Stand In Holy Places & The New Curriculum

Along with the New Year comes a new theme for the Young Men and Women. It's weird to think this is my last year in the Young Women's program because I'll be graduating in just a few short months and going to the Singles Ward and Relief Society! Sheesh! I'm old!

I'm VERY excited about this years theme! What a great scripture it is! "Stand ye in holy places and be not moved until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord." We've talked a lot about making sure everywhere we go is a holy place and a place where we can have the presence of the Holy Ghost with us always. A big one they've talked about is your room. Is my room a place where I can receive inspiration and revelation? Is it a place where the Holy Ghost can be present? Is it a place where you can study the scriptures and say your prayers? I've been really asking myself these questions about not only my room, but about everywhere I go! So far, I think I'm doing a good job :). I'm very happy that this is our theme and I can't wait to learn more and more.

I'm also SO excited about the new curriculum! So far, we've been doing it for a couple of weeks and I'm already seeing improvement in myself. Studying what we're learning the next week has helped SO much. I've been excited to go to class on Sundays and listen to what others have to say. Hearing other girls testimonies and experiences has really made my testimony grow stronger as well. I loved what we were able to learn about in January: "The Godhead". I was able to learn SO much and my testimony of our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost has grown so much! I feel as though throughout January I was able to have a great love for all three of them. I'm also excited for this months topic: the Plan of Salvation. And I hope by the end of this month I can have a better understanding of it as well.

As I've already said plenty of times... I'm SUPER excited about this year and all the new changes that have happened! I know the new curriculum as well as the theme was inspired and that it is going to help todays youth be stronger and have stronger testimonies. I'm very thankful for the Young Women's program and for all the leaders and young women that have helped shape me into who I am today. I'm going to miss everything about Young Women's when I leave in June but until then, I'm ready to learn all the I can :).


Additional News:
-Morp is this Saturday! I'm SO excited! I'm taking a fellow band member as my date! He turns 16 on Valentines Day! TWO days before Morp. Isn't he lucky?! I'm his first date! :) But I'm SUPER excited! It's going to be so much fun :).
-I'm starting my Dental Assisting Externship at Masterpiece Dental next Thursday! My cousin Tammy works there and I'm so excited to get to work with her!
-I hopefully (cross your fingers) will find out about my track for BYU-Idaho in the next few days. I'm hoping for the Fall/Spring track. If I get that track, I won't be starting until January due to the Westlake Band job I have though.
-I've had two scholarship auditions the past few weeks. One at BYI-Idaho which was SUPER stressful! And one at UVU which was A TON easier!! I find out about BYU-Idaho in hopefully March and the UVU one in about a month. In two weeks I'm going to SUU to apply for one more scholarship. I'm REALLY hoping for the BYU-I one!!

Thanks for visiting!

2013

For most of us, the New Year brings change. We all set goals and decide what we'd like to change about our lives. To me, the thought to better myself is exciting! and I always do super good on my goals for the first little while. But soon, I start to forget I even set those goals and everything I had been working so hard on the first month slowly goes away. So, this year I've written them all down in hopes that it will encourage me to keep working on them throughout the year.
As I was thinking of goals I'd like to start working on, I came across a website that had a list of 100 New Years Resolutions. As I was reading through this list, I chose a few to work on:

1. Listen to My Favorite Music More

      They say music is the soundtrack of life, but it's also a great way to put you in a better mood, no        matter what the circumstances are. 

2. Be Healthier

       I feel like this is always one of my goals, and I never do anything to change it. So this year, I made up a few more specific goals so I can better reach the overall goal of becoming a healthier person.

3. Validate People In My Life More

       It's easy to take the important people in your life for granted, especially if you see them every day. Taking time to let them know how important they are to you on an occasional basis will make you feel good and will strengthen your relationship with them.

              Even though I feel like I do have a pretty good relationship with my Family & Friends, I'm still making this a goal for myself. There is always room for improvement in any relationship. I have friends I wish I knew better. And I hope to become best friends with every single one of my family members.

4. Get More Sleep

       Most of the time I stay up until midnight for no reason at all and I wake up the next day feeling sleepy and tired. So this year, I'm determined to go to bed earlier so I can be a happier person to be around.

5. Stop Procrastinating!

       I am SO bad at this one! I'm always putting things off until the last second and it leaves me stressed and mad. So this year, I'm making it a goal to stop the procrastinating and Get'er done :)

6. Meet Someone New Every Day

      It's easy to be closed off and think that your circle of friends is complete, but there are many opportunities each day to strike up a conversation with someone you don't know. And you never know what it might lead to.

7. Drink More Water

      I've actually been doing pretty good with this one. I haven't had anything but water to drink since the New Year. 

8. Spend Less Time on Facebook & Pinterest

       Social networking sites can be a great way to keep in touch with people you don't get to see everyday, but they can also become a vice. If you're clocking more time on these sites than you are with the people you do see each day, it might be good to logoff more.

              I'm pretty bad at this one too. A lot of the time I spend on the Computer is on Facebook and Pinterest. And while these sites are fun and useful, there are much more important things I could be doing. So this year, I'm going to spend less time online and more time doing things I should.

