I just had the BEST experience at BYU-Idaho’s Power2Become Conference! It really wasn’t just a conference, but an experience.

Now, I know more where my passion lies, I know there can be G-rated humor (and it can be SO funny that I can’t breathe because I’m laughing so hard!), and I know that I am loved.

Wow, really. There’s no way to describe it! I wish I had taken pictures! I sat with a mission friend Paul, and it was a blast!

This week, an amazing thing happened. There’s been something on my mind, and I’ve thought a lot about it. It’s very important to me.

I wondered how to know who I should date.

I know that the person I marry will come from the people I date, so I don’t want to rush into a relationship only to find I have no interest in them after all.

With an 1000-word essay and a Map Quiz on my mind, I just couldn’t focus. So, instead of going home on Wednesday to work on homework, I went to the I-Center. It’s a beautiful building on campus. There are magnificent prints of Carl Bloch’s paintings showing Christ’s life. There are statues that represent the lives of the pioneers. On the top floor, there are prints of paintings that show Book of Mormon events that just make you stop and think. My favorite display is on the same floor as those paintings. It’s a vivid depiction of Lehi’s vision of the tree of life.  I love this building! I’m so glad we have it!

Besides the hallways with all these artistic displays, there are two main parts of this building. One is the giant gym on one end of the building. The other is the grand auditorium that was built to resemble the Conference Center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. I love that room. It’s spacious. It can fit thousands of people. As I said before, I LOVE the I-Center.

On the top floor, there is a balcony where you can go (even when there’s no events going on) and study. It’s there for “Quiet Observation.” I had never been up there before, so after admiring the Tree of Life artwork I mentioned before, I slipped onto the balcony.

I sat down. For a while, I did nothing but think. And then I prayed. The answer came quickly after that. It wasn’t an answer I wanted, but definitely an answer I needed. I sat there for a little while longer, and then left. I did get my homework done, and I’m glad I did! I also got 100% on that Map Quiz I was worried about. But I think the most important thing to me was the feeling of having the Spirit back in my life.

When I take a moment for my life to settle down, and really focus on what matters, a light comes on, and I know I can do anything.

Thanks for reading!

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