What would I do

I just want to say how much I love my best friend.  I consider her my sister and I am so lucky to have her by my side.  We has been supporting and loving and awesome through everything and how in the world she deals with me all the time I will never know lmao.  Her and I went to karaoke last night and had a freakin blast!  It wouldn't have been the same without her.  I'm lucky to call her my Best Friend :)  I don't know what I'd do without her.  Just thought I'd let you know Kylie how thankful I am for you :) even though I tend to get sappy a lot and try to tell you a lot...but after last night I wanted to tell you again.  Can't wait for our next karaoke night! <3

I love answers to prayers

Last week was an extremely terrible week.  I was very stressed, depressed, and just in a very bad place.  January is usually a very difficult month for me, it was 9yrs ago this month my grandfather passed away, so that right after the holidays, doesn't normally help much.  I wasn't reading my scriptures or praying, or doing anything I was supposed to.  I couldn't even get myself to church.  Well this week has been a huge turn around.  First my visiting teachers came on monday.  I love them so much, Andrea and Shandee are such great friends and truly have the light and spirit of Christ within them.  Then work wasn't as terrible this week, home teachers Eric and Chad were here tonight and I spent today with my the bestest friend in the world.

But the biggest thing that happened was an answer to my prayers.  Monday night after my scripture reading I was in tears in prayer to feel better.  I didn't like where I was at and I felt completely alone.  I was frustrated and scared, and as I asked for comfort and help, I literally felt arms wrapping around me and I felt such an amazing love that I can't even describe it.  After that I opened my scriptures again before I put them away for the night and I opened to D&C 24 and found the scripture I needed more than anything in the world-

D&C 24:8
Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days.

Heavenly Father knew exactly what I needed that night and truly helped to strengthen my testimony.  I know that Heavenly Father hears and answers every prayer.  Maybe not in the way we would like, or in the timeline we would like...but I know He does.  I also know that as much as all this depression and anxiety and stuff really sucks and as much as I want to give up sometimes, I know there is a much larger plan for us and that for whatever reason it's just something we have to through.  I love this church and I love Heavenly Father and I love all my friends and the entire branch that I consider my family