Filming Presentation

This morning my mom and I drove up to Draper, Utah to meet up with a lady from the Utah Parent Center in Salt Lake to assist them with a project they are working on, and trying to get a message out there to young kids about how their supporters can help them trying to live successful lives as adults in the future. It was such a treat for me to spend quality time with my mom and getting to practice on my message with her on the way up, was definitely something that I'll always remember. We arrived at the recording studio quite a bit earlier from when we were supposed to show up and spent a bit of time waiting for them to get everything ready for me!!! I was not really quite sure how things would go with this videotaping session, because I didn't know if I ended up making any mistakes that they noticed had to be fixed they could easily make it happen. Once we started rolling the camera, I just quickly got into my experiences about what has successfully helped me be the person I am now. It's been quite a journey for me with many tears shed along the way and trying to keep myself together, through it all despite what was going on around me. I took about three minutes max to giving all of what I had prepared for them to know about my life adventures with getting my first job doing store maintenance two days a week. It was incredibly difficult for me to communicate with the person that was in charge of the employees, because of the language barrier that made me feel like it just was not worth my time continuing on any much longer. I felt really lonely not having someone to talk with & trying to make the best of the situation was not getting much easier, as those two years went on. I am certainly not someone whoever thought of themselves doing store maintenance, which did teach me some job skills but never got any better with changes happening unexpectedly. I was incredibly glad to have shared my own experiences with other people who may need some encouragement, when it comes to them finding a job that they can make some good money for and spend it at the same time too!!! 

Be sure to check the videos once they are out on the Utah Parent Center website, which I am not sure when they will get officially out there... and please out for them!!! I felt incredibly proud of myself in having been a part of this project and encouraging other people to know, that they can have a circle of supporters to help them in whatever it is they want to pursue their dreams in.

New Journey

Self Advocacy Filming Project

NEXT TUESDAY----I will be heading up to Draper, Utah in helping the Utah Parent Center with this project they are working on and needed two advocates to share their success life stories. I have really tried to keep away from sharing this kind of stuff on my blog, just simply because I don't necessarily like getting too personal in the things I write up about. I am determined to make the best of this new experience and hopefully can inspire other individuals like myself, to know they are never alone in whatever it is they want to pursue their dreams. This presentation should only take a few minutes of my morning to get finished as well as just making a good impression on those who will be there. I'm certainly a little bit nervous whenever I get asked to do something out of my comfort zone, but it will be completely worth every minute!!! I am grateful for the privilege to be a part of this project and not being afraid to share what has helped me to be where I am now. 

Volunteering Adventures (Part One)

This school year has only been in session for a couple of weeks, but I am definitely learning so much about patience and trying to stick it out as best as possible. It has given me an opportunity with putting my faith and trust in the Savior, that everything is gonna turn out for the better. Everyday this week, I have continuously prayed multiple times a day to help one of the teachers who has quite a lot to get under their feet.



Even though I am not a professional school teacher, it is the least I can do and making their school year a little bit easier, with all of the many new adventures that they have to take on. I am grateful for the experience to put my faith to the test and make an effort, to remind them that they are doing a fabulous job doing what they can to teach those kiddos what they need to learn. 


There are only so many times when I wished I could have done something more to help out, rather than just assume it will get taken care of itself without any meaningful effort put in behind the scenes. I know this is such a small little thing to do for someone else, but I cannot fathom it enough in my head about what it has done to help this teacher friend of mine know they can do hard things. I truly have to believe that even when one school year is hard, that's where you learn and grow the most as a person...but it also reminds you that no matter the many challenges you have in life, it will make you stronger. 

Weekly Updates

Unfortunately, I don't necessarily have much of anything new to share with people right now and life has continued to be a little busier than usual, but it is all good at the same time!!! I am truly grateful and excited for the many more experiences that will take place this coming year, but if you must know I am really quite anxious to see how they turn out down the road. I am determined to make the best of everything that comes in my way this next year and would literally do whatever it takes to overcome it with courage. Some of you out there know that I have considered doing this inspiring non beauty pageant for awhile and I've not registered for it quite yet. I really wish there was more information for me to share with you guys on this new chapter of my life, but after my questions are answered--I will have stories to share and memories to write up about for you all to read!!

