"boy, have you lost your mind, cause i'll help you find it?!"

it's not your ability, but your accountability that determines your success

i love thursdays! institute, early work-outs with the girls (meaning short work day for me), and tomorrow is friday! and it snowed this morning which was beautiful, whilst warm and inside of course! i saw "valentine's day" with my homies and loved it! there were so many different stories and fun characters which was perfect for my ADHD :) and i even got to talk to my dear friend of the best today which was so fun, and mom of course! but skype is amazing, and i'm so grateful for the incredible people in my life, i seriously lucked out and am so grateful for their patience with me! today was great!

work-out...
6am power pump (not as good as kara's class, but i'll take it)... 40 minute cardio on the treadmill (i was having some weird hip pain, but it's cool, game on tomorrow!)

nutrition...
5:30am- apple
8:00am- cinnamon life cereal w/skim milk and banana
11:00am- grapes and yogurt
1:30pm- turkey-lettuce wraps w/mustard, saltine crackers
5:00pm- almonds, celery, cucumbers w/fat-free ranch... and a diet-caffeine-free-coke
8:00pm- cinnamon life cereal w/skim milk and a handful of semi-sweet chocolat chips
h20-10 cups

attitude of a celestial person...
we learned about 3 Nephi 8-11 this morning, and i just love how brother norby applies the lessons of the Book of Mormon to us, here, right now. so these great chapters take place right before Christ visits america when there is just utter destruction, it's a "pattern for the second coming" so-to-speak. we didn't focus on the wickedness and destruction, but more about the "attitudes of a celestial person" that are hidden throughout chapter.

-be at the temple
-speak of Christ
-feel the voice of the Savior
-open ears and eyes
-look steadfastly towards heaven
-humility
-willing to call upon the Lord- prayer
-learn and testify of Christ
-praise and worship God

i think i've read this chapter many times, and i've never thought to put it in that celestial perspective. that's why i love institute, just for the new applications and perspectives it brings. i'm so blessed to have such easy access to it. i am grateful for such amazing teachers, like brother norby, who share their knowledge and testimonies and bring the doctrines of the gospel to a new light. and yes, i have to make some serious attitude adjustments if i want to make it to the celestial kingdom!

the church is a hospital for sinners, not a sanctuary for saints.

if we're not stretched out on our own cross, we should be under someone else's... loving, serving, and working to ease their burden.