Shake It Off!

Sometimes we just have to shake it off. Just forget what happens and let it slide off the shoulders. Forget about it. We all have days where we don't want to talk to anyone. But a friend once told me that we just gotta forget about and deal with it. So Shake it off!! Players gonna play. Haters gonna hate. We see people and we are jealous of them. We see them happy and we want that. As I watch people I see things that I want in my life, that I can't actually have. It has been a rough couple of weeks and there are more rough weeks to come. As we come to this holiday season, I want to start to LOVE more and serve more. I don't want a lot of presents, I just want people to see how much I really do love and thank them for what they have done for me. Without some of the people in my life, I really don't know where I would actually be. The gospel has actually helped me to stay focused on what exactly is important in my life. Many know that I want to serve a mission and that won't end until the day I get back from my mission. I want to serve my Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ, because without them I would not be able to live my life and have the blessings and trials that make me who I am. Without the atonement and love from Jesus Christ we wouldn't be able to see how much he gave his life for us to live. To serve others.

Life is hard. But like my idol Taylor Swift says, "Shake It Off!"

Till next week! Love you guys!

Hannah

Trials Bring Us Closer to Him!

Wow! It has been a while since I have written. Life just kind of hopped on the back and we just kind of took a ride... Yes it has been Netflix and shows. Plus two trips to Disneyland! :) One with all of my family and one with one of my best friends. By the way if this gets me off the hook, it was her first time.. (I'll show you some pictures.) but there has been a lot more in my life as well. A huge thing that I have had to kind of cope with and bring myself closer to my Heavenly Father. It was probably one of the hardest things that I will eve have to go through in my life. Let's just say I don't think I have ever leaned harder on the gospel. I believe that this trial has and will make me a better person in the long run. I have actually felt more humble and more loving to my family than I have ever before. I think sometimes Satan gets in the way and pulls us as families apart. As I have been studying the "Preach My Gospel" handbook for missionaries it brings up as the first part to teach: Families and your purpose in your life. It really has given me a perspective on life. I actually have found my favorite all time scripture in Mosiah. Mosiah chapter 3 verses 19 and 20. It really helps in life to help become meek and humble just as a little child and to listen to what the scriptures are actually teaching us. I believe the scriptures are a true blessing to help us return to our Heavenly Father. Without the scriptures, worldly things would be more centered. With the scriptures we are put to test through the faith of the prophets of old, but our trials are different yet still have the same meaning. Even though we have a different style of some of the things they were tried with, we still can find repentance exactly like the Book of Mormon has shown. Joseph Smith has prepared and translated these scriptures for us to read and for us to study to help us become more like our Savior Jesus Christ. As this Christmas season comes, one thing that I want to change and be better at is loving others around me so that they can feel the love and to love myself more than I do right now. There is no better way to have service than to have service to the people around you! Serve others and He will then serve you in many different ways. I have learned throughout many of my trials that we never get the help exactly when we need it but when He thinks we need it. Be strong and remember who you are! I love you guys and want to thank you guys for reading this.  Here's some Disneyland pictures! :)

 Carsland is awesome!! :)

And just a little sunset picture for you guys! :)

Be strong! & always stand for what is right!

-Hannah 

Meet the Mormons!

What a great documentary film!! Last night I had the opportunity to go see Meet the Mormons. Its about 6 Mormons who live this wonderful gospel. Words can't even describe how touched I was. It's not just a mormon movie but a uplifting movie that shows just normal people living and serving. It shows that mormons aren't the "Media" but we do actually serve, and we enjoy family. I am so thankful for the opportunity to live in such a great gospel. To have the ability to serve people. Through service you become closer to your Heavenly Father. I am so thankful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ and through him I can become closer to my Heavenly Father. Though we have trials we can follow his example. Nothing like a great way to get many non members to understand who we are and what we believe in. I encourage all religions, all races, and all people to see this movie. I'm not trying to convert you but just encourage what we believe. Check it out! MeetTheMormons.com

I love you guys! Thanks for sticking with me!

Love Hannah!

Take a Hike!

Well there has been a lot of things that have gone on in the past week.... Last week was just a good week and the end of the week was just swell as well.. We ended the week with a well needed saturday and sunday of General Conference. Some of you who might be reading this might not be mormon. So let me explain to you what General Conference is all about... You get four sessions. Two are on saturday and two are on sunday. The prophet and many others speak at the sessions. You are probably thinking, how did you sit and stare at the t.v. that long.. Well get this you feel the spirit so strongly that you forget you are even at home watching it on t.v.. At least I could stay in my pajamas all day. :) haha. No but it really is such a great and powerful blessing sitting and listening to our prophet, as well as other speakers. It reminds us that he is so close to the spirit.

