crumbl and grocery shopping!

Hey guys!!

The other day I was reading out of “The Gospel at 30,000 feet” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf and he shared a thought that I loved; “What mattered to him was that I was doing the best I could, that my heart was inclined toward him, and that I was willing to help those around me. I know if I did the best I could all would be well. And all was well.” This struck me because sometimes my days suck. I wonder how I can go from having the best day, to the next being so hard. I wake up and just think wow today is going to be a long one or I’m not feeling my best. And that is OKAY!! My best everyday is going to look different. If my best one day is even just getting ready and smiling at someone on the bus, at least I didn’t give up. Heavenly father is constantly cheering us on, he promises us he has our back if we turn to him and trust in him.

College life is pretty much the same every week. I go to practice, go to school, and go to practice again. Then somehow find time for tutoring, eating, recovering, and sleeping. I like being busy though because it makes being away from home a little be easier. No time means no time to think haha. I am actually doing good though. I get a little more used to being here every week and creating a life of my own. We just had fall break this past Monday and Tuesday, but it wasn’t much of a break. We had a lot of practicing and student athlete commitments to make. This week I went on a “hike” which was not a hike to me because it wasn’t in the mountains. It was a 7 mile walk in a grass prairie, which was pretty. I’ll take anything outside that I can get. It is finally cooling down here which is very nice. I am a 65-degree weather kind of girl. I got to go to crumble (the aggie blue mint cookie is AMAZING 10/10) and trader joes. Definitely the highlight of my week which seems sad when I say it out loud lol. Maybe I’ll make a post of my favorites sometime this week!! I am currently deciding what to be for Halloween so if you have suggestions let me know! I am really hoping there will be a trunk or treat or something since I’d always go with my family at home, it feels like a tradition. Plus, I guess college is all about partying and I don’t really do that, so I am going to have to find a way to entertain myself while everyone else is out all night.

Today I was sitting in church, there is about 18 of us and most of them are converts or investigators. We were having a lesson about tithing and a recent convert had a very strong opinion that the church is stealing from us and that they are wasting our money. We tried to explain to him that the money helps do a lot of things, including utilities for church buildings, so he went and turned off all the lights and we had our meeting in the dark so it wouldn’t waste our money. He then proceeded to say he has given a lot of his money to the church (more than 10%) and he has been blessed for it. But he was still mad and told us if we weren’t giving 100% to the lord and not wasting money than we were all making bad choices. I had no idea what to do. I started to feel very defensive, but I knew that’s not how the lord wanted me to respond. I didn’t say anything other than we just have to have faith and be willing to do what the lord asks of us. It was crazy and I wish I knew what to do in that situation.

Some things that are brining light into my life right now is the fact that I get to see my family in a month! Mom is coming in a week! Cooking (Ill start sharing what I make) ! by far my favorite, amazon shopping! and meets start this week!

Elliott <3