Hi I'm Jill

I was born into this beautiful and beloved Gospel, and have never doubted for one moment that it was true. Doubt and curiosity are very different though. I never once doubted what my parents, teachers and leaders taught me, but there came a time when I had to decide for myself. That time has come and gone, and I'm all the better for it now. The real builders of my testimony have been Girls Camp each summer--where we get to go camping and "get dirty", though it's hardly a camping trip when we use the showers at least once--and our Stake Pioneer Trek, when we visited Martin's Cove and walked 40+ miles from one squat of dirt to another, while pushing and pulling handcarts, wearing the same sort of clothes that the ancestors of our church wore when they walked from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. Reliving their pain and experiencing their joy was a significant footstep for my testimony and it's an experience I will never forget. I continue in this faith for one reason and one simple reason only: it makes me happy, and I know that nothing else could possibly fill the void if I left it all behind me.

I catch my breath in awe and wonder at the sight of our gorgeous Timpanogos Temple which is a mere seven minutes drive from my doorstep. I visit this beautiful building as often as I can, but not near enough. I can see the temple from my home, and it is a daily reminder of what I want, how I want to live my life, what I can become. I live my faith as I prepare to enter the temple and serve a full-time mission. I have made a promise with the Lord and with myself to be married within His sacred house to a worthy Priesthood holder. I want to have a family when the time comes, and I wish to teach my children the same values my parents have instilled in me. As the work continues, I pray that I may help it along in any way I can--even if that just means being an example in any and every way possible.