Who am I? What a hard question to answer! First of all, I am a daughter of God. I know that for a fact and it is the driving force behind everything I do. I come from a wonderful family with parents who raised me very well. They taught me the Gospel ever since I can remember and allowed me to grow and experience life on my own but also gave me boundaries that I knew I shouldn’t cross.
I am the kind of person that doesn’t let a lot of people know what I am feeling inside. People who really get to know me are usually surprised at how I really think and feel. Apparently my first impressions are never good! I really care deeply about other people and their happiness. I also care about the choices they make in their lives. Sometimes I worry too much about the road others are going down but I try not to. I want to see everyone around me making good choices and I try to help them do so.
Most people that know me would probably describe me as sarcastic. I blame my father and brother. My brother teased me for everything and so my only way to defend myself was to come up with good comebacks! My dad and I have much of the same personality. Very goofy and funny at times, yet very serious at others. I like to make stressful or hard situations light by making jokes out of them because I would much rather laugh than cry!
For some reason I feel like I am old fashioned when it comes to relationships. That’s the best word I could come up to describe my relationships with others. I like to take my time to really get to know someone at a deeper level before I trust them. I like to know what makes other people tick, why they are the way they are, how they view life. I believe that people can change for the better. I have seen it in my life. It does take time, but it can happen. Helping people believe in themselves is something I try to do.
My philosophy of life. I like a simple life, but I also like to be busy and feel like I am giving something to the world. I like to take charge and get things done. I am not someone to put something off for tomorrow that can be done today! Life is a treasure. I was given life by someone who sacrificed so much for me. Because I believe this, I try to look for the good in every day. In all honesty some days it’s very hard to find something good! But every day is a blessing regardless of how it goes. Life is a testing ground and I want to be tested and pass! In order to pass I have to be living every single day in a way that will prepare me for the tests of life whenever they may come. I have had small ones so far and they have shown me that even if you feel like you are all alone and no one understands what you are going through, getting down on your knees and talking to your Savior who knows everything about you will give you the comfort and strength you need to make it through anything.
I am a firm believer that the Lord will not give you anything you cannot handle. So whenever my trials come, I know I will be able to handle them. I have been given that promise and I am grateful for that knowledge. Most of all, life should be filled with joy. Finding humor in all the small things in life will make it worth living! I love laughing. Mostly at myself! Days where I laugh a lot seem to be the best! I usually tend to look at life through the big picture. I don’t like to get worked up about the small things. If someone offends me I just get over it and move on. Mostly because I don’t like being angry.
My political and economic views? Well, I’m not very much into politics. I’ll leave that for my husband. :) I guess my only political view is that I like to follow the laws? For economic views I would say that staying out of debt is a huge goal of mine. I am scared to have a credit card! I know I would go crazy with one and regret it in the future so if I already know it’s going to cause me pain I might as well spend money I actually have! As far as my views on history goes, I always try to learn from the past. Not just my own but others' past as well. If I see that my brother or sister have made mistakes that caused them pain or my parents or anyone around them any grief why would I make the same mistake? I tend to observe others a lot and notice what brings happiness and what doesn’t. I can learn a lot of that from the past.
My religious views kind of come out in every other aspect of my life but I know who I am and where I came from and where I want to end up. Sometimes I take that for granted. A lot of people don’t know the answers to those questions and I do because of my religion. I know that I belong to the true church. A church that was restored by the prophet Joseph Smith who saw Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. I believe in the Plan of Salvation and that knowledge directly correlates with my happiness. I want to live forever with my family in Heaven someday and I know that if I keep my covenants and follow the commandments that I will be able to fulfill that desire with the help of my Savior.
Overall, I LOVE LIFE! Each day is a new adventure and I’m blessed to be here!
