Day 122 - Way 122

Miracles can come in all shapes and sizes. Today the miracle is that my moms years of hard work at home and my dads years of play at work, to make sure that I got an education finally paid off big time. I took my very last test today and it is now official, I have graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelors degree in Geography.(OK, still technically not yet, cause I don't have the piece of paper to prove it)I know, I know a few of you out there are saying, wait she posted about graduating back in May. That is true, I did. But that is when I walked, cause the U only let's you walk once a year. I had 12 more credits I had to finish, but now I have finished them. So, in 3 months when the paper diploma comes, I will probably have to bring it up again, but for now, this is huge. I feel like I have made my daddy proud today. He always told us that getting his degree was so important, so to be the first of his kids to do it, I am a little (OK, a lot) proud of myself. But I have to say, it is not all on me. I know this took MANY amazing people to get me to this point, so today I wish to honor and celebrate them. I am full of gratitude for everyone that got me through this. Now, can I go to Disney World?

Day 121 - Way 121

It was a miracle to me today to get sooo much work done at work. I have been sick for a while, so I missed a lot of work. Well, today I was able to go to work and I worked for 10 hours! I got so much accomplished and I feel really good about what I did. I am grateful that the Lord knows how much I love my job and want to do well, so he helped me to stay focused and on task so that I could get so much done!

Day 120 - Way 120

Well, I don't know why but no one corrected me for the last ten or so years when I would say that Mark Monsens daughter married my cousin. A Monsen girl married my cousin, but her uncle is Mark, not her dad! Today I learned that so now I know.

Anyway, my miracle today is the clarity that comes from making the right decision about the path you will take in life. I know that when you are able to receive a confirmation from the spirit about your decision, that you are on the right path. Today I felt a strong witness that I should be making some important changes in my life and in my career/job decisions. I am now preparing myself to understand those changes more so when the time comes to make them I will be ready. I am grateful that the Lord is mindful of me and he knows that I need and want his help as I make important life decisions.

Day 117, 118, 119 - Way 117, 118, 119

117 (Friday) Today I am grateful for my mother and her dedication to her call to serve. I know it isn't always easy to do what you are called to do, because sometimes our callings are difficult for us to understand. But I testify that the Lord knows us on an individual basis and he would not ask my mother to serve in a capacity that she is not right for. I love her for working hard to be the best she possibly can be.

118 (Saturday) I am so thrilled that the Lord has given me so many blessings. I know that he blesses each of us as we strive to be obedient to his commands. I am very unworthy at times for the blessings he has in store for me, but the moment I decide to choose his path, the blessings flow. There is a scripture in Malachi (3:10) where the Lord speaks about paying tithing and how we will not have room enough to receive the blessings from doing as the Lord asks. Although he is specifically talking about tithing, I think he would also say something very similar about obedience to all his commands. If we will prove to him our faithfulness, we will not have room to receive the blessings he has in store.

119 (Sunday)Today the Lord worked mighty and powerful miracles. The voice of the Lord is not still. He continues to make revelations that bless our lives. First of all let me just say that I love and honor and sustain my Stake Presidency and the Stake Presidencies that serve in our area. Today they told us that the East Mill Creek 19th Ward of which we have been a part of would be divided in to 4 wards. This revelation came because the activity rate of Young Single Adults in the church is alarmingly low and it is important that there be more priesthood accountability and stewardship. I received confirmation of this revelation and feel so excited to be a part of this new change. Although I am terribly saddened that my uncle and his amazing counselors have been released from their callings, I am thrilled with our new bishopric. I know that they are called of God and that they have been chosen for this time and this ward. I am terrible at names, so I will have to post the other two names after our ward activity tomorrow, but the new Bishop is Bishop Steve Bowman and his first counselor is Brother Monson (who I like to call uncle Monsen, cause my cousin married his daughter!) I had a wonderful spiritual experience that allowed me to know that Bishop Bowman was the right person for the job and I am so happy that I was prepared to receive this witness. I really haven't been a good member of the church the last year or so and I know that it has not been easy for those that were stewards over me to see me faltering, but I want them to know that I am sorry and I am grateful that they are forgiving men that can understand that I would not have been able to handle the last few weeks and months without every single one of them. I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is on the earth today in all of it's fullness. I know that the priesthood has been restored and I also know that the Lord has established a church whereby men and women may be edified together (Doctrine and Covenants 84:109-110) so that they may get through this probationary state and return to live with our Heavenly Father. I am grateful that I could be a part of this miraculous day.

