I am a Ute.

I am very, very, proud and excited to finally announce that I have applied and been accepted into The David Eccles School of Business Program at the University of Utah!  It has been four years since I got my Associates degree and I am absolutely thrilled to be returning to school.  I'm also just a tad nervous.  I thought, for sure, I would be the oldest one in Orientation this past Tuesday, but I wasn't.  There were actually a number of people that seemed to be about my same age and older.  Of course, there were the younger kids there, too.  But I didn't feel out of place for one second.  I knew it's where I was supposed to be.  It was comforting to know that we were all there with one common goal in mind and that is to get an education.  I felt a sense of camaraderie with my fellow students even though we'd never met or spoken.  I'll be honest with you, I have struggled with this decision to return to school from the day I started to ponder it.  Is the timing right?  Is it wise to be starting such an endeavor when Howie and I are trying to start a family, too?  Can we afford it?  Can I keep my job AND go to school?  Will it take too long?  Which degree should I go for?  Or as my best friends Dad put it when he found out I was considering going back to school "Is it worth it?"  (I'm not quite sure if that was a jab at my age or just academics in general.  Either way, it got a confused reaction from me.)


This past Monday night, the night before Orientation, I laid awake in bed wondering if I was making the right decision.  It was then that I was prompted to go and read my Patriarchal Blessing.  When these types of promptings hit me, I act on them every single time because that's what my P.B. is for.  I'm continuously learning about it and it's meanings and in turn growing stronger in my faith in it.  It reconfirms my testimony every time.  I started to read it in it's entirety and I paused when I got to a section that said:

"Gain education that you may have the skills and the knowledge which will help you in your life to achieve and accomplish that work you shall be called to do."

I know that this is what my Father in Heaven wants me to be doing.  I know he will provide a way for it to happen if I just do my part and have faith in Him.

Bring on January 9th!