Special Needs Institute

My twin sister and I have been attending this class for a couple of years now, which almost seems a little crazy when you think about how long it has gone on. We have enjoyed getting to feel the spirit every week with friends who are continuously striving to be more like our Savior, Jesus Christ each day and it warms my heart to know that they are making this world a better place. I am grateful for the many blessings that have come from this experience and remembering what my purpose is here on earth. I have really liked getting to meet so many new people who are just like me & love feeling the spirit talk to them as we listen to the lessons given by our wonderful teachers. We may not be so close as friends in anyway whatsoever, but they have made every week so much fun and sharing lots of laughs only puts a bigger smile on my face. 

Heartbreak Update:

This year has made me reflect so much on how much stronger of a person I'm becoming everyday & not feeling afraid to speak up for what is a priority in my life. I know it is through him that all of us can strive a little harder to pay more attention to what is going on around me. I am truly blessed for the many people who have kept me in their thoughts and prayers, even when I was doing great--so many tears were being shed at the same time. I know it will never get any easy after having faced the most difficult heartbreak ever and it will not be my last one either. It will only get better as the months/weeks/years go on, despite everything in this life has continues to happen for each of us...but never lose hope on what it is helping ya become along the way.



I also have been able to feel this literal inner strength inside of me to keep me on my toes and realize that despite however many challenges, that come in my way I will always have the Savior on my side to help me through any situation. I've also been able to understand that regardless of what others think of me in this world or how I look at all of my struggles in life...There is someone who has already paid the price for us and I am forever grateful to him for his willingness to give up his life so that we could be the people we are today. I know it will never get any easier with the more heartbreaks that I will be experiencing throughout my life as the years go on, but I will never lose hope in what is most important to me and trying to strive everyday to have him be the center of my life in everything that occurs to me on a regular basis.


Whether or not I have been able to see that at times throughout this year, is a completely different story for me to tell at some other time down the road but I am truly blessed for the opportunities that this experience has given me to persevere as well as make the best of everything that life throws at us. It has made me recognize his hand in everything that has happened to me this year, because without him I would not have made it to the example I am going to be for others. 

School Adventures

This school year has already kicked off to an incredible start and experiences that I cannot wait to have take place in the next few weeks!!! I am grateful for both of the phenomenal teachers that I'm working alongside with this year and cannot wait to get to know a lot better. They have been such a joy to be around more than anything in this world & I feel so blessed to have this year to share with both of them!!! I have only been at the school for a couple of weeks now and I am absolutely loving every single minute of that I get to be in those classrooms, with the cutest kiddos I could ever ask for in this world. I am so incredibly blessed to be at a school that is truly almost like my second home & I know that sounds a little bit strange of me to admit, but it is true in more ways than one!!! I've just loved getting the opportunity to serve other people in some capacity, has brought me so much more happiness than I can ever begin to tell you at this very moment.



Since my first year there as a high school student intern at seventeen years old, I never would have expected myself to be good with children in a classroom and trying to make the best of everything that life threw at me. I am really grateful for the way it has changed me into a better person & feeling more comfortable with going out of my comfort zone to make a person's life easier in some way or other. I am helping out in two different classes this year in third and second grade, which has been quite a transition for me from years past because I've never helped in one of the portable classrooms throughout my years at the elementary school. I have absolutely loved getting to cut things out for the teachers, whenever it's needed as well as filing assignments/grading math papers and everything else in between. 

I am probably never gonna know when things in my life will settle down and there is not anymore stressful things to be concerned about. I am determined to make the most of every situation that life throws at me during this school year as best as I possibly can do, but at the same time-- I have really continued to pray for the teacher whose still getting their feet under them. I think deep down inside they appreciate all of the help that I am able to give them whenever it's needed at any time!!! I feel confident that they are going to make it through this trial of faith and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Obviously, I am not a professional school teacher by any means whatsoever but with being one of the volunteers at the school there is only so much I can do. I believe with all of my heart, it will get better as the rest of this month goes on and everything gets to where it needs to be. As I've prayed for them continuously throughout the last couple of weeks and trying to help them feel the love of the Savior on a weekly basis...it really brings me so much peace to know that it's all gonna work out.