About 11 years ago, I graced the campus of BYU for the first time as a student. At that time I had just moved from California to Utah and it was an indefinite move for mom moved too. As a typical teenager with the typical California girl attitude I thought to myself "No place will EVER compare to California in awesomeness." Then I got to BYU. One of my first FHE activities was hiking the Y. We got to the top as the sun was setting. And then I had an epiphany. Utah was beautiful too. It had its advantages and disadvantages but I could find beauty there. I feel like this has been a theme of my life. "There is beauty all around" because so many places provide different types of beauty.
I have been in Utah for about 3 weeks now and I have been reminded almost everyday of this sentiment that I adopted as an 18 year old. I am reminded, once again, that there is beauty that lies in Utah if I just choose to see it--a good plug for joy in the journey, right? So although I miss DC and my beloved monuments and the history at my finger tips, I can't help but be constantly in awe of the beauty of Utah. DC was a beautiful time and Utah Part 2 will also be beautiful...for it is all around.
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