A phenomenal up and down day

Yesterday I woke up groggy and sunburned. Granted-I'm not nearly as sunburned as Caitie or Ted-but it's still a bit painful (especially my scalp). I went to church and the floodgates opened. We had fast and testimony meeting first. I really think 75% of those testimonies were testimonies I needed to hear. It was a powerful meeting. The main focus was the Savior. That's where the power came. Whenever anyone testifies of our Savior, the spirit is there in abundance. It's amazing.

The next meeting was Relief Society. Caitie taught. She taught about missionary work. When the scripture came up about how much joy we'll have in the kingdom if we bring but one soul unto Christ, one girl talked about her dad being the only member in his family, but because he is a member, generations into the future will be blessed with the gospel. I thought of my Mom. What a powerful example. I am so grateful for the missionaries who brought the gospel to my Mom's family. That one missionary has brought literally hundreds maybe thousands of missionaries all over the world into the Church.

The next meeting was Sunday school. Brandon taught Sunday School. He's a great teacher. We learned about Samson and how the people kept turning their back on the Lord and then they would repent and have the spirit and the cycle continued on. Great lesson. :)

I walked home and checked my email. There was a letter from Rob. "Exciting News" was the subject. I knew what it was before I opened it. Her name is Emily, she's 20, she's a ball of fun and energy and his family adores her. My initial response was genuine excitement and happiness for them. About ten minutes later it really hit me. I cried for about an hour. I wrote part of a song. I wrote a poem. I cried some more. I prayed. I am again genuinely happy for them. They will be a wonderful couple. It just wasn't right for Rob and me to be together. The Lord helped me with that. I'm so grateful.

I took a much-needed nap and then ate ice cream with my roomates. They made me laugh-like they always do. I prepared a spiritual thought for ward prayer. I talked to my parents on the phone. They always inspire me. Ted came over and we went to the UPC to have a meeting and get ready for ward choir practice. We talked about the pioneer fireside. We jammed on the piano. We sang. Ward chior practice started. We had at least 25 people there. I smiled the entire time. Ted is an incredible director. The fun and excitement of music is there and people are attracted to that. Enthusiasm is a powerful draw and Ted has that in abundance.

After choir, Ted, Rachel and her boyfriend Rob all wanted to jam. We all played and sang for a little while and then Rachel and I wanted to talk. Ted and Rob gave us great background music while we talked about life and relationships and spiritual experiences we've had. I cried. She cried. The Lord is so good to us. She challenged me to not be afraid to take risks. I'm going to take a risk. I need to be ready to open myself up to relationships again. I think I'm ready. My friend Scott challenged me to go on a date this week. I'm going to do it. I'm ready. What a day. What a wonderful, up and down day. Those are needed sometimes. :) Life is great!