Acts 2: Day of Pentacost

Describe the meaning of the day of Pentecost. List two or three of Peter’s teachings on this day. In what ways did Peter fulfill his role as a special witness of Jesus Christ? What gifts of the Spirit were made manifest on the day of Pentecost? How did the people respond to what occurred on this day? The day of Pentecost was a celebration of the harvest. It took place fifty days after the feast of Passover. Peter teaches the people about the coming of the Lord, he bears testimony of what is to take place when the Lord comes again. My favorite scripture in this passage is verse 21: “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” I think it’s so important to realize that we need to be so aware of the Lord and be willing to share and ecknowledge that the Lord loves us and wants what’s best for us eternally. Another teaching that Peter brought to the people was to repent and be baptized. When we repent and are baptized we take upon the name of Jesus Christ and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Peter was able to speak to the people and preach unto them the true testament of Christ. It was so amazing to me that the gift of tongues was given to the people and they were so susceptive of what was being taught to them. When Peter was preaching to the people they took his words and put them into effect, they gave up their worldly possessions, were baptized and forgiven of their sins. I loved that this scripture gives us such a look into the people of that day and how they would give such head to the prophets words. I think that we need to be more aware of what our Prophets are trying to preach because they are the mouth piece of the Lord.

I apologize for not keeping up with my blogging. As you can tell, the title of the blog has been changed (It took me forever to come up with the dumb name and I don't even like it so suggestions are being accepted.)Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to since being married. I know you have seen them all on instagram probably but I thought it would be fun to put them all together. April 4, 2012 We got married and stuff.

I know that everyone says that the day they get married is the best day of their life, but it really truly is. I had my entire family there (minus Drew and Micah), walking into the sealing room seeing everyone that I loved and cared about in the same room together was so amazing. I'm so grateful for everyone that came and for all the work that was put into our special day.

We lost Granny this year. She was one of the most beautiful and inspirational people that I know. She went through so many trials and tribulations in her life time but constantly kept a good attitude and smile on her face. I miss her sweet spirit but I know that she is happy with her family and with Peter. I'm so grateful for the knowledge that I have of eternal families, that I know that no matter what happens I will see my loved ones again if I continue to live my life right. Although, I wish our trip would have been for different circumstances I am so grateful for the opportunity that we had to go to Washington and Oregon and see our family and celebrate the beautiful life of Doris Lee Johnson.

This summer with both of us off of school we were able to spend lots of time outside. We did lots of bike rides, flying kites, cooking, and watching lots of movies. It was a beautiful summer. One of our favorite spots that we found this summer was the Sand Bar in St Anthony. I was really missing the beach and large bodies of water so we ventured out there. It was fun to get in the water, jump off the diving board into the river and throw a tennis ball around.

One of the greatest times that I have had in the "Beav" was this summer. We headed there for a week for a family reunion so that I could meet all the aunts and uncles and cousins. Ryan's birthday was also on the 22nd so it worked out great! We got to do so many things! Played bocce ball, went camping, went boating and skimboarding and had a great time with family! It was a great break from the "Burg"

I also had the amazing chance to go to American Fork/Provo for fourth of July with everyone! It was a total blast! We got to do so many things together and one of the things that made it so special for me was that Micah was there to share it with us. We ran a race (I walked with Dad and Brayd) for Daddy, went to the stadium of fire, played games, and had a great time! We also got to go to Bear Lake and hang out with the Sealy's. That was one of the best weekends of the whole summer. Ryan was able to come up for a few days and it was so fun to spend that time with him. I have missed the Sealy's, althought we missed Dev. I know he was looking down on us and smiling because we were together.

We have had the exciting chance to have Gracie up in Rexburg with us for school. It's been so fun to have her over to our place for dinners and to watch movies. I love having her close, because I missed her so much. Mom and Dad have also been up to the Burg TWICE this semester and both times have been so fun! I enjoy having them here so much because then it finally feels like home. I miss them, especially when they are traveling because I can't just call them up anytime I want. I'm so grateful for all they do for us.

