A Dedication ..

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal."

Today is a day of rememberance ... A day of reflection. Today marks a day where we lost a friend. Im sure that today alot of us have been thinking of that time, one of the most saddest and heartbreaking times we could have ever imagined going through. No matter how close we all were or werent it effected us all in many different ways. Even though the years have passed, though it feels like only yesterday we will never truly forget.

Its hard still yet to fully understand why, so many questions unanswered .. questions that will always linger at the back of our mind but I know that it made us all stronger and it made a bond between us that will never be broken. Memories can be a beautiful blesisng, we have an oppertunity to look back at the past and see so many positives.

2007 was one of the hardest years of my life. I finished my GCSEs, didnt get the results I wanted and I went abit off the rails doing things that werent me. Id forgot who I was. Then in the September of 2007 I joined Bridgend College to study a Diploma in Health And Social Care. That was the best day of my life. Id found somewhere I belonged .. My college class clicked from day one and we felt like a tight family. It was amazing yet weird how much we all clicked together. We had an amazing tutor who was always there for us and knew how to have a laugh with us. It was good, life was great. Unfortunatly 4 years ago today we lost one of our beautiful friends. It was hard, well tbh thats an understatement but we all came together as a class, as a family and we cried together and we became strong together. I am so honoured and grateful to have had the oppertunity to have studied with each person in that class. Friendships and bonds were made that nothing not even death could break.

Life throws some real rubbish times but Ive learnt that with the right people in your life you can overcome anything. Im really grateful for all my friends and family, for all the times they have ever been there for me. Im so grateful I had the oppertunity to have met such a beautiful friendly girl who I know is always looking down on each and everyone of us .. no doubt laughing at some of the stupid things we do.

What im trying to say is that, we have all loved and lost someone at some point in our lives but we must always remember that they are never truly gone and they will never be forgotten. Memories live on and each person we have loved and lost will be in the sky shining brightly down on us and keeping us safe. God only takes the best angels.

God Bless x

Hold To The Rod ...

So today the whole of my sabbath day was centered around The Iron Rod and also oppersition that is around us that could be creating a barrier between us holding strongly onto the rod. So for all use that may not know what The Iron Rod is, in our religion we believe that the rod is the word of God and that we should strive to keep hold of this rod throughout our lives and continue to stay faithful so that one day we will be worthy to reunited with our Heavenly Father.

Its amazing how Heavenly Father works, I can admit I sit there sometimes and I think to myself how strongly am I holding onto the rod. Well honestly sometimes its not as strong as I would like it to be. The Iron Rod for me isnt a perfect straight line, infact for me it has lots of twists and turns and cracks, whenever I get to any of these I know that im going to have to face a trial in my life and that at that time I need to hold onto the rod as strongly as I can. I can admit that at some of those times my hand slips off the Rod, I feel defeated and tired but listening to my lessons and talks today in church it has helped me to realise that no matter what I go through Heavenly Father will always be there to guide me through, all I need is the faith and the determination to overcome what Satan throws at me. Easier said then done eh? But believe me its so worth it in the end because I know that I have a constant companion in the Lord, he will never leave me. I always refer to the footprints in the sand poem. Whenever you feel low or feel as if youve been beaten remember that you do not walk alone, Heavenly Father is with you all the way, he is carrying you through all the dark times.


I have an amazing oppertunity in 2 weeks to give my first talk in my new ward, well I say new .. Ive been there nearly 2 years. My talk will be on testimony, what a great subject that can help me to remember why I need to hold onto the rod strongly. Testimoy is a very important factor in my life, even during the days when I was inactive at church I still new in my heart that I had a testimony of the gospel. Having a testmony, my own testimony is a great gift. I feel so warm and tingly when I bare my testimony each month. For me my testimony is a reminder that I am a daughter of God and that my Saviour loves me and why I chose to become a member of the church. For so long I have been bothered about what people think about me but when you look at the bigger picture it doesnt matter what anybody thinks about you as long as you are true to yourself and you trust in the Lord. My testimony really helps me to remember that and im so excited to give a talk on testimony because you never know what effect a talk may have on a person. We are all examples to each other and we need to remember that, we could change peoples lives without even realising it. Trust me I know, Ive had my life changed so many times after hearing talks and testimonies in church. I have a great love for my friends both in and out of church, they are such examples to me and im so grateful for all that they do in my life. You make me the person I am today .. Im not perfect, I make mistakes but Im trying to put things right.

We are all so blessed and have so much potential in life, stay strong and remember that Heavenly Father is always there all we need to do is hold on to that Rod, pray and read scriptures on a regular basis.

Hold to the rod, the iron rod ...

God bless you x

The Real Me ...

So ... Ive read many blogs that some of my friends have put together so I thought Id join in the fun and show you the real Tasha.


Hello there, my name is Tasha and I am 20 years of age. I have an amazing job as a Nursery Nurse, its so amazing to be apart of a childs development and to watch them grow in so many different ways, for that I am so blessed as I know that it is helping me to prepare for my own family.

 I am a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, I was baptised on the 29th November 2003 at the age of 11 .. 9 years later and I can say it was one of the best choices I could have ever made in my life. Church Life hasnt always been easy, there has been times when I have sat there and thought did I really make the right choice?  Before I became a member of the church I was just your average Christian, I rarely attended church on a Sunday and would just go about my day as if it was any normal day. For many years we had the missionaries knocking at our door but we were the typical "No thank you we dont have time" family. Eventually one day at my mums work she was invited to attend a "Mormon" get together from her manager who also was a Mormon .. From that day on both myself and my mum began to have the discussions, my mother was baptised first in the March and then I followed in the November. Its not always been an easy ride alot of friends were lost through the choices we made to become members of the Church, but I see it as if you cant love me for me then those people are of little importance.

Since joining the church I have had some of the most heartbreaking and painful trials I think I could ever go through. They say they make you stronger, there was a time where I didnt believe this and I was so angry with church and my Heavenly Father for the pain I was feeling and for the pain others around me were feeling but thanks to the wonderful examples and amazing friends and the bestest mum ever I was able to pull through and partly overcome the pain I was feeling. Il admit, years down the line I still feel the pain from some of my trials but I know that my Heavenly Father wouldnt give me anything I couldnt deal with. I am a choice daughter of God and I have a purpose and I need to remember this. Im sure theres many people out there who have and do feel this way but you must always remember that you are loved and that each and everyone of us has a great purpose and that with faith we will succeed. A great scripture that always helps to pull me through the dark times is

For after much tribulation come the blessings. Wherefore the day cometh that ye shall be crowned with much glory; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand. D&C 58:4 

Ive spent some many years focusing on the negatives in my life that I have pushed so many people away. For that im sorry. I hope my blogs will help my friends and others around me to understand the type of person I am beyond all the smiles and jokes.

So heres to looking to the future .. The future is only as bright as you make it.

x