This is my new home...
Meet my new roommates...

Lisa (Left)

1. From Fruit Heights

2. Served a mission in Estonia

3. A teacher at a middle school in South Jordan

4. An awesome runner and was on the BYU track/cross country team

Maryn (Right)

1. From Logan

2. Served a mission in Mongolia

3. Going to school at the University of Utah, and plans to apply to the Nursing Program

4. Loves to ski and wakeboard and plays the piano really well

Lisa and Maryn are cousins and yesterday I joined their family reunion and we went to Raging Waters. They are great!

This morning we went to Music and the Spoken Word. So far I am enjoying being in Salt Lake. If anyone has any extra furniture sitting around let me know :)

Travis, Amy, Lisa, Heather, Maryn, and Matt

Goodbye PROVO...
I have a home...well, ALMOST!

Last Saturday I had to move out of my apartment in Provo and I had no where to go. It has been a long week of searching and I have spent hours browsing KSL and visiting apartments, houses, and duplexes. Luckily that has come to an end.

Last week during my lunch hour I went up to the Institute at the U to check out their housing board for the third time and met a couple of girls who were also looking for a place to live. It turns out that one of them is friends with Eliza Dickson and I had met her a couple years ago before she left on her mission! They are great girls and they are going to be my new roommates.

So after 4 great years in Provo I am headed to Salt Lake. I am sad to leave my friends, intramurals, and the beautiful blue of BYU, but I am excited for a new adventure.

"Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence" -Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

I just listened to one of my favorite BYU devotionals given by Elder Holland. He really has a powerful way of speaking. In this talk he teaches us about revelation and I love it. I would suggest taking the time to listen to it. You can find it at BYU Speeches

As he talked about fear I was remind of something that my mentor Paul McKinnon shared with me. He told me that he has as quote from Elder James E. Faust sitting on his desk at work that says, "Let us not take counsel from our fears." Thanks for the great advise Paul!

New inspiration...

This may not mean anything to you or you may wonder why I spent money on this little decorative board. It just seemed to speak to my heart yesterday so it is now sitting above my bed. Depending on how you read this, I think it could mean a few different things but for me...it has caused me to rethink how I am choosing my "endeavors."

Today I went with some friends to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! No better way to spend the afternoon. It was also interesting to see the difference between this temple that was dedicated 1 year ago, with the Manti Temple, dedicated over 100 years ago. It has been a great week!

On Saturday I took a trip with my ward to the Manti Temple. It was beautiful and I had a wonderful time. Click here to learn a few things about the Manti Temple.