Who I Am

I guess there's just something about me and journals. I like to write about the things that happen in my life and this is just another way for me to do that. An electronic journal, something that I haven't quite tried before.

Anyway, I'm Ashley. I'm 20 years old, and a junior in college. I'm married to the love of my life Richard and have been for almost 8 months now. I'm studying SocioCultural Anthropology and hope to study religion and what influences it has on people's lives. I am also taking a language class, Navajo. It's who I am, and I wish to learn how to speak my own language. My dad says that I'm starting to sound Indian again. I am also half Navajo, thanks to my dad. :) That explains my reasons for wanting to study Navajo.

Richard and I

Now there is something that I want to talk about. About 2 days ago, on April 4, I was having my lunch at school when 4 people asked if they could interview me on what my thoughts and views were on Mormonism were. I agreed. You know those times, those stories you hear about how others talk to people who ask them questions about why they are Mormons, or what's the fundamental belief, why do we believe what we believe. These were some of the questions that I was asked. And while this was happening, I learned something about myself. Something that I should have probably learned a long while ago.

While I may believe in the gospel and I KNOW it to be true, I am unable to say why I know this to be true. I have had it confirmed to me that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints IS TRUE, and I know this in my heart. But if you were to ask me to point out scriptures certain passages, I wouldn't be able to do so. This is what I've learned: I need to actually start studying my scriptures. I know the stories, I know what the messages mean, but I have no idea where in the scriptures I could find a specific scripture to support my beliefs. That's the thing though, I'm not really sure if that's something that I need to be learning. Yes, I should definitely be studying, pondering, and praying about what I study. And I do need to start doing that more, I just need to pay better attention I guess.

Anyway, I did manage to answer their questions well enough I guess. I just wish that I had been able to do better. Anyway, I guess that was my experience that I can share with others, of how I tried to spread the gospel and how I could have done better. I did the best that I could.