So. This is the end of my blog posts for my class assignments. I haven't quite decided if I'm going to keep up on this blog or not, but it seems like a good idea. The one thing that this blog has made me think more about is keeping a journal. Things are going by fast and I'm missing out on remembering some big things that are happening during my first year of college. But this blog has helped me remember some of those things and experiences that have happened this semester. Our class also talked about how we can use media to help spread the gospel. A blog is a perfect tool to do that with. I also liked reading other people's blogs and seeing that all of us are going through some of the same experiences, but also that each one of us has our own story and different things to share with each other. Overall, I'm grateful I had to do this blog.
From my writing class this semester I learned writing techniques and tools. I had to write many different papers for the class, and learned about each of those. But mainly, I learned about writing a narrative and how to create a scene that the reader can imagine themselves in.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
19. The goals of 18 year old
As I have been doing the blog and trying to go through my whole life thinking of ideas that I could write on, I realized that I haven't gone through my goals/dreams in a little while and this might be the perfect opportunity to do so. So, here are just a few of them right now:
1.
Hike the Y
2.
Run a mile in less than 6 minutes
3.
Be an answer to someone's prayer
4.
Do a color run
5.
Learn how to really cook
6.
Go on a mission and change someone's life
7.
Graduate from college
8.
Marry my best friend in the temple for time and all
eternity
9.
Wear converse to my wedding reception
10. Have
a little girl and put her hair in pig tails
11. Live
outside of Utah for a while
12. Travel
out of country
13. Take
a road trip
14. Have
a bathroom painted blue with little orange goldfish on the walls
15. Make
a picture book
18. We see what we are looking for
When I was in high school I had a class that required me to read the news and write about different events happening in the world. That habit carried forward with me and now I read the news almost every day. Sometimes it's hard not to get discourage with all the stories about robbery, killings, war and everything else bad that's going on. It really is a horrible place if you think about all the bad that goes on. But then I started noticing that every Monday, the KSL news runs a story with four mini stories about people who have helped out someone else or just good that is going on in the world. There is a lot of good going on in the world. Many of the people who contribute the most don't do it to get attention, so it largly goes unnoticed. Even for my parents, I never realized how much they did for other people until I got older. Because of this, it is easy to miss the good in the world, but when we look for it, we can see it all around us. And it's even better when we are the good in the world.
I know these pictures are a lot, but I like all them, as they are example of how easy it is to help someone else.
I know these pictures are a lot, but I like all them, as they are example of how easy it is to help someone else.
17. Elder Holland's “Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence”
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted this quote on FaceBook:
"If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don’t give up when the pressure mounts. Certainly don’t give in to that being who is bent on the destruction of your happiness. Face your doubts. Master your fears. “Cast not away therefore your confidence.” Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you." ~ Elder Holland
This quote is perfect. Sometimes I feel like when we make decisions in our lives, or when we finally get the conformation about anything that we've been waiting for, everything feels great. But then Satan comes and does everything in his power to make us doubt what we had just felt so great about. He will do everything he can to deter us. But sticking through it is what counts. We have to endure to the end and do everything that we can. This quote goes along perfectly with Elder Utchdorf's "doubt your doubts before you doubt you faith" quote. Heavenly Father is all powerful and He will not lead us astray. Though hard at times, when we stick to what we know He want's us to do, it will always be worth it in the end.
"If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don’t give up when the pressure mounts. Certainly don’t give in to that being who is bent on the destruction of your happiness. Face your doubts. Master your fears. “Cast not away therefore your confidence.” Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you." ~ Elder Holland
This quote is perfect. Sometimes I feel like when we make decisions in our lives, or when we finally get the conformation about anything that we've been waiting for, everything feels great. But then Satan comes and does everything in his power to make us doubt what we had just felt so great about. He will do everything he can to deter us. But sticking through it is what counts. We have to endure to the end and do everything that we can. This quote goes along perfectly with Elder Utchdorf's "doubt your doubts before you doubt you faith" quote. Heavenly Father is all powerful and He will not lead us astray. Though hard at times, when we stick to what we know He want's us to do, it will always be worth it in the end.
16. Family
I am the oldest of 7 and have 4 younger brothers, so growing up my house was somewhat chaotic, but at the same time it was almost perfect.
