One thing that everyone told me before moving to Utah was that winter would be almost unbearable. In high school, I had seen pictures of my older friends at BYU surrounded by what seemed like a ton of snow and I didn't know how I'd feel about it when I got here. So when I returned from Christmas break, I mentally prepared myself for a very cold semester. It pretty much started off as I imagined. I got off my flight and as I walked down the terminal I felt the unwanted cold air seeping in. Once I got to the point where I could see outside, I saw a thick (at least thick to me) blanket of snow. And although I'm not a fan of snow at all, I had to admit it was beautiful. Everything was coated with the purest white snow I'd ever seen. But it soon melted within my first week of classes and hasn't really made an appearance since. Well, aside from the snow on the mountains. Now THOSE are breathtaking!
Lately, the weather has been amazing and I feel like I haven't been able to stop talking about it! The past couple of days have been sunny and in the high 50's/60's. I haven't wanted to do anything but lay outside and soak up every minute of sun that I can! Which, as you can imagine, made enduring lectures cooped up in classrooms much less appealing. However, I finally did get to lay outside today! It was actually pretty funny because it looked like just about everyone in Helaman Halls was taking advantage of the beautiful weather as well. I don't think I've ever seen as many people outside as I did today. But I don't blame them because today was a beautiful day and an even more perfect day to spend a Saturday afternoon reading my scriptures. Which is exactly what I did!
These past couple of days have made me realize just how blessed we are to have this beautiful earth to live on. I mean really, do you take the time to look around you every once in a while and admire the world? I have been working on trying to do this each day. Eventually, I hope to not just recognize the earth's beauty on the days that it's sunny and warm. Cold weather during the winter (especially in Utah) is inevitable. So whether these past couple of days have just been a tease and snow and freezing temperatures are coming my way, I hope to be able to still enjoy it. The beauty of the world is such a blessing! Take a moment to admire and thank Heavenly Father for it sometime! :)
I agree! Seriously sometimes I'm just driving and looking at the mountains and i think to myself heavenly father wanted byu to be in such a beautiful place because latter-day saints would appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteWe did get lucky with the warm winter this year! Hopefully I can learn to see the beauty in snow a little better as well, as it really can be pretty.
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