Marci Nelson

To My Mother This woman... Loves purple Plays the drums, and is DANG good at it, too!  Is a good dancer Has a smile that can light up a room Loves everyone Has a hug that can heal This woman... Started it all. She brought me into this world, and teaches me how to be the best me I can possibly be. She is the one who gave me my love for singing, dancing, and laughing. Some of my best memories include my mommy.  I will forever be in her debt for loving me unconditionally, no matter what. She supports me in absolutely everything I want to do.  She is the most forgiving person, and someone I hope to be like one day. She is so close to the spirit and she brings me so much joy. She has never said a mean or unkind thing to anyone, nor has she allowed anything negative to come out of her mouth. My mom has a gift. A gift to love everyone. She honestly has never said an unkind thing in her life. And she is amazing. She knows how to make a gloomy day...

One of the best days of my life was Saturday, April 13, 2013. The day I lost Distinguished Young Women of Rigby. Now, you might be thinking, "Wow, your life must be pretty terrible then." Actually, no. Quite the contrary. I got do something I love, I felt loved, and I had one of the best spiritual experiences of my life. I got numerous flowers, cards, gifts, and hugs from people wishing me good luck and telling me how awesome I was. I think I have 4 or 5 separate vases of flowers in my house symbolizing how blessed I am. I will forever be in debt to everyone who supported me and wished me the best. I will be forever grateful. The night was so fun. I did my absolute very best. And it was so fun! The awards ceremony was hard, but worth it. I knew how it would end up, and I felt satisfied, because I had done all I could. But I think the best part of the night happened after it was all over. I was emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted. I felt good. A little upset....

Being in Distinguished Young Women has taught me many things. 1) I don't desire to be a "Barbie". 2) In order to be a well-rounded person, you must accept mediocrity. I may never be the BEST. But I am capable. I am enough. 3) Being yourself is better than being the best. :D Now, on a completely different and random note, I'm at a loss. Lately, I feel as if my life were on a standstill. Yes, I do all the things that I need to do. I read my scriptures, I go to church, I pray when I think about it. I haven't been to the temple in, like, 6 months, and my prayers are becoming less and less meaningful. I've been trying to work on this. My little sister just recently got her YW Medallion. That's right. She beat me to it. But the sad thing is, it hasn't really phased me. At first I was just bummed because I still have to do it . But now I'm just going back to not caring. I have a problem. I avoid making goals . And I can't say it's be...