For the beauty of the earth

I just wanted to take a second to remind you how beautiful the world around us truly is. I have had the wonderful opportunity to run through some of the Utah countryside early in the mornings. It has been so beautiful outside. I've honestly never really appreciated it. But down the gravel roads and through all the wheat, I've realized what a gorgeous planet this is. We are so blessed to have such a loving Heavenly Father who gave us these wonderful, little tender mercies. 

(Yeah, so these are instagram-ed. Sorry.)

Sometimes, we need to look around us and look upwards to recognize the pure beauty on this earth. Life IS beautiful, God IS good-what else do we need to know? 

Hakuna matata,

Mallory

Summertime

Today finally marks the beginning of my summer! Yesterday I finished all my finals for the spring and it felt so good!! I started school last June and have been going ever since then--summer, fall, winter, and spring. I am glad and ready to take a much-needed break. 

A few weekends ago, my roommates and I went boating. It was seriously so fun!

 I love them! <3 

Love Diane! 

Wakeboarding!

:) 

My frisbee team and I made it to the elite eight! We had a great season and I just love them so much!

On Monday, we had a ward variety show. It was a lot of fun, and me and some of my friends did a glow dance! It was so sick! And a ton of fun. :) 

It's been sad to say goodbye to so many of my wonderful friends. But I am just so grateful to have had the opportunity to get to know these amazing people. 

This is my secretary, Abbie, and first counselor, Kirsten. I love them! <3 

 Lovelies! 

 I am so grateful for this girl. I have no idea what I would have done without her. 

<3 

Daniel is so wonderful!

Kirsten and Brenna, my counselors. They have been truly amazing. I love these girls so much!

Casey and Aaron!

I just want to take a minute to reflect on the spring term.

I am so very grateful and feel incredibly blessed to have been able to spend the spring term at BYU. I had such incredible roommates. They were all so beautiful and kind. I was so very blessed to live with them for the past 8 weeks. I know that God placed these wonderful girls in my life so I could learn from them and enjoy good times with them. We've had so many great laughs and memories. I thank God for them and know they are going places in life. It was so hard to say goodbye yesterday, but I know I will see them soon. :) LOVE YOU GIRLS OF 2204. We've kept it classy and always will. :) 

I am so grateful for my fabulous ward and bishopric. We had so many incredible people in the ward and I was blessed to know them all. We also had a wonderful bishop and his amazing wife. I was blessed to get to serve with them. 

Bishop Patch and his wonderful wife!

I would also like to express my gratitude for my calling this term. I loved every second of serving as the Relief Society President. It was a lot of work, and I felt incredibly inadequate. However I know that the Lord blessed me in all my efforts and He did in fact, strengthen me to help and bless these girls. The girls in my ward have been so wonderful. I have learned so much from all of them and have been so blessed to know them. I had fantastic counselors and an amazing secretary who helped me so much. I thank God for each and every one of them. 

God is so good; life is so beautiful! Hakuna matata,

Mallory

On Top of the World

It's safe to say that it's been a pretty fabulous day! I did super well on a test for hearing science, had a fantastic dinner with some friends (that's right y'all, I actually was domestic and made a legit meal), AND got a fantastic letter from an incredible missionary!! Overall, a successful day! :)

So let me fill you in on the rest of my life.

Last Monday was Memorial Day. We didn't have any classes (which was super nice) and we ended up having a little cook out with some of our friends. It was so much fun!

Kirsten grillin' up some hot dogs

 

I seriously adore her. 

Thursday night we had our big Relief Society activity for the term. I'm not going to lie, it was a lot of work. We did a service activity (writing letters to missionaries), then did some Zumba and made some delicious smoothies! I have to take a second to brag on some of the boys in my ward. I found myself alone to carry bags of frozen fruit, gallons of milk, blenders, and so much more to my apartment and to the activity. It was so fantastic because all I had to do was make one phone call or send a text to a few of the boys in my ward and they were there in an instant to help me carry things. How lucky I am to have wonderful boys in my life who are willing to help out so much.

The smoothie making gang! I love them so much! 

This past Saturday, me, Laurel, and Kirsten, along with some of our friends, went and hiked the Y! It was a lot of fun! 

AH!  

M&C ;)

Cuties 

That evening, one of my beautiful roommates, Erica, was competing in the Miss Provo beauty pageant! My roommates and I all bought tickets and got dressed up to go see her compete! Seriously, if you were to look up the word "perfection" in the dictionary, you would find Erica's picture. She is so gorgeous, poised, talented, intelligent, and so much more! I am so blessed to know her and have her as a roommate. All my roommates are seriously so wonderful. I could not have asked for a better group of girls. They mean so much to me and I feel like I've known them for 6 years, not 6 weeks. 

 Me and my gorgeous roommates!

I love them more than life itself. <3 

 Sheer and genuine joy.

WE LOVE HER!! 

Well asides from that, my ultimate team is doing so great! We are in the tournament and moving right along! 

We all matched! Totes presh. 

Last night, we had a ward movie night that our fabulous Bishop and his lovely wife hosted. We watched Despicable Me and it was great. :) Things, naturally, got a little crazy for me and my roomies. 

We got each other's backs! ;) 

My heart is so immensely full of gratitude and appreciation to my Heavenly Father. I know that He is guiding and watching over me in all that I do. His tender mercies are so evident in my life and I am eternally grateful for Him and His Son, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Hakuna matata,

Mallory