August 15th, 2015, aka the Start of Our Forever, Wedding Video Edition

We had some awesome videographers, KC and Daniel, aka CaptiLife Videos! They had done the video of when my brother came home from his mission, which was awesome, so I knew that they would do a great job!

*Turns out the video's are too big to upload directly to blogger, so click on the link and it will take you to the videos on my FB page*

Temple Video:

https://www.facebook.com/becca.fotheringham/videos/10207630583975068/?l=3572989521669215426

Reception Video:

https://www.facebook.com/becca.fotheringham/videos/10207630768819689/?l=5017248569758202487

August 15th, 2015, aka the Start of Our Forever, part 2

Our sealing ceremony was beautiful! Ah I still think about it, with our family all around us, seeing Cam and I being sealed for time and all eternity! *To learn about LDS Temples and more about what a "sealing" is, go here*

After the ceremony, Cam and I went back to our dressing rooms to get into his suit and my dress. My mom and sister came with me to help me into my wedding dress and to touch up my hair. They then went outside to wait for the big reveal! Cam was then waiting outside my dressing room to see me.

Cam and I decided that we weren't going to have him see my dress at all before that moment, so I was pretty excited to see his reaction. It was pretty awesome! Man, I love that boy!

My grandpa opened the big gold doors. We walked out in the sunlight to cheers! It was just like I had imagined. Our family and friends were all there to celebrate our marriage and I couldn't have been happier and more grateful for all of the love and support!

We walked out and didn't really know what to do...so then our photographers and videographers told us to kiss, which we were plenty happy to do! Cam went in for the kiss, and may have gotten a little carried away with it, if ya know what I mean ;) But hey, I wasn't complaining!

We took pictures at the back of the temple, then headed around to the front steps to take our group pictures. It was really hot that day, which was kinda rough, but hey, at least it wasn't raining!

After the group pictures, Cam and I went around with our photo/videographers to take more pictures together. It was hot and long, but it was awesome. Here is one of my favorites, just because it was so random and unique!

We were laughing pretty much the entire time. We would try to take a serious picture and I couldn't keep a straight face! I couldn't stop smiling and giggling and looking at Cam!

After what felt like a lifetime in the beating sun, we were done taking pictures. We started heading back to the doors at the temple and my mom was there waiting for us to make sure that I could get changed out of my dress ok! Ah she is the best!

We got all changed into our "street clothes" and headed to the luncheon, where the rest of our family had already gone to while we were taking pictures. I was starving and so ready to chow down on some Chick-fil-a! And it was delicious for sure! Cam and I are all about their chicken strips and nuggets, so what else would Cam and I choose for our luncheon??

August 15th, 2015, aka the Start of Our Forever

I decided to take a short break from my Utah Girl/Cali Boy series to let you all know about our wedding day!

The week leading up to the 15th, I worked an 8 hour shift on Monday, had a 3 hour class on Tuesday, then worked 12 hour day shifts on both Wednesday and Thursday. On Thursday my manager came up to me and said, "Aren't you getting married in like 2 days? Why are you here??" At times I wondered the same thing, but I am glad that I did work, because it made the days go by faster and I was making money, which is always a plus!

Friday, the day before the wedding went by fairly quickly actually. My mom and I finished up a few reception preparations throughout the day, cleaned the house, etc. Cam's parents and grandma had gotten into town the day before, so I spent some time at Cam's house with them.

That night, my mom and sister went out to dinner for my "bachelorette party" at Applebee's. We had virgin Strawberry Daiquiri's! It was delish! After dinner, I realized that I hadn't gotten any shoes to wear the next day, so we went to Payless and got me some. Then my sister had to go home to put her daughter to bed, so mom and I headed home as well. I didn't want my party to end just yet though, so my brother, parents and I played Mario Kart on the Wii for a few hours. It was a blast! Then, I headed to bed, hoping that I would be able to sleep throughout the night.

*Side note: Apparently August 15th was a super popular day to get married, because even calling a few months in advance the earliest time we could get at the temple was 11am. My mom was worried that it was gonna end up being super late in coordination with a luncheon, but it actually worked out pretty well.*

I got up around 8am, showered, ate a bit of breakfast, and then my sister came over to do my hair. We had to be at the Oquirrh Mountain temple at 10am, which worked out great so that I didn't feel rushed, and I was able to sleep in to a reasonable hour. Mom and I headed out the door around 9:45 and met Cam in the front of the temple right before 10. We then headed into the temple, about to start our forever.

