SUN VALLEY!!

So a few months ago...like lets try April....yes! APRIL!  I got to spend a long weekend in Sun Valley with my parents! It was SO fun!!! WE have a family time share there and just spent the weekend relaxing and exploring, we did pretty much whatever we wanted whenever we wanted. My favorite part was spending time in the pool outside, at night. One night we (dad,and I) sat in the hot tub while my mom did laps, after a fun game of catch in the pool, watched the stars. My dad was naming everything and it was so magical, the only thing that would have made it 100% was if James was there to share it with us. I was going through my pictures and found a bunch from Sun Valley....here are some..This is our hotel/ time share, Les Saisons (something like that). Its so great!!Lance and I at the Sun Valley mall...hahaMe hanging out with the deer!
my cute mom and dad at the Sun Valley Mall

There's Cedric, my dad's mini clubman, we love him! That's This is Sun Valley ski resort ( I think....I could be wrong) I love it though! Its so big inside and the view of the slope is RIGHT THERE! There is a very expensive store to the right that you can't see but you can get 5,000 dollar jackets there...eeekk!Dad, Me, and Mom on the bridge in the previous photo looking at the fishies.Here's my dad and his baby Cedric. Definitely a new addition to the family, or at least it seems like it... lets take it for a spin...Yeah...that says 130.....scary, but what was even scarier was when Lance got behind the wheel and went 140 AND passed a car WITH a car coming....we almost died!! I almost peed my pants I couldn't look!some pretty cool graffiti under the highwayA beautiful bridge we found along the highway leaving Sun Valley.

Where'd you come from? GO AWAY!!

A couple nights ago I had a terrible and scary experience, I wrote it in my journal and wanted to share:
"tonight there was an evil spirit in my house. I layed in bed and I opened my eyes, suddenly my heart was in my throat and I suddenly was drenched in hot sweat. Pookey (the dog) started to bark at the air, she didn't go to the window like she always does when she hears something. I didn't want to wake Lance, but as I layed there in the dark this nasty feeling just got worse. I said a prayer to myself, asking Heavenly Father to please protect me and my family from this evil that has come over me. I layed there for a couple more minutes and was so scared I would not move and suddenly began to cry. I decided it would be okay to wake Lance. So I awoke him and told him I do not feel safe. He immediately got up and checked all the rooms in the house as well as the doors to outside. I layed still in our bed crying and shaking. Pookey, who would normally jump off the bed and go with lance to follow him, stayed with me as lance was gone. He came back and turned on the light. He told me there was nothing. Having the light on made me feel more safe, but I still felt a presence. I continued laying there knowing I needed to pray with Lance. I asked him to say a prayer. He blessed us to be protected and watched over, and that whatever I was feeling would go away. I then felt a little better, but I needed more comfort, so I pulled out my scriptures and just sort of let them fall open. It opened to Philippians chapter 1. I read the second verse and automatically I felt a blanket cover my whole body like a hug, and then feelings were gone. The verse says "Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ." That amazed me that Heavenly Father knew exactly what I needed and is here to comfort me. He shows it in ways like this, but not every time so bluntly. It goes on and talks about being righteous and verse 28 says something about people who reject the gospel bring upon them destruction, but people who receive the gospel gain salvation. I believe that evil spirits are around. I don't know what happened in order for it to venture to my home, but it was definitely NOT welcome. I went visiting teaching a few days ago and this came up and I mentioned something about spirits. And we discussed how grateful we are to have the gospel and the ability to tell the evil spirits to go away with Jesus Christ's name. I haven't needed to do that tonight and lets pray it just went completely away on its own. I know Heavenly Father is watching over me and I am protected by a good spirit, maybe we'll leave the lights on a little while longer"
You all probably think I am crazy...that's okay. I know there was something not good visiting me that night and I am so grateful it is gone!