~Soeur Creager~

{J}une 14

2011-06-24T21:39:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!!:)

All week I have been looking forward to p-day so I could write you all. It has been a very crazy week! The MTC is getting ready for all the new Mission Presidence to arrive the week of the 24 of June. So that will be very exciting. I don't know if I told you in my last e-mail but I was asked to say the closing prayer at our combined Sacrament Meeting with 4 branches when the new Mission Presidence come. June 24th ( think that's the date) the mission presidence will be attending the sacrament meetings that are in their Language, so I'm hoping my new Mission President will be here and he can get to know us missionaries that will be arrive in France in a month. I'm super scared, but excited! My comprehension of the French language has been amazing. I can understand pretty much everything that is being said to me or in a class. My speaking is alittle different. We had another lesson with our "investigators" Jean-Claude and David yesterday and I taught 1/3 of the lesson. Which is what i should always be teaching hahah but up till this point everytime I opened my mouth to respond my companions would give me the "what in the heck are you talking about" or the "you didn't understand a word they just said, did you?" look. So I've kept my mouth shut and just let them teach the lessons. BUT I taught alot this week and I've just opened my mouth to say comments, bear my testimony or pray in french. I can see a little improvement but it is still super frusterating when I'm understanding so much and I'm not able to communicate my thoughts or impressions. Instead I was just tapping my companions on the shoulder say,"Tell them this...." or "NO!! Don't talk about that yet!" hahaha But I think it's been a huge blessing to my companions, because if I did speak a little more French I think I would be taking more time away from them learning how to teach. I have a bit more experience in that catagory than they do. They both went inactive for a period of time growing up, so I think that has discourged them in alot of ways, but it has been good in others. They give a different perspective when we are planning or teaching a lesson.

Elder Spens LOVED his package and the letter you sent him Mom. He was telling everyone "Soeur Creager's mom wrote me! How cool is that!" He had us all read it and now everyone is wanting to write you and meet you :) You're a celebrity mom!! They already love you and they haven't even met you. Elder Quinn should be writting soon. He has made up a whole song about it and everything haha Just last night, when we were studying and waiting for the other's to finish their lessons, Elder Garcia, Doney, Spens, and Quinn were "rapping" (if you could call it rapping) for Soeur Carter, Ingraham and me. I was laughing so hard I was crying. Elder Garcia is pretty good...... elder doney, quinn, and spens are just too white haha. They were rapping about missionary work and giving commitments. Laughter is definitely the best medicine. hahah

Pres. monson's daughter Ann dibbs came and taught Relief Society just last Sunday. She is so amazing. She brought pictures of when she was growing up and she had a Q &A for us all to ask questions about president monson. What an amazing man! He has a movie that was made of him on LDS.org under the featured videos. It's a bit long but It's amazing!! We have a new districe in our zone. Most of them are going to madagascar, including 2 new sisters. They are so great. Soeur Miles is from L.A. and Soeur Hartley is from southern Utah. The others are going to Canada.

We've been having some problems here at the MTC with stealing and people getting sick. We were walking to Tuesday devotional last week and I felt me purse getting pulled back from off my shoulder. Luckily, big Elder Garcia was right next to me and delt with the situation haha. I guess an Elder had his hand in my bag and Elder garcia grabbed it and shoved him back off the steps. Everyone started laughing and the elder was super mad. He was yelling to Elder Garcia,"Who do you think you are!!??" and Elder garcia replied,"I'm Tony Garcia. Who are you!?" and the Elder just walked away hahaha. Oh man, anyway I went to the front desk and told them about the situation and they said they would look into it. I didn't know the elder's name but I think they had a pretty good idea of who it was. Alot of money has been stolen from people in my zone and lots of clothing and personal items have been stolen from elders in a specific dorm. Dumb people. Don't they know this is the MTC??

There is a terrible intestinal virus going around BYU and the MTC has advised us that it will most likely come here too. It is passed through unproper hand washing. So we can't shake hands or hug for the remander of our time here. YUCK! I really hope it doesn't get here because it sounds awfull.

