The last week has been so wonderful for me. Larysa was married last Tuesday and I've never been so grateful for a friend to get married because I really wanted her to marry an American so she could stay in the US. It was a beautiful sealing and I love her dearly and I am so happy for her.

Last Sunday was the Salt Lake Temple devotional on the fifth floor of the temple with Elder Scott. I feel so blessed to have worked as an employee in the temple and for the great blessing it was and still is. It was a wonderful meeting as you can imagine, Elder Scott's testimony of the Savior is so powerful itself, but especially when you are in the temple and everyone is dressed in white, it was an incredible experience. I am so glad Julianna could come with me and that we could be there with Sara and Dallin as well. (Dallin is a volunteer at the temple.)

We also went to church at the MTC with Mom and Dad. It was their first Sunday in their new Mandarin speaking branch. Chinese really is the craziest language, I am so glad I was Spanish speaking. They both spoke and as always did an epic job.

Speaking of Daddy speaking, we found this link of him speaking at the 50th anniversary fireside of the San Antonio Stake. The link is http://www.saintsofsanantonio.com/ It is an amazing talk, especially for his family because it outlines so much of his personal history and conversion to and testimony of the gospel. When you go to the website there are links on the left, click on speakers and then click on Frank Dittmar and it will show the talk over on the right. I watched it with Mom and I was so overwhelmed with how powerful his testimony is and I am so blessed to be his daughter.

Popi and Doreen came today. I am also so grateful to be their granddaughter. I didn't post happy birthday to Popi on his birthday, but I will say it now. I have had many, many special and significant experiences with Popi and Doreen as I would go down to visit them often when I was at BYU Idaho and when I was with them when I had come home in the middle of my mission and I was able to be in the temple with them so often. I love Popi dearly and I love living close enough that I can see him often. The pictures were taken the day I entered the MTC for my mission and when we went to Bryce Canyon in 2009 right after my birthday.

So this is my gratitude post, just one long one rather than a little every day because I am kind of lazy when it comes to blogging, but I want everyone to know that at this special Thanksgiving time of year I am so grateful for my absolutely wonderful and incredible family and friends, I am extremely blessed. I love my sisters, my parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles and cousins and very special friends. I want everyone who reads this blog especially (and many more who don't) to know that I think of you in my prayers individually every single day, I never miss, and I love you.