#makerealconnections

Every day is so incredible. I have sat down to journal at the end of the evenings, and I start out each journal entry saying, "What a good day!" It is so incredible how the Lord loves us. Everyone, THE LORD LOVES YOU!! He is in the details of my life! Of YOUR life! He puts people in our lives at specific times. Some stay a while, some, we don't see again in this life-- which is why we get to choose to live in the moment and soak it up. And some it doesn't matter how often you see them, it feels like you were never apart. The other day at the temple, a sister that was visiting, said to me, so confidently, "I will see you again." I truly feel this way. I go home next week and onto work and the next chapter. I LOVE people, no matter where they are from. I know that all of these people that I have come to know and love, I will see them again, in this life or the next. We are more connected than we know. Anytime we feel lonely, it's the adversary putting in ...

The temple was closed for the past two weeks, so many of us went on a vacation from our vacation! haha I had the chance to go to Venice, Switzerland, and Germany. It's been an incredible two weeks. I have learned SO much! As much as I love the adventure and the experiences of being out of my comfort zone, learning and growing.... There is no place like the temple. I felt so happy tonight when I got back to the temple and was able to peek inside again. It's coming home. I'm grateful for the past two weeks, and I'm grateful to be back to start temple work again Tuesday!  I met another fellow solo traveler. We explored the first day together.  First day in Venice! Lido, is an island in Venice. It's beach, bikes, camping. Such a pretty place You guys... Switzerland has my heart a little bit!  Amy is a coworkers family member and kindly hosted me for my stay in Switzerland! I watched Gene...

There is so much history in Rome and Italy in general. It is neat to learn and get a bigger picture of things that have happened and about the world we live in. Humans have come a long way with their way of living and how we treat one another. There will always be hatred, abuse, opposition. We're told that in the plan, but the opposite is so true as well, love, peace, hope and I feel that so much. There is so much beauty, connection, simplicity to happiness if we allow it.  There were children's drawings from around the world about peace and connection. The Winder gang! Everyone needs good friends  Diego showed us Rome at night, it's a beautiful city day at night. A street vendor tried to sell us roses. We told him no, so he gave them to us and said to keep them. We held onto them and walked away. As we were looking at the view, he came back up to us and told us that we needed to pay for the roses. We all looked at each other, the others gave back the f...