Rain

I have decided that rain makes me sooooooooo happy!

You'd think that with everything being so dark and gloomy I wouldn't like it at all, but I can't stop smiling.
Rain boots...umbrellas...the wonderful smells.... I honestly couldn't be happier.

 

This is how I'm feeling right now!!

Pure happiness!

Lesson learned: Even when things seem so dark and "dross" there are wonderful and amazing things to be happy about! God is wonderful -- He had to give us rain (or trials....whatever fits into your situation) and I'm thankful He gave me a way to be happy about it.


Yep, BANANANANANANANANA moment of the day.

- Eleena

Smile

I am so grateful God gave me a great smile!!!

While talking to my professor today she asked about my boyfriend.... and of course we had to go through the whole discussion about how I don't have one and the joys of stupid boys. Anyway, when she ask how long I've been single and found out its been all semester she was so surprised! She's like, "Eleena, I wouldn't have noticed at all. You handled it so well. I never see you stop smiling!"

Another example was last Monday at HEG when one of the guys in my group said how much he loved my smile and how I always make him happier.

And then when my bishopric was changed a month or so ago, the old 1st Counselor said how much he loved my smile.


Things like this make me want to smile even more! I never realized how much of an influence I had on others and how grateful I am to have a way to help and lift others. I still have so many problems and not everything is perfect, but I love that I have that one thing that can help make things right. Yeah, I am blessed!!!

Annie! One of my favorite lines.

BANANANANANA MOMENT! God loves me. =)

- Eleena

Grateful for trials?

I am so thankful for influential people in my life. Most of the people who have influenced my life for good probably don't even know it, but I am so grateful for them. Some have been there through hard times and some have even been the cause of hard times, but through these hard times I have come out stronger and have found who I am more fully and who my Father in Heaven wants me to be.


Grateful for people that cause trials.....yeah, I'm odd. But, I am grateful for my trials.


I know that's weird, but looking back at the last few months and the trials I have gone through and the junk I've had to deal with I wouldn't change it. I have learned so much! The things I've learned will not only help me now, but they will help me for the rest of my life. I know that I needed these trials now and I know that God wanted me to experience the things I experienced. I'm not sure why and what the point of it was, I just know that because of them I will have added strength to overcome future obstacles. I know even more now how strong the Devil is and how strong his stupid, lame temptations can be on others. Seeing this has made me want to be even stronger and stand for what I know is right. Testimony moment. =)


Okay, slight tangent.


But, I am grateful for those influences -- good and bad -- that have got me to where I am today. I am grateful for my friends who have helped me and shown me their testimonies of the gospel and their wonderful examples. I am especially grateful for my family who are always there for me during those trials. They help me more than they will ever know.


Anyway, I know my trials are specifically for me and I know I can come out on top because Heavenly Father and Christ have my back. It's great!


I'm just feeling really blessed right now, so I decided to share my thoughts.


-Eleena

Come what may...

"Every life has peaks and shadows and times when it seems that the birds don't sing and bells don't ring. Yet in spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser, and happier as a result."

"Come what may, and love it."

Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Come What May, and Love It," Ensign, Nov. 2008, 26