Well, everything is going great here. I'm really starting to feel comfrortable with everything. I've been running at least 1.5 miles everyday.

Have a wonderful week
amour,
Soeur Amy

{W}orries..

2011-03-01T22:52:00.000-08:00

So I have a hard time keeping a journal I've decided so I think I might just type my feeling out here on my blog haha. I know very few if any people read this so I'm using this as therapy haha.
Well a wise woman named Marie Miles told me to gear up for the 4 months from the time I receive my call to the time I report to the MTC. Boy was she right on the money. I don't think I have ever had so many emotional issues haha. I'm a hot mess! Some seem to find that amazing opportunites materialize themselves or an amazing man comes into their life as soon as then finally think they've figured their life out and are ready to serve a mission. Well my problem is a little of the opposite. I have had problems letting go of things and feeling really.. lonely, I think that is a great word for the time being. It is hard to get over someone or something when you know that you could turn back on the decision you made previously and everything could go back to the way it was. Until you find out that they have moved on to more beautiful things. And me being the selfish person I am, I start to have the green bug of jealousy. Why is that!? Why do I feel like I have been cheated on and my heart starts bleeding... I brought this whole thing upon myself!
I know that going on a mission is what the Lord needs me to do at this point in my life. And I need to just realize that Satan is trying desperately to make me feel vulnerable and scared. Where is my faith? I am so excited to get out there and serve, the part is just getting out there. Clearly there are things I need to learn. Bring it on.

{P}aris is always a good {I}dea

2011-01-20T10:04:00.000-08:00

It is official, I received my mission call yesterday and I have been called to serve in the France Paris Mission and will report to the Provo MTC on May 18th :) I cannot wait to better show my love for my Father in Heaven and Savior by serving the people of France. I know this church is the only way we can have true abiding happiness! I can't wait to bring the truth to those who don't know where to find it.

{L}ife as I {K}now it

2011-01-06T09:26:00.000-08:00

My mission papers are finally in!! I will hopefully be getting my call around the 19th of January. That is all I have to say :)

Love,
Amy

{T}ender {M}ercies

2010-12-04T23:16:00.000-08:00

I feel such a need to express gratitude for the friends and family in my life. I am so proud of the decisions that they are making and the examples they set for everyone they come in contact with. Some of my bestest friends are leaving or have left for 18 months to serve the Lord. Kate has been in the MTC for 6 weeks now and is going to the Bangkok,Thailand Mission. Erica has been called to the Indianapolis, Indiana mission and Marie has been called to the San Padro Saula, Honduras Mission. They both enter the MTC on December 15th at the same time! I am so proud of them. It has not been an easy road getting to this point and they are such great examples of faith and endurance. I love all three of them.

I also wanted to write about a little experience I had at the SLC Temple just last night when our ward went down to do sealings and baptisms. As I was waiting, I was able to start up a conversation with a girl (I still don't know her name haha) that was not part of our group. We started out with the normal questions: Where are you from? Are you going to school? What are you majoring in? I told her that I had my mission papers all finished and I was just waiting to turn them in. She became really emotional and told me that she had just returned from her mission to Dallas, Texas. She couldn't say enough about her experience and how she wishes she could go on another one. I saw a ring on her left ring finger and I asked her when she got married. She had just recently gotten engaged and her and her fiance were there to do baptisms. I tell you this story because her testimony taught me something. She said to me, "If you will put your trust in your Savior, everything will work out. You are loved and he knows what you need and when you need it. Never loose sight of what you want most." This daughter of God was the answer to my prayers. She was so full of joy and light just radiated from her. I really felt like I had known her all my life! I probably will never see her again in this life but I can't wait to see how her life goes and the things the Lord has in store for her. The Lord is aware of all of us! I know he lives and I can hardly wait to dedicate 18 months of my life to Him. This is eternal happiness.