Fabulous February Feats

9 days in to March is a great time to do a February Review right??

Week 1:
Had an intense Skull Practical Exam that I rocked!
Helped make and eat breakfast for a great friend leaving on a mission
Went to a middle school friend's wedding reception

Week 2:
A good friend bought me Cafe Rio for lunch! *Greatest food EVER*
Made Pink Pancakes for the students at the University of Utah LDS Institute of Religion
Spent the 1st part of Valentines evening with Cadavers in the Anatomy Lab *So Romantic*
Went with Whit and Chantel to Iceburg for Ice Cream on Valentines Day!
First week of UFIT!!
Used my Mirror as a Whiteboard

Week 3:
Stuffed my face with Pizza and Delight for mine and Dad's Birthday Dinner
Wanted to die from all the food I ate (see above)
Dad's Birthday!
Longest Midterm of my Life...3 hours
Called some strangers for LDSSA :)
Went to Logan with Kara, ate Aggie Ice Cream, Visited my good friend Elise, Hung out with my 5 year old best friend,  and had a massive movie night with my good friend Muffin all for my 21st Birthday!!

Turned 21!
Went to Stake Women's Conference and was enriched with spiritual goodness :)
More than doubled my blog followers, all thanks to the lovely Brooklyn and her awesome giveaway!

Week 4:
Studied for 2 other exams
Saw my awesome cousin Lizzie and her mom Carrie Ann at school
Went to the Salt Lake Temple for the first time doing Baptisms

February was full of studying and more studying, with a few adventures scattered in here and there.

I'm excited for the rest of March and April, despite all the studying that again will have to be done.

But for now, I shall enjoy my Spring Break :)

The week that an Apostle comes to visit!

This week has been an interesting one. 

My emotions have been on quite the rollercoaster (California Screamin' to be precise)

I have been so happy and so sad, so excited and so confused, so motivated and so bleh. 

On Wednesday, I went to the temple. The Salt Lake Temple. 

I had never been inside the SL Temple to do baptisms before, so it was a really cool experience. 

My best friend Kara, she just knows me so well. Whether she knew I needed to go to the temple or not, she was influenced by the spirit on exactly the way to get me there. Once I was in her car, driving to her apartment (like we normally do on Wednesdays), she told me that her and Jordan (her husband) were going to the temple that night to do a session and that I should come with them and do baptisms while they were in their session. I felt stressed with school and really felt I needed to study anatomy, but I kinda couldn't just stay at their place with them gone.

So I went. And it was exactly what I needed.

Fast forward to today. 

I walk into church and into my Sunbeams classroom. The new teacher is in there already, and a few minutes after I come in, her husband comes in the door and says, "I can't remember his name, but one of the 12 Apostles is here!" 

So she leaves to go and see who it is and comes back to report that it is 

Elder Dallin H. Oaks!

Of course I then have to go see, and sure enough, he was sitting at the front of priesthood meeting. 

The first 2 hours of church go by as normal with my adorable little beamers. Then, I get to sacrament meeting and he is still here, just sitting on the stand.

I asked my mom why he was here and she said, "He just told the Bishop that he wanted to visit a ward and see how the church was doing in West Jordan." And he chose our ward! How awesome is that??

Lets just say that I have never seen a Fast and Testimony meeting where there was a constant stream of people sitting on the stand, waiting for their turn to bear their testimony. 

It was such a great meeting and the spirit was so strong. It's not everyday that an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ is in your midst and your are able to shake his hand. He is such a great man and the spirit testified to me that he is a true Apostle of our Heavenly Father. 

I am so grateful to be able to live in this time where we have a living Prophet and Apostles upon the earth to teach us and guide us. I don't usually bear my testimony on my blog, but today I just feel that it is what I need to do. I love my Savior Jesus Christ. I know that He loves me and knows who I am individually. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church upon the earth and that the Power of the Priesthood has been restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith. 

I say these things in the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.