The Things of Which I Know.

Soooo this is actually just a recent Christmas letter that I sent to my cousin who's on a mish in Boise, Idaho, but it's basically just my testimony, so i thought i would just scan it and put it on the blog. These are the things that I KNOW are true. I love this gospel, heart and soul. It is the reason I am where I am in my life. I am extremely blessed to have it in my life. I'm grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who cares about me and wants me to inherit all He has. I also know that My Redeemer LIVES! I know that through the Atonement we can repent and become perfect through Him. May we remember the real meaning of Christmas this beautiful season. I love you all. The Church IS true :]






Love, Pono Santos

oh there's no place like HOME for the holidays :)

I'm back in WA! For the first time since August. and I love it sooo much! It's THE BEST. I love being home with family. Me and pup have been partying it up, and Maello just got home yesterday. So that's just added to the party :] haha. Kalei and Elaine get in on Wednesday and I'm super stoked to see them. I have yet to go running, which i really want to slash need to do. I can't waste anymore days of this wonderful WA running ;) And we're gonna start caroling soon too! Which I CANNOT wait for. I love caroling with the fam! Even if we do have to wear our dorky matching sweaters. haha. Also, I'm not 100% sure yet, but I'm pretty sure that the Pacific NW is just the habitat that I need to live in when I grow up cause it's PERFECT. I just love it. The rain, the green, the mountains, it's fantastic. So yah. Home's fantastic! I just needa do a little more running and a lot more practicing and it will be perfect :] Anyways. here's a pic of outside my room window! I've missed it.


Enjoy :]

The Church is True!

it's the most wonderful time of the year?

you guessed it... FINALS WEEK. BAM. i guess you could say i'm a little frightened. here's the thing though. i HAVEN'T started studying yet. and our first reading day is almost over. i know. it's dumb. but i feel like if i study it will have really started. and i'm SCARED OUT OF MY MIND. ESPESH for history. 35% of my grade will be determined on Thursday. meh. Anyway, besides that final i think it'll mostly be ok if i study. which has yet to happen. I had a pretty productive day though! just little to no studying. hah. i went on a 7 mile run, studied PMG, and practiced which was good. Next week looking like this. I have a GROUP Discussion 50 T/F final in psychology of performance Monday night. Then i'm gonna take D&C on Tuesday. Wednesday is French! And Thursday is History. I fly home Thursday night. CRAZY. but yah. it should be good! In other news. I really, rEaLlY, REALLY wanna be a cello performance major. LIKE SOOO BAD. the audish is on January 29th. I'm gonna do it. I know I can with Heavenly Father's help. So I'm gonna practice like CRAZY and pray even harder. We'll see what happens :] I'm excited.


And this is just a fun pic from last weekend. LB and J-Dawg came to the Celebration of Christmas where I sang! i have BOMB best friends :]

Now Glad of Heart.

This is a song we've sang at a couple concerts this year in women's chorus. With the other choirs actually. And I LOVE it. So yah. Here are the words. Enjoy!

Now glad of heart be everyone!
The fight is fought the, day is won.
The Christ is set upon His throne.

Who on the Rood was crucified
Who rose again, at Easter tide,
In glory to His Father’s side.

Who baffled death and harrowed hell
And led the souls that loved Him well
All in the light of lights to dwell.

Then rise, all Christian folk, with me
And carol Him who made us free,
That was, and is, and is to be.

Now glad of heart be everyone!
The fight is fought, the day is won.
The Christ is set upon His throne!

The Church is TRUE!

THANKSGIVING festivities.

So sorry it's been like a year since I've posted anything... haha life's kinda been double O C. In a good way. but still. So I'll start with Thanksgiving. This year mi madre flew down here for Thanksgiving. And it was sooo funnn!! She stayed with J.J. and Megs so I gotta hang out with them as well as Kalei and Elaine a lot for a few days, which was wayyy fun :] And yah. For Thanksgiving we went down to South Jordan to celebrate with my mom's cousins and all their fam. Not gonna lie. it was a little bit outta control. I kinda felt like i was in my Big Fat Greek Wedding. But it was fun, none the less ;) We ate lotsss of food and talked and sang so yah. good stuff. Here are some pics from Thanksgiving day!

me and my little candy turkey :]


Kalei, my bro.


J.J. and a baby!


family :]

The day after Thanksgiving of course is THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR!! You called it! BLACK FRIDAY!!! and i gotta go shopping with mom for about 10 hours. haha it was sooo fun!!! So yah. I unfortunately didn't take any pics. We were to intensely shopping. haha. but yah. fun fun fun!!!

And on Saturday of that weekend we went to the Temple Square Christmas Lights in Salt Lake. It was a little cold, but sooo fun! Here are some of my fave pics from the night!


The temple!!


J.J. being awk... haha


Smooz trying to be G.


Smooz and Megs :]


foot pop!


Kalei and Elaine!


Smooz and the 2 most important women in his life. [besides me of course.] haha


reflection pond!


accidental close-up of me and smooz.


the gang in front of the HUGE Christmas tree in the JSMB. [after Kalei and Elaine left]

Anyways, it was a FANTASTIC break! CAN'T wait til Christmas!

The Church is True!

Love, Pono