2014: a Year to remember

Wow what a great YEAR! I have been so blessed this year! I can't even explain how grateful I am for this year.  Well to help  with understanding how blessed I was here are so high lights of my year!

January

9th: Started  my first job at Chick-Fil-A

18th: My Happily Ever After started. I started dating  Ransom Chance Wilde, The man of my dreams! 

February

10th: Eleanor Grace Bersie was born. 

14th: My love sang to me for Valentines day. 

15th: I had a great Valentines Date with Chance, Duncan and Melissa. 

March

17th: My Dad's Birthday

April

19th: Went to Prom with Chance 

May

6th: The Once Act I directed, Digging up the Past was performed. 

7th: I celebrated my 18th Birthday. 

31st: I graduated from MVHS. 

June

 Senior Trip to Bear Lake 

July 

4th: I went to The Stadium of Fire with Chance and His family. 

August

25th: Started my first semester of College.

started working as a tutor and a T.A at Cherry Hill. 

September 

13th: Chance gave me my promise ring. 

17th:Wyatt Johnson Left for Chihuahua Mexico. 

28th: Duncan and Chance had their Mission Farewells

October 

9th: Duncan Left for Montevideo Uruguay 

18th: Spent our 9 month anniversary in Salt Lake. 

20th: I said my farewell to Chance. 

22nd: Elder Ransom Chance Wilde reported  to the MTC. 

November

7th: I started my Mission Papers!

22nd: Elder Wilde's 1 month! 

27th: Thanksgiving 

December

3rd: Elder Wilde was in Frankfurt Germany

5th: Chance turned 19! 

22nd: Chance's 2 months in the field

25th: Christmas, I got to Skype Elder Wilde! 

27th: Got my patriarchal blessing

30th: Submitted my mission papers on my side, now the wait! 

As you can see it's been a great year!!! wow I am really blessed. I am so excited to see where 2015 takes me!  

I did it!

     So I just finished my first semester of college! wow has it been an adventure! I have loved it. I have hated it. I've had ups and downs and all arounds. But I have learned so much! I have learned to work two jobs plus be a student. I have also learned to be on my own. I haven't moved away form my home but I still have learned that being a grown up is hard. You have a ton on responsibility. You HAVE to be an adult. I have also learned that It's okay to fall. You just have to know how to get back up from the ground. You have to be okay with letting other people help you. You need to be humble enough to ask for help. 

When I first started I was very prideful and I didn't want anyone to know that I was having a hard time. I wanted to do it all on my own. But then I  learned, that's not what Heavenly Father wants us to do. That's not how he wants us to live our lives. Yes He wants us to learn to be independent but also humble enough to ask for help. I have had so many prayers where I just felt so hopeless. I wanted to give up.

     a few weeks ago I got to the point where I didn't know if I really wanted to go on to spring semester. I wanted to work full time, save money and not have to worry about school. I wanted to give up. As I talked with my parents they really encouraged me to keep going to school. They brought up that I would lose my works study job if I didn't do Spring semester. I had so many thoughts run through my head. I so many plans, If I lost my work study job then I could just find a full time job somewhere else. I wouldn't be paid as much but I still would be making money and saving it right? So many different things and plans going through my head. I finally decided I couldn't make this decision on my own I need help. Help from someone who knew exactly what I should do. I needed my Heavenly Father. I prayed and prayed. The end of the semester was coming up so I need to figure out a plan soon. I remember asking what I should do. I expected an answer right away but guess what didn't get one.  Gabby the lord will answer is his own way and time. He knows best. I waited.  

 I finally got my answer while I was in Church. one of the speakers was talking about how education helps us to learn and our knowledge is the only thing that we take with us when we depart from this world so we need to get as much knowledge or education as we can. I knew then that I needed to go to spring semester. I'ts not what I, ME, GABBY wanted but it was what the lord wanted and knew that it was best. So here I am at the end of Fall semester. almost to Christmas break!  and getting ready to go to Spring semester at UVU. I am now more excited then ever to continue my journey to becoming an elementary school teacher. One semester closer! 

One month! Good by November, Welcome wonderful December!

Well it's been a month since my best friend and love has been out on his mission. THAT'S CRAZY! I'm so proud of him! I have had the great blessing to email and write him every week. He is having a great time! He looks great too! He looks so happy and just full of the spirit. I love that!

This month has been full  of ups and downs. It's been a hard month to get through but I have learned so much about my self and about what I can do. 

     I started and finished (except my Doctors appointment) mission papers! But I still have to wait till February! I am counting down! I am so excited! I can already see and feel the blessings. Since Chance left and since I started getting ready for a mission I have noticed a lot more of Missionary opportunities in my day to day life. On Monday I got a really good email for a friend who is on her mission. Here is a bit of what she wrote that I absolutely love!! 

"I remember one time pre-mission I was praying for a "Missionary opportunity" because I was felt I was finally brave enough.  I went about my day looking for the opportunity and didn't think I found one.  As I was praying that night I asked Heavenly Father why he didn't give me one and he said, "But I did."  He helped me remember an instance earlier that evening with one of my dearest friends.  He was really struggling with life and I talked to him a lot about Christ and how He is the one that could give him peace. Heavenly Father said, "That the missionary experience I gave you."  It was then I understood better that a missionary isn't always inviting someone to church or to meet with the missionaries, but simply taking the time to love.  haha (are you getting the theme here?)  You are a missionary already.  You ARE having missionary experiences everyday you may not even recognize.  I invite you all to pray to recognize those experiences you are already having and I expect a report.  I promise you will find missionary work in unexpected places and that is the best kind of missionary work.  

Love you guys.  
Love, Sister McIntire" 

Isn't she the best!!! After I read that I realized that I was praying for a Missionary opportunity but I wasn't even paying attention to my day to notice that I was having Missionary opportunities every day! I started to look more intently for those amazing opportunities, and guess what? I HAVE HAD SOME EVERYDAY THIS WEEK!! (yes, it's only Wednesday, BUT STILL!!) how cool is that!! I was able to talk to my grandpa about a Mission, I talked to some co-workers about Religious things, I shared my smile with those around me. I was being an example of Jesus Christ "in all times, and in all things and in all places." I am a a Missionary NOW! I am so grateful for that wonderful insight Sister McIntire shared!  
Now I only have to wait.....2 MONTHS! to turn in my Mission papers. HOLY COW DOES IT FEEL LIKE AN ETERNITY!!! All I want for Christmas is for February to come faster!! 

The most frequent questions I have been getting from family and friends are:"Where do you want to serve?""Do you want to speak a language?""What would you do if you went to Germany." (That's where Elder Wilde is ) ;) "How excited are you to go?" "Do you feel ready?" 
Here are my answers to those question:ANY WHERE THE LORD WANTS ME TO GO! (I would really want to serve at the Temple Square ASL mission but probably wont get it because I am here in Utah already) I would love to speak ASL (American Sign Language) But again WHAT EVER THE LORD WANTS! I don't think I will go to Germany, I had to put on the application if I had any relation (family, grandparents, or boyfriend) in the mission field and where they are. So, I don't think that's where I will go. Unless the lord wants me to go there I will go! I AM SO EXCITED TO SERVE!!!! I REALLY WANT FEBRUARY CLASS!!! I  can always prepare more. I am nervous, but I am ready to learn! 
The month of November is done, now on to December! I am ready for December, Christmas and New Years! December also holds my Favorite time of year. I love the atmosphere of Christmas and winter. Funny side note Chance doesn't like Christmas, I'll change that! I LOVE CHRISTMAS! It's so romantic! 

SO now I say Good by to November, HELLO DECEMBER!