A Working Girl!

This is just a quick update on what's going on, which may be old news for some of you...

I am working at Barnes & Noble again! I started work at the beginning of this month. For now, it's just part-time and it's temporary, which means I need to find another job soon, but for now it's nice to be back. I love working there! I'm surprised how many people still work there that I worked with before. I'm also surprised how much the store has changed!

I also received a calling in my ward. I am second counselor in the Relief Society presidency. I'm SO excited! We had our first presidency meeting last night, and there is much to do. I'm grateful to be able to serve in this capacity! I love the other girls in my presidency! They are incredible, and I feel super blessed to work with such wonderful women!

I still miss Rexburg dearly! I wish I could go visit! Eden and some others came down from Rexburg for Thanksgiving, and it made me wish I could go back with them. Eden and I joked about trading places. Haha! Hopefully next year, I'll be able to make a visit to Rexburg. For now, I'll just have to live vicariously through all of my friends who are still there and through a bunch of people in my ward who will be going there in January.

Lastly, I'm so grateful for missionaries! I have been thinking about them even more lately just because of the opportunity I have to get to see sister missionaries every Sunday and because I have a cousin and 3 really close friends on missions right now. I also have tons of friends who have just put in their papers or received their call, and it makes me so excited! Serving a mission is the best thing I've been able to do thus far, and I loved it! I think about my mission every day! I try to continue to be a missionary and support the missionaries in the field. I have written a few letters to my friends on missions in the last 24 hours, and I've reflected a lot on my own mission. There is much work to do in the kingdom of the Lord, and missionary work is a huge part of that work. He needs each of us to do our part. The kingdom cannot roll forward without our great missionary force. I'm grateful for the missionaries in my life because of their examples and because they remind me of what is most important and who I need to become.

It is so nice to be home and be working and serving. It makes being in San Diego much easier. :)

Just Remember Who Will Win in the End

I'm not gonna lie, I was disappointed to hear Obama reelected as president. I was really hoping for Romney to take office, although I was guessing Obama would win over Romney. I was hoping for something out of the ordinary to happen. And that just isn't in the cards for America right now. But no matter what happens, somebody is going to disagree and be unhappy. 

One of my good friends said, "If the election doesn't come out the way you want it to, please remember that the voters voted the way the voters voted. Obama is not a socialist or the anti-Christ. Romney is not a puppet to religious leaders or an elitist. These are both smart, qualified men. The policies they portray may have either a positive or negative effect on the country. If you are upset over the election, please allow it to be for political, issue-based reasons...not because you're a Republican or a Democrat...or because you like or dislike the personality, religion, or race of an individual candidate."

I personally believe that Heavenly Father is involved in the details of our lives. Just as He has a plan for my life, He has a plan for everything, including this country. We have to remember He knows everything; He sees the big picture. It is all in His hands.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said, "The future of this world has long been declared; the final outcome between good and evil is already know. There is absolutely no question as to who wins because the victory has already been posted on the scoreboard."

Our decisions and choices are not insignificant in the eyes of the Lord. He knows the intents and desires of our hearts, and He will be the ultimate judge. Continue to live righteously, trust in Him, and have hope. Just remember, He wins in the end. :)