Made Whole.

It's pretty gray outside today in Provo Utah, and I could not be more blessed in this new home of mine. I made the decision to move to Utah less than a month ago, I felt a strong pull here. I was always terrified about moving to provo to be mistaken as thirsty for marriage blonde, and my serious fear of commitment doesn't make dating any easier. But God is great and He is in everything. Within the first few hours of being here, I knew exactly why I was here. I never thought I needed "Wide Open Spaces" but that is exactly what I needed. I feel like Ive been coddled since the broken engagement, and it's not that I'm not grateful for all the love and constant support. I just needed for a solid week have not a soul ask me if I'm okay, or ask me how I am doing. I am just Haley, a best friend who can talk boys and flirt with whoever I want. I feel whole. I never thought  I would experience that here, in Happy Valley Utah.

The Lost Boys

“No matter how serious the trial, how deep the distress, how great the affliction, [God] will never desert us. He never has, and He never will. He cannot do it. It is not His character [to do so]. … He will [always] stand by us. We may pass through the fiery furnace; we may pass through deep waters; but we shall not be consumed nor overwhelmed. We shall emerge from all these trials and difficulties the better and purer for them.”9

Up above are my safety rafts, my friends who always had my back, made me laugh when I wanted to cry, talked things out with me even if we ended up talking in circles, it is because of these individuals (and some not pictured) that my testimony was strengthened of the reality that Heavenly Father does not leave us comfortless, EVER! Words cannot describe, how unbelievably blessed I feel to know them. Caleb who has experienced a broken engagement and who understands what I've experianced and what I was feeling, Nate my adventure buddy and usually my friend who supports my irrational decisions, Ash who reminds me everyday that I always have been a missionary and gives me all the more reason to remember my mission, I could go on and on. My friends have been Heavenly Father's gift to me, and now as we part ways I know He will continue to bless me as I trust in Him.

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