Always in the Middle

I loved this message given by President Uchtdorf.  It has literally changed my life.  My attitude about where I am and my vision of my place in the world has shifted from dragging me down to moving me forward.

It's great! You should read it too!

Yes, I am still alive.

Life in the city has been good and busy, so I've been bad at keeping track of what I've been doing. Here's what I've been up to these past few days...

{Belvedere Castle in Central Park}

On Sunday, Elders L. Tom Perry and Quentin L. Cook came and spoke to single adults all around the area. They were very wonderful speakers and I felt so lucky to hear them speak.

Monday after work I went to Central Park with some friends to play games and listen to music. Every once it a while I would pause and remind myself that I wasn't throwing a football in any park; I was throwing a football in Central Park.

For work today, I got to go to a client's home to help get ready for a photo shoot. It was nice to feel useful and to see a completed project. Hopefully I'll be able to do more work at my job than just carrying things around. I guess that comes with the territory being an intern and everything. I'll try to do some interesting the rest of this week and take pictures of whatever I'm up to...

Something is different.

Notice anything different about my blog? Look to the right, below the amazing picture of yours truly. Do you see it? The little rectangle that states: "I'm a Mormon." Pretty cool I think.

If you click on it, it takes you to mormon.org where you can view some awesome videos about other Mormons. Some of my favorites are about Sheryl (an urban school teacher who dances in her car like me!), Henriette (a violin maker in Vienna--SO cool), and Brian (a stereotypical quirky artist). I'm working on filling out my profile and when it's done, I'll let you know. Maybe they'll even make a video about me!

Are you a Mormon? You should make a profile! Just sign into your LDS account; all you need is your membership number and you're good to go. I was surprised by how easy it was. Then, if you have a blog, you can add one of your own little boxes.

Here is Sheryl's video for you to watch. She's pretty inspiring.

MTC Video Clip

My friend Kimberly Walton was in this video about the MTC, the Missionary Training Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Provo, Utah, it's a place where young men and young women go to prepare to serve missions that last between 18 to 24 months. It's pretty cool, if I do say so myself.

Nativity