these times will refine us, and define us.

for an absence of blogging, excuse me, i was at efy. wow. i am oh-so grateful for efy. it is amazing, and totally changed my outlook on a lot of things. i made so many new friends and was able to feel the spirit so much. i learned a lot, especially about jesus christ and the atonment. i felt like some of the things that really stuck out to me, were meant for me. that heavenly father was trying to help me through hard times and realize so much. one night was my absolute favorite, thursday. it was where they had everyone wear sunday best. because it was filled with so much good. the spirit was there every second of the day. we had testimony meeting that night, and a lot of spiritual activities. it was amazing. something that someone quoted really hit me. it's: "satan know he has no power over a righteous indiviual. yet, he still tempts the undecided." what it means to me, is that satan won't have power to make you unhappy, unless you let him. you decide what you do with your life. no one else does. yeah, satan tempts us, but we choose to fall into that temptation. all i can say to sum it up is, i've learned a lot. about the gospel, and myself mostly. i've had experiences that i can't describe. i've met so many new people, and i love them. at the end of the week on the last day, we got in our companies and put our arms around eachother and sang the efy medley. immediatly, tears were running down my face, and if you know me well you'll know i cry too easily. the spirit was so strong, but also, most of these people i would never see again. and that is kind of heart-wrenching to think about. my crying got uncontrollable and i couldn't even sing. but let me say, i have grown so much as a person inside. i know what i'm supposed to do. and i am so thankful for efy. it is truly inspired. if you haven't gone, please do. it will change you forever. love you all (: