ONE MORE FULL DAY AND I AM BACK TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE! CANT WAIT TO SPEND THE WEEKEND WITH HER AND FAMILY. I LOVE YOU BABE. I AM COMING HOME! 

-Cru Leavitt

We already know who is going to win. It's just our decision if we are going to show up and contribute. We all have agency and a freedom to act. Jesus Christ died for us so that we can live with him again but we have to contribute in order to receive that glorified state of happiness. We already know we will prevail but it's not just going to be handed to us. It's an on going fight.

Church has been amazing today. 

www.lds.org to find out more.

-Cru Leavitt

I miss her and love her so much. She is nannying right now over the weekend. So proud of her and how hard she works. July 2 come faster! I need to squeeze this womans lights out!!!!

-Cru Leavitt

How is he mine? 

Just look at that sweet angelic face. 

Cru is so selfless and just so PERFECT.

Everyone who knows him just goes on and on at how wonderful they think he is. 

Just always so positive and ALWAYS has a smile on his face. The poor guy like broke his ankle the other night playing basketball and just is still walking on it and working ALL DAY with a smile on his face. Such a hard worker. He never makes any excuses. He never complains. He is always just happy. Of course no one is perfect and hard things happen... But I think if my ankle was broken, I wouldn't be walking around all day on it... I would be home crying and complaining. Cru just handles everything in the best way. How could I ever be in a bad mood when I'm surrounded by someone who CONSTANTLY lifts me up? Cru never puts me or anyone down. He just gives and gives and feels good doing it. 

Cru the giver Leavitt:) 

He makes me a better person. In a lot of ways, I am weak where he is strong and we just fit perfectly. We balance each other out. I am so grateful for a relationship that is true. It's so sweet. We are friends! We laugh and play constantly. we make each other feel safe. There is so games. There is no threats. There is no pointing fingers and manipulation. There is just Cru and I. Two people who work perfectly together. Who make each other feel confident and loved. Who are open about everything. Who tell each other our mistakes and when we need help. 

There have been so many days where being away from each other has been really hard for me. 

I NEVER picture my fiancé and I being apart our entire engagement. 

To be honest I always have pictures us being with each other every day. Just being busy planning stuff. 

Sometimes I feel lonely because I'm busy all day and so is Cru and we barely talk, and I literally just cry. 

But then the second I let Cru know how I am feeling, he drops everything. One day during a work day Cru sat in a car on the phone with me for hours just talking to me and listening to me being sad. And of course he made me feel so much better. I am grateful for someone who I can talk to, and who actually cares. Most of the time Cru and I talk nonstop all day long. While we are doing everything else in our lives. We can't get enough of each other. But that's just how it goes when you're in love.

The best part is I am 100% myself around Cru. I have been since day 1. And so has he. I am a COMPLETELY different person today than I was a year ago. A completely different person. I have people tell me it all the time. And it's just that I am myself! I am happy and just so excited about life. I have things to look forward to instead of worry about. I have real life plans with someone who wants and believes everything I want and believe! I have someone who can take care of himself and me. He is just on top of it and has it figured out. Just the way he talks and the things he notices are so different from anything I have ever had. He reminds me of my brothers so much! He is just good. He wants what is best for me. I don't have to give or sacrifice anything I love in my life for him. He wants me the way I am. If i love it he wants me to have it. Even if he might be a little jealous, and doesn't really understand why. He is 100% supportive and is happy when he sees me happy. And I am the same way with him. Because we are constantly open about our feelings and we ALWAYS put each other first. I love you Cru. 

I could go on forever and I always say that, but it's so true. You are so different in the best way! 

I am the luckiest girl to have found you so soon in my life. 

Now get that ankle xrayed. And make July 2 come faster because I need you home with me!! Xoxoxo

Institute

Just got done with another wonderful lesson by Elder and Sister Hancock. I was craving some watermelon the other day and guess what... They brought us watermelon this morning. The blessings of doing what's right. Haha

Today's lesson was on why marriage and family's matter. We read two talks, one by Elder Perry and the other by Elder Christofferson. What I loved in Elder Perrys talk was verse 10 and 11...

As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints we believe and know that marriage is beyond the grave. It is eternal. EVERLASTING! That made me have the biggest smile and feel the spirit so much in that moment because I immediately thought of Natalie. I can't imagine being with anyone else in the world besides her. I love her. I adore her. I deserve her. She makes me the happiness person in the world and when I start to think about the eternal prospective of marriage with us I am truly happy. 

Some advice that this talk gives parents is to lead by word and by example. A perfect example is if you tell your kids not to smoke and your are smoking they are most likely not going to listen to your council. We have to lead by word and example! 

When he closed this talk in verse 31-32 it was such a perfect closing to such an amazing talk. He could've testified of anything he wanted but he found families of great importance to testify of and bare witness from personal experience. It is the KEY to eternal happiness. 

Natalie I love you! My eternal companion in less than 2 months. :)

-Cru Leavitt 

Finalized Honeymoon!

So I have been planning our honeymoon day in and day out for a week straight and finally got everything done last night. I was on the phone on and off with different travel agent, people that have experienced Phuket, Thailand before all day yesterday. I am not kidding you when I say all day... from 1pm-1am in the morning yesterday I was on my computer looking at places to stay. If you ever want to go to Thailand and don't know where to stay come talk to me. I think I know that island better than any native there.

Dewa Phuket Resort Nai Yang Beach

 

 

This has always been Natalie's dream vacation. So excited to be there with her! We have been long distant all summer and can't wait to just be with her and relax for a week. JUST ME AND HER! I can't wait to spend this time with the most beautiful woman that my two eyes have ever seen and by then I can call her my WIFE! She is the best thing that has ever happened to me! 

What a dream this vacation is going to be! Now we need a really good camera because these views are going to be amazing. 

-Cru Leavitt

Car accident!

Well today was awesome! 

I was driving my friends car and a woman hit us going 30-40 mph. Back hurts, neck hurts. Time for some ibuprofen!

-Cru Leavitt 

Institute

Every week we have a institute class in my apartment that we set up while we are out here in New Jersey. Elder and Sister Hancock always brig us breakfast once a week too! I am so grateful for them and all that they do. 

Today we talked about Elder Oaks talk about The Parable of the Sower. One of my favorite parts of his whole talk was...

The adversary is slowly turning the morals and attitudes of the world to make them seem okay. Every year the world keeps distancing itself away from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Technology is a huge issue. We talked about technology a lot this morning. We can use it for good to bring about good in the world or people can miss use technology and use it for the wrong reasons. Recently on Facebook I got tagged in some photos that were inappropriate. It hurt me inside, it made me furious, and most importantly that isn't me. I immediately deleted my Facebook, Instagram, etc. The adversary is tricky and will sneak around. He try's to make those incidences seem okay and right. I see the way where our world is going and I will not follow that trend. 

Next we talked about our testimony. 

This is a little diagram that we looked over that explains our testimony. One thing that I love that we read about our testimony was by Heber J Grant, "There is but one path of safety for the Latter Day Saints, and that is the path of duty. It is not a testimony, it is not marvelous manifestations, it is not knowing that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true.... It is not actually knowing that the savior is the redeemer, and that Joseph smith was his prophet, that will save you and me, but it is the keeping of the commandments of God, the living of the life of a Latter Day Saint."

We need to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and do the little things everyday with our families like: read the scriptures, have family prayer, hold family home evenings, etc. Once we do all of those little things then those will then turn into big things in the end. That's what Natalie and I will do and will do constantly do with our family. I can't wait!

-Cru Leavitt

Honeymoon

So Natalie and I changed our mind where we want to go on our honeymoon. Thailand is in the works! 

My fiancé!

So this morning I woke up to this text from Natalie...

Cru, I can't believe you are mine.

I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. You're so patient with me. And understanding. You forgive me instantly and always give me another chance. You make me feel important and loved. You are always so happy and positive and supportive. You make me feel like everything's good all the time. You make me feel like I can do anything I want to do! I always feel like you have my back. You're so passionate about things and it's so cute. You are so handsome and smart. And you have the sweetest purest soul and spirit. I can't believe God trust me and blessed me with one of his perfect souls. I love you more than anything Cru. And I promise I will keep loving you forever. I'll never give up on you or turn my back on you. You're my biggest blessing and I wouldn't trade you for the world. 

Natalie is always sending me messages like this randomly. She is the most caring, loving person I know. You not only know what she says is true but can feel it so much more. I love you so much Natalie! Thanks for making me feel so special everyday. I love you!

-Cru Leavitt

Manhattan

Went golfing at Chelsea's Pier today. 

Koltons creepy look on the subway 

We were on the big screen in time square 

Menu at the shake shack in Manhattan 

Lincoln tunnel 

I walked passed this church this morning. It was a really old Catholic Church. When I was admiring this church from the outside I couldn't help but think about all the different churches in the world. Everyone that reads the bible and strives to get a better relationship with God is wonderful but not all the churches have the right authority straight and directly from Jesus Christ when he established his church upon the earth. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Chirst of The Latter Day Saints. I know without a doubt that this is Jesus Chirsts church. The one and only church that he established upon the earth during his ministry. I know that because of the Book of Mormon. If you truly read and ponder about the things that are written in that wonderful book you will know the truth of all things. If you want to learn more go to www.lds.org

-Cru Leavitt

HONEYMOON!

A cool place that I found for me and Natalie's honeymoon in September. I think it would be fun but we will keep our options open. 

-Cru Leavitt