La-la-la-la-la-la-la-LIFE is Wonderful....

*Sigh. Oh, I just love life. Today was a great day. I went to work at 4 in the morning, and then came home, had "family" prayer with my apartment, read my scriptures, and then slept for like 4 1/2 hours or so. :) After that, I juggled with some down time. That was kinda boring, but then I went to the temple with my friend, DUMDI!!! It was so nice to go do some more baptisms. I honestly am so blessed to have a temple so close to me, where I can just go to whenever I feel like (almost). I am going to make it a goal for me to go to the temple at least once a week to do baptisms--hopefully more. It helps me take my mind off things, and I am doing a great and sacred ordinance at the same time.

What's really cool is that from my apartment window we have the PERFECT view of the temple. At night it is just gorgeous!!! Sometime I will take a picture with a zoom camera and post it up here. Until then though, you'll just have to trust me. ;)

Well, I suppose I better be going. It's late and I should get to bed. [Haha....when else do I write? Besides when it's late at night... Oh well! You like it.] :)

How Can I Be?

These are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs EVER! It is played on the ukelele. Look it up on youtube sometime! It's so good! :)

How Can I Be?

How can I be like my brother Nephi?
and My father Lehi of old?
How can I be like Captain Moroni
In the wars that were told?

How can I see forever
Like the promise to the three Nephites?
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
I wanna be Benjamin the Wise
I wanna be like Abinidi
Oh tell me how can I be like them?

How can I be like Alma the Younger,
Strong servant of the Lord?
How can I be like Mighty Ammon,
Whose heart was his sword?

How can I be a stripling warrior,
And learn to fight by faith?
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
I wanna be Benjamin the Wise
I wanna be like Abinidi
Oh tell me how can I be like them?

How can I be like my brother Joseph,
When he prayed in the grove of trees?
How can I have the strength that he had
And the love he had for God?

How can I be courageous
And strive to choose the right?
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
I wanna be Benjamin the Wise
I wanna be like Abinidi
I wanna be like Jesus Christ
Oh tell me how can I be like Him?
Oh tell me how can I be like Him?

Work and the Temple

It's been a long night. Last night I didn't lie down to go to sleep til nearly 1 a.m., knowing i'd have to be up in just over 2 hours to go to work. I was covering part of a girl's shift that I work with [at Homestead Assisted Living] , and I agreed to go in from 4-7 a.m. [for the past two nights]. Tuesday night/morning was pretty busy and I was working nearly the whole shift. Last night/this morning, however, was actually pretty nice and relaxing. Fallon, the girl I was working for, told me that everything was done when I got there, so I could pretty much relax until it was time for me to get Horace up (WAY funny man!), and to get Lorna up. It was nice....except for I obviously couldn't go to sleep. I got called a few times by some residents, but not enough to be a bother.

After I got off work I came home and changed to go to the temple. I invited my roommate, Kaya, to come with me, so I was her wake-up call when I got home. It felt so nice to be back in the temple, and it was completely relaxing. Now that I'm home and showered though, I am going to go to sleep! I really need rest, because last night I think I only maybe got one hour of sleep. Bah!

Until next time!!!.........

<3 Jaesika