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My Adoption Story

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Hello!! SO! Most of you all know that i was adopted! I know its no surprise to most of you, but a lot of you have been asking about my story since i have met my birth mother, Kristina! Here we go :) When i was 2 weeks old i was adopted into the most amazing family EVER! This was a closed adoption, meaning i couldn't know any personal information about my birth parents, and they couldn't know anything personal about me either! Our names were even confidential. My name was Melanie, my birth mom was Kelly, my dad was Archie, and my parents that raised me were Scott and Lisa! Deborah ( the one who raised me) wrote my birth mom (real name Kristina) for 9 years updating her about my progress in life, like my day to day progress growing up! The LDS Social services ( what i was adopted through) stopped sending my moms letters, and so the connection stopped for a few years. I would always ask deborah off and on about my parents, like what they were like, what the looked like, but

FRIENDS ARE POWERFUL

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Hey guys! My topic i  really want to touch on is FRIENDS! Oh man, these past 2 weeks i have met SO many amazing people! It all started out with my friend telling me to come hang out with them downstairs (not that far)! But i had just gotten off work and was feeling lazy, but then i talked myself into going, and just that little invite opened me to meeting an amazing group of friends(the girls in C5)! They are all so welcoming and friendly, and are easy to talk to! That next day we went to the Fillmore hot pots and that was quite the adventure! After arriving in Fillmore, it was probably an hour till we could find the hot pots! We had our driver (from Ukraine) trying to deal with us giving him directions, driving around an empty snow field, and we finally found our destination! (Never wear flat sandals in the snow, you will fall multiple times;) )! We saw a half moon and full moon that night! There is no end to those hot pots, so if you can't swim like me, you do not want to let go

Overcoming Trials : Sunday Lesson

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Hey guys! I am SO excited to start blogging! I been telling myself i need to do this for awhile.. and i would type here in there on Microsoft word, but never thought about blogging for others to see! So i am gonna give this a shot! I was given the most amazing lesson in Relief Society on trials. We all go through trials, big or small, and sometimes there are things that just need to be heard and taken in! I have gone through some trials this past year, and i am thankful for each and every one of them, even though they were the hardest to go through! A year ago yesterday (Jan 16) i lost one of my closest friends, Nathan McBride, while he was serving a LDS mission in Merida Mexico. Nathan was amazing. He was a constant reminder to me that i need to pray and read my scriptures everyday, and do things each day to better myself. Nathan and i met at EFY (Especially For Youth) church camp my 8th grade year. Ever since, we have kept in touch for 5 years! I would go to state track meets that