Day 116 - Way 116

I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father that knows me and knows when I need his help. I am grateful for priesthood blessings that I have received at various times in my life that have all reminded me of a sacred responsibility and capacity I have. I am grateful that the spirit can remind me, at my darkest hour, of the blessings that have been promised to me through my faith and obedience. I needed my Heavenly Father today, and he did not let me down, once I turned to him.

Day 115 - Way 115

My best friends give me so much support and strength. The prophets have counseled us to sorround ourselves with peoplw that help us to become better and set high standards ans examples. My best friends do just that. I am grateful for their unending love!

Day 114 - Way 114

I am grateful for my family. We are so awesome together. I think we absolutely picked each other in Heaven, cause we really are just too awesome together. I love the quirks that we each have and I love the honesty we can share with each other. I want my daddy, my mommy, my sister, my older married in but not the less special brother, my older younger brother and my younger brother to know that I sincerely love each and every one of them and could not do this life without all of them!

Day 112, 113 - Way 112, 113

(112) Sunday July 20- My opportunity today was to rely on the spirit. I didn't do the best I could have so I am praying to learn to rely on the spirit more. I know that I can be a righteous and worthy daughter of God, and I know that if I put my faith in my Saviour he will lead me down the right path for my life.

(113) Monday July 21- This sickness is really wearing on me now. I feel really good when I sit still or lie down. So, of course I make myself believe that I am much better and I stand up and try to do something. My energy is drained in seconds. I am grateful for my best friends mother today. She is a doctor and she convinced me that I need to just rest. I need to stop trying to do things that I don't have energy for and I need to just wait until I'm better before I do anything.

Day 109, 110, 111 - Way 109, 110, 111

I thought I was doing much better with keeping track of my blog, but being sick means some things get unintentionally forgotten. I will just list three miracles that I've experienced over the past few days, which are not necessarily day specific.
First, when I needed to talk to my mommy and daddy, I was able to. I really just needed them and so thanks to Skype, I didn't have to fly over to Japan to see them. The second is the miracle of forgiveness. My oldest brother and I DO NOT usually get along, we just can't seem to see eye to eye, but when I really needed a hug, I asked him for one and he said of course. Finally, I have been worried sick about my little brother because he is working away at a camp in Colorado, where he gets no phone service and he can only use the internet once a week. Just as I started to really get nervous about whether or not he was ok, he was online and I was able to chat with him for about an hour. I am grateful that a loving Heavenly Father knows the desires of my heart and blesses my family with his love.

Day 108 - Way 108

The miracle today is "my parents were right". Yes, hold the phone, stop the pressses, this is a phenomenal testament that may only be given this one time! My parents said the dogs would be fine if they were kept outside all day, well today I was home all day to see that they were right. My dogs survived. I love taking care of these dogs and spoiling them, but I am also VERY HAPPY to see that they are capable of taking care of themselves outside for the day! Mom and Dad, I love you and perhaps I'll take some of your other advice now!

Day 107 - Way 107

Today I am grateful for the miracle of the restoration of the priesthood to the earth. I am especially grateful for the exercise of that priesthood by righteous priesthood holders in providing much needed priesthood blessings. I have been very ill today and needed the strength that comes from receiving a blessing. I am grateful to my cousins for living worthy to provide that blessing to me today.

Day 105 and 106 - Way 105 and 106

105- Sorry I counldn't post on time. I didn't have access to the internet. Today my blessing was family. I got to visit with my family for a small party for one of my cousins that will be leaving to serve a fulltime mission in Brazil at the end of this month. We got to talk with his older sister who just recently got engaged. She told her whole engagement story and told the younger cousins about her desire to be sealed in the temple. i am very grateful to be a part of an eternal family and hope that I can be obedient and live righteously so I can be with my family forever.

106- Today I am grateful for the miracle of patience. I had to learn a lot of patience today. My cellphone decided to act up this morning, in fact, it decided to erase EVERYTHING! I hadn't backed it up since the last week of June, so all of my 4th of July photos and more importantly my pictures I took at my best friends wedding, were all erased. After sitting with computer techs for about 3 hours, we determined I could not get any of it back. It was difficult to understand why this had to happen. I know that I am learning so much patience and even more, understanding of the insignificance of technology and little bits of data. I may actually miss a few appointments over the next couple weeks, because all of my calendar was wiped clean, but I will learn that it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. So, for those of you out there that I may have made appointments with, please remind me of them. Also, send me your contact information again, either by calling me or emailing me, because it is literally all gone.

