Singing in the Tabernacle

This semester I decided to join the institute choir because I thought it sounded like fun. So far I have loved it! We had the opportunity to sing at the CES devotional this month because our school was hosting it. We got to sing in the tabernacle on temple square and wow... The acoustics are amazing in there! It was a really cool experience.

Grandpa's Funeral

In October my Grandpa Tolman passed away. It was a bittersweet moment. I am sad that he is not with us anymore, but happy that he is reunited with his amazing wife, my grandmother. I am so thankful for the knowledge I have of Heavenly Father's plan. I am thankful that I will be able to see my grandpa and all of my family members again someday.

My brother is home!

This post is a little late, but my brother is home from his mission! 2 years was a long time to be away from my best friend. I'm so happy to have him back!

Fall!

I LOVE fall! 

It is hands down my favorite time of year!

Earlier this month my family went to the witch festival at Gardner Village. 

We went shopping and ate at my favorite restaurant, Archibald's.

My nieces got their makeup done like witches and we watched some witches make potions. It was so fun! 

I love spending time with my little nieces and nephew! 

so blessed!

this week has been amazing! i don't even know where to begin. lately i have been stressing about finding an internship for fall semester. in the design program i'm in, it is required to do an internship your 3rd semester. i have always wanted to work set design for movies and tv shows, but i never knew how to get started with that. on monday night my ward went up to ogden for family home evening. it was about a 40 minute car ride and i sat next to a guy i'd never talked to before. we started talking about school and somehow the topic of my internship came up and he said he knew someone who worked for the utah film commission. he texted the guy right then and asked if they would be willing to take an intern for set design. the guy said "yes! we would love to!" so the next day i called him and bada bing bada boom, i have an internship! i am so unbelievably excited! it is such a blessing from heavenly father! i definitely notice his hand in my life when i am doing what i am supposed to. 

the other thing that happened was that i met a boy from spain who is visiting utah for a month. we were walking around temple square the other night because he wanted to go to a bar and i said no, so somehow we ended up at the temple... anyways, he was asking me tons of questions about the word of wisdom and the "super temple" and i was trying to explain it all in spanish. it was probably one of the most difficult things i have ever done in my life, trying to explain in another language why i hold myself to such high standards and why this gospel is so important to me. it was such an incredible experience and i felt the spirit so strong that night. it got me so excited for my mission. i will hopefully be starting my papers within the next couple months. i can't wait! i can't even imagine having this feeling each day as i help others learn about the gospel. it is the greatest feeling in the world! 

i have been so blessed in my life and i am so grateful for the experiences that i am given each and every day that allow me to grow as a person. i love my heavenly father so much and i feel his love for me every day.

~olivia

Awkward Sunday

So I went to meet with my bishop after church today to talk about mission stuff and this is pretty much how it went...

Bishop: So what did you come to talk to me about?

Me: I want to go on a misson.

Bishop: Hahahahaha... how old are you?

Me: 21...

Bishop: No way!

Sometimes I really hate that I still look like a little girl.

Oh, and then I fell down the stairs. Cause i'm so awesome like that. Go me. 

This is my embarrassed face.

So I found this quote on Pinterest the other day and I loved it! It is exactly what I needed to hear that day. Lately I have been feeling so stuck in life. I'm so sick of dating, heartbreaks, homework, my job, etc. Every once in a while I have to take a step back and realize that God has great things planned for my life and I just have to be patient and wait for them to come. My life really is amazing and I take what I have for granted. I am so blessed and I am really excited to see what the future holds.