I'm almost done, I promise. The last really great thing that we have gotten to do these past few months is go to Yellowstone National Park with Ryan's family. It was totally awesome! It was unlike anything I have seen before, and to think it's only about an hour from where we live. This world is such a beautiful creation and the Lord is such an amazing creator. I am so grateful for my amazing in-laws and the beautiful people that they are. The trip was something that I will never forget.

This will be the end of my obnoxiously long blog post. We have been greatly blessed with amazing families and friends, jobs and school. I'm so grateful everyday for the decision I made to marry this amazing man that I did. Until next time. xoxo

My Future Husband

I thought that I'd write a blog post with some things about Ryan. So here we go... -His full name is Ryan James Solberg. -Started to ski as soon as he could walk, he has lots of medals and trophies for competitions that he won in both skiing and snowboarding. -He was on the traveling basketball and baseball teams up until high school. -He was in the techclub in high school called Cybertech and got to work for the school during school hours and would fix the computers and set up assemblies and stuff. He was the DJ for all school dances. They would also help out with the lighting at school plays and assemblies. -He did oratory and was a member of the national forensics league in high school and got to wear ropes at graduation for being a part of it.As well as being on the principals honor roll. -He was class president 6-8th grade and was the high school student body president. -He played the trumpet and can also play the guitar and sings. He was 1st chair in jazz band in high school. -He is an eagle scout. -He served his mission in Chiclyo Peru and was zone leader for almost a year total in 3 different zones and got to train twice. He was robbed by machete, knife and gun point while on his mission. He got to meet Richard G. Scott, Jeffrey R. Holland, L. Tom Perry and Russel M Nelson while on his mission. -He drives a blue WRX Subaru and LOVES it. -His brothers Derek and Daren are his best friends (besides me, of course). -He has his pharmacy technician license. He is the bomb. I'm so blessed to be marrying such a stud.

The Proposal

So I figured this was the perfect post to open up with on my new blog. Yesterday was one of the most exciting life changing days that I have ever had. It's a day that I will never forget. Ryan asked me to marry him, and I said YES! This whole week was so crazy with finishing up classes, packing my things, basketball games and just getting things done. Yesterday was pretty busy, Ryan worked in the morning. We went to lunch at Applebee's. We realized it was the only time all semester that we had gone to a sit down restaurant. It was fun because we dressed up all nice and it was fun to talk about stuff while we were eating. We then went to see "New Years Eve", we got there like 45 minutes early...Ryan always likes to get places early but that was a little much for me. BACKSTORY: Ryan had planned out an add on the previews before the movie. He was super ansy the whole time before the movie. The adds never came on and the movie started.

After the movie we had to rush to my championship game for basketball. We lost. We went back to Ryan's house after the game. We were both going off of like 4 hours of sleep from the night before. We watched an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras and then Ry said he wanted to take a drive. I had wanted to go look at the Christmas lights that people had put up so I was excited. We drove around and around. There weren't as many lights as I thought there was going to be. But it was still fun to be in the car with him, looking at the beautiful lights and listening to Christmas music on the radio. We found this really cool view of the temple. Ryan had claimed that he cracked his bumper so I got out and looked. It was absolutely FREEZING. I got back in the car and Ryan then wanted to take a picture infront of the temple. So we got out Ryan faked that his camera wasn't cooperating, I was freezing He looked at me and said, "You know what this is right?" He plopped down on his knee and asked me to marry him. It was so simple but so perfect. My ring is exactly what I wanted. Everyone says how "me" it is, and it really is!

I'm so excited to spend the rest of eternity with my best friend. He is always bringing out the best in me, he made me a better person without even trying. I know that marriage isn't going to be easy or perfect but I'm excited for what lies ahead of us. We're planning on the second week in April, around the 12th or so.

Here are a few pictures that we took that night, mind you I had just gotten done with a basketball game so I didn't look too hot. Love you all, xoxo