Yesterday was Fast and Testimony meeting at church because of General Conference being next weekend. I heard one of the greatest testimonies I've ever heard, and was given by one of the adorable Sunbeams:
The Church is true and The Church is true. In the name of Jesus Christ amen.
He gave it all by himself, his parents didn't even need to go up and assist him.
sometimes the most powerful of testimonies are the most simple.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dr. Suess, The Man With the Cure for the Off Day
By this title you might think it is about how I am feeling down and gloomly lately.
You'd be wrong. This post is a tribute.
A tribute to Dr. Suess.
Now, I will admit, it was the down day of today (well, maybe more like a down couple of hours) that brought this on. Today I woke up feeling fine, and then out of nowhere...BAM. I was all upset and sad and emotional. For no good reason. Sometimes I have those days and my emotions have seemed to be really out of wack these days. I have no idea why-- a. I am currently experiencing one of my least stressful semesters of college in years. b. I am really enjoying life right now. c. fall is coming and I'm really looking forward to those gorgeous leaves!
So, why all of this emotional nonesense?
I still don't know.
But because of my favorite Doctor, I don't care.
On Friday while listening to a guest speaker at the institute I heard my ALL TIME FAVORITE poem and children's book of all time being used in his talk. Yup, it was the familiar words of, Oh, The Places You'll Go! So, today when I was in my couple hour slump that book came to my mind. I read the whole thing while eating lunch and it made me feel a million times amazing.
My favorite quote of it for today:
Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.
And then things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.
Something new stands out to me every time I read it. If you have not read this, it is time my friends. It is time. It will change your life...
or at least your mood.
Also, one of the greatest, "cheer me up songs" is from none other than Suessical the Musical. Now, I realize that Dr. Suess didn't write the musical himself, but he gave the foundation for its genius.
My favorite part of the song goes like this:
...My philosophy is simply
Things could be worse!
So be happy you're here.
Think of life as a thrill
And if worse comes to worse
(As we all know it will)
Thank your lucky star
You've gotten this far.
Tell yourself
How lucky you are!
How lucky, how lucky you are!
I try to listen to this song every time I feel myself complaining or in a "woe is me" kind of mood. It ALWAYS boosts my spirits. I try to make it a philosophy in my everyday life, because how can you be sad when you are thinking of how lucky you are?
Needless to say, I love Dr. Suess.
My advice for everyone today, in the words of Dr. Suess
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never foget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
You'd be wrong. This post is a tribute.
A tribute to Dr. Suess.
Now, I will admit, it was the down day of today (well, maybe more like a down couple of hours) that brought this on. Today I woke up feeling fine, and then out of nowhere...BAM. I was all upset and sad and emotional. For no good reason. Sometimes I have those days and my emotions have seemed to be really out of wack these days. I have no idea why-- a. I am currently experiencing one of my least stressful semesters of college in years. b. I am really enjoying life right now. c. fall is coming and I'm really looking forward to those gorgeous leaves!
So, why all of this emotional nonesense?
I still don't know.
But because of my favorite Doctor, I don't care.
On Friday while listening to a guest speaker at the institute I heard my ALL TIME FAVORITE poem and children's book of all time being used in his talk. Yup, it was the familiar words of, Oh, The Places You'll Go! So, today when I was in my couple hour slump that book came to my mind. I read the whole thing while eating lunch and it made me feel a million times amazing.
My favorite quote of it for today:
Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.
And then things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.
Something new stands out to me every time I read it. If you have not read this, it is time my friends. It is time. It will change your life...
or at least your mood.
Also, one of the greatest, "cheer me up songs" is from none other than Suessical the Musical. Now, I realize that Dr. Suess didn't write the musical himself, but he gave the foundation for its genius.
My favorite part of the song goes like this:
...My philosophy is simply
Things could be worse!
So be happy you're here.
Think of life as a thrill
And if worse comes to worse
(As we all know it will)
Thank your lucky star
You've gotten this far.
Tell yourself
How lucky you are!
How lucky, how lucky you are!
I try to listen to this song every time I feel myself complaining or in a "woe is me" kind of mood. It ALWAYS boosts my spirits. I try to make it a philosophy in my everyday life, because how can you be sad when you are thinking of how lucky you are?
Needless to say, I love Dr. Suess.
My advice for everyone today, in the words of Dr. Suess
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never foget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Logan River: The Barefoot Adventure
So, all of the month of August I was determinted to float the canal.
Monday was August 31st and I proclaimed that for FHE we were going to float that canal! So, we got together with another couple, a good friend of Jayson's from his mission and his fiance, and got everything ready. We had planned it all out so well. We even got some fun rafts from Big 5 with a gift card we still had from the camping bridal shower that I had. I was finally going to get my dream! We left one car down at where the floating the canal adventure ends and drove one up to start.
and then...
we failed.
The canal has been fenced off to prevent my dreams from coming true.
But, of course, we didn't was that to spoil our fun! So, we thought, why don't we just float the river on the other side of the street? Brilliant?! no.
Poor life choice.
