tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36774385135014586322023-11-16T07:02:46.974-06:00Simply Me.Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-5854467222504344932012-01-09T07:00:00.006-06:002012-01-09T07:06:55.087-06:00My Bundle of Joy<div style="text-align: center;">This is Kassie, my new bundle of Joy. :]</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNCCBjHrq87_kXizGr5-sED1ZtkbWuy1qZ6o0VNbntvHln101kFIMZxYgCB-1ismDHDub5BJNZ4WKAKDRXVpmFC7lH-9y3kxrJKEM3_wKvo0FvOleMGxBqxkhHuSUv24cb9HCi_k4auA/s1600/this+is+Kassie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNCCBjHrq87_kXizGr5-sED1ZtkbWuy1qZ6o0VNbntvHln101kFIMZxYgCB-1ismDHDub5BJNZ4WKAKDRXVpmFC7lