No T.V.

So back in November Ben and I decided once he started pilot training we would go exactly one month without t.v. because we felt like we couldn't get anything done because we had so many shows we wanted to watch and we just felt lazy. Anyway, to make a long story short our satellite has been broken for about 3 1/2 weeks as of now. Lol. The winds are so bad that it keeps blowing our satellite down onto the patio. So I think Heavenly Father has tried to help us keep to our promises. But to be completely honest we have spent so much of our time doing other things (such as studying) and we have had so much fun with each other playing games and having our own little "dates" at home.

First Day of School

We have officially started pilot training as of last friday. This is a picture of Ben on his first day of school very early in the morning. So Cute :) This is a really busy time because Ben has class about 12 hours a day and I'm going to school full time and working full time at the moment. It's a crazy life but we have each other to get us through it.

Birthday Cake

I've been slacking a little bit on my blogging so I thought I would do a little catch up. For my birthday in December Ben threw me a little birthday party and he also bought me a video camera that I had been wanting for a little while. I realized I haven't put any pictures up of the two of us so here is one from my birthday the first video with my camera :)

We Thank Thee Oh God For a Prophet

What a wonderful man he was. He touched the lives of so many and will be missed dearly.

So Profound....

Today in Sacrament Meeting we had a wonderful opportunity to hear from one of our Stake High Council men Bro. Lee Manzer. His talk really brought the spirit into that meeting and just helped a lot of us put everything into perspective. Our topic was conversion. He started out by telling us a story about a brother in the church who had once been in the military. The military was interviewing for an lds chaplain and for some reason they had picked him even though he didn't meet the qualifications, but they said if he was right for the job they could find a way to get past those qualifications. So, he began with his interview. The interviewer the Brother to tell him about the church and why he would be good for that certain position. Of course, he told the interviewer all about his callings and responsibilities, about his family and everyday life, and about the kind of person he has become because of the church. After he was done the interviewer asked him, "Do you believe in Christ?" He responded with, "Of Course!" He went on to explain how our whole church is based around the Savior. His name is in the title of the church, we close our prayers in his name, and we take the sacrament to remember him.

The interviewer then said well if the Savior is so important to you then how come in the 7 whole minutes you were telling me about your church you never once mentioned his name? This particular brother said he will never make that mistake again.

Bro. Manzer went on to tell us about how many times he has been in a fast and testimony meeting and never once heard someone's testimony on the savior besides in closing. He reminded us that a lot of times there are visitors and we can't assume they know of our belief in the savior. Also, I know I've made this mistake....when people ask us what we believe, the very FIRST thing that we should say is we believe in the Savior Jesus Christ and bare our testimony of him. It's no wonder we have so many people believing in the rumor that we are not Christians.

Anyway, he went on a little more about that but to me it just seemed so profound yet so simple. It also made me feel a little more comfortable baring my testimony and sharing with others what I believe. :)