Decisions

This is something that I have been thinking about for a long time. Decisions play such a huge role in our lives. One of my favorite things is to look back at some of the decisions I have made and follow them to the results that they had in my life. I am at a point in my life that I need to make some decisions that could potentially change the course of my life. This scares me a little. During stake conference today there were quite a few talks that were focused on making decisions.

Every decision we make leads us somewhere no mater how small it may be. Many of the decisions I have made have been small with little effect in my life however, some of the more larger decisions have made all the difference. One of these major decisions was to attend college at Southern Utah University. Before my mission I made this decision and it felt right even though there were other options like UVU. My mother really wanted me to go to UVU but, they let me decide for myself. After serving an LDS mission in the Tampico Mexico Mission I returned home for a few months before heading to college. When I arrived at SUU, I didnt really know anyone. My housing was messed up somehow in the process and they put me in a really small shared room. My bed was literally between two walls. Im pretty sure I cried because I missed home and felt alone. The next few weeks I didnt make many friends. I would call my mother everyday and talk to her for almost an hour. At this point I felt like I had made the wrong decision. I met a few people here and there but, really didnt do anything with them. I think the highlight of my week was going to Walmart. During this time all I did was watch movies, go to class, do homework and go to church. Then one day I met a guy when I was doing laundry and he started talking to me. He began inviting me to a few things and after a while he invited me to join his friends every night for scripture study. I began to meet more people. I still looked forward to going home. Then one day a guy talked to me between my history and english class. His name was Jon and the only comment he made was, How do you always beat me to English? Over the course of a few weeks we became better friends. It wasn't until the end of the semester that we started doing stuff together. His decision to talk to me made all the difference. Because I became friend with him. I ended up moving to an apartment with him where I meet Kylan and Puga. Some of the major effects include that I helped Kylan find his wife. Many of the friends I made were also a result. Its amazing how many things were effected by one small decision.

I believe that we meet people for a reason whether it is for our mutual benefit or for one person or the other. Our Heavenly Father will guide and help us in our decisions if we choose to follow Him. He has given me the great gift of agency and allows me to decide. I know this with all my heart and know that everything will work out if I trust Him.