We floated for about ten minutes and then we see a wall....that we are headed right for! Water was pouring over it like a giant waterfall! I grap a nearby wooden fence to prevent myself from going over as I scream for Jayson to help save me! Then we had to stop the other couple! So, Jayson's mission friend Craig gets out and looks at the wall. Come to find out, it really wasn't that high of a drop off. So, we got our rafts and took them down the wall. At this point it was too shallow to float on the rafts, so we walked a little ways in the river. Then, we realized it wasn't getting much better. We decided to just walk back to the car that we parked at the beginning when we realized that we had locked those keys in the car and kept a spare in the other car to prevent theft and such, so we had to get the end. We saw a path on the side of the river and decided to try to walk it. It was made of tons of tiny little rocks that REALLY hurt our feet. The river seemed to get better so we got back in. No cigar. we would float about ten feet every now and then but that was about it, so we walked in the river some more. Finally we decided to just walk on the side of the road. By this point though, we had walked so much that even that hurt our feet. FINALLY, we found the spot where the river joins the canal and we were able to float to 1st dam. What a misadventure!!!
So you can get the extent to which our legs and feet ached I will tell you that we got in the river about 5:30. We reached 1st dam at 8:30. yes, that's right, a THREE HOUR journey for what was suppose to be about a 45 minute float.
Thus, my advice is: do not try and float rivers that you don't know much about.
So, we got back so late that we made poor Craig and Paige miss their ward BBQ. Jayson and I hadn't had dinner yet either so we decided to get Papa Murphy's pizza with some coupons we had. Oh, how I love pizza! So, we agreed to get the pizza and we'd meet up at our apartment after everyone was showered and what not.
Jayson and I finally arrived at our apartment when i see someone running with what I thought was a textbook. Then, as he got closer I realized it was in fact, a cake. Taking an even closer look I realized it was Jayson's best friend Daniel running with a cake. He ran towards us, put the cake on our car and ran away. What. The. Random.
He then ran back and explained that he had won the cake at FHE and decided to give it to us because there were too many cakes in his house. It was delicious.
And so, our grand story ends with Jayson, Me, Craig, & Paige feasting on one chicken and artichoke pizza, one pepperoni pizza, and one delicious cake.
I do love a happy ending.
Monday was August 31st and I proclaimed that for FHE we were going to float that canal! So, we got together with another couple, a good friend of Jayson's from his mission and his fiance, and got everything ready. We had planned it all out so well. We even got some fun rafts from Big 5 with a gift card we still had from the camping bridal shower that I had. I was finally going to get my dream! We left one car down at where the floating the canal adventure ends and drove one up to start.
and then...
we failed.
The canal has been fenced off to prevent my dreams from coming true.
But, of course, we didn't was that to spoil our fun! So, we thought, why don't we just float the river on the other side of the street? Brilliant?! no.
Poor life choice.
We floated for about ten minutes and then we see a wall....that we are headed right for! Water was pouring over it like a giant waterfall! I grap a nearby wooden fence to prevent myself from going over as I scream for Jayson to help save me! Then we had to stop the other couple! So, Jayson's mission friend Craig gets out and looks at the wall. Come to find out, it really wasn't that high of a drop off. So, we got our rafts and took them down the wall. At this point it was too shallow to float on the rafts, so we walked a little ways in the river. Then, we realized it wasn't getting much better. We decided to just walk back to the car that we parked at the beginning when we realized that we had locked those keys in the car and kept a spare in the other car to prevent theft and such, so we had to get the end. We saw a path on the side of the river and decided to try to walk it. It was made of tons of tiny little rocks that REALLY hurt our feet. The river seemed to get better so we got back in. No cigar. we would float about ten feet every now and then but that was about it, so we walked in the river some more. Finally we decided to just walk on the side of the road. By this point though, we had walked so much that even that hurt our feet. FINALLY, we found the spot where the river joins the canal and we were able to float to 1st dam. What a misadventure!!!
So you can get the extent to which our legs and feet ached I will tell you that we got in the river about 5:30. We reached 1st dam at 8:30. yes, that's right, a THREE HOUR journey for what was suppose to be about a 45 minute float.
Thus, my advice is: do not try and float rivers that you don't know much about.
So, we got back so late that we made poor Craig and Paige miss their ward BBQ. Jayson and I hadn't had dinner yet either so we decided to get Papa Murphy's pizza with some coupons we had. Oh, how I love pizza! So, we agreed to get the pizza and we'd meet up at our apartment after everyone was showered and what not.
Jayson and I finally arrived at our apartment when i see someone running with what I thought was a textbook. Then, as he got closer I realized it was in fact, a cake. Taking an even closer look I realized it was Jayson's best friend Daniel running with a cake. He ran towards us, put the cake on our car and ran away. What. The. Random.
He then ran back and explained that he had won the cake at FHE and decided to give it to us because there were too many cakes in his house. It was delicious.
And so, our grand story ends with Jayson, Me, Craig, & Paige feasting on one chicken and artichoke pizza, one pepperoni pizza, and one delicious cake.
I do love a happy ending.
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