Guess who was at the fireside I attended on Sunday?!
DAVID ARCHULETA!!!!
And let me tell you, it was by far the best fireside I have ever attended!
It was supposed to be a somewhat "secret" fireside but luckily Ashley's mom works with someone in the stake it was for! We got there at 5 for the fireside that didn't start til 7 and we weren't the first ones there. About 50 girls beat us there but we still managed the 6th soft seat row on the left. Haha it was quite and intense 2 hour wait but well worth it! Luckily he was on time and the fireside started right away. A cute man in the stake presidency introduced him after an opening prayer and song and then the next hour and a half we heard from the adorable David Archuleta himself!
He started of the night by singing "I Am A Child Of God" and not a single girl could take their eyes off of him. It was absolutely AMAZING! Instead of a prepared talk, people in the congregation had written down gospel related questions for him to answer. Some things he was asked:
-Q-"What do you look for in an eternal companion?" (Of course! Haha)
-A- He said he has never had an actual girlfriend and then gave a cute analogy about pizza and dating and how you can't just say you LOVE pizza if the only kind you have ever tried is the kind you get at 7-11. You need to try every kind and find what you like about each and then one day you will find your "Italian pizza." So cute!
-Q-"Do you still plan to serve a mission?"
-A- He shared how he felt this was his mission and that he needed to continue serving the world by sharing his talents and by being a good example. He also shared 2 stories of people who were touched by his example and looked on LDS.org and were then converted to the church. AMAZING!
-Q-"Do you feel that prayer has helped you through all of this?"
-A- David said "Oh absolutely." He shared how when he was on Star Search he became sick and found out one side of his vocal chords weren't working. He prayed to be able to continue singing and look where he is now. He also shared that somehow during American Idol he always found time everyday to pray and read his scriptures through his busy schedule which somedays did not even allow school.
-Q- "What is your favorite hymn and why?"
-A- "Be Still My Soul." He said how during crazy times he thinks about the words to that song and it calms him down. Then it sang it PERFECTLY.
Throughout the whole night he was chill and super cute and nice. He laughed a ton and was so funny and kept apologizing for rambling and getting side-tracted but ever girl just found it cute! After a few more questions he finished off by singing "How Great Thou Art" acapella(sp?) which melted everyones heart. Wow! What an amazing and testimony-strengthening night!
After the closing prayer they escorted him to the Relief Society Room where we could stand in a huge line and shake his hand and get pictures! It was well worth it!
Yes, that is really me and David Archuleta! And he is way cuter in person! It could be an understatement to say he made our Spring Break...I think he made our month... or year! Ha
PS: Don't quote me on any of this cause it's all from memory
Now can I please just marry him?!
Ashley came with me and we were 4th year YCL's which meant we had to go on the big hike! We hiked to Horton Springs and it was pretty challenging! Luckily we had friends and fun leaders which made it bearable! 
We were lucky to also be over cute girls like Annie!
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