Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Spring is beginning to show and the world is slowly waking up from its winter slumber. I love spring time for two main reasons. It means winter and the horrible cold is starting to leave and I love flowers. I'm very excited for next weekend when Trevor and I are going with a friend from Trevor's work and his girlfriend to the cherry blossom festival! It will be so pretty!

I want to make this weeks post fairly simple. We haven't had many grand adventures lately so it works perfectly. We have just spent some time trying to enjoy the beginnings of spring and being able to wear jackets instead of coats. One trip we made outside was to the bamboo forest by the river here in Ulsan. It was very relaxing despite the increasingly harsh wind once we exited the forest.

I love the first couple of weeks of spring and Easter weekend because it makes everything seem so bright and rejuvenated. This makes me happy because it allows me to remember the joyful and most beloved parts of the Easter holiday. If you have a few minutes for an amazing reminder please watch this video about why Easter is so important.

I know with a surety of heart that Christ lives and that because of the pains and afflictions which he suffered, we can find great happiness in this life and have eternal life. It is sobering to contemplate on his afflictions, but my favorite thing is to feel the joy knowing that he overcame the grave and lives again. We all have this same opportunity and our choices in this life help determine the kind of life we will have for eternity. I am thankful for a loving husband who shares these views and we are both striving as a married couple to live up to the potential of the atonement. We are certainly far from perfect but that's why the atonement is so great because we have a chance for repentance and to better ourselves every day. May you find peace and joy in the Easter season as I have this year.