Taylor's Homecoming

I am getting a new camera tomorrow... all my pictures turned out horribly and I am sad. It was Taylor's homecoming today and I have no good pictures from it. Hopefully I can borrow some that were taken on the Wilkins' camera but.. for now the blurry ones are all I have. 

He did a wonderful job speaking in church (seriously he should win an award for best speaker), he is handsome and amazing, I'm so lucky to have him as an example and friend. Debbie did an amazing job with the food and everything was wonderful! Such a lovely day spent with a lot of my favorite people! 

mission pictures

all the yummy food!

my THREE best friends!!!!! all together.

blurry Taylor and Debbie

2008 vs. 2011

Taylor's look alike pillow

my blurry family with Taylor

The rest of the weekend was lovely as well. Friday after work I went to lunch with Emily and then that night Taylor took me to Los Hermanos to get some Hispanic food and then we saw Adjustment Bureau which was VERY good! Saturday I weeded with my family, went to work, then helped Debbie and Taylor finish getting everything ready for the Homecoming. I love spending time with them! Tonight Sy graduated from Seminary and I stopped by to see Brandon since I couldn't make it to his homecoming talk today.

Everyday I see more and more how blessed I am. My friends, my family, my beliefs, my talents, my dreams and aspirations are all made possible through my Heavenly Father. He has given me so much and I only pray that I can give back to Him and show Him as much love as he continually pours out to me. I love my Savior, I love knowing He has a plan for me. I love relying on Him and knowing that He will provide me opportunities for complete happiness if I follow Him and do His will. As I was talking with Brandon tonight I re-remembered how grateful I am for the experience I had in NYC-to really have my eyes opened to the beauty of this gospel and for the way it transforms lives. Nothing makes me happier than to know that I have so many friends who have or are currently serving missions. This gospel brings so much joy and reassurance into my life. I KNOW that all things are possible through my Heavenly Father, that if I put my trust and faith in Him I will receive guidance and knowledge. Recognize your blessings and strive to feel His love for you. As Taylor testified today in his talk, God loves every single one of His children. His love is all consuming and powerful. That simple truth, that God loves us and changes lives. It doesn't matter what we have done, it doesn't matter if we feel like we don't deserve it, He still LOVES each and every one of us and all we have to do is accept that and love Him back. I am SO incredibly grateful for my Savior. For His love.