I received an email last Thursday from the Institute. In the email it explained how the week prior they had a speaker, Elder Kikuchi, come and talk to the institute. Unfortunately, I couldn't attend when he spoke but I heard he was just AMAZING. I continued to read the email from and it said...

"We extend to you the invitations he gave Friday.

DIVINE HOLY FELLOWSHIP
-- Seek DAILY to establish and maintain a “clear vertical line” with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ by: 
-- Arise 15-20 minutes early for prayer and scripture study (at least 5 minutes of Book of Mormon study) 
-- Prepare to be alert for that valuable study time by first exercising, showering, and dressing for the Lord as we would for the Prophet.  
-- Elder Kikuchi left us his promise that if we follow this counsel, we will experience a total change in our personal lives with clearer minds and better recollection in our academics."

A few of my roommates and I decided to take on his challenge. We started yesterday and I can honestly say I feel a difference in my studies and just how I feel in general. I've been waking up earlier to study the scriptures (I can't get up that early for exercise, but it'll come) and it is SO much more enjoyable and I'm not just rushing to get through them to go to bed, I feel better throughout the day, and its only been 2 days. I cannot wait to really have this form into a pattern and something that I don't think about, it just happens. I love how that if we listen to the brethren and their challenges they give to us the things they promise will happen. Just having these past 2 days makes me SO excited for General Conference and all the advice and guidance we will get to hear. 

study hard, play harder... right?

CES broadcast

Hockey Game

Logan Farmer's Market

Boating

Poetry and a Beverage

wo ai ni

Everyday I see Asian people on campus. I love how walk with umbrellas in the sun, I love how they wear unique clothes, I love how some can't speak very good english, I love the way they laugh, I love how they are on their asian homepage in the computer lab, I love the mini dresses with tights they wear when it's 94 degrees outside, I love how they don't show emotions, I love how I can understand them better than most people, I love how they get embarrassed when you mention any crushes they may have. I just love them in general. And I really miss this one...  

She is just such a good kid. She graduated high school and now is on to bigger and better things. She is still planning on getting married in white jeans. She still hasn't had a crush on a boy at least to my knowledge. She enjoys to sleep in late. She is going to study French and English at the University in Nanjing. She once said her math teacher looks like a green monster (hulk). She thought all Americans ate were hamburgers and hot dogs. She loved to watch So You Think You Can Dance. She is a really just a true, complete, through and through Asian at heart. And I LOVE IT. 

This week has flown by..... seriously. Last week was a little bit long, and this week! Holy COW. It's already Sunday. Lets see here.....

Wednesday: Took Shauna to the MTC, got back up to Logan that afternoon and then I went night fishing! It was a big deal to me. I had never been fishing so these guys invited us to go, and I was all for it. We did like real fishing too. We got on a little paddle boat and I hooked my own worm and cast my own line and next thing I knew I had a nice little 8 inch fish. I was so surprised and I seriously loved it. I want/need to go again, it was just GREAT. 

Saturday: It's a 3 day weekend, so most of my roommies were gone except for Madison. So we woke up Saturday and studied for physiology for a while.... then we got a call from one of our friends and they wanted us to go boating with them. So it was like 4:30 and we went to Newton Lake and went boating. It was so nice to feel the lake breeze in my hair and face. Then on the way home we stopped and shot some guns. Then we got home, ran to Walmart real fast and then jacuzzied for a while. By midnight, we were tired. So we hit the hay and went to bed. 

Sunday: Woke up, got to church, I had a interview with the Bishop and we all know what that means.... yup. I got a calling. I am the 1st (education) counselor in the Relief Society Presidency. I'm excited. It will be fun. I've never had a calling that serious. ha! But, I'm excited. A little stressed for this week with the new calling, retreat, singing at the CES broadcast in Provo and a HUGE test on Monday. But hey, it's all good things.... right?

Then I got home from church and had a good afternoon Sunday nap. And we invited some of our guy friends over for dinner and made some TASTY homemade pizza. It was really good and a good way to break the fast. Now I'm just chillin around here. No school tomorrow which will be WAY nice. I'm thinking maybe a hike or something, along with studying. 

I'm trying all these new outdoorsy things. Maybe its the new adventure, maybe it's the weather. Or maybe I'm just becoming a TRUE Logan girl. who knows. But I'm loving it. 

Sister Shauna Sargent is in the MTC for sure. I picked her up from the airport around 10:15 and two of her way good friends from BYUI came to see her, so we chatted with them a little bit and then we made the trek down to Provo. Did a drive by past the MTC, got some lunch, and then dropped her off. She was so excited and ready to go! She will be a great missionary and will fully bless those Paraguayans lives!

Check out www.sistersargent.blogspot.com for updates from my mom about Shauna through her mission!