Our Prophet

President Gordon B. Hinckley, the 15th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Sunday of complications arising from old age.

97 years old, isn't that AMAZING!

Now, I really have grown up with this prophet and feel a bond with him that I have never felt towards any other, although I know I'm young. I have mixed emotions about the passing of our prophet, but I truly am feeling joy right now for him.

I bet he was so excited to be able to rest after all of his hard work. I bet that he was so excited to see his beloved wife again in heaven.

My favorite memories of Gordon B. Hinckley are of times that I was closer than I have ever been physically to a prophet. At BYU Hawaii I was in women's choir and was able to sing with the choir for a ground breaking ceremony he attended for the construction of the "beautification" project of the road leading to the temple from the highway. I was within 50 feet and felt his presence. Later that evening I was at the Polynesian Cultural Center as he attended the Night Show. I also attended and sang at the graduation ceremony that he spoke at and felt honored to be able to sing for him. I was able to attend a General Conference in Salt Lake City where when he walked in the room, I got the shivers and just a good feeling inside.

I respect this man and all that he did for the world. I loved his talks. I know that he did great work here on earth.

"Hinckley, a grandson of Mormon pioneers, was president for nearly 13 years. He took over as president and prophet on March 12, 1995, and oversaw one of the greatest periods of expansion in church history. The number of temples worldwide more than doubled, from 49 to more than 120 and church membership grew from about 9 million to about 13 million."

"Hinckley became by far his church's most traveled leader in history. And the number of Mormons outside the United States surpassed that of American Mormons for the first time since the church, the most successful faith born in the United States, was founded in 1830." (Forbes.com)

In December

These are pics of Breanna that Rob's brother Rodney took while we were in Colorado in December. She was having fun playing with her cousin Jasmine and also her grandparents dog. She loves animals. Every time she sees one she just screams with excitement and then starts smiling so much!

3 days until Breanna turns one year old! How exciting is that!!

Rob just passed an exam last Saturday and is now a licensed real estate agent, I was so proud of him for finishing that! He worked really hard studying every night for about 4 hours per night while he went through the course and then prepared for the exam.

I actually just applied to the community college here in Olympia and am taking a class this Spring Semester to become a nursing assistant. I'm actually interested in becoming a nurse, but am going to see if I REALLY want to do that, because it would take 2 more years of school full time!!

So, my plan is to do this nursing assistant class, it's 6 credits - one semester. Then i can apply at hospitals to get hired. I'm interested in working on the mom/baby floor of a hospital for postpartum care. My goal is to get hired on as a nursing assistant part time at nights on that floor and then see if it's something I would really like to pursue.

If so, then Rob and I will see how we can work that into our family plan! Too bad I didn't figure this out when I was doing my Bachelor's degree :( Actually I was thinking about that the other day and I realized I do not regret one bit attending BYUH and getting my degree in Psychology. Not only did I love BYUH and my degree, I also met my husband there and never would have if I had transferred back to CSU. Attending BYUH was the best decision I ever made :) (But, too bad they don't have a nursing program!!)

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