it's happening

my photo a day blogging!

you're gunna wanna keep up with it :)

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Elder F. Enzio Busche

...is a cool guy.
Watch this video.



Read the whole talk here.
It is awesome.

If you really want to be cool, or you just really like Elder Busche like I do, then you'll want to read about his story here.

the brothers

just a little shout out to my FHE brothers...

they are great.

definitely some of the best i've ever had.

they've always been so supportive of my mission decision

a couple of them came over the other night to give me this gift

it was so nice! i loved it.

i love them!

don't they look charming? :)

Called to Serve

In Malaga, Spain of course!

I am so happy to finally have my call...it was a long wait.

But now I have a whole lot of preparing to do! :)

Spain is the best. (I already know it)

I report March 16, 2011 to the Provo Missionary Training Center for a couple weeks then I'll go to the MTC in Madrid, Spain.

Doesn't that sound lovely?

I can't wait.

Basically every picture looks amazing, like this one.

Notice that Malaga is in southern Espana. Right by the Mediterranean Sea. How nice. :)

my life be like

how does a little update sound?
i thought so too.
here are some things that are happening in my life...now

relief society secretary - this is my calling. do i do anything? not really. but i love it :) plus the president is my super cool roommate. we keep it real.

lead sports photographer - i guess they thought i knew what i was doing or something...whateves. however, the responsibility actually means that i take less photos. weird. but that's ok cause my color photography class makes up for it :)

i lost and found my keys...again

lots of projects - my major is rather test free...but boy do i do a lot of projects! it's made my life crazy. but...i really really love it. i'd take a mixed media project over a test any day :)

pregos - BOTH of my sisters are pregnant! :) i'm so insanely happy and excited for them!! it is such a blessing. i will be gone when they have the babies...but i will just give them extra loving once i get home!

21 - when did that happen? oh yeah, a month ago. good thing i act the same as i did when i was eighteen. it's all the same. but the best part is that my new baby nephew Parker was born on my birthday! we are twins :)

waiting - this is my life. just waiting for my mission call. it has been a pretty good test of my patience...but i'm ok with that. it's just making me really excited. where will i go? who knows!

one in 8 million

so last year The New York Times did a series called

"One in 8 Million"

you should check it out here.

they profiled random people in new york city and told their story.

it is amazing and so inspiring.

it makes me want to be a better photographer.

this series is photojournalism at its finest and i LOVE it!

there is one in particular that i love :)

it is about a mormon sister missionary.

listen and watch her story here.

chipmunk face

love it....NOT!

so listen

i have big news

but first thing's first.

LOOK at my cute roommates!

aren't they cute?

i think so too.

meet lexie, mary, kylee, lindsay, and kelle. (although i've already lived with kelle for basically forever) yes.

in other news...i'm going on a mission!

that's right. the papes have begun. i kind of hate how long it takes to get the doctor stuff done though. i want my call now! but i guess i have to be patient. oh well :)

here are just a few of the reasons for going on a mission:

• i want to help people
• i have a testimony
• i want to teach others about Christ
• i want to serve the Lord
• missions are great
• being one of the boys tends to be a theme in my life
• i love going new places
• temple temple temple
• it just feels right

ok...honestly kind of weird to put that into a list. but really i just know that this is what i want to do right now...and what Heavenly Father wants me to do too. so what more do i need?

basically...

i'm really excited :)

I DID IT

i was so backed up on picture editing.
but i actually somewhat caught up...

and i feel so accomplished :)























This is the HUGE bonfire i went to this weekend...in a place we call "the crack"
it's good stuff :)

today i learned about...

"...the Lord has called for “cheerful hearts and countenances” (D&C 59:15). He has asked us to so speak and so act that we edify or build one another and has indicated that “that which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness” (D&C 50:23). At Winter Quarters, as the Saints were in the midst of an arduous exodus, the Lord commanded, “Let your words tend to edifying one another” (D&C 136:24). Nephi declared that the fruit of receiving the Holy Ghost and listening to the promptings of the Spirit is that we may speak with “the tongue of angels” (2 Ne. 32:2). Thus we create a spirit of reverence and of revelation."

Robert S. Wood

"The Tongue of Angels"

We are all here to help each other

Does your daily communication edify?