9. Get More Organized

       My backpack is a mess and my room... well... we won't go there. I often hear that if you have a clean and organized life, you'll feel less stressed! So this year, I'm going to clean and organize everything and I'm determined to keep it that way!

10. Learn To Cook

       I'm heading off to College in the Fall and I can't cook... at all. Ask my family if you don't believe me. So this year, I'm going to learn how to Cook! And be good at it!

11. Stop Being On My Phone So Much

       I always have my phone in my pocket and as soon as I feel it vibrate its in my hands and I'm replying to a text message. So this year, I want to try and go without my phone as much. Yes, phones are great and very helpful, but they can also be very distracting like Facebook. So I'm going to try my hardest to turn it off as much as possible.

12. Read More

       I used to read a TON, but now I find that I rarely ever pick up a book. So it is a goal for me to read more often.

13. Finish the Book Of Mormon

       I've actually never finished reading the Book Of Mormon. I always start over and say "This time... I will!" But I never have. So this year, I'm GOING to finish and I'm not going to stop until I'm done.

14. Spend More Time In Personal Progress

       I'm a Laurel and I'm done with the Young Women program in May! That's only five months away and I don't have my Young Women Medallion. I remember being a little beehive and thinking I was going to get it as soon as I could! Well... that didn't really work. So this year, by May, I WILL have my Young Women medallion and I will wear it proudly :).

15. Read My Scriptures More & Pray Better

       Yes, I read my Scriptures and Yes, I say my prayers. But I think I do it just because I know I'm supposed to. So this year, I'm going to study my Scriptures harder and pray more sincerely.

16. START! 

       Even if your resolution is to stop doing something, start stopping today. It's easy to get caught up in the thinking part, but eventually you have to start doing what you said you'd do. There's no time like the present, because it's always right now, so start towards your goal right now.

I am determined to accomplish each of these things! And I know I will! And I know that you can accomplish your New Years Resolutions as well. 2013 is a pretty big year for me. I'll be Graduating, leaving for college, and who knows what else! So here's to a great year!

 I wish you a Happy New Year and hope that you have a wonderful 2013 full of happy memories.

My 17th Birthday!

Can I just say... I have the most AMAZING and WONDERFUL Family and Friends in the ENTIRE world?! I really do! I’m so blessed and SO grateful that I have these friends and family members! I’m so thankful for their wonderful examples to me and for the love they show for me! I thought my birthday was going to be kind of lame because I had school until 2:30 and then I had to go to band at 5 until 9 at night. So it just kind of felt like a typical school day. My friends told the Drum Majors it was my birthday so they made me stand up and the whole band sang to me. While it was rather embarrassing, I did love it :)I got home from band and all the lights were out and at first I thought: "Wow, they all went to bed, this is great." And then I saw the birthday cakes all lit up on the counter and I heard someone giggle and I got really excited as they surprised me! I was SO happy! After a long hard day of Marching and school, I was really happy to come home to my family!
The day after my birthday my friend Marissa took me out to Orange Leaf and to the park at the library, me not suspecting something to happen there, ended up getting cake thrown at my face! Which was on my bucket list! I’m so thankful that I have the greatest parents in the world! My mom saw that I had “get in a cake fight” on my bucket list and decided to make it come true! I was so excited!!! :) I was so happy to see all of my bestest friends in the whole entire world... even if they were smashing cake into my hair. :)
I have the BEST family and friends and I am SO thankful for them! I’m so happy they all got to spend time with my for my birthday!! I love you guys! :)

Inspiration...

“Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s discovering who God created you to be.”

“You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.”

“All our dreams can come true if we just have the courage to pursue them.”

Walt Disney

“God gives His hardest battles to His strongest soldiers.”

“You are as happy as you choose to be.”

"Be-YOU-tiful”

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.”

Exodus 14:14

“A relationship with God is the best relationship you can have.”

“Don’t count the days, make the day count.”

“Focus on how far you’ve come, not on how far you have to go.”

“Let your smile change the world.”

Girls Camp!

This week is my last Girls Camp as a YCL! :( It’s so hard to believe! Just a few years ago I was thinking: “It won’t go by fast! I’m only a first year!” But now... it’s here. It’s been a stressful week planning and preparing but I’ve never been more excited to go and share my thoughts, experiences, testimony, devotionals, and my cRaZy side with all these beautiful girls in my tent, ward & stake.

I love love LOVE the mutual theme this year: “Arise & Shine Forth that thy light may be a standard for the nations.” D&C 115:5 I hope that this week all the girls and leaders going to girls camp can gain a better understanding for that scripture and that we can come home as better friends and daughter of God and that we can share our light and be a better example to all those around us by sharing our testimonies and touching the lives of those in need of our examples, testimonies, and light.

