1/4 of the Mission done and still counting!



Nik and Me at Temple Square Christmas 2010



So this last week we have passed the Six Month mark for Nik! I cannot believe that he has been gone for over six months! Yay we have a 1/4 of the mission done!!!!! There have been times where it feels like it is flying by and then other days where it feels like it is not moving at all.  I am sure he feels the same way! I am just so proud of him and he is doing such an awesome job.  I always look forward to his emails and letters every week! They are truely the highlight of my week! You can ask anybody how disappointed I am if I do not hear from him! It is my life line to him!
So anyways enough about that.... This past Sunday I had the opportunity to go down town to Regional Conference.  What a blessing that was! There were so many inspired talks that I could not write stuff down quick enough.  Elder Bednars talk was so spiritual! I kept getting chills up and down my spine.  He talked a lot about how having a Testimony is not just enough.  We also need to be truely converted and work on this conversion process because it is on going.  That is so true!!!!! Just because we know that it is true does not mean that we stop doing the small things.  We need to work on this everyday! I know that we are not perfect, but we are all trying to become like Christ.  We need to be the best that we can...... so that when we meet our Maker we can say that we truely did all that we could! I was just blown away by the Spirit I felt and the Love that my Savior and Heavenly Father have for me! The thing that hit me the most was that these are the exact principles that Nik is teaching out in the field! How great is that! I am so honored that I got to attend this great Conference and that  I get to be apart of this great work.  I want you all to know that I am a Daughter of God and that He loves me and not only that........... He loves you! :)



Leesh, Sarah, Jeanna, and Me at Regional Conference




Me at Regional Conference



The call you never want to get!

On Monday the 10th of October I had not been feeling well.  I went home after work and totally crashed.  I slept for a really long time and woke up to my phone ringing just after midnight.  I saw that it was my sister calling me and thought the only reason she would be calling this late is if something is wrong.  I answered my phone and said Kort what is wrong? She replied that Mom and Dad had been in an accident.  They have been T-boned and we do not know what else.  I told her I would meet them at the hospital and we would go from there. 
Kort called me once they got to the accident and said that Mom was having problems breathing and that there was a lot of blood all over her face.  They took her by ambulance to Jordan Valley Hospital.  I met them there and was relieved once I could see my Mom.  The impact was on my Moms side and so My Dad was doing pretty good, just banged up a bit and was really sore.  I found out then that a lady totally ran a red light and slammed into my parents! I was upset by this and could not believe that someone could hit them and then not even go see if they were ok after the accident. 
We stayed for over four hours at the hospital and found out that Mom had a broken nose, strained neck, a chest wall contusion, and lots of scratches on her skin.  The experience at Jordan Valley was aweful and I would not go back to there ER ever again.  The nurse came in once to give my Mom meds and that was it.  I ended up going through the cupboards to find towels to clean my Mom up because she was bleeding and had dried blood all over her.  The ER Physician came in and tried to put my Moms nose back into place.... He did not offer any more meds and just put it in without having a nurse there.  All of a sudden my Mom is saying that she cannot breathe because all this blood is running down her throat.  I sat her up and all this blood went everywhere! The Doc looked at me and then said, oh maybe I shoud get her a basin?  I wanted to say really????? DUH!!!!! I ran over to the cupboard and got another towel and wet clothes to put against her nose and get her cleaned up again.  The Doc left and then never came back.  He just sent another nurse into discharge us. This was just a little of what happened that night and there was a lot more that went on than just that, but lets say that I was not impressed with any of the staff!
Finally we got my Mom home that night and got her and my Dad to bed.  I went home slept for a couple of hours and had to wake back up and get myself to work! Tuesday the 11th was the longest day ever! I just wanted to be there helping my Mom and I could not! Once I got off work I went and spent the evening with her.  She was really sore and I could not believe all the bruises that her and my Dad had.  I went home that night and was able to talk on the recorder to Nik.  I finally had my break down moment and poor Nik got to hear it.  I think I had been going going and going that it finally hit me that things could have been a lot worse! I am so thankful that my parents were watched over and kept safe! That night in the hospital I was very touched by the love and concern that my Father showed for my Mother.  He just kept telling her how much he loved her.  It made me think of how lucky I am to know that Nik loves me like that!
The next day was not any better.  My brother called me and told me that my Mom had been throwing up, having nausea, a migraine, and chest pains all through the night and could not keep anything down.  So I called Kort and told her to get my Mom to the Riverton ER and get her checked. It was nice because I was working at the Primary Childrens Outpatient Clinic so I could just walk over and check on her while she was in the ER at Riverton.  They started an IV on her as soon as she got there and gave her some meds through the IV, which really helped her.  Side note.... Jordan Valley did not even start a IV on my Mom and she should have had all the trauma protocol! They also did not scan her head.  So I was really worried that she could have had a bleed or something because I have seen the worst working at the hospital.  So to make a long story short she got checked from head to toe and they got everything under control! She was feeling a lot better once they could get her some meds for her head and the nausea! They also gave us a number of a plastic surgeon to get my Moms nose fixed.  She just went in this last Friday and had it fixed.  She is doing much better, but has had quite the rough last couple of weeks! I am just so thankful to Heavenly Father for watching out for them and keeping them safe! It could have ended a lot differently and I am just so blessed and thankful.  I love my parents so much and am so thankful to them for all that they do for me! We are truely blessed! I love you MOM and Dad!