Anyways, today was just fantastic. Kaylee Mackelprang and I went to the temple today and took many pictures. It was just a fantastic time. Then we climbed a little mountain and took many more pictures. It was kind of nice just forgetting about the world and just climbing to see the whole Las Vegas Valley. Pretty cool right. Well because your listening to me write this nonsense post, I guess I can at least show you some pictures.... Here ya go!

Well have a great week. && Remember who you are & what you stand for!

Love Hannah:)

Most Uplifting Thing Ever!

What a crazy week it has been and I am so sorry if you are just now reading it... Not knowing how many people actually read this dumb blog anyway. It's just kind of nice to put stuff out there in case other people are going through the same thing... I recently had one of the most spiritual, uplifting things happen to me this past weekend. If you didn't know I am LDS or Mormon. I have been LDS all my life and I am happy to be called that. But I experienced one of the most spiritually things given  to me. On Saturday, I had the opportunity to fast to help myself know that what comes from above is not taken lightly and that gifts are not always the way it seems and that my Patriarch would be given the spirit to help Heavenly Father give me my Patriarchal Blessing. On sunday morning I had the opportunity to receive that blessing and to become acquainted with my future. It doesn't give an exact future but gives you warnings and helps you prepare for what is to come. I could feel the spirit so strongly that I had tears coming for no reason. That right there is such an amazing experience that I will never forget. I am so thankful for my Patriarchal Blessing because I do know that it comes from my Heavenly Father and that it is meant for me and my future and no one can change the meaning to what I have in store. It's my own personal scripture and I am so thankful for the opportunity I had to receiving my own personal scripture. Love you guys! Stay Strong.

What's Your Safe Haven?

Everyone has a safe haven, a place where you go to just find comfort. A room, a book, a t.v. show... Everyone has one. Yeah, some of the places are hard to just stay by yourself. Mine is running, my room, music, photography and t.v. shows. They make me feel like I belong. Like I should be around still. We all go through some pretty rough things in life. Whether it be bullying, divorce between families, friend drama, and the list goes on. Sometimes people aren't there, there isn't anyone to talk to. That's exactly why I thought to write this post. This is part of my safe haven, to write what I think of, what I believe, and what I feel like others are going through. Find friends who will be by your side where ever you go. Those friends will be there for you in some of those hardest times. Some friends can be across the world, but if you need them they will be there for you! Find a place you can go to, where you can get away from the world and where you can be by yourself. It will make you feel a little better about yourself. I know that going to my little place makes me feel like I can conquer the world.

See you guys in a few.. And just remember who you are and what you stand for. Someone will always be there for you! :)

Mind Blowing! Literally..

Woah.. It has been a couple crazy days. Somedays seem longer than others and others just seem super short. Life just keeps moving and keeps getting extremely harder and harder. Lately as you have seen in recent postings, I have been training for a half marathon. Well on Monday I ran from my house to the Hollywood Recreation Center. Which is about 5.6 miles. I would of never thought that I could run that, but training really does get you ready for anything. Then I skipped Tuesday and I ran on Wednesday, I got up before the sun (4:30) and ran 6.56 miles. That's almost 7 mi of hills and blisters and rashes. Yeah, you may think that you can never do it but once you hit the last couple you can just run for days. Some days are easier than others. You have to start somewhere whether its just a run around the block or up a hill, its something and something is better than nothing. Eating healthy helps as well! When you eat healthy and choose wisely its easier for your body to run.
As you get older I believe that somethings get harder. Some people have bills to pay. Some spend it on clothes, but having a budget makes you feel better about yourself. When you do it makes things less stressful, less miserable to live. I hate seeing people struggle. When I do see people struggle, all I want is to help them. Yesterday, I had the opportunity of going with my grandma to help take care of one of her family members. She lives in a memory care facility. She suffers from somewhat of an Alzheimer's disease. Seeing her go through that of which she doesn't recall any memory of the present and her asking every few minutes who you are really changes a person. Makes you want to have the best memories so you can remember the good times. She even knows she lives with it and she hates it. Seeing the other members in the facility whose stories are just horrendous, one of the ladies lived in Oregon and her sister said let's take a road trip. She said alright, and they headed down the coast and ended up in Las Vegas, where she now resides, she doesn't get any family visitors, and she remembers that of which her sister did to her. She basically left her there to care for herself, no love, no care. It shows just how much you should love your family even when you hate them! Sometimes our Heavenly Father puts us in rough places for us to go through, but getting through them, those are the best accomplishments. I was so surprised and glad I had the awesome experience of going with her and spending the day and learning of the past the she remembered and how in love she was with her husband. I can't wait for the day I am able to marry in the House of the Lord. That will be the best memory, other than the day I have kids.