Snow Day

Whenever I see this at night:

I always think of this night:

While in DC in 2010, I had the chance to go to Valley Forge with a bunch of other BYU students. We planned to stay the night and continue to Philadelphia in the morning. 

As a friend and I walked outside that night, it was so quiet. It's that silence that makes you feel like you are the only person outside. All sound seemed to be absorbed by falling snow. 

After taking a couple pictures (and secretly wishing we were in Narnia) we went to bed. Only to discover in the morning...it snowed 3 feet. That's right. It was over our knees:

So now every time it snows at night I secretly wish that when I wake up, it'll be super deep again. Even though I know it'll be a hassle later. Technically we were snowed in, and it took us 7 hours to get back to DC...BUT it still turned out to be one of the best days ever. My favorite part was the mini snow war we had. Being knocked to the ground didn't even matter because it was like falling into a foam pit. 

Rhetorically,
Rebekah

New Beginnings

In preparation for the most dreary semester of the year, I purchased scrapbook paper to cheer up my study space!! Now when I zone out while studying I have colorful flowers to look at to motivate me to continue on.

You'll also notice a calendar in the lower left corner. I'm trying to be more organized and scheduled this semester. Which basically sounds like my resolution every semester, but 2013 might be my lucky year.

Renewed Goals from last semester:

• Go to bed by midnight (which consequentially means getting my HW done ahead of time)
• wake up by 8am (so I can study the scriptures in the morning and not at night)
• weekly temple trip (this was the one goal I was good at last year)
• BLOG. :)

Wish me luck!
Here's the poorly lit shot of my adorable carrel (trust me, it's cuter than you think):

Rhetorically,
Rebekah

Testimony

So I'm back posting, but it ties together...

In institute this week, the teacher challenged us to share our testimony of Jesus Christ with someone else, and since I didn't share mine on Sunday, I will do so now. We were only given a minute to write things down, so I made the following list:

• Son of God
• Head of the Church
• Atonement
• Jehovah
• Priesthood
• Brother

Most of this ties back to my mission, but I'd like to briefly expound. The message that I shared for 1.5 years was that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. While not the same person as God, He and our Heavenly Father work together to bring about our salvation. Christ's church has been established on the earth today. Through the restoration of priesthood keys (an authority that can be traced back to Christ), we have another witness of Him, the Book of Mormon.  Christ is Jehovah of the Old Testament. All of the scriptures we use come from him. This is His gospel and His church. Through his atonement, we can be healed and return to live with Him.

I feel like this clip sums up the rest of it: 

Jesus Declares: I Am the Light of the World, the Truth Shall Make You Free

Sincerely,
Rebekah