The Importance of Being Lauren

For the last few months I have been preparing myself to serve as an LDS missionary! Next week my papers will officially be submitted, which means in a few short weeks I will know where I will be called to serve!! In preparation for this exciting news I will be writing down some of my entries from my scripture/spiritual thoughts notebook. I've been recording all the things that I have learned on this journey leading up to serving a mission, as well as the trials and hard decisions I've had to make. I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father, and I have felt His love in my life everyday as I have studied my scriptures, read the Temple preparation books, studied Preach my Gospel, and prayed sincerely to Him. I have also felt the healing power of the Savior's Atonement. I have a testimony of the Atonement, I know that Jesus Christ suffered so that we never have to be alone. He knows our pain and our weakness, and He loves us no despite our faults! I hope to bring the peace that I ...

So I guess I never posted that I got a new job!! I work at a privately owned Milkshake Bar! I started on New Years! I was hired as a manager, and I totally love it! I love the owner and her family, the employees are great, and the milkshakes are so good. Seriously, I had to force myself to stop buying milkshakes after I realized that I had become a MILKSHAKE ADDICT!!