Emily's Exploits

There are 4 wedding announcements on my fridge. And there are several more announcements I've forgotten to put on the fridge. My younger brother and younger sister are both getting married in the next 40 days.  Tis the season!  This happens about every year (minus my two siblings getting married)... It's not unusual to see good friends getting married. Even outside my Mormon bubble, two friends from high school have recently gotten married/engaged. People are finding their life companions! I'm so excited for them! Love is in the air! This is the kind of stuff that used to make me a little sad that I hadn't found the right guy yet, and I used to ask myself "What is wrong with me?". But for the past few months, I've been so happy, and I haven't been on a single date.... I'm beginning to wonder "What's right with me?" My paradigm is different. I don't know what it is. I'm not anxious. I'm not sad. I'm excited for my frie...

This doesn't sound like a very happy post... well, you're right, it's not a happy thing to talk about death. But at my funeral, I was thinking about this... I would like there to be mostly music. Maybe brief little snippets of talking, but mostly singing and playing. I've begun to compile a list of what I want performed at my funeral, and here are the first two. Behold, a Royal Army I used to sing this song every week at the MTC as I taught the missionaries. Something about singing together with missionaries is super special, especially when you sing "Victory through Him that redeemed us!" Missionaries have their minds focused on eternal goals and purposes-- helping unite families together forever, and they understand that all their goals are accomplished through Jesus Christ. When I die, I'm going out of this world rejoicing. I know it's a long ways off to even think about, but I want people knowing that when I die, it's victorious because C...