I have been following the posts made in some of the California papers and in the Salt Lake Tribune. I have been dismayed at the things that have been said. Just because good, decent, people voted to keep marriage between a man and a woman. The gays are calling us bigots, calling for our tax exemption to be taken away. Telling lies about the Prophet Joseph Smith.
Protesting at our Temples. Then they have the nerve to tell us we are the intolerant people.
What makes me so sad is to see the number of Church members that are speaking out against our Church leaders. Asking that their names be taken off the records of the Church. I see this as a weeding out to see who will support the Lord and who will not. Many are saying that we will see a new revelation come allowing the gays full membership in the church will full privelidges.
That includes Temple Marriage. I can't see that happening. A lot are saying when the older leaders of our Church die we will see a tolerance come in the younger leaders and they will allow gay marriage.
I love this Church. I love that it is directed by revelation through a Prophet of God. I know if we stand steadfast good will triumph over evil. We will have trying times before us and we must all gain a personal testimony of the Savior and hold to the iron rod.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Fun Things to think about
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are almost dead?
Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they already know there is not enough money?
Why does someone Believe you when you say there are four billion stars; but have to check when you say the paint is still wet?
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
If people evolved from apes, Why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses Are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?
How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That really hurt, why don't you watch where you're going?'
Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?
In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
And my FAVORITE......The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
~~~Now send this on to your friends and make them smile too!~~~ ****A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!****
Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they already know there is not enough money?
Why does someone Believe you when you say there are four billion stars; but have to check when you say the paint is still wet?
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
If people evolved from apes, Why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses Are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?
How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That really hurt, why don't you watch where you're going?'
Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?
In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
And my FAVORITE......The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
~~~Now send this on to your friends and make them smile too!~~~ ****A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!****
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
My Halloween Night. "I'm Back"
Halloween night for me was pretty fun. Tim fixed his good , hot, chili for dinner. It is so good. That was a great start to the night. After dinner everyone but me went trick or treating but me. I got to stay home and hand out treats to all the little ghosts and goblins.
Everything was going well. I had tons of kids come to the door and most of them were really cute. One large group that came to the door were really scared because guess who was right in middle of the door. Remember my spider? That's right, there he was big as ever. One little witch asked me to kill it so she could get her treat. I didn't have anything to kill it with so I stepped outside so the kids wouldn't have to come near the door to get their treats.
This Halloween was the busiest one I have had in 8 years. It was lots of fun. Josh, Megan, and Scott made a big haul for the night.
Everything was going well. I had tons of kids come to the door and most of them were really cute. One large group that came to the door were really scared because guess who was right in middle of the door. Remember my spider? That's right, there he was big as ever. One little witch asked me to kill it so she could get her treat. I didn't have anything to kill it with so I stepped outside so the kids wouldn't have to come near the door to get their treats.
This Halloween was the busiest one I have had in 8 years. It was lots of fun. Josh, Megan, and Scott made a big haul for the night.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
High School Tag!
1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? Yes, I could have dated a lot more but I had a steady boyfriend all 3 years of High School.
2. WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? I didn't have a car in High School. When I did drive I drove my mom and dad's plymouth, brown and white, station wagon.
3, DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE TEST ON FIRST TRY? Yes , I did but I was really nervous when I took it.
4. WERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? NO! My parents kept close tabs on me.
5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? Yes. My best friends were boys. I didn't get along to well with girls. They were to mean.
6. WERE YOU IN BAND , ORCHESTRA, OR CHIOR? No, I have no musical talent.
7. WERE YOU A NERD? No. I was a cowgirl.
8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS? No. The closest I came to sports were going to the High School basketball games. I loved those.
9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED. No. My Dad came looking for me one day, though. Someone had called him and said that I wasn't in school. I was there, just wasn't in class.
10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? Yes.
11.WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Mr. Mele, Mr. Gee, and my Seminary teachers.
12.WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? Usually in the cafeteria.
13. WHAT'S YOUR SCHOOLS FULL NAME? Carbon High School.
14.WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOLS MASCOT AND COLORS? The dinosaur "Carbon Dino's". Our colors were blue and white.
15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING AND WITH WHO. I never went to the dance even one year I attended. I went to the Homecoming football game, with my boyfriends.
16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? Yes, I would. I would do somethings differently. I would apply myself more to my studies and get better grades than I got.
17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? Larry Nicholes coming in late , drunk on his butt, skipping down the aisle to get his diploma. I knew where I was going after High School. I had been accepted to the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City.
18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? Lagoon.
19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? Carbon High Rodeo Club.
20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? Definatley!
21. WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE? I never went to Prom , none of my boyfriends wanted to go.
22.ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR TEN YEAR REUNION? Long past 10 years, and no I didn't go.
23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Yes, I did. I worked at the Arctic Circle all 3 years of my High School experience.
