MY WONDERFUL FAMILY (Sorry my nephew Kaden is not pictured, however he is in Lister's belly in this picture)
I have to start off today by telling my family how much I love each and every one of them! I have been blessed with such an amazing family! I have the greatest parents in the whole world, the greatest older brothers, greatest sister-in-laws, the cutest nephew, the greatest grandparents, the greatest aunt's and uncle's and, last but not least, the greatest cousins! I don't know if you can tell but I think they are pretty great! They are all such great examples to me and I couldn't be luckier to be part of such an amazing family! I love them all more than I can even say and I want them to know that I am so grateful for them and for all they do for me. I can sometimes be a big pain in the butt and they are so great to put up with me. So thank you my sweet family for everything!
OK, I know it has been a few weeks since I have blogged and my cute sister-in-law Lauren reminded me of that last night, so here I am blogging again. So get ready because this weeks post is going to be a dooozie! Haha just kidding it's not that exciting but hey, sometimes blogs aren't that exciting. So deal with it! :)
As I am sure you all know this past weekend was conference and boy it was a great one. I mean every conference is great, but for some reason this one really stood out to me. Not only the fact that there were so many wonderful messages, but the fact that President Moson reemed the young men for not getting out there and dating! Ha I hate to say it but the boys needed to hear that! So thank you President Monson for
addressing that issue that all girls my age, who aren't dating, were worried about. Hopefully the boys listened and will kick it in the butt and start asking girls out. There are so many wonderful girls in the world that any guy would be lucky to take out. Also, here is a little tip of my own for all you single guys reading my blog (which I don't think is any but I am going to throw this tip out there just in case). Dates don't have to be expensive. I know this is a huge concern for single college guys because, let's face it, us college kids are poor. It's just a fact. So boys, instead of thinking you need to take the girl to dinner, make her dinner instead. If you both are cooking together then that is a fun way to interact with each other and talk and just have a fun time. It's not awkward like if you were out at a restaurant waiting for your food and you have nothing to talk about. If you both are engaged in making the dinner then you are staying busy and in the process making something yummy to eat. Crazy idea I know, but trust me a girl loves a guy who can cook :)
Another tip is if it is nice outside, go to a park and play catch or go for a walk or drive up into the mountains and have a campfire and roast mallows. Now who doesn't love that? I know I do! I am a huge fan of the outdoors and love me a yummy smore too :) All these things don't cost any money which is great because you're not then worried about the money but yet you're having a great time! Great tip, right???
So there are a few tips from me that I think are really fun date ideas. So, if any single guy is reading this, or even if you are not single maybe try these ideas out if you haven't. They are inexpensive and a lot of fun!
Random Thought for the Day:
Go to the Temple as often as you can! The temple is such a wonderful place and if you live in Utah, like I do, we have temples pretty much around every corner and I have definitely taken that for granted because there are so many people who don't have the opportunity to go to the temple because they are so far away, or they have to travel 5 hours one way for their once a year temple trip. So, my advice is that if you are able to go to the temple, go as often as you can. You receive so many blessings at the temple, plus it is a great place to go and get away from the world. A place that is peaceful and safe and a place where we can do the work of the Lord. I can't think of anything better to be doing with my time. So get out there and get to a temple near you!
Here is a great Mormon Message Video about temples if you are interested!
