Seminary Graduation

May 19, 2011

"Kingdom Builders: It's not what we do, it's who we are."

-President Hanks

Wonderful, Wonderful Day

Yesterday was probably one of the best days I've had all summer long. I didn't go anywhere too fancy or do anything too extravagant, but it was a fabulous day. To start off, I went on a hike to Ensign Peak with the Seminary Council (minus 3). We went the back way (not the easy 1 mile round trip deal). We had an awesome time getting to know each other more and discussing how amazing the Gospel is.  

After the hike, I went to the temple with Rachael. Not only was it a spiritual experience, but we saw P.L. and P.A. there. Those of you who know us will know them. ;) The temple in itself put me in a good mood, but when I got home, I received a letter from my friend Nick! He's in basic training right now and I sent him a letter, not knowing if I'd get one back. It was the most wonderful surprise! I then got ready to see Connor from Georgia. It was so great seeing him again, as well as talking with lots of other friends I haven't seen in a while. To add to it all, I went to Kaitlyn's afterwards for an outdoor movie. It was a perfect summer day.

{Connor and...us! Connor is the one in the green shirt on the top left.}

P.S. Kudos if you caught the musical in the title (7 Brides for 7 Brothers).

Trifle in a Pan

Tonight I am going to a Seminary Council appreciation dinner for last year's Seminary Council. I volunteered to make the dessert. My first plan was to make Zeppoli, an Italian-type donut (since our dinner is Italian), but it didn't turn out so well. I turned to plan B: trifle. I got the recipe from Marta, and although hers looks a lot more appealing, I thought mine turned out okay. Especially since it was my first time making something other than cookies, brownies, or a cake, and I didn't use a trifle bowl. Since it was split into two pans, I made one pan with Symphony candy bars and the other with Hershey almond bars. Let's just hope it tastes as good as it looks. ;)