What are you grateful for?

A couple of days ago I was thinking about how many things that I have going on in my life that give me reason to be a very happy and content person. So I thought I'd list a few.

1. An amazing family.
I would venture to guess that most people are pretty satisfied with their family. I for one definitely am! I really can't ask for a better set of parents or siblings. I am so grateful for the memories that I've been able to make and continue to make with my younger brother and 3 older sisters, along with their great hubbies. I also have a hilarious nephew and an adorable niece. What a blessing it is to have family! Although half of them are spread out across the world (literally) I still love the phone conversations, random facebook chats and the occasional email.

2. Great friends.
Some people get pretty lucky when it comes to the friends that they have and I can happily say that I am one of them! I really do have the best friends in the world and I am so grateful for the examples they continuously set for me. Happy times, funny times, hilarious times, sad times, stressful times...you name it, we've had them.

3. The Church.
I love that each Sunday I can leave the cares of the world outside and focus on the things that are really important for a few hours with no distractions. I have the wonderful opportunity to be serving in the Relief Society presidency and it has been such a blessing. The love that is there for each of the sisters is incredible and I love the camaraderie between each of us. I love that I have a family who is strong in the gospel and a father and brother who hold the priesthood. We are truly blessed to have such an amazing church in our lives.

4. Being apart of the National FFA Organization.
I can honestly say that without the guidance that I have received from being apart of this organization I would not be the person I am today. I have learned so much about myself and others through the experiences and trainings that I have had. I have spent hundreds of hours dedicating my life to it and it has truly been a rewarding 5 years. I truly hope that I will be able to serve the organization for another year as a national officer, however I do know that whatever the Lord has in store for me is the right thing. I am working as hard as I can and will do so all the way until the week of interviews and that is all I can do. If I do my best and still don't make it, then I will know that it isn't where I am supposed to be at that time. If nothing else, I have grown so much as a person solely from the preparation.

5. Living in a BEAUTIFUL place.
I live in such an amazing valley. Utah State, beautiful canyons, rivers to float down and fish on, mountains to ride horses in, all the necessities...it really is a great place to live. Not to mention that there are so many great people everywhere you go.

These are only 5 things that make me so ridiculously happy. But I hope that you try to find the things that make you happy each day. Remember back to President Eyerings talk in General Conference when he challenged us to find the hand of God in each day and to write it down. You'd be surprised how many things you're grateful for when you have to really think about it. Try it, I dare you!

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