April 7, 2014

oh my goodness i miss you so much klayton kelsey! can you believe you will be home one year from now? I am freaking out kind of, of excitement :) I hope you enjoyed your open when letter for today you sneaky boy :) The time will soon be here, so make the next year worth it! I hope you enjoyed conference this weekend! I sure did. It is the most I have ever payed attention and I got so much out of it, there is so much I want to improve on. I love president Uchtdorf! haha he is my favorite... he just has a way of saying things that stick into my mind. And president eyeringl ha he always has a huge grin on his face, i love it. And president Monson, how could anyone not love him? They are all so happy. I hope one day we will be able to be so close to Christ and our Heavenly Father that we will be as happy as those men. Did you catch that Elder Scott's wife waited for him when he went on his mission?!? haha I was so excited when I heard that, I wrote in my notes, "she waited!!!!" :) but anyways I will be writing you a letter about conference. I hope you were able to receive answers to all your questions! I thought of you a lot during it. funny story :) so i went to donate plasma this week and there was this guy that was screening me before i went in to donate, and he saw my ring on my finger and asked if i was engaged and i said, "he is on a mission, so yeah kind of :)) haha and he was like "ohhh ok so you're not really sure if it will work out?" and i said, "um, well i'm pretty sure it will work out" ha and he was like, "oh yeah pretty sure is the key there" haha dang boy! he was like trying to talk me out of waiting, what. a. newb. ;) p.s. i'm sure i will marry you, no pretty included in that statement. I hope that your teaching and preaching and serving is going well :) Do the people there have televisions to watch conference? or does everyone meet at the stake center or something? I guess I take for granted being able to watch it on tv. I came home last night because I was bored... I am still living in Ogden but I come home a lot on weekends because there is nothing to do there. I was planning on staying in Ogden this weekend but I was having a bad night last night, just feeling really lonely, so I decided to drive home last night. School get's out on the 24th so i will be moving back to benson on like the 26th or so.... it will be good to come home i'm sick of college. haha it's just too lonely. I try to have fun with it though, and it has been good for me to move away and be more independent. I don't know what will be happening next year, I will go to weber still but idk where i will live or who with or anything yet. I'll figure it out though :) Hey i was going to go visit your family today! i texted your mom but she didn't text back until like 10, i don't think she had her phone with her... so that didn't work out haha i should have called or something. I am excited for you to be able to talk to your family on Mother's day. :) mostly for your mommy, cause she understands how much i miss you the most out of anyone :) ha  well klay, i love you. One year to go :) keep up the good work and don't give up!!!!!!

P.s. graham's birthday is on the 10th! So you should send him an email or something today!! :)

Klay:

well this was a beautiful week. there was much to be overjoyed about, listening to our leaders and understanding what our heavenly father desires of us. i am glad that we came out of the blindness lou. . . really im not going to lie i didnt understand conference nor the church for the majority of my life. and it makes me sad. because i failed often and hurt many that i didnt have to. i wish that i could have seen through all the fog and dust that satan was kicking in my face, life would have had a lot less regret in my life. i am trying to live it all in a way that i have no regret but its all a challenge. the mission is a real heart yanker . but it helps to have a faithful and precious girl back home that loves me more than sweet talking pretty boys ;) you just keep being stubborn and through Christ i will help exalt you on high :) i love you. i know what the plan is and the lighting has made it clear. the mission has changed me. i am still me and i still have my same little wierdness that i hope that you loved haha but i see what God wants me to. i fight daily to overcome sin, and its very hard when there isnt a lot of success to not let it a little loose. its hard to work for a whole week and not see any fruits. if it wasnt for the recent converts i would just cry. haha. . . no . . . but seriously. thank you for not making me worry about your well being. thank you for always wearing your seat belt :) thank you for word slapping the pretty boys :) they have no idea what you are worth :) . . .shhhh. . .i do :) i am happy for the direction we have recieved from the conference and i am super excited to see your letter with the application to us :) making some plans :) just keep kicking em away :) they are like flies. . .:) hehe. i would like to be able to tell you a whole ton of success stories right now. . .but. . .we havent had a whole ton of luck. but God will provide. hey! in the priesthood session elder oaks said that if a woman has a calling in the church or leaves on the mission, she has the authority of the priesthood :) and when you marry me. . .shh . .you have the authority to teach little ones haha. i want you to be happy lou. if you need to you can go to utah state. . .even though its not so great. . . haha so that you can be with our family! :) pray for a little while, ask God what to do and then listen. do what He tells you to. i love you my little lou bugga you just keep fighting :) you have to admit that it flew by! during didnt pass by so fast, but it was certainly quick. and yes. . .she waited. .. . also :) love you bugga!