Roommate Moments

Talking about our favorite Disney Princesses:

Me: Mine's Little Mermaid. #winnng

Haley: Well duh. Because Ariel doesn't have a soul either.


Later talking about my present:

Me: Pps did you send my stuff yet? I'm getting antsy.

Haley: Duhh. Papa P mailed it this week. It should be there soon, depending on how fast the guy in the kayak paddles.


(Check out more episodes of roommate moments here.)

Cool Kids

Meet Haley.

She's cool.

Meet Marissa. 

She's also cool.

We go together like peanuts and payday.

And marley and reggae.

But mainly like PBJ.

Or BYU.

You je?

Hope

I wear these two bracelets everyday along with a hair tie on my right wrist. It's not because I like the colors. It's not because I want to be a hipster. And it's definitely not because it's my style (these things are huge on me!).

I wear them to show support. They both sponsor cancer survivorship. And its my way of showing my friend that I support him. He recently lost his mother to cancer. And being the tough, independent guy he is, he never talks about it. I mean NEVER. I feel like as long as I wear these, it's like some secret club. The "I love you. I'm here for you. A shoulder to cry on. Someone to hug. Someone to make you laugh. A getaway" club. And its membership is extremely exclusive. ;)

He and I may not talk about his mom. We may not talk about what he went through. Or what he goes through every day since she left. But we have a different way of communicating - through our actions. And to me, these bracelets are just that.

Life has a purpose

And I'm grateful for that. I'm grateful the purpose my life has particularly. (Check back later for a post with the deats. But this is a different story.) I found this article in seminary last year. And it has stuck with me since then. You can see the whole article here. But my favorite part is the boy's (Mike) journal entry that says:

To the girl I’m going to marry someday:

I don’t even know your name or where you live or anything about you, but I know you’re growing up some place the same as me. Do you ever get discouraged? I do. I have friends at school but nobody I can really talk to about what I’m thinking because none of them believe the same way. I just want you to know I’m trying to live the way I should. I’m doing okay so far, but it’s not easy sometimes. All my friends are drinking now, so there’s not much I can do with them anymore on the weekends. I run along a bike path when I need to think. I really wish we could spend some time together now.

I’ll be glad when I finally get to meet you. I want to live so I never do anything that I’d be ashamed to tell you about.

There are a lot of things I need to do now to prepare for the future. Right now the biggest thing is to save up for my mission. And after that I need to try to figure out what I want to do for a living.

I’ve been thinking about you lately and about when we get married. Sometimes it’s hard not to think about the things that go with marriage. But I guess I can stand holding off until you’re my wife. My bishop says it’s worth waiting, to make it the way God wants it to be.

Guess what. I love you even if I don’t know your name or where you live.

Love, your future husband, Mike

The story, to me, puts my life in perspective. At the young age of 18, I understand I've got a whole lot of living left to do. And a WHOLE lot of time before I even think about marriage. But it definitely gives me reason to live my life in such a way that I can find my future gorgeous, RM, perfect  husband. As if the temple, the prophets, my Savior, and my God weren't good enough reasons.

I promise...

... I'm gonna *try* to do this. Keep up my blog. Sometimes I wonder if these words just sit on the internet. And no one sees them but me. But I should be keeping a journal. So perhaps, I'm the only person that needs to see this.

Temple Marriage Gives Me Hope For A Brighter Future

Although we will all experience times of trial and difficulty, there are laws which, if obeyed, will enable us to also experience great happiness. Elder Hales teaches: “When we live those laws, we are practicing the same laws that are practiced in heaven. We are practicing how to live with the Father and the Son and with our families in the eternities to come. That to me is the message to the world of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”

“Temple marriage describes the place you go to have a marriage performed. Celestial marriage is what you create by being true to the sacred covenants you make during the temple marriage ceremony.”

adsirfhweaoirjoisdgherh (RAGE)

So I haven't posted anything in a while. And right now it's probably very stupid of me to be blogging. But sometimes there's no other medium but to write out your anger.

Recently, people who haven't been involved in a project in the past now want to get involved. Oh, but thats not the best part! I just love it oh so very much when they try to tell ME I'm wrong. I'm sorry that I've only been doing this for years longer than you. It seems like everytime I talk no one is listening. And of course I have no idea what I'm doing. EVER.

AND THEN! The way some people think that they don't have to respect anyone is just amazing. It's experiences like this that make me grateful for the way I was raised and that I know how to act around people. It's almost like they have no reason to acknowledge other people. With attitudes like that, (excuse me) we're screwed. If my generation is the future, shouldn't our elders be teaching us how to interact and work together? Maybe I'm just to set on the idea of people actually joining together with a common idea, and it's really all a fantasy in my head. Sometimes, life is so overwhelmingly ridiculous, I don't know what I really think.

Ah the joys of living...