05/31/2026
2 Nephi 2:11-13 There is opposition in all things
I turn 29 a week from today. I found a video I made in anticipation of turning 28 where I made a list of all the things I wanted for my 28th year. Number one on the list was "I am meeting my husband this year, I've already met him!" I said it this way to make it more real for me. And technically speaking, Ben's DM was sitting unanswered in my inbox (sorry honey).
"My husband will be a man of God. He's going to be a noble and upright holder of the priesthood. He's going to be obsessed with me because I'm going to be obsessed with him. We are going to be GROSS, we're going to be so disgustingly in love." 2 weeks after I turned 28 I met Ben.
1. All glory to my Heavenly Father for hearing and answering the prayers I prayed for so long. I've found in Ben he answered so many of even the little prayers.
2. You can put money on Sarah Vasion getting what she wants 🤣
In all seriousness, I have not had an easy life. For much of my 20s it felt like a continuous bu****it storm, constantly bracing myself for the next nightmare that would be sent my way. This has made it especially difficult in accepting the joy I have felt this past year. Falling in love with Ben, getting "the ring" having the loudly aggressively Mormon/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints relationship/wedding/marriage, all of these things brought me more joy than I know what to do with.
I said recently to a friend, "I got everything I wanted, it all turned out so perfectly. Now I'm nervous waiting for the other shoe to drop" and they responded "I think this WAS the other shoe."
2 Nephi 2:25: Men are that they might have joy.
I am grateful this day that storms can't last forever, that Sunday will come, and sunshine, rainbows and light always follow the darkest nights. My Heavenly Father has been so good to me. My Savior Jesus Christ who carried me through the worst, now celebrates and shares my joy.
