly believe in every word of that quote because we must live our lives to the best of our abilities and nothing is hard for us in this life, because God wouldn't give us trials or let us go through anything if it was too hard. If we are optimistic and do what is right, we should live happy and successful lives.
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