So My friend Stefanie is listing 3 things she is grateful for everyday in the Month of November! And if you'd like to start doing that you can do it on your own blog or leave comments! It's your choice! :D
What I'm Grateful for:
November 1, 2009
1. My Beloved Sisters! They are everything to me! They make my day whenever I hear their voice or when I see them! I cherish every moment I'm with them! :D Kendra and Abbie Both saved my life and came in to my family at the perfect time! Pretty much from the time I was like 5 I wished I would have a sister so I could just talk and have fun! But they didn't come till I was 14 years old and 15 1/2 years old! They always have a smile on and so innocent! And they are too smart for their own good! LOL I <3 them like crazy! I pretty much look up to them! They may wonder later on why, but it is because they're always happy, and they know who they are because of what they are being taught right now in School, in the house, at church, etc... They Make my day! :D
2. My parents! They have always been there for me through the tough times and have supported me through everything I've participated in! Like Orchestra and Swim Team, and other things! :D And I Love having those long discussions about so many random things and some deep conversations! I can honestly say that I get a long with my parents very well, I don't know what I think, but I don't think they've had so much trouble with me as much I really think they might have had trouble with them. Just because I avoid, conflict, arguements, and stay quiet. I don't really like it!
3. My younger Brother Collin! No matter how much he can drive me crazy! He is pretty much my best friend an older sister could ever ask for! We can pretty much talk about almost anything now! :D haha! We argued 24/7 everyday growing up and now we talk about anything and everything you can think of! :D And sometimes I wonder how he tolerates me because I can be very passive, and argumentative, like I even have started the fights then, I end them, and honestly I blamed it on him every single time! :P I hope he forgives me for that! I'm guilty as charged! LOL ;)
November 2, 2009
1. The Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I have no idea where I'd be with out the gospel, through out my life, I've had doubts of my self worth, and being able to go to church as been such a blessing in my life because, I learn more of my savior and redeemer and my self every time I go! I Love being able to go to church and feeling the spirit and having a topic that lifts me up every week, and to take the Sacrament to renew my covenants, and to just ponder on things that I may be thinking about that day, or my goals of what I may want to accomplish that week or month or what ever it may be!
2. The Atonement of Christ, Oh my gosh! The atonement has helped a lot in my life these past 10 years of my life, I went through an experience that was very tough for me to go through, and it too 5 years to figure out that I didn't like what I was feeling and figuring out what to do to change that, and avoid those feelings again! I asked a seminary teacher of what I needed to do(this was my sophomore year before Abbie was born), and my teacher told my class that if we had any question of how to achieve a goal or a principle in the Gospel that he would do his best to answer and give counsel and help us out! That opened the door for me to ask what I could do to change! He responded with a letter that I will always and forever cherish in my Scriptures for the rest of my life! I won't share what's on the letter because it doesn't feel right to do so, but he did give me a scripture to read, and it is truly one of my favorite scriptures in the Book of Mormon! Especially when it comes to the atonement! It is Alma 7: 7-12 and verses 11-12 talk about the atonement saying that "He'll suffer pains, afflictions and temptations of every kind... and succor his people unto righteousness(that's kind of summery, I don't think I'm right on the dot, but that's kind of what I remember from it)." We are all not perfect, but the Atonement makes it possible for us to live righteously after making a mistake, and bring us back to heavenly Father. In the book Called "The Continuous Atonement" By: Brad Wilcox he talks about an experience he had while serving as a Mission president in Argentina? (I don't remember, just some South American Country, spanish speaking). And he talks about this missionary, that said that he didn't repent of some sins before leaving on his mission and he felt they weren't that bad enough to send him home to work things through, he just let him repent on his own while on the mission. Well, when he first started meeting with this Missionary, he first started talking about this Marble Egg, it was Beautiful with all these streaks of paint on it and beautifully polished! And he said that if this Egg was white and Clear it would look fake right? Well, the point of this egg is as we go through our lives we will get spiritual cuts on our Spirits that will need some major polishing(depending on how bad the sin is), or just a little to help make us beautiful, but we can only be polished through the Atonement of Christ! And we will soon become as beautiful as this Egg Marble! I will never look at the Atonement the same way again! It was such an amazing analogy to me that I felt I learned more from this book than from anything in my life, I don't know... just because he has references of Scripture in it... and also personal experiences in his life to describe the different aspects of the Atonement! It's so Amazing I recommend it to anybody! :D
3. The Young Women Program, Why? While I was in Young Womens if you happen to read this blog and you're not LDS, here is a link to go to if you have anymore questions or want to learn more out the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : LDS.org Or Mormon.org In the Church one of our Youth programs is the Young Women Program, where we learn to become a Woman and a future Wife and Mother. There are three stages in the Young Women Program: Beehives(12-13 year olds), Mia Maids (14-15 year olds) and the Laurels (16-18), while we are in that program we have this booklet called "Personal Progress" in this it has goals that help us build our testimonies of the Gospel, learn more about ourselves, and learn to become a future Wife and Mother(like I said before just a while back in this paragraph). Anyways, when I was in Young Womens I didn't get a long with some of the girls in my Ward, and for some reason, I was the weird, Odd one in my age group(there were 2 other girls that were my age), we just didn't like each other, I felt I didn't exactly fit in! :P It was very fun. I had a mom that wanted me to finish this program, I didn't exactly have any motivation to finish it... I didn't see any point, I didn't get a long with any of the girls in my ward. My mom pretty much encouraged me(not forcingly) to go to Mutual(fun activities or we do a service every Tuesday, depending on what we did, I guess you could say it was fun). I can honestly admit that there were times where I wondered... What is the point of doing this whole program? I didn't fit in, I was the "ugly Duckling" in the group! My mom also encouraged me to do my personal progress(and I can honestly say, I didn't like doing it), but I am truly grateful that I finished it! I earned my Young Women's Medallion(right now it looks like a pendant with the Salt Lake Temple on it and on the bottom of it, it has some flowers on it, and it's really pretty, you can choose 1 of 2 colors, on is Silver and the other one is Gold, I chose the Silver medallion), it not just reminds me that I finished a program that prepares me to be a Women, a Daughter of God that I am, and a future Mother. It reminds of Who I am and who I represent when I wear the necklace! :D I've had one person so far(it made my day and I guess you could say my life because I want to live up to it), and they weren't active I guess, because they knew what my necklace was, anyways, I've had one person tell me that "I like your Necklace, it helps me know what kind of person you are." And I thought: "Wow! Do I really make that much of a difference when I wear this medallion, Do people really watch me of what I do in my daily life?" Ever since that day, I will strive to do my best to live up to those standards and know that I am Natasha Brynn Robinson, a Daughter of God, an Example to all. I want to do my best to not look like a hypocrite. I want to live my life to the best of my abilities! And simply to do my best in the Eyes of My Heavenly Father in Heaven! :D I Love this Gospel, and My Heavenly Father! In the Name of Jesus Christ Amen! :D
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