Elder and Sister Snow are my newest favorite general authority. They are just so real and down to earth. People who are the salt of the earth and when I grow up I want to be just like them. Master teachers and amazingly full of love, Christ's love. This has been one of the best weekends I've had in months. Funny though...I didn't go climbing, I didn't study for school, I missed an important family function, yet I felt more enriched and edified than I have spending four hours doing anything else. One of the best parts of feeling so great was everyone that was around me partook of the same goodness, joy, and love. As a Relief Society Presidency this afternoon we spent at least four hours organizing and pondering, evaluating and letting the spirit impress upon our minds great truths. We were all so tired, hungry, and burnt out by 3:30, yet it reminds me of the truth, when you work the hardest the memories somehow create themselves and oh how great will be your joy in the kingdom! I think we left three or four hilarious messages on people's phones. We sang songs, danced in the rain, and mainly filled with giddy delight! For the first time in my life I can honestly say I truly appreciate being a woman. I've always viewed life as living and competing in a "man's world." This is not reality of the divinely appointed plan at all-women are wonderful, we relish the good times, we are mothering, nurturing, kind, loving, meek, delicate spiritual beings that fill the void between our earthly existence and our Heavenly Home. For it is there I was taught to always remember as a daughter of a Living God I can always relish in the faith and reassurance I will indeed know how it all turns out.
I need not fear anything for God will deliver me-personally Sarah Elizabeth Schneider-from anything He seeth fit I need deliverance from.
I realized too this weekend, I have awesome friends. The kind that check up on you, even if they are married and have lives of their own. They love you, their spouses love you, and talking to them fills your life with Joy! The best part of my friends is my younger sister has moved to SLC and I still can't get over the fact she's here. It fills my soul with the most exquisite joy. I have to physically prioritize my time during the week or I could easily spend all my time at her house with her, Allen, Isaac, and newborn Atticus. Years after I pleaded with her to come and join me in Utah I now feel like I am able to spend the time with which I've always looked forward. Last weekend I had Isaac and he was a true delight. Tonight before dinner it was awesome...I had this Thomas the Tank Engine play tattoo and Joyanne extremely questioned if Isaac should be allowed to have it. He didn't even think it was cool! He is the smartest little 3 year old I have ever had the pleasure of spending time around. Nate and Brode were incredible kids, yet I believe due to the love and care devoted to this little guy on a constant basis he will continue to fascinate me and make me addicted to spending time, codling, tickling, chasing, reading, kissing, hugging, wrestling, and sleeping with The Ike. He's become my favorite flavor in life and when he asks if I have to leave, I honestly believe I may feel just as sad about my departure til a day or two later when I need to drop in and spend time with the family. Besides Joyanne cooks like Daddy and feeds me the highest caliber of meals, most importantly baked with love.
It is a dream I've always looked forward to: having family dinners, scripture study, prayer, spending holidays together, family home evenings, movie nights with homemade popcorn, and feel an immense amount of love through being with those you will continue working towards a progressive relationship for all of eternity. Maybe in a few months I will really want my own family, the desire is growing-I am starting to like the idea...now about actually spotting a guy who can be spiritual, family oriented, semi-adventurous,and can make up for all of the things I am not: conservative, anti-impulsive, serious when I can't be, fun loving when I am anal retentive, and pretty much anyone who can counter balance my extremes and shortfalls and I his- that inevitably with some work and diligence we become like Him. May he come and find me home is my humble hope.
Until then I dream of him and endure in patience glorifying His name
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