As I mentioned last week, Ben Carson spoke at the forum and I read his book. I learned that although I might not see the progress that comes from the knowledge I gain, no knowledge is worthless and the progress and purpose of it will eventually come. This helped me get over some frustrations I've had with my 'pointless' major.
On Sunday there was the CES fireside and for the past few CES firesides I've been going to the Marriott Center by myself because I couldn't really find people to go with me (this is my fault because I hate asking people to do things with me, I don't like to feel as if I'm imposing myself upon them, so I only really ever ask my roommates). It was being broadcast from BYU-I this time and I decided to go visit my friend instead of finding a place to watch it. If he was watching it from home I would watch it with him but if we didn't watch it that would be okay too. Well I showed up to my friends house and he was getting ready to go to the CES fireside broadcast at his stake center by himself, because he said he wouldn't be able to pay attention to it otherwise (this is the reason I like going to the Marriott Center), so I joined him because I know that's it really no fun to go to things by yourself.
Today I went to the temple to do baptisms because I felt that I should, although multiple times I questioned if I really needed to. I've been going almost every week for the past 3 years, and because the Provo temple is always busy I questioned whether it was worth it. If I didn't go there would still be people there doing the work. I told Satan to leave me alone and after I got out of class I went to the temple. Usually there will be one or two temple workers who thank me for coming, but today every temple worker thanked me for coming; even the three ladies at the desk scanning in the names, who I don't think I've ever talked to me. It was important for me to know that they wanted ME there.
These were just small things, where I felt like my routine wasn't doing me any good and I was ready to throw in the towel on these routines but circumstances and people reminded me of the small importance of what I do, and for that I am grateful.
I also mentioned last week that I was going to make an ice cream cake for a friends birthday*, well after standing out in 32 degree weather watching my team play flag football I decided ice cream was a no. So I made cheesecake cupcakes instead and my new oven didn't burn them. :)
I was a little sad because I was looking forward to being able to decorate and specialize a cake and cheesecake cupcakes don't really scream birthday. But there is no need to worry I was able to do small things so that the cheesecakes were specific to him and his birthday and he even noticed them (which is somewhat impressive for a guy).
*I realized that I've been making treats for my friends birthdays or just to cheer them up for quite a while. In high school, Bethany and I would always make giant chocolate chip cookies and decorate them for our friends.
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