#LIGHTtheWORLD

I survived November! I know you have all been wondering if I did or not, especially since I haven't posted in a long time. It's been busy. Like, game changer busy. And, come the new year, I will tell you all. Until then, I'm keeping things under wraps.

I have been meaning to post more about the #LIGHTtheWORLD campaign and this month has kind of slipped by, but I can't skip today. If you haven't heard about this campaign, it's from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and its to spend the entire month focusing on different attributes of Jesus Christ. Here's a video:

And today's attribute is: Jesus honored the Sabbath, and so can I.

I'll be honest, I haven't always really worried about keeping the Sabbath day holy. Not that I was out doing crazy things, but I didn't really care if I watched TV shows on Sunday, or if I slept after church. There was a time that I was really lazy about even going to church. It was my first time living away from home and no one was expecting me to go, really. So I let things slide a little bit.

But, lately I've been thinking more about the Sabbath day. I spend my Saturday mornings in the Payson, Utah Temple and I have been teaching the six year old class on Sundays. It's been a really wonderful opportunity to think about Jesus Christ and everything He has done for me.

I planned my Christmas lesson for today because next week is Christmas and we will be having a short service at church. So, I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out a fun gift to give the kids in my class. It had to be something I could put together quickly because I've been SUPER busy with research and writing and every idea I found didn't fit. I was getting frustrated and stressed and just wanted to give up.

Then, last night, I was cutting out a billion pairs of jeans for a quilt for my brother for Christmas because he is the hardest person to shop for. Ever. And I remembered at Thanksgiving that he really wanted a jean quilt. So, here we are. The week before Christmas and I'm just starting....haha.....It's been a busy couple of weeks. So busy. Any way, While I was getting frustrated trying to figure out how best to cut up all the jeans, my mom asked if I would want to make a small baby Jesus for each of the kids in my class. She helped me out a bunch in making them and they fit in perfectly with my lesson about the birth of Jesus Christ. It was the best final piece to my lesson today.

I have been frustrated and confused most of this year, but one thing I know for sure is that there is an AMAZING Heavenly Father that cares so much about each of us. He wants us to succeed in life. He loves us. I know this, and I hope that you know this too. With Christmas exactly a week away, I hope you will take the time to seek out our Savior. Seek Him and watch how your life starts to shift. It won't be life altering shifts all at once, but little by little. As we let Him in, He will start to change us. He will help us to become the best versions of ourselves.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!! It's one of my favorite times of the year!!