I’ve set a few goals for this week at Girls Camp:

1. Take at least one picture EVERY day

2. Take a picture w/each of the girls in my tent, each of the 1st years in my ward, & one with ALL the first years

3. Bear my testimony {I haven’t missed a year and it would just be awful not to share it this year}

4. Make a new friend/Get to know someone I don’t know very well

5. Write in my journal every day

I’m not really sure what I’m doing on the computer right now! :) I’ve got girls camp to plan!!! Wish me luck! I CAN’T WAIT to come home & share all my pictures & great experiences! See you in a week! :D

Bucket List, Last day of school (yearbook day), dates, & St. George

WARNING: This blog post may be a liiiittle lengthy. :)

Bucket List:

{Book #1}

Pride & Popularity by Jenni James

I just finished this book yesterday at our families BBQ over at my aunts house. It was such a cute book! I couldn’t put it down after I got into the first few chapters. It’s definitely a Pride & Prejudice type of book, but it has it’s own little twists and turns in it that aren’t in Pride & Prejudice. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a cute book to snuggle up with and read. :)

Last day of School!!!

{Yearbook Day}

Me & Morgan

EmmaLee & I

EmmaLee, Me & Morgan

Marissa & Syvanna

{We went to Orange Leaf after we had gotten our yearbooks signed.

Syvanna & I

Marissa & I

Tuesday Night:

Date?

We came to my house Tuesday night and played Just Dance, had pizza, and played other random games.

Dallins been learning how to play the piano so Sam sat down and taught him a new song. :) It was so cute :)!!!

Hollie, Logan & Syvanna

St. George!!!

{Family Vacation}

Hollie & I before going to the Leads park.

Ashlyn & I

The fam at the Tuacahn. We went and saw Aladdin. It was a pretty good performance, I loved how they used lot’s of fireworks, and they even tried to use 3D... which was... interesting. But all in all it was a pretty good show and I had such a good time with my family.

My BEST Friends in the WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!!

My dear friends came over to my house last

night while we were all out getting dinner.

They had heart attacked our front door and put

some of the hearts on my car.

I had to take the hearts off the front door so

I taped them up in my room on my closet door.

Muffins and rice crispy treats! Yum :)

I have the best friends in the WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!

I love them so much and I’m so grateful for them.

They turned my not-so-great day into a better day.

Thanks Kayla, EmmaLee, Morgan, and Callie!

You’re the BEST!!!

Love,

Cambri :)

My “before I graduate” Bucket List

It’s a little hard to imagine that I’ll be graduating in only a year, and I’ll being going to college a few months after that. Crazy stuff I tell you!

So I’ve compiled a bucket list of things I’d like to do and accomplish BEFORE I graduate, some are wacky and some are more special:

1. Go to all the temples in Utah County
2. Have a cake fight
3. Visit all the little stores on State Street
4. Read 75 Books
5. Buy a pet Gold Fish
6. Grow a garden {Including... one vegetable, one fruit, and one flower}
7. Make a sundress
8. Finish Personal Progress
9. Donate to a charity {not quite sure yet}
10. Design a T-Shirt and wear it
11. Learn how to french braid and fish tale hair {preferably before Girls Camp}
12. Draw a good picture {One that I’ll take time on}

14. Cover the door in my room with quotes
13. Paint each of my nails a different color
15. Finish the Book of Mormon {For my honor bee}
16.
17.

I’ll be 17 when I graduate... that’s why I have 17 spaces. So if you have any ideas or suggestions as to what I can add to my bucket list it’d make my whole day! :)

{This won’t go into affect until June 1-gives me time to take a break from school!}

Thank you :)

The Past Few Days...

Happy Birthday Dad!!!! :) I love you!

We decorated for his birthday and made dinner. It was fun :)

Sydnees play! Beauty and the Beast

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

My Friend Marissa came and took pictures of all of us :) They turned out so good! Thanks bunches!! :)

My personal favorite!

Hollie

Dallin

Sydnee...

Ashlyn

Marissa and I

Um.........

Hahaha :) This was totally unplanned but I snapped the picture at just the right time! YESSSS!

Birthday Tea Party!!

We decided to have a “Tea Party”... but no worries... there was NO tea. We had lemonade instead :)

Caitlin :) EmmaLee’s cute little sisters made us all crowns for us to decorate. And if we ever took them off... we got in trouble :)

Melanie! The birthday girl # 1 :)

EmmaLee! The birthday girl # 2 :)

Callie and EmmaLee’s little sister

Morgan, Kayla, and Melanie

Morgan and I

Kayla and I decided to surprise Melanie and EmmaLee by making a cake for each of them. I made EmmaLee’s beautiful GORGEOUS chocolate cake! :) I was really happy that I actually made a cake and that it didn’t ruin... like all the other times I attempt to cook ANYTHING. However, I wasn’t being a smart girl... and I left it in my car until lunch. Where, it was REALLY hot and decided to melt. The top half of the cake had slid off and the letters read: HAPPY BIRTH! :( Needless to say I was a little sad... but everyone ate it nonetheless.

These are the invitations I made! :) I couldn’t decide which ones to use so I went with both of them! :)

Before the decorations

Addicted to what? Quotes

I am addicted.... to quotes :) These are some of the MANY I LOVE! I have a wall devoted to quotes in my room. They’re just too marvelously wonderfully amazing! They can make you smile, cry, laugh, etc. I only posted a few of the quotes I love. Because, if I posted them all... you’d be here forever :).

Thanks for reading! :)