Saturday I drove up to Salt Lake City with my brother, sister and grandma. We went to see my Mom as she competed in the Pageant for Ms UN International. The drive was long but we got there fast. The theatre was on the Utah State University Campus. They had categories for Miss Teen UN International, Miss UN Internation, Ms UN Internation (my mom’s category), Mrs UN International, and Ms Elite UN International (for old ladies). It was long but it was fun to watch. They had lots of people from Singapore and Malaysia. My mom ended up getting 4th runner up to Ms UN International. We decided to drive home that night rather than stay with my Aunt in Salt Lake City (my great aunt is on a mission there at Temple Square, and she stays in the apartments across from the Conference Center with all the Sister Missionaries). We stopped by to see them then we drove on home. My sister drove most of the way home while I talked to her to keep her awake. We got home really late.

Here are some pics:

Usually in church I read the scriptures. And usually when I read the scriptures, I write down my thoughts in my Study Journal. The problem recently is that every time I open the scriptures, everything seems to be talking about Sharon. So here is what I wrote yesterday:
I have been contemplating ways to make a good impression with Sharon’s parents. I really want them to approve of me. I read a couple stories just now in the Book of Mormon which I can now see in a new light. The first is the story of Ammon and king Lamoni. When Ammon first came to that land, he was captured and brought before the king. Ammon needed to gain the favor of the king or he would be killed. The king “inquired of Ammon if it were his desire to dwell in the land among the Lamanites”. Ammon answered “Yea, I desire to dwell among this people for a time; yea, and perhaps until the day I die.” “And it came to pass that king Lamoni was much pleased with Ammon, and caused that his bands should be loosed; and he would that Ammon should take one of his daughters to wife.”
Wow. This is exactly what I am looking for. I want to gain the favor of Sharon’s dad, and I want him to desire that I should marry his daughter. The only difference is that unlike Ammon, I would definitely say YES! Haha. I need to really be on my best behavior and know how to act and what I need to do. I think that one of the main reasons that king Lamoni liked Ammon is because he saw how much Ammon loved his people and his culture. I also need to show that I really love Sharon and that I really love the Chinese culture. It’s true, I really do love them, I just need to make sure that I show it. Hehe.

SO that’s my master plan. Now I just have to hope that they don’t read this and get smart to me hehe…

Right now I am doing something which I have done every day (usually multiple times a day) for the past couple months. No, I am not playing a computer game (something I haven’t done for about as long). I am chatting on Skype with Sharon! I look forward to it every day. There is about a 14 hour time difference, so morning for me is evening for her, day for me is night for her. So we can only chat in the early morning and late at night. I miss her soo much~
I really can’t wait until I can just talk to her face to face. I am usually not a really super talkative person (except, evidently, in Sunday School where I can’t seem to shut up), but I can talk to Sharon for hours and not get tired. Haha. Well, I better stop ignoring her and get back to chatting, hehe. Bye bye~