Day 104 - Way 104

Ok, I tried this a couple days ago and I am thinking it might be helpful to any of my friends or family or other readers that may not be familiar with the terms I use to describe The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so when I use a term that you may not be familiar with, click on that word or phrase, and you should be directed to LDS.org, where the topic is discussed in the Gospel Topics section.(I have created direct links to that specific topic.) If somehow I skip a word or phrase that you may not be familiar with, please post a comment and I will attempt to find a link that will explain the concept. Enjoy!

Todays miracle is simple. I love the gospel and the organization of Christ's church here on the earth. I gain so much strength from learning by the Spirit. I am grateful for a loving visiting teacher and friends that encourage and support me. I am grateful for the opportunity I have to pay tithing. I pray that I will not have a selfish desire to do it, but that I will honestly be able to say that I pay to the Lord, what little he asks, in order to pay back the debt I owe to him. I am grateful for my little brother for his example of righteous living and for his willingness to attend church with me!

Day 103 - Way 103

Today I am grateful for the blessing of family and friends. I have been so blessed with people who surroud me and love me. The best part of it is that I love them as well. I have been blessed to know some pretty exceptional and fantastic people that show so much kindness to me. They provide me so many opportunities to grow and become stronger and I am eternally grateful for them. I want to tell my friends that have truly been there for me over the past three months, just how much I love and appreciate all that they have done for me. I can't be as strong as I am without the support and strength from these amazing people. Once again, I am also grateful for Beezer and Bryce for their neverending friendship and love. I am so happy for them and can't wait for their return in just over a week!

Day 102 - Way 102

Ok, the long awaited and anticipated question is answered here. What is the miracle I believe has changed and blessed my world? Read on.

The miracle today is the blessing of the Lords sacred house. Today, my very best friend in the whole world, went to the temple with her eternal sweetheart where they became eternal companions. I really believe there is significance in my life because if this. I honestly believe that the choice to go to the temple is the most important and sacred decision a person can make in this life. It truly signifies a persons understanding of the great eternal and everlasting plan of a loving Heavenly Father. I believe you can find pleasure in being married in this life for time. However, I also firmly believe that to be sealed in the temple to the one you love, for all eternity, will bring you eternal happiness, greater than any pleasure or "earthly happiness" you will experience. I am so very grateful for my best friend and her husband for setting that example for me. I am honored to call them my friends.

Day 101 - Way 101

Today I am so grateful for patience, for compassion, for forgiveness. I am ever so grateful that I have been blessed with the very best of friends. I am grateful that I have an amazing boss that just helps me to keep going. I am grateful for my friends at work and for their amazing lives that they have lived. I am grateful for my community for the feelings of charity that we have one toward another. I am grateful that I have been taught to look beyond the insignificant and love people for the good inside. I am grateful that I am so blessed to have a home to come home to every night and an adorable dog that is so loving. Miracles surround me and I am truly grateful.

Day 100 - Way 100

That's right, we are 1/7th of the way! It's incredible how fast time flies. This morning I got to talk to my mommy for a long time and it was so nice. I think that the miracle today is three fold. First, we have the technology to allow us to communicate instantly from opposite sides of the globe. Second, my mommy can still be there for me when I am trying to figure out dating and love and relationships, third, my mommy knows and I know that although we love each other, we don't have to spend all of our time together! I am grateful for these miracles.

Just as a way to keep track of what I'm up to, I went to work today, then to school (web design and classical guitar) and then home to practice guitar. I also took a friend to the airport between my classes. He will be gone to Peru until August 10th. I will actually miss him quite a bit. Also, another one of my friends just got a job yesterday, so he will be moving to Southern Utah in August. I guess this is the time in my life where a lot of changes are going to happen.

Day 99 - Way 99

Today was a rough day. To be completely honest, I didn't feel like I had much of a day at all until about five minutes ago. Although I could ramble on about the things that I wish I would have done today, I won't. Instead I will say that I got through the day. I have only 2 full days left until the most exciting thing in my world happens, so the miracle today is that I made it through this day long enough to get tothispoint where I could ponder and reflect on the last year and the amazing journey I have been on and the thrilling journey that lies ahead! I'd say more, but it would ruin the excitement!

Day 98 - Way 98

Today was an awesome day. I seriously feel on top of the world. I spent most of the afternoon and all of the evening with a great friend that is so much fun to be around. I feel like I can be myself, stubborn, quirky, sarcastic, caring me when I am around him. Talking to him never gets old. If I could pick a miracle for the day, it would be that I have someone around me that I can talk to for hours on end and never get bored with. He is smart and funny and calls me on all of my quirks. It's just awesome to be around someone that gets me, no strings attached. My friend is leaving on Wednesday for 32 days, to go to Peru to climb a few mountains. I am grateful that I had time available today I could spend with him before he leaves.

