Houston... who he is

My name is Houston and I am a 22 year old student at Brigham Young University-Idaho. I am a Visual Media Communications major with emphasis in advertising and public relations.
I'M A MORMON! and proud of it. I want to share my testimony with the world.

Who I am? I am a photographer, a movie lover, a country music listener and a book reader. I am a traveler and a lover. I am shy and I am crazy. I love the outdoors. I love the insides. I love both trees and hiking as well as staying in bed all day watching whatever is on TV, usually to lazy to change the channel. I love to sing at the top of my lungs to everything. The Frozen soundtrack, Rascal Flatts and even Kelly Clarkson. I know I am not a good singer, but most days I dont really care.Who I am is a regular person. I struggle with my self image, I fight for what I believe in. I often care to much about what others think and I hold myself back because im afraid of embarrassing myself. I believe in God and Jesus Christ, I have a personal relationship with them both. I am a christian. I am no better than anyone else. I make mistakes often, I screw up and make choices that make my guardian angels smack their foreheads. I forget to read my scriptures and some nights I decide im to tired to pray. However I do have a genuine love for people and I want to strive to make each day better for at least one person. I dont always succeed but I want to try. I am loyal and caring. I try to hard and care to much, but I believe if I dont im not truly living.

I love what I believe and I have found truth, comfort, happiness and every other emotion that drives one to make life changing decisions and choices in the gospel. The spirit of God thrives within me and I want everyone to feel that burning love.

I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Northern California. No I diddnt go to africa and teach the poor children or convert the buddhist of China. I walked the streets of a state known to most and introduced my beliefs and poured out my heart in testimony of what I believe to complete strangers. Strangers like you and me. Strangers who have family problems, mortgages to pay and hopes and dreams never achieved. Strangers who are all swimming their way through life trying to find what makes them happiest, comfortable or what simply keeps them going day to day. Having this opportunity changed the way I think and believe. It changed who I am.

Now I am at college. Struggling to figure out life, who I am and who I want to become. Struggling to find love and to fit in. Trying to figure out how to balance homework, personal life, classes, work and all those things.
 Im just like everyone else.
...But im not.
I am Houston.