When I was younger, my sister and I didn't get along very well. But then a few years ago, we stopped sharing the same room and it was like magic for us! My sister is one of my best friends. We could do anything together. With my brothers, now that they are getting older, I've also been able to form better relationships with them. I love when I would get home from work on a summer afternoon and one of them would run down the drive way, jump in my car and we would sit in the car, dancing to the radio. Although siblings don't always get along, they can be great friends. My mom always tells us that someday when we're older all of us will be great friends and will appreciate each other more. Some days, that time seems far away, but other days I really can see what she's talking about.
I love that I know that my family is there for me. A few years ago, my whole family got very sick over Christmas break. There was one miserable night where everyone had been super sick and slowly one by one all of us had crept into my parents bedroom. I remember my whole family sitting on my parents bed at 2 in the morning, and we were all laughing because we were all sick together. That memory should be a bad one, but it's almost one of the fondest memories I have of my family, because even though no one felt good, we were all there for each other. How grateful I am that families are forever!!
When I was younger, my sister and I didn't get along very well. But then a few years ago, we stopped sharing the same room and it was like magic for us! My sister is one of my best friends. We could do anything together. With my brothers, now that they are getting older, I've also been able to form better relationships with them. I love when I would get home from work on a summer afternoon and one of them would run down the drive way, jump in my car and we would sit in the car, dancing to the radio. Although siblings don't always get along, they can be great friends. My mom always tells us that someday when we're older all of us will be great friends and will appreciate each other more. Some days, that time seems far away, but other days I really can see what she's talking about.
I love that I know that my family is there for me. A few years ago, my whole family got very sick over Christmas break. There was one miserable night where everyone had been super sick and slowly one by one all of us had crept into my parents bedroom. I remember my whole family sitting on my parents bed at 2 in the morning, and we were all laughing because we were all sick together. That memory should be a bad one, but it's almost one of the fondest memories I have of my family, because even though no one felt good, we were all there for each other. How grateful I am that families are forever!!
15. Conference April 2015
This year as I got to watch conference all of the talks, I
loved Elder Holland's talk.
He starts off his talk with a story about two brothers who
went rock climbing and one got stuck on a cliff with no way to get up or down.
The boy decided to jump up and pull himself onto a ledge. He was able to jump
high enough, but he could find no grip on the top of the sandy cliff. He felt
his hands slipping, and he knew he wasn't going to make it. But then he felt
his younger brother's hands grab onto his and somehow miraculously was able
make it back up. Elder Holland then compared this to Christ who was willing to
reach even into death to save us all. He gave His life and took upon Himself all
of our sins. I am so grateful for a Savior who I know will never let go, even
when my grip is failing.
Another key part of the talk that stood out to me was when
he talked about the people who don’t have the gospel. For most of the world,
they believe that when they die that is it. Elder Holland worded it closely to
the idea of eternally falling. For most people, dying means a complete halt and
forever in darkness. It’s horrible to me that people can actually believe this.
Or that they believe that when someone dies, that’s absolutely it. Because I’m
getting ready to prepare for a mission, this message really stuck with me.
Missionaries are like superheroes, they bring hope and eternal light to people
who have absolutely no idea what they are missing. I can’t wait until I can go
share this message too!
14. Oh the Wisdom of Dr. Suess
I'm sure all of us have read at least one Dr. Seuss book in our lives, and chances are you still remember some of the stories from him. I remember when I was little I liked looking at all the crazy pictures, and hearing the rhyming words. My favorite picture was the one where some crazy lady had a swimming pool that floated in the air above her house and was connected to a rope to keep it from going off into the sky. I always wondered how she was able to get up to the swimming pool. Not only were the stories intriguing, but Dr. Seuss has some pretty good quotes/advice woven into many of his stories. Even though his books are for little kids, some of the advice can be useful for people today. One of my favorite quotes by him says:
Honestly I feel like this quote has a lot of meaning for collage age students. We are at the point where we are making some pretty big decisions. There may not be just one right decision and one wrong decision, usually it's a little more complicated than that. However, we just to choose where we want to go! We can be anything that we choose, and we have a whole lifetime ahead of us to achieve our goals.
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