Deep Roots are Not Reached by the Frost

I've been studying for 4 straight hours at this point and I decided I needed to take a break for a few minutes so I'm listening to the Trout Quintet and writing on my blog. My brain doesn't hurt and feel like it's walking through unnaturally dense molasses! Once I look back at my textbook it will feel that way again.... So, as of late I have entertained the Prince of Whales. He is of no consequence. :) My finals are almost over! Now that my friends, is of GREAT consequence. I have but one left! And it doesn't look like I'll be taking it tonight. If by some miracle my brain decides to function when thinking about how families work together, I may be in the testing center in a hour....we shall have our patience tested tonight, shant we? Something else I ought to report. I've been flirting too much as of late. My textbook is in love with me, but I was innocently having fun and now it won't leave me alone. How do I tell it go leave me be, or do I ...

Can I just say, Oh! My! Gosh!!!!!! Last night, this morning!! Ah! Great great things. J First, last night my roommates and I were just giggling, having a grand time being together after a long day, I was trying to study but my heart wasn’t really in it, I had gotten my studying done for a test I had this morning (which I think went pretty well!) Then, in the middle of our tremendous hilarity, I get a phone call from a guy I work with asking me out on a date for Friday night. Smiley face #1 --> :) Second, I to go to bed at a reasonable hour (11:30..haha) and don’t sleep well, but whatever. I get up this morning (I actually got up! That is a miracle as of late.) and after getting ready, I noticed I had missed 2 calls from the same person within 1/2 hour when I was out of my room. I recognized the number as the lady I had a job interview with, so I get really excited. I call her back immediately and she offers me the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I’M ...

Now, before you overreact. Stop. Read. My roommate came home from her cousin's wedding the other day and said that the get together was....well, it was okay. She said that it was kind of sad when the bishop said, "until death do you part." Sadness penetrated the apartment in a way. Then I said, "Funerals in the church are happier than marriage outside of the church." Emily and Morgan looked at me, then started laughing. We all slightly agreed this was indeed the case, but for the most part it was a joke. When someone dies and those that have surrounded that loved one are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, there is an understanding that the deceased will be seen again, lives on, and can be a comfort to those still alive. We can rejoice that they have lived a good life (hopefully) and will be seen again! When someone outside of the church gets married, we know they will not have the blessings or joys of a temple marriage, including t...

I feel like Moroni right now when he spoke with the Lord saying, “Thou hast also made our [feelings and insights] powerful and great, even that we cannot write them; wherefore, when we write we behold our weakness, and stumble because of the placing of our words…” (Ether 12) I went to see the Carl Bloch exhibit again with my Family Home Evening group tonight and was again impressed by many of the pieces. I want to share what I understood from a couple of my favorites. GETHSEMANE When I was looking at this painting, I thought about the work the Savior had just put into his past 3 hours or so. The description of this painting suggested that his fallen hands rest in complete submission to Heavenly Father’s will. Part of why this painting struck me was how it shows comfort through hard things. I often find myself steeling up against emotion when things are hard which eventually leads to malfunctions in my behavior (to put it mechanically....) If the Savior was comforted th...

Ruby: She memorized the parable. Georgia: No! It's the PREAMBLE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morgan: Do you keep stealing my nitrile gloves from my backpack? Amelia hides behind her computer, feigning shame. Morgan: Answer me when I ask you a question!! She throws her gloves at Amelia in jest. Amelia stares at Morgan for a few seconds. Amelia: I'm not a Jew.....and you're not a Nazi. But no, I don't steal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amelia: There's no J on this map! Look, there's an A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I..errrr...K, L, M, N! No J! Morgan: They just don't like J's. Amelia: They don't like Jesus? Morgan: No, but they like Esus. Amelia: Eeeeeeezzzzzz....uuuuuussssssss. Ease us from our loads of homework! Morgan is confused then starts laughing. Morgan: Did you get what I meant? Amelia: No..... Morgan: It's Jesus without the J! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After a Tim Tam Slam session..... Morgan: If I fainted, I would f...