Embarking My Life

So guess what readers?! I was published in today's edition of the UVU Review, which is the student newspaper! I have never been published in a student work before and I didn't know if I was going to be since the editor told me my piece would be put in the archives, but I was! AHHHH!!!!! I am SOOO excited!!!! Here it is for you to read, if you haven't already read it through my link on Facebook. :) Steeper requirements Starting in fall 2012, incoming students to UVU will have to meet a little bit more criteria than in years past. Utah Valley University is one of the largest higher education institutions in Utah and is the fourth-largest open-admission university in the country. If the student body were to continue to grow at the rate it is at now, the estimated student body would be 46,000 by 2020. UVU has grown largely because of the open admissions, so anyone who applies can become a student. A “one-size-fits all” approach, essentially. With so many incom...

I cannot WAIT to be able to go through the temple! Tonight was our ward temple night and it was so awesome! I love going to do baptisms and getting away from the world, even if it was just for a moment. I cannot even comprehend what it's going to be like to go upstairs. Last Thursday, I went with Trevor, Drew, and Alan to the St. George Temple-Talk about incredible! It is probably the most unique temple I have ever been to! (Picture or two coming soon.... promise! I just need to charge my camera battery...) The baptismal font reminded me of the one in Manti, but also unlike any others! If I remember the history correctly, St. George was actually the first temple to be built in Utah, followed by Logan, Manti and Salt Lake. Huh. It was such a neat experience! As I was down in the baptistery by myself, I wanted more than anything to be upstairs in the session with the boys. I want to receive the blessings and just be able to be there! However, in my Sunday School clas...

Hey Readers! Sorry it's been awhile! Things have been crazy...as they always are, but it seems like a new thing every time it feels like. Now that it's midterms, I felt like it would be good to write again and update you on my life a little. I have been learning SO MUCH in my classes! It's been kind of overwhelming to take it all in. My favorite has been my Writing for the Mass Media. I have learned that writing for general public is very different from writing for professors. Audience is hugely different, and with that, your style and word choice is very clear and concise. No lolly-gagging writing. Nope. There is lots more that I have been learning. I switched into a communication law class and it is hard core! Ugh, I am struggling with that class. But hopefully now that I have taken a test, I can know what to really expect the rest of the semester. I don't really know how to summarize what has really been going on in my life. I am just so happy with my life and ...