Be of Good Cheer

"Since last we met together in a general conference six months ago, there have been continuing signs that circumstances in the world aren’t necessarily as we would wish. The global economy, which six months ago appeared to be sagging, seems to have taken a nosedive, and for many weeks now the financial outlook has been somewhat grim. In addition, the moral footings of society continue to slip, while those who attempt to safeguard those footings are often ridiculed and, at times, picketed and persecuted."

"It would be easy to become discouraged and cynical about the future—or even fearful of what might come—if we allowed ourselves to dwell only on that which is wrong in the world and in our lives. Today, however, I’d like us to turn our thoughts and our attitudes away from the troubles around us and to focus instead on our blessings as members of the Church."

what a novel idea
oh. the prophet said that.

there and back again. a hobbits tale

well i returned from my trip. it was a grand time up in the land of logan. it was filled with perilous activity. my head was almost bitten on, literally, by an aggie who calls herself andee. but i survived luckily she doesnt bite too hard ;) i regret to inform you that i am not an ulitmate aggie... maybe one day. probably not.. what an awesome tradition. (ill never do that for those of you that take me too seriously) nor am i a true aggie. technically. but all and all it was a successfully awesome trip. i love spending time with mandy she is splendidly beautifully great. no guys even look at her while im gone. i miss her. even though shes being pretty lame o right now because i did an april fools that was too much to handle apparently.. ha. im an idiot i know but ive said sorry a million times. and said everything good and cheesy to her i can possibly think of.. but its not enough. i dont get it. it would make me feel better.. idk what to say anymore.. sorry? and now she made me all disgruntled because she left me hangin.. ha. all thanks to april fools haha. dumb. i should have just covered the toilet with plastic wrap or something.. april fools always ends up bad for me. being apart from her is just no bueno. technology is stupid. i miss her lots. shes really great. im sorry babe.
so pretty much im leaving on a mission in less than two months. its going to be super hard.. we did role play in mission prep yesterday pretending we were talking to people on the street and we had to say something within a few seconds.. HARD. its incredible 19 year imature kids like me are out there doing that right now. and people actually listen to them!.. that blows my mind. i cant wait its going to be such a sweet hard rewarding grueling growing heartbreaking thoughtful awesome wonderful a million things experience. so pretty much i wrote like twice this much and then when i tried to publish it half of it deleted... and i dont want to write it all out again. bummer. pretty much i just cant wait to leave. thats basically what it said. itll be SUPER