This week I was accepted to be an international student through the BYU Study Abroad program and spend the winter semester in Spain. The thing is, I should have been super excited and really pumped about getting accepted. After all, I had worked really hard on a letter of intent and had asked people I knew and respected to be my references, I had dressed up for my interview and I so wanted to get in. After I got accepted however, I just began to feel uneasy about it. I started to think of all the things I would miss out on here at BYU during my last semester of freshman year. The Women's Choir going to General Conference in April, the dances, the dates, the friends, and the overall experience of just being a freshman. I wasn't sure I was ready to give all of that up. So I thought it over, and made a decision. Then I prayed about it. I thought I knew what I should do, but this morning my friends and I went to the Provo Temple. As I sat there waiting for my friend to get changed and then as I sat through the confirmations I was praying about my decision, and I just felt overwhelmed by the Spirit, and now I have no doubt in my mind that I have made the right decision. I know what the Lord wants me to do for winter semester. This upcoming semester, I will be here at BYU. Even though it's hard to pass up on an opportunity like going to Spain, I know this is what the Lord wants me to do, and if He thinks this is best for me, who am I to disagree.
Here are some photos from our trip this morning. The leaves are also starting to change colors here big time. Even the tree outside my window is getting some yellow leaves. It's so beautiful! It's also getting really cold though.. not sure I like that very much.
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