August 2012

I know it may be a little early to post for all of August yet, but I figure its close enough to the end of the month.

August has also been eventful, but in awesome ways!

The first week was pretty great! I was with a friend and two of her cousins the first part of the week and then went to the YSA conference. Which was awesome! Outside of it being way too hot! It was so great to get away for almost a week and have some fun.

Monday, the 6th, I was anticipating. I had my work recommend from my Bishop. I went down to Deseret Industries hoping to finally start working. I met with the hiring manager, he was nice. Had me come back later for an interview. I was praying so much! I really needed that job! I came back for the interview. When he asked me what my career goals are, I froze. I didn't really have any and I didn't know what to say. He told me that if they have a spot open up, he'd call me. I felt so bad! I was thinking that if they wouldn't hire me, even with the recommend, then I wouldn't stand a chance getting hired anywhere else.

Having the question posed to me of what my career goals are, really got me thinking. I didn't have a plan. I didn't know what I was going to do. Even what I wanted to do. I knew cosmetology was out. I prayed and school was brought up as an option. I started looking up online colleges. Still kind of unsure. I was thinking that I had always been interested in psychology. I sent requests to 3 different schools for more info. Walden called me first. Talking to her helped me with really thinking about psychology. Then Capella called me the next morning. She asked me questions that were more personal and actually seemed like she cared about what I want. It felt right talking to her about that school. Kaplan called me right after, he seemed very to the point and was all about getting me to enroll in the school and didn't really want to know anything about me.

After a lot of thinking and praying, I decided to apply for Capella University. The adviser sent me the entrance exams. I spent Monday, the 13th doing them. That Tuesday morning I got a call from her saying I had passed both exams first try. I was/am so excited!! I start September 10th!

On Thursday, the 16th, I got a call from the hiring manager asking me if I want to work. I was surprised, but happy. I immediately said yes. I started work on Monday, August 20th :-D I am so so so thankful!!!! I had just passed my 9 months of being unemployed on the 19th.

I learned a lesson about not missing a morning with reading/listening to the scriptures. One morning last week, I was sitting in my car before work. I went to listen to some of Mosiah. The app wasn't working right. I decided instead of reading the chapter, I would pass on it altogether. That was the wrong choice for me to make. As I was getting up to head inside, I lost my car keys inside my car. I know, sad right? Losing car keys in the car... I looked for them for 10 minutes and I couldn't find them. I was so upset. I went inside and couldn't get the combination lock off my locker for anything. I spent at least 5 minutes or so working with it and trying and trying again before it finally unlocked. I know my combination, it just wasn't happening. It was really frustrating. Then it got worse. I was picking up a scarf from the floor and put it on the table then a spider came crawling off it. It took all I had in me to not freak out openly. I was really really scared. Me and spiders do not mix well. I didn't want to go get someone in case it disappeared amongst the other stuff on the table. I took a bowl on the table and slammed it on top of the spider. Fortunately it was a little one, but all the same. I don't care if they are smaller than my fingernail or how ever big, they are scary and I don't like them. At break I went to my car in attempt to find my keys, I was having no luck. I stopped and prayed for help. Then I looked and sure enough they were underneath my seat. Later I was having trouble again with my combination lock. I stopped and prayed for help. Then I tried again and it came undone just fine. The rest of the day went alright. I found out later that night when I was saying my nightly prayers that my deliberate decision to not read scripture when I couldn't listen to it brought on the lesson. I'm not making that mistake again..

Hopefully things will keep going up from here!

I remember with the early part of this year and the bulk of this summer where its was just one thing going wrong after the other. It felt like the trials were never going to end. I still remember the prompting I got back in, I want to say May, that things would be getting worse before they get better. I was freaked out and I didn't understand. Things had finally come to a lull and I was happy with the break. When I got that, I was thinking, what else could there be? Now I know. I know that things are finally on their way up, slowly and steadily, but up all the same :) 

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." - James 1:12


"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28


"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." - 1 Corinthians 10:13


"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into many afflictions; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." - James 1 2-4 (JST)