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DeLacy- You are falling behind on your comments! Let's get it together! :)

Day 97 - Way 97

Today the miracle is friendship. My best friend in the whole world is getting married on Friday and it will be one of the biggest moments in my life. I am getting the best best-friend-in-law ever. He is so amazingly perfect for her. I am so happy for them. Now, that is a miracle in and of itself, but the bigger miracle is the way our friendship has gotten stronger through the past couple of months. I have had friends get married before and honestly, I expected the same thing to happen this time, slowly and gradually your friendship fades, because there is a new priority in your life. Well this hasn't been the case. In fact, my best friend has become a better friend than I could ever imagine. She can see when I need her help and she gives me the best encouragement and support when I need it the most. I am so grateful for her wisdom and love. We are only two months apart in age, and I'm the older one, but she never lets that stop her from putting me in my place and giving me advice. I am grateful for the gospel and the knowledge I have that she will soon be sealed to the best man for her, for all eternity. I am so thrilled to have a new best friend!

Day 96 - Way 96

Ok, four miracles today that I want to bring up.

First, I am grateful for the miracle of integrity and honesty and self discipline. My parents taught me well. They taught me to trust myself in situations where the right thing to do isn't always the most fun or exciting thing to do. We counted money today after our Lions Club 4th of July, although most of the money pays for the food and supplies that ran the event, the opportunity I faced was remembering my integrity and protecting that money from people who might selfishly hoard it, including myslef. The money I counted today was literally more than the money I made total for all of last year. I could have gone on a huge trip with that money, but it wasn't mine, and thanks to parents that raised me right, the Lions Club had all of their money deposited today!

The second miracle is 30 bottles of ketchup! Today I returned about 30 bottles of ketchup to the stores I had purchased them at on Thursday night. I am so grateful that Walmart and Target will take bake unused merchandise.

The third miracle is the miracle of flight. I got to go up to the Univesity of Utah residence halls tonight to watch fireworks, while we were watching, the airMed helicopters kept taking off and landing, right in front of us. It was so awesome to see them I can't believe how they do it!

The fourth miracle, probably the most exciting, just because it is such great news. My cousin Erin is getting married October 2nd and my best friends Kenny and Syd are getting married late September or early October. They just got engaged this morning! I am very happy for them and wish them the very best!

Day 95 - Way 95

Perhaps it's technology, but I believe it's a miracle that a mothers intuition can span the globe and even go beyond time zones. Today, I was having a pretty good time celebrating the 4th of July through a spirit of service. I volunteer in the East Mill Creek Lions Club and for our 4th of July Family Celebration, I had a whole lot of work to do. During the day, I checked my phone pretty frequently, and I had no new emails all morning. Then suddenly I received an email from my mother in the middle of the day. She reminded me of something really important and helped me to be patient in a difficult moment at the park that occured about 3 minutes after I read her email. I believe that her intuition told her to write me when she did, so I could read the email when I really needed it. Thank you mom for the reminder!

Day 94 - Way 94

Miracles come in some crazy packages. Today the miracle was 80 bottles of ketchup!
We have our annual East Mill Creek Lions Club 4th of July Family Celebration tomorrow, and surprise, surprise, we forgot to buy a few things, so I took the responsibility to go to Walmart and Target to buy those things. So, into my shopping cart I put: masking tape, permanent markers, poster board, creamers, sugar, Splenda, tent stakes, pens, pickles, lettuce and 80 BOTTLES OF KETCHUP! I am grateful that I had the ability to help the club in this way. I had enough money in my bank account to buy this stuff, and I can get reimbursed tomorrow. Let's just hope that 500 or more people don't need more than 80 bottles of ketchup for breakfast (I guess I should say, with their breakfast so it doesn't sound like that's all we're offering!)Happy Fourth of July!

Day 93 - Way 93

A simple miracle. Today I really learned that the first fret on the second string on the guitar is a C. I have been struggling to pick up the guitar and all the notes and techniques that you need in order to play anything decent. Well, today, after weeks of coaxing, I finally internalized C. It sounds stupid as I write it, but it means something to me. I am learning, just a whole lot slower than everyone else in the class. I'm proud of this accomplishment!

Day 92 -Way 92

Today I had time to send a package to my parents. They have been asking for this package for over a month now. And it seemed that every free moment I had, I was preparing this package for them, but it wasn't until today, that I really has time to just send it. I think it's a miracle that my boss went out of town this week and suggested that I also take some time off while she is gone. I got a lot accomplished today (bathrooms clean, laundry room clean, fertilizer for lawn finally purchased, and I got Doug to come help me with some other much needed things. the miracle today, was that i had time for what needed to be done.