Assessment Day!

Yesterday I passed my assessment with flying colors! :)

The very first thing we did was take a written test with 122 questions on it about different things that happen in Space Mountain. It took Stephen (my training buddy) and I about an hour to finish. I think we both missed only about ten questions. There isn't a set number you have to get right or wrong. The person who is the proctor for the assessment goes over the test with you and if he feels like you know the information it doesn't matter too much.

Besides the written test we also go through each position and take over from whoever is there and show our assessor that we know the position well enough to be left alone to do it. When we finished our written test we were ahead of schedule and were able to get a head start on the outside positions. We took turns and it wasn't too difficult. I was surprised that we were both okay considering how much had happened between the first couple of days when we were trained on those, and the day of our assessment.

After lunch we met with one of our managers. His name was Brian. He asked us about the four basics that we are supposed to uphold and talked about why the managers would need to take disciplinary action. I really like my managers so far. They're nice, and enjoy their jobs and I really appreciate that.

We then finished the rest of the positions. We practiced storing rockets, and took over load, and restraint, and grouper. It was fun being able to do some of the jobs. Others I'm still a little nervous about, but confidence will come with practice.

We passed and were able to take the "earning my ears" badges off our name tags.

Today we tried to get to church, but missed the bus and weren't able to make it in time to get to the bus stop in time to be picked up. So instead we came home and now we're listening to the CES fireside from a few weeks ago. Two of us missed it. It's very good.

The other day I was reading my scriptures and I realized something very similar to the topic of this fireside. I was feeling a little homesick. I know, it seems crazy! How could anyone feel down at Disney World?? I love Disney World and I won't ever stop, but being across the country from my family and finace can be a little overwhelming. Anyway, I realized that Heavenly Father wants us to have great desires, but he doesn't want us to focus on them so much that we forget to enjoy right now. It seems like Heavenly Father wants us to strive for more, but to be content with the good things we have right now. It seems contradictory, but I have found that being content and striving for more can be applied at the same time. We can love the good things in our lives and still want to fix the bad things. It's all about our attitude.

I am grateful for the blessings in my life. I am grateful for the wonderful things that I am able to do.

Have a WONDERFUL Sunday everyone, and thanks again for reading.