stay, stay, stay

School's only been in session for 8 days and I'm already dying. SENIORITIS IS REAL. So far....

• I ditched on the first day
• Slept through my alarm 3 times
• Tripped and swore on my way to seminary (if you want lessons on how to be a Christlike example just let me know, I'll help you out)
• Already forgot homeowork

I mean, I don't know about y'all, but I'd say senior year is off to a pretty solid start.

can i just drop out and be a stripper?

Again, being an example is what I do best so, ya know.. Just hit me up if you need help.

It's only been 8 days and I am STRESSSSSSED. Why? Well, I'm glad you asked.

1. Math 1050. Only took about 3 weeks of going to Olympus every day for them to finally let Steph and I in. Math is harrrrd. Maybe we shouldn't have skipped pre-calc? #YOLO
2. FOOTBALL. #teammanagerswag
3. ASL CLUB V.P. #DeafPride

Are you sick of my hashtags yet? #becauseIam 

SENIOR YEAR BABY. Hold it. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up. I REFUSE TO BE A SENIOR. I don't wanna grow up. I don't want all my friends to leave on their missions this summer. Nope. Nope. Nope. I don't wanna. Let's just stay in high school forever. LOL. NO. (I bet that's what it's like in hell.....) Don't get me wrong, I deffffinitely want high school to be over. BUT, I'm not ready for all the responsibility that comes with that change. 

UGH. But there's nothing I can do about it. Just no one talk to me about it, okay?

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE there is one thing that I'm suuuuper stoked about..... *drum roll please*....... SEMINARY. (sarah you're a freak) JUDGE ME, OKAY? I love seminary and I don't care who knows it. Ha. Never thought those words would come out of my mouth.. But alas, they are true :) 

This year we're studying the BOOK OF MORMON. Yesssssssssssssss. This year is gonna be killer, I can feel it. And my teacher, we're gonna be great friends her and I. I've always got your back for a pity laugh Sister Hansen.

But really. Let's get serious for a second. (Can I even do that?) The first day we had class, she asked us to answer some questions. Why are you taking seminary? and What do you want to get out of seminary? Gets ya thinkin', huh? 

Friday was our first testimony Friday, aka my favorite day of seminary of all time. I love seeing kids get up there and just PREACH IT. As I'm sitting in my desk I know that I should go up there, but my thoughts were just all over the place and I didn't want to get up there and embarrass myself.. so a few more kids get up, and then I finally get my thoughts together and my heart is beating so loud I'm pretty sure you could hear it in Africa, and then Sister Hansen stands up there, CRAP I'VE LOST MY OPPORTUNITY. nooooooooooo. But at the end of her testimony she says, "Is there anyone else who would like to come up?" ME ME ME ME ME. So up I go.

Probably my favorite thing about standing up and bearing my testimony is the opportunity I have to look out at everyone, and see those few choice people that the Lord has prepared to hear exactly what I'm saying at that time, and see their faces and how intently they're listening. And then it hit me, that 95% of the kids in that class listening to me, are younger than me and looking up to me. Ugh. Here's that senior thing again.

Every time I sit down after bearing my testimony I feel the Spirit SO strongly. And every time, without fail, the quote "A testimony is found in the bearing of it." And I just have the BEST feeling of all time, I can't even explain it to you. But I hope that that feeling never goes away. This church is TRUE. I know it. And I can't wait to go on my mission and help other come to know it as well.

Yesterday, we were talking about the Book of Mormon and how it testifies that Jesus IS the Christ. And Sister Hansen says, "Why is it important to know that Jesus is the Christ? Why is it important to YOU?" WE ARE MADE ALIVE IN CHRIST. And that reminded me of Savannah's farewell when she said, "Whenever I talk about the gospel, He's all I want to talk about." TRUE, TRUE, TRUE.

Everything good I have in my life is directly from the sacrifices that He has made for me. I know that without Him, I am nothing. I know that He is my light. Your light. The light of the world.

I know all of these things because I have tried, and cried, and searched, and learned for myself.

THIS GOSPEL IS TRUE.

I say these things, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.