24. I TAG..... Kelley, Leslie, and Carol to do this.
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Creeps
There is one thing that I really HATE. That is a spider. After seeing the one on Kelley's blog it reminded me of what happened to me yesterday. Jenny and I were in the car going to do a few errands. For some reason I looked down to my leg and there was this great big spider crawling on me. I hurridly hit it and set it flying. It gave me the creeps.
Later in the day we were going somewhere again. I looked down at my leg and wouldn't you know it, that same ugly spider was there again. I jumped out of the car and brushed it off of me. I hope this time it's gone for good.
Later in the day we were going somewhere again. I looked down at my leg and wouldn't you know it, that same ugly spider was there again. I jumped out of the car and brushed it off of me. I hope this time it's gone for good.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
My Weekend
This past weekend I traveled to Utah with the Needles family. Our first stop was Lagoon. We met the Wagner family in Farmington then went on to Lagoon for FRIGHTMARES. It was lots of fun. I went on a few rides. The first one I went on was Dracula's Castle. I rode with Joshua and he kept asking me the whole way if I was scared yet. I didn't get scared until the end of the ride when I found out I couldn't get out of the ride car. Cody had to pull me out of it. The second ride I went on was the Tidal Wave. That was pretty fun. I forgot there was a step I had to go down and I almost fell down. Good thing Rachel was there to hold on to me.
Most of the time Jenny and I and Scott took Coy and Daxton on the kids rides. It got really cold the last hour we were there. I think it was just because the wind picked up.
Saturday was Matt and Jamies day at the Temple. I was glad that Jenny and Tim were able to go with them. I wasn't able to go with them but I am working on that so that I can go with them in the future. Rachel and I spent the day with all the kids. We went to McDonald's to eat lunch and found it to be a scary situation. Because of all the homeless people in the area they only gave you 30 minutes to eat your lunch. We went to the Visitors Center and walked through there. I was really impressed with the changes they have made in there. I could feel the Spirit of the Lord so strongly while we were viewing the large statue of Christ. It made me cry to think that I had cut myself off from Spiritual experiences for so long. I am so thankful that Matt has taken this step in his life. It amazes me because I could never get him to go to church, even when he was a little boy. Maybe I did something right to influence him , even if it was just a little bit.
I am so grateful to Kerry, Kelley, Mom, Heidi and Bill for being there. Also to Alan and Jo White. It was good to see them after all the years that have passed since I last seen them. Our dinner at the Lion House Pantry was really good. I thank Matt and Jamie for including me in their day as much as they could.
Later I rode to Santaquin with Rachel and then went and spent the night with Matt and Jamie. Sunday Rachel and Cody took me to Sandy to meet Jenny and Tim to go back to Idaho. All in all it was a great weekend.
Most of the time Jenny and I and Scott took Coy and Daxton on the kids rides. It got really cold the last hour we were there. I think it was just because the wind picked up.
Saturday was Matt and Jamies day at the Temple. I was glad that Jenny and Tim were able to go with them. I wasn't able to go with them but I am working on that so that I can go with them in the future. Rachel and I spent the day with all the kids. We went to McDonald's to eat lunch and found it to be a scary situation. Because of all the homeless people in the area they only gave you 30 minutes to eat your lunch. We went to the Visitors Center and walked through there. I was really impressed with the changes they have made in there. I could feel the Spirit of the Lord so strongly while we were viewing the large statue of Christ. It made me cry to think that I had cut myself off from Spiritual experiences for so long. I am so thankful that Matt has taken this step in his life. It amazes me because I could never get him to go to church, even when he was a little boy. Maybe I did something right to influence him , even if it was just a little bit.
I am so grateful to Kerry, Kelley, Mom, Heidi and Bill for being there. Also to Alan and Jo White. It was good to see them after all the years that have passed since I last seen them. Our dinner at the Lion House Pantry was really good. I thank Matt and Jamie for including me in their day as much as they could.
Later I rode to Santaquin with Rachel and then went and spent the night with Matt and Jamie. Sunday Rachel and Cody took me to Sandy to meet Jenny and Tim to go back to Idaho. All in all it was a great weekend.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
6 Quirks
1. I love to sleep. It is my favorite past time.
2. I am a Coast to Coast addict. I listen to it every night. That's probably why I sleep in.
3. I hate misplacing things. Is my memory going or am I imagining it. It drives me bonkers until I finally find the thing I misplaced.
4. I hate to be interrupted when I am reading a good book. If you see me with a book , just leave me alone.
5. I love to watch LMN movies. I'm having withdrawals right now. Jenny doesn't have the station.
6. I answer my cell phone any time and any place.
2. I am a Coast to Coast addict. I listen to it every night. That's probably why I sleep in.
3. I hate misplacing things. Is my memory going or am I imagining it. It drives me bonkers until I finally find the thing I misplaced.
4. I hate to be interrupted when I am reading a good book. If you see me with a book , just leave me alone.
5. I love to watch LMN movies. I'm having withdrawals right now. Jenny doesn't have the station.
6. I answer my cell phone any time and any place.
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