It's one of those days when you wake up super late from a long nap and need to make dinner. Well for Mika and I, we went to the store to buy some things needed. Tonight for dinner, Mika made his chili. I don't care much for chili but I don't eating this meal. A great meal to have on a cold, rainy night. Eating the chili with rice is a nice combo to me. Some may like it without rice, but I prefer it because it makes the chili more fulfilling to me. All I can say is that this chili meal is full of variety of beans and tons of meat. I don't know the recipe, but when I do, I will post it. Until then, Happy eating everyone!

Mika and I were up late and he was bugging me that he was hungry. I made the effort to make us some breakfast and smoked sausages was on the menu. It turned out really good and it was delicious. This meal actually filled us up that we didn't eat our next meal til dinner. Exploring different ways to make breakfast is a fun and interesting. Cooking with smoked sausages is my favorite meats to utilize in any meal. I will look up more meal styles online to help me make many more yummy dishes.

Tonight we had a Stake Leadership Training to update every ward in every auxiliary for teaching, studies, and planning purposes. In every auxiliary, we met in different rooms to discuss this year's goals, activities, teaching, and leadership discussions on how to maintain or change ways to minister & bring our numbers up for attendance in membership. Since I am in the Youth or Young Women auxiliary, the Stake Young Women president expressed to us about this year's Stake youth activities, teaching plans, or scheduling with you and FSY (For the Strength of Youth). They will email us all that was discussed tonight so that we can be organized in our wards. Once all that was discussed, we met up with the Young Men auxiliary and further talked about FSY and how to plan things out for our youth that are 14 - 18 years old and want to participate this year in FSY. I am glad our Stake gets to participate but this is something I know our YW Presidency has to plan out and discussed with our youth and their parents. Anyways it was good training and I am looking forward to this year as a youth leader and for our youth. It's gonna be awesome. Oh, and our Stake YW Presidency brought yummy snacks for us afterward. My favorite was the cookies!

Mika and I had to take our car in to get the oil changed and tire rotated, so we dropped it off at Pep Boys. Since we were out and about, Mika wanted to check out Burlington's across the street for some Timberland boots. As we were browsing around in the store, I came across Disney's Chineses New Year Minnie ears. I usually don't see Disney things at Burlington's but to me I thought it was a sign of what is to come. Meaning that our 2024 Disney trip is meant to happen. The time that we will be going to California is at the ending of January, like we went the same time 3 years ago and it will be the Lunar Chinese New Year celebration at Disneyland. What a coincidence. Which is why I bought the ears and put it away with the rest of my Disney ears for next year. This makes me excited for our family trip. Later on today, Mika paid off the Disney tickets for all 18 of us, that way everyone who is going will pay their portion throughout this year. That was very kind of Mika to do. Now it is feeling more real than before. I am excited and will work hard to have a fantastic time with the Tupuola family again!

Today was a great day to work in the Temple and to be of service to everyone that came to the Jordan River Temple. I had a wonderful time at the Recommended desk, serving next to the baptistry. Seeing the youth and their parent and youth leaders join them in blessing the lives of their ancestors and others who have passed on. Watching them anxiously enter the baptistry got me a bit excited for them. I admire their willingness to come in on a Friday, to humbly be a proxy for the dead. From the outside point of view it may seem weird but to us as members of the church, we delight in helping those who passed this mortal life into the next world, to receive spiritual blessings and to have a chance to progress with joy in the life to come. I think that would be the greatest gift that anyone could give to another. Having a smile on my face and watching patrons come into the Temple having a frown turn upside down, brings me great joy. I am truly grateful to have this opportunity every week, to be a shining light to all I come in contact with.

After our shift was over, Mika and I stopped at Burger King for dinner. The wait was pretty long but we enjoyed our meal. Well have a splendid weekend everyone!

Another day at work and it's been really busy for me. Trying to make things easy for me to get done but also make it easy for my co-workers who need things to make their job easy. I don't mind working a laborious job to keep me grounded and humble. Even when it is tough but doing the hard work pays off when you have money to help you get by in life. I will always be grateful for work even when my body or mind dont want to do it. Had a nice breakfast this morning to help me get through the busy day. I hope that  wherever you are or whatever you are doing, that you are safe and doing well. May you all have a blessed and great day.

It's been a minute since I made some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to snack on. Just a few moment ago I made some and other type of sandwiches. I made a strawberry and cream cheese, peanut butter and nutella. and strawberry jam with nutella. My favorite is peanut butter and strawberry jam, and strawberry and cream cheese sandwich. These mixes of flavors are interesting but I actually like them all, but the original will always beat other flavors.