The Tides Have Turned

A lot has happened in the last little while. 

In Fact, things change daily. 

It seems to be that when you think you have your life planned out, something always gets thrown in the way. 

When something gets thrown in your way, change has to happen. 

But... Change is good, because change means you are learning and growing. 

Oh how the tides have turned. 

The only explanation I have to give can't be simply done in words...

Discipleship and Dating

"Do you want capability, safety, and security in dating and romance, in married life and eternity? Be a true disciple of Jesus. Be a genuine, committed, word-and-deed Later-day Saint. Believe that your faith has everything to do with your romance, because it does. You separate dating from discipleship at your peril. Jesus Christ, the light of the world, is the only lamp by which you can successfully see the path of love and happiness. How should I love thee? As he does, for that way 'never failtheth' (1 Corinthians 13:8, Moroni 7:46)" -Jeffery R. Holland 

Dating isn't always as fun as it is cracked up to be, but it's through these experiences that we come to know what our heart truly desires. 

Recent Discovery: Someone can have all the qualities you could possibly want in an Eternal Companion and still not be right for you. Sometimes you just don't feel it. AND THAT IS OKAY. Last night I went on a date with a guy who seems to have everything going for him and has all these qualities that are great, but I just wasn't feeling it and all is well. 

Dating is so important for the reason of experiencing all the different kinds of people that are out there so that you can discover the perfect person FOR you.  

In the February 2014 Ensign is an article titled Discipleship and Dating. 

The article gives four ways to ensure a positive dating experience. If you haven't already read it, I suggest that you do. 

The four suggestions they give are:

*Honesty

*Humility

*Forgiveness

*Uplifting Speech 

To read the article just click the link above. 

HAPPY FEBRUARY!

"If we are ever tempted to be less than our best selves with those we date, let us remember that righteous behavior in dating forms the foundation for successful relationships and marriage, both in this work and in the eternities."  -Jared Whitley

Dating

Life is a Journey Worth Living!

For all my readers out there, you know that my blog is all about me preparing to be the best me I can be for my future eternal family and also for me to prepare for my own eternity!

As you can tell, I am a missionary girlfriend. My missionary is someone I adore very much and I wouldn't trade these experiences I get to have with him along this journey for anything.

Although I have a missionary, I decided long ago that I would date other people and keep living my life.

I've kept that decision; Living My Life, and Dating is exactly what I'm Doing.

With a lot of thought, I've decided I would share my dating experiences and all other things going on in my life right here.

Saturday night (November 30th) I went on a group date with my cousin and some of our friends. We had a really good time! We went to I-hop for dinner, played Hide-N-Seek in Bass Pro Shop, went to the temple lights, and got Hot Chocolate. It was a success!!

My date was quite the gentleman. I have had a lot of experiences in the world of dating and this was one of the best dates I have been on in a really long time. Not because of the things we did but rather because of the way my date treated me. Always give everyone a chance because everyone deserves one. But also never lower your standard and stick to what you know and believe to be true.

Cody and I

 Josh and Kirsten

Andrew, Audrianna, Josh, Kirsten, Savanna (me), Cody
(As you can tell, Cody doesn't like to smile for pictures)

 Cody, Savanna, Josh, Kirsten, Audrianna, Andrew, Hunter, Sydney

 Hunter and Sydney

 Audrianna and Andrew

 Sydney, Hunter, Kirsten, Josh, Andrew, Audrianna, Cody, Savanna

 Cody and Savanna
(I had to post this one cause it's one of the only ones he is smiling in)

Josh, Kirsten, Sydney, Hunter, Andrew, Audrianna, Cody, Savanna 



Dating Lesson

I love my calling a lot. I love my Young Women. Today I taught a lesson on "The Church Standards on Dating." To say the least... it was a huge success. It was fun to be able to answer questions my girls had and to give them advice. These are the treats and handouts I made for them. Feel free to use any of my ideas. 

I didn't realize all the ugly ones were on top. oops!!

I didn't actually use this one, but I still thought it was a good one. 

I couldn't figure out how to put this in the right format,
so if you want this one I can email it to you. I used this one for the
girls to write down the qualities they want their future husband to have.