Please Come Sooner

50 Days

You know, I thought that I was excited for Mckay to come home from his mission. I thought that that countdown would last forever and that he would never really come home. 

Okay, let's get real. Waiting to marry Mckay for eternity is 10x's everything I felt while he was on his mission. December 21st cannot come soon enough. I can't believe that in 50 days the hope that I have had for so long to marry Mckay is actually going to be fulfilled. 

He is so good. I can't help throughout the day expressing gratitude to my Heavenly Father for sending this diligent, compassionate, and loving man into my life 4 years ago. He won my heart with his clever determination when I was 18. Little did I know then that he would become my husband and I would actually get to adventure with him my whole life and into eternity. 

I am so excited!!!

We Have a God

I feel so overwhelmed with gratitude.

We have a God. He is our Father. He is perfect in every way. His love for us is truly immeasurable to our finite human minds. He sees us and is mindful of our desires, trials, weaknesses and pains. 

He provided a Savior for us. 

Because of this Savior I can do hard things. 

Elder Richard G. Scott said, "True, enduring happiness, with the accompanying strength, courage, and capacity to overcome the greatest difficulties, will come as you center your life in Jesus Christ." 

"If God be for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31

I pray for strength for all of us in our own, personal, individual struggles. 

Endure. It is worth it. 

Golden Days

Life is so crazy right now! There are so many things that I need to do and even more things that I want to do. The weeks are going by so fast and the weekends are going by even faster! I look forward to the weekends when I can finally see Mckay and spend time with him. Being in school has been so amazing and so difficult. My classes this semester are...perfect. I don't know how else to explain them. My major is the best. I am so thankful for my professors and my classmates. They are all amazing examples to me and I learn so much from them. Trying to go to school and be engaged is quite possibly the hardest and most exhausting thing I have ever done, but it has such sweet moments. Mckay is a gem for dealing with all my stress and craziness. 

This weekend was so much fun. I have decided that every time Mckay comes down here I am going to have dinner waiting for him. This gives me a chance to practice cooking and a chance to prove to Mckay that he won't starve once we get married. Two weekends ago I made Bajio chicken and we had salads. This weekend I made fried chicken and mashed potatoes. I am awful at taking pictures or I would post pictures of the meals. I love having him walk in the door and feeding his empty stomach. Thankfully he has liked both meals. 

We made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, went on a Halloween boat ride at Clas Ropes Course, went to the temple, went rock climbing with a bunch of friends, went to dinner, had dessert with my some of my girlfriends, and carved pumpkins. Mckay is pretty much a part of my ward. We are pretty sure he has attended my ward more than his own ward in Logan. I am trying to be patient as I wait for him to transfer down to BYU so we can actually live in the same place. 

Saturday was the perfect day to be outside. I am so thankful we were able to go rock climbing. It was so much fun. I got to meet Mckay's childhood friend Cody too. As we were finishing up climbing the sun started to set and it was the most amazing color. That golden orange/yellow is my favorite color. This is also my most favorite part of the day. The sun turns everything into gold. 

Every weekend Mckay and I become more excited to be married. I have felt fortunate that we both receive several confirmations that this is the right thing to do throughout the week and weekend. We feel the support of our Heavenly Father and our families. I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life and eternity adventuring with Mckay.

54 Days!

Lindsey Loving

My very own Lindsey shirt!

Playing Headbandz with my niece and nephew. 

Beautiful Erin. Oh how we love her!

I am so blessed.

Papa Lindsey. The big tease. I swear he'll kill me with embarrassment!

Last Friday afternoon Mckay and I decided last minute to surprise Mckay's family and go down to St. George. We had such a great time cheering on his sisters Haley and Alise, and my brother-in-law Mark running the St. George Marathon. General Conference was fantastic and being with family was the best. We played games and talked. Mckay and I even got the chance to reminisce and go back to a fountain where his cleverness stole my heart. We started going through Mckay's baby pictures for our wedding video and we were both laughing uncontrollably at the crazy kid Mckay was. We also got to see Erin before she left for New York which was such a treat. Mckay's nieces and nephews were too cute! The twins Axel and Gage are just so precious. It was so fun to hold babies all weekend.

Since I have met the Lindsey's I have admired each of them and have loved spending time with them. There were several times this weekend when I felt overwhelmed by the blessings of family and the gospel. The Lindsey's are a fantastic family who lives the gospel and shares joy with all of those around them. I love them so much and I cannot wait to be a part of their family!

On the way back to Provo Mckay and I made a countdown on his phone for our wedding. 74 days left!!! I am so excited and cannot wait to officially be a Lindsey and marry the boy who's had my heart since our Senior year of high school.

Is This Real?

I'm Engaged!

On Saturday, September 28, 2013 my best friend asked me to marry him for eternity!

The Story:

I went up to Logan last weekend to spend time with Mckay. On Saturday we packed a picnic and headed to Green Canyon. It was a beautiful day so we wanted to enjoy the fleeting good weather. We picked a cute little hike to do and started on our way. We were taking pictures of the changing leaves and amazing fall colors. We even captured some of us too. We came to the end of our hike and turned around. The sun was shining on us and I had such a peaceful feeling. We stopped and gave each other a hug. Mckay asked me if I could have one wish what it would be. I told him that it would be to marry him today! He laughed, dropped to his knee, and asked me to marry him!

It was perfect.

There were so many beautiful tender mercies through the details of the day.

So on December 21, 2013 I will be sealed to Mckay and become forever more 

Joan Marie Lindsey!

Small Adventures

Last weekend Mckay and I had a fun little adventure in Logan.

After last minute deciding that I would go up to visit him we spent the weekend talking and getting to know one another some more.

I really love this kid.

His heart is full of faith, charity, compassion, fun, work, dedication, and virtue.

I am one Extremely lucky girl to have the attention of such an amazing boy.

I love the feeling of pure joy.

It is truly a gift from God.

Logan Canyon - Second Dam Picnic Area

Happy, Happy, Happy

Mckay came to Provo last weekend! Friday night my brother, his friend, Mckay, and I went camping at Rock Canyon and in the morning we climbed in Rock Canyon. It was a beautiful morning to go climbing. Monday we hiked Bridal Veil Falls and started talking to this guy. He offered to help us repel off the higher falls so of course Mckay did it. The weekend was filled with great adventures that it was so hard when I had to drop him off back in Logan.

Mckay and I were actually able to spend TIME together and I was so happy. He is an incredible person. I am so happy that he is home. It is stinky that we are attending different universities, but I know that God has his hand in my life. Lately I have felt so much gratitude for the Lord's attentiveness to the many details of my life. He is just right there watching over me.

School has started and I couldn't be more excited about being back! I love BYU and I love my major. My heart is exploding with joy and gratitude. 

I will leave you with a quote that one of my professors gave us. 

"If we live in such a way that the considerations of eternity press upon us, we will make better decisions." - Pres. Kimball