About Marissa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARISSA!


Today Marissa is 21 years old. Here are 21 things we love and admire about her.



1. She has a testimony. She would attend her meetings every Sunday even if we didn't.


2. She is goal oriented. She has her associate's degree, is attending SLCC, and will finish up her prereqs this summer to apply for the respiratory therapy program.





3. She volunteers at the Intermountain Medical Center every Thursday night and says it's the highlight of her week.


4. She works at Sizzler and pays for 100% of her school tuition and books.


5. She loves being the only daughter and is devoted to her brothers. She sent Eric monthly goodie packages while he served his mission and

continues to do that now that he's in the Air Force.


6. She loves to cook and could give Rachel Ray a run for her money.

7. She teaches Primary to the 7- and 8-year-olds and sings at their baptisms.






8. She is beautiful and has a knack for make-up and hair and loves to teach other girls how to do it. Her white-teethed smile is dazzling.


9. She loves babies and wants to help sick ones one day through her respiratory therapy training.


10. She speaks Spanish and loves to use it whenever she can, especially to talk with the cooks at work and with people at the hospital.


11. She is careful with her money and bought her own car without borrowing a dime.




12. She is a good friend and remembers birthdays and does special things for people.


13. She is always where she says she'll be and is dependable. She works hard and does well in school.


14. She is active and loves to ride her bike. She exercises almost every day on her NordicTrack that she bought.

15. She writes missionaries and sends them goodies.



16. She cuts her brothers' hair and saves us a ton of money.



17. She loves to help Gage come up with unique ways to ask girls to high school dances and reply to girls' choice dances. She's very creative.


18. She loves spending time with her family, especially her brothers. When they're together, you've never heard such laughter.


19. She's interested in things her brothers like. (She wants to get her concealed weapons permit!)

20. She loves movies and can quote funny lines complete with accents.



21. She cried over our failed adoption as much as we did.


WE LOVE YOU, MARISSA.

THANKS FOR SPREADING SUNSHINE IN OUR LIVES.