Here is what the car looked like..... Russ got some pics of it because they made it to the scene of the accident!
So SCARY!!!!!!!



October Birthdays!!!



Kort and Russ

Happy Birthday to Russ and Kortney!!!! We celebrated there Birthdays at the begining of the Month..... so that they could go out to Wendover for the Trace Adkins concert over there birthdays! We all got together one Sunday and had a nice dinner and had yummy cake and ice cream! I was in charge of the cake so I went and bought a white chocolate rasberry bundt cake with cream cheese frosting from Nothing Bundt Cakes! I totally recommend them.... They are quite pricey, but so worth it! It was delicious! I am so thankful to have Russ and Kort be apart of my life.  They have shown me so much love and support over the last few years! I hope that you guys have had a good birthday month and just remember that I love you!!!! :)

Conference Weekend

This last weekend was great! It was Conference plus I was not on call and I got to spend time with my Family and Friends! Friday night I went to dinner with Leesha and then hung out and chatted for a little bit.  Then on Saturday I watched the morning and part of the afternoon session of Conference.  There was some really good talks that I learned a lot from.  I really enjoyed the talk about having children and that it is between you, your spouse, and the Lord.  Not that I am having any children anytime soon, but I just really liked the message that was conveyed in the talk.  Later on Saturday Jeanna and I met up and went up the canyon to Brighton.  We went to Silver Lake and walked around to see the fall colors.  It was really beautiful up there.  It was so nice to get out of the City and head up to where you can think about life and what God has really done for you.  Everywhere you look you can see that God created this earth.  How blessed we are!!! The colors of the leaves were awesome and our walk was really good too.  When we were coming around the corner we saw a Moose! Jeanna wanted to get a really good picture of it, so she hiked down to get a little closer..... mind you she was in her dress shoes that have a little heel on them! She did however get a really great picture of the moose! After going up the canyon we met up with my Family for dinner after the guys got done with the Priesthood session.  We met them at El Farol and so there was Mom and Dad,  Me and Jeanna, Kort and Russ, Kendall and Hayley, Britt and Mike, and the Spoeirri Family.  We had a lot of fun talking and laughing. 


On the way up to Silver Lake




Loved how blue the sky looked




Jeanna at Silver Lake




Me at Silver Lake




The moose




Jeanna and Me




Love all the fall colors!



Britt needed a drink really quick because the salsa was HOT! She could not wait for a glass :)



Kort and Russ




Dad and Mom




The Spoerri's




Mike and Britt




Jeanna, Me, and Britt



Kendall and Hayley



  Sunday was another good day because another day of no call and spending time with the Family. I got to go to my parents for Conference.  I got there in time for a really yummy breakfast and to listen to the morning session of Conference.  I loved when the Prophet talked about how we need to be communicating with our Heavenly Father.  He said that if we are not doing it on a daily basis then to begin now.  I love the idea that we can go to Him at anytime whether we are in need or if we are just saying are daily prayers. There was also another talk by a women I forgot her name, but I loved her talk.  She spoke on how Fathers should be showing there Daughters that they love there Mothers and that the daughters know they are from a Royal Birth.  My Dad has always shown my Mother love and I am so grateful for his example and for his love for our Savior Jesus Christ.  My Dad has always bore testimony to us that he knows that Christ lives and that we can be with Him again someday if we live worthy.  I am so grateful for my Mom and Dad and for the testimonies they have and for there examples.  I also enjoyed the afternoon Conference with my Family and then headed down town to go hang out with Niks Family.  I enjoyed having dinner with the Johnson's and playing games.  We always have such a great time and it is so nice that they include me in there Family while Nik is gone.  Well life has been crazy, but it has also been good...... and I am sure that there will be much more to write about soon! :)