{L}ife {C}hanges

2010-08-21T08:26:00.000-07:00

So I've decided that it's really hard to write a post about myself because I find myself so boring. However, the experiences and growth that I've experienced lately have been anything but boring. In fact boring would have been a whole lot easier to handle. I have learned that following the guidance of the spirit at the very beginning is always best because it prevents a lot of problems in the end. It seems I have learned this lesson numerous times and yet I find myself in predicaments that could have been prevented if Amy would have been humble and honest with herself from the very beginning.
This last weekend we celebrated Erica's birthday at PF Chang's!! Happy Birthday!! Love you bunches and bunches. And last night we celebrated my dad's 48th birthday! Holy cow how time flies. I love you daddy :)
I have a feeling that life will be changing quite dramatically in these next couple months. I've decided to go on a mission and I can start my papers in October. Yes, I am scared out of my wits and I can't even think about going to mission prep classes but I know it's the right thing for me to do. School starts on Tuesday for me so that is just going to be a bundle of fun. The goal this semester is to get good grades and stay focused on the task at hand while balancing work, family, and my church calling.. Can she do it?? YES because I know that if I put the Lord first anything is possible and he will help me over come my weaknesses.

{A}my's {A}mazing {A}dventures

2010-06-15T15:37:00.000-07:00

So I'm a huge slacker and I must admit that I am not a very good blogger. However, I am rededicating myself to keeping this updated. Anyway, these last couple months have been very fun and full of scary, adventurous things. On May 19th my single's ward went on a road trip to Moab, Utah. The 3 days we spent down there were full of hiking, repelling, jeeping, swimming, eating and much much more! THEN on May 29th we celebrated my cousin Maddie's graduation from Weber High School by taking a 7 day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. It was absolutely fabulous! I hope you enjoy these pictures half as much as I enjoyed taking them :)

{Moab}

{Cruise}

{O}ne Winter Day..

2010-05-12T15:11:00.000-07:00

So way back in January a couple of us girls went and had a photo shoot done by the amazing Dani Taylor. I wanted to show off her work because she is one talented lady! Enjoy :)

{T}rue and {L}asting Happiness

2010-03-18T10:50:00.000-07:00

These past couple weeks I have had a lot of decisions I have had to make and I have grown so much! I just wanted to maybe put into words somethings I have learned.
~I've learned this week that nothing is more important than your relationship with your Father in Heaven. I will always strive to do His will, no matter how difficult the decision.
~I have also learned that if you love some one you need to show it through sacrifice and service. I learned also that if you love someone you should say it often so they never forget that they have someone who supports them.
~This week I was reminded that I have so many people in my life that want what is best for me and just want me to be happy. I will never be able to thank them enough.
~I've learned this week that the Temple is a place of complete peace and tranquility. Answers that you seek can be found in the Temple if the Lord sees that the timing is right. Sometimes answers don't come in the form or timing you want them to. However, he always answers the right questions. Even if you ask the wrong ones. His love is infinite and eternal, and that is true and lasting happiness.

{H}appy Valentine's Day

2010-02-03T18:08:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day to all my Valentines. I love you all and I'm so grateful for you.

{A}ustralia: the land of hot weather ... and other things

2010-01-15T19:40:00.000-08:00

So for the past two weeks me and my bestest friend Erica went to the land 'down under' and had SO much fun in the sun. Some of you might not know this but it is currently summer down in Australia so the temperatures reached up to 109 degrees farenheit! Yes it was very hot. However we soaked it all in and came back with some amazing stories and pictures to prove that we actually went. (Although some times it doesn't seem real that we actually went)

{S}tarting the adventure at Lilly Harlow's beautiful abode in Brisbane. Notice that the driver's seat is on the wrong side... They also drive on the opposite side of the road!

{T}he Gold Coast was the first beach we went to right when we arrived in Brisbane. We ended up going back there with some friends we met at the YSA Convention.

{W}e were able to do baptisms in the beautiful Brisbane Temple with Lilly's friend Liza. The gardens were so beautiful, especially after the rain fell.

{N}ew Year's Eve at the YSA National Convention. In this picture from left to right: Some man we dragged into the picture, Liza (the one who went to the temple with us), me, and Erica. The local news actually came and interviewed some of the YSA to show the contrast between what most teens were doing to celebrate the New Year and us. We obviously were having way more fun.. and would remember it the next morning. HA

{C}razy Aussies celebrating 2010

{W}hat better way to ring in the new year but to do service. On January 1st approximately 1500 YSA helped out Australia by cleaning up cemeteries, pulling weeds, and beautifying the University of Queensland campus. (Which is where the convention was being held and where we stayed for a full week. I think I forgot to mention that.)

{N}ow this my friends is a real live lizard.. or dinosaur.. which ever you'd like to call it. We found these scary things on a short cut that we took on our way back to our dorms. Never again did we set foot in that "Forbidden Forest", we opted to take the long way home every time.

{O}h the price I had to pay for this picture. Anyway, after the service project we went back to our dorms and got all freshened up and beautified for the "Arabian Ball". It was quite the event let me tell you. They had a lived band which was pretty amazing, and over 3000 YSA showed up to party with us.

{F}rom left to right: Erica, Ben, and Neil

After an amazing Fast Sunday and a Monday full of fun we headed off to Sydney to have our own fun.

{M}anly Beach... that's what the beach was/is called.. not a description :)

{T}aronga Zoo with Auntie Karen, Pheobe and Sarah

{L}ife Is {G}ood

2009-12-14T10:23:00.000-08:00

So it has been ages since I have posted anything on here because I just haven't had anything exciting to say! But now that school is officially over and done with for the year (oh that just makes me SO excited) I can now enjoy the wonderful Christmas season. I love being with my family because for once we don't have to be anywhere or drive anywhere. We can just stay inside and watch the beautiful snow fall while staying warm and drinking hot chocolate. And to make it even better I'm leaving this winter wonderland in exactly two weeks from today to join all the Aussies down under. For two weeks Erica and I will be soaking up the sun on the beaches of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Oh Nellie I'm so excited! We'll also be flying down to Sydney for a week to do some shopping, going to the zoo, and spending time with my family who lives there. Erica finally got her passport which was denied the first time! That was a joke in a half but it made it that much more exciting when she received it in the mail. Lots of pictures will be posted on here so no need to worry. For now I'm posting some pictures from my last amazing trip to Australia last May. Enjoy :)

{H}appy {H}alloween

2009-11-07T00:09:00.000-08:00

So I know it's been awhile since I've posted pictures so here is what has been going on in the life of Amy these past few weeks. First, our ward Halloween party which was amazing! Lindsay Bingham, Erica Lamb, and I all got ready together and I must say that we all looked pretty dang amazing! Lindsay was Olive Oil, Erica was a paper doll, and I was Marylin Monroe. Then on Saturday Tommy took me to a Real Soccer game and to dinner at the Mayan. Lot's of fun was had! Enjoy :)

The Real Game and Dinner

I've Been {Tagged}

2009-11-06T19:22:00.000-08:00

Thanks Rica for tagging me!

RULES: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 1 person to tag.

1. Everything is more adorable when it's small. I love babies and everything about them!
2. My biggest wish of all time is to have children with curly hair.
3. My favorite colors are red and yellow. {Despite what everyone thinks}
4. I hate anything scary: haunted houses, horror films, haunted corn mazes, ect.
5. My favorite part about getting ready for bed is brushing my teeth.
6. Pedicures and a good book could turn a crumby day into a fantastic one.
7. From January 1, 2009 until now I haven't missed an Oprah episode.
8. I only curl my hair with a straightener.
9. My favorite thing about a person is their eyes.
10. Letters in the mail make me so excited!
11. I've always had a secret dream of being a ballerina.
12. I enjoy being a girl. Make-up is the best invention EVER!
13. I love Cocoa Puffs!
14. If I wasn't so tall I would wear heels everyday of my life!
15. My favorite books are LDS Romance Novels.
16. I'm one of the few true blonds left in the world.
17. I love the smell of herbal essences shampoo and conditioner.
18. Girl's Night Outs are the best!
19. I have to have Johnson's Baby Lotion on my hands before I can go to bed.
20. I can't walk over grates in the middle of the sidewalk. I have to walk around them.
21. I really like to play tennis. I'm not very good but I love to play it.
22. My favorite movie would have to be "How to Loose A Guy in 10 Days". So quoteable!
23. I've always wanted to visit Italy and meet an amazing Italian Man named Armondo.
24. My ultimate dream would be to work in Labor and Delivery as an Obstetrician.
25. All my life my family has called me "Lulu".

~Now I tag..... Jasmine Lise Freed :)

{Girls} Just Wanna Have Fun

2009-10-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

So this past week had a really fun filled weekend. Full of blind dates with my cousin Natalie, Girl's Night with Jaz and Micq and last Saturday I spent with Erica, her mommy Mary, and my mommy Peggy at the Relief Society General Meeting at the Conference Center. So much was learned! Enjoy these fun pictures :)

{The Relief Society General Meeting with Erica, her mom, my mom and me :)}

{Natalie and Me before our blind date}

{Girl's Night out at Red Robin and "Dancing"}

A Night With The {Stars}

2009-09-25T23:31:00.000-07:00

So Thomas and I went on a hike in Ogden and it was the most beautiful thing ever! And the company wasn't to bad either ;) Here are just a couple of pictures we took of our adventure.

The HUGE spider we saw!

Thomas & I at the top with our very cool head lamps

Things Every Girl Should Know

2009-09-12T07:53:00.000-07:00

This week has taught me a lot and I've been talking with a lot of people and I have come up with a list of a couple things that I think every girl needs to know.. well it would be nice to know. Starting with number 9.. :)
9. Make sure you know how to change a tire.. and I mean not how to flag a guy down to change it for you. BE A WOMEN and dig in there and get your hands dirty dang it!
8. Going with number 8, learn how to jump-start a car.. if you get stranded some where you will be grateful you have this trick handy. (Make sure you keep the neg. and pos. clips separated when hooking them to the car.. bad things can happen.. such as sparks. yikes!)
7.Have a positive attitude in a crumby situation. Things always go better if you can say, "This day was absolutely ridiculous!" with a smile on your face :)
6.Friends will always be there.. guys on the other hand will come and go. (until you meet 'Mister Right') Always remember who will be there when all is said and done. The guy who broke your heart will be out of your life, but where will your girls be? It all depends on how you treated them when that hott man was in your life.
5.Most guys (well the good ones that you want to have around) like a girl who is confident with herself. Stand up and don't be afraid of what you can offer the world! Nobody can be you better than you can.
4.In order for people to love and respect you, you have got to love and respect yourself! The way you treat yourself is a vital key in every relationship you have in life. You determine the way people will treat you.
3.Make time for you. Take a long shower, don't be rushed when you get ready in the morning. That way you feel gorgeous through out the day. This better helps you do #4
2.Loose yourself in serving others and you will truly find out who you are. It teaches you charity and better defines who you are and what you believe to be right.
1.In order to better handle every situation in life and make those small day-to-day decisions that will have a major impact on your life, be prepared. Staying close to the spirit by putting yourself in good environments and surrounding yourself with good influences. Study your scriptures and have deep meaning full prayers. It makes a world of difference and keeps your spirit sharp.
If you have anything else to add to the list, by all means... DO IT!

We're Going to....

2009-08-26T19:24:00.000-07:00

Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!On December 27th Rica and I are leaving the frigid Utah Climate to go kick it with the Aussie's down under! We will start our adventure with 7 days in Queensland and then travel to Sydney for 6 days. Hopefully in those 13 days we will be able to learn to surf and snorkel with the Nemo's and Dori's of Australia. Updates soon to come, but here is the picture of just the beginning of our adventures. :)

Hello World of Blogging!

2009-08-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

Well hello everyone! Who knew that I, Amy Creager, would have a blog. I honestly don't know how this is going to go because I don't know if I'm that interesting to read about but here goes nothing I guess. :)