Tuesday, September 1, 2015

September. Single digits.

I move to Idaho in 9 days.

Sorry I'm not sure if you read that right. I move out of the state of Utah, where all of my friends and family are, into the great unknown, by myself, IN 9 DAYS.

I am so excited. My semester at BYU-I starts unusually late (September 14th), so while all of my friends have been attending class for the past week, settling into their dorms, and getting used to the whole "college" thing, I have been sitting in my parents house, with nothing to do, nowhere to go, and no one to do things with. (Except the occasional non-college going friend.) Can you see how this could get boring after a while?
I am ready to go. I have a "College corner" in my room, where everything that I am going to take to college with me is currently sitting. I have everything I need, except for some kitchen supplies that I will need for my apartment.
Unfortunately, along with moving out comes some other adult things. These things include, but are not limited to: If I am going to stay at BYU-I or transfer to a different school next semester, If I am going to move back in with my parents this December, if I am going to serve a mission (currently I am leaning towards yes, but this is still something I need to really think about), if I really want to pursue psychology or if I am destined for something else.. So on and so forth. I know that I am the only one that can make these decisions, but sometimes I really wish someone would sit me down, and tell me what would bring me the most happiness.
I know that I need to pray, and fast about these things (and trust me. I have.), but that doesn't make it any easier when there are so many things that I need to decide in a short amount of time. Also, I am the type of person so second guess my decisions, just because I am afraid to make the wrong one, and screw everything up. One time, it took me like.. 3 full minutes to decide what type of bread to get at the store. So, any advice from you guys would help me out.
Adulting is hard guys.
I really wish high school had had a class entitled: "How to Land on Your Feet Once You Graduate and are Thrown Into the Adult World of Taxes, Bills, College, Marriage, and Decision Making". I feel like a lot of students, including myself, would have benefited in taking a class like this.

In other news, Elder Tolen has been out on his mission for 11 months today! He is almost half way done! How crazy. Time flies I guess. If I do decide to serve a mission, I will most likely leave before he gets home, so I won't actually see him for roughly another 31 months... That's gross. But hey. We will see what happens right?
I love asking him for advice. I can feel the spirit through his words. I mean, I don't always follow his advice because a lot of the time it consists of "Nope break up with this boy", or "post better stuff on my Instagram page", but other than that he really helps me to know what I should do. So I really do take all of his advice into serious consideration. Even the examples above. I have a testimony that when we are doing what we should be, and we are in tune with the spirit, we can receive answers to our questions and our prayers. But a lot of the time The Lord is going to let you make the decision, and stand behind you on it, if it is what you should do. If not, he will be there when we fail. Our goal in this life is to become like God, and how are we supposed to do that if he makes all of our decisions for us, right? "God can't move a parked car".
Are you a parked car, waiting for God to do something? Or are you a moving car, ready for God to direct your path, and lead you to places you never dreamed of driving to?

I guess I should listen to my own advice.
Goodnight everyone.

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