Looking up... and out

I know it will be hard when I actually have to leave Salt Lake but I've changed my mentality about things.

I'm even more open to meeting new people and establishing new relationships now. Am I little bit scared by that, because of how short the contact in person will be? Yes, but the reward is so worth it.

This week has been a giant step for me socially and emotionally, but I'll look back on it and be so glad that I took those steps and nurtured those relationships.

Also, random new fact, (but the parents don't know about it yet...) I'm applying to BYU. I'm looking to get a degree in Family Studies or Communication Disorders. If I get in, get scholarships, and save like crazy I would most likely go in January.

I'd really love to serve a mission, but the Lord wants me to do some other things first.

P.S. Stood up and bore my testimony in front of the ward today. Talk about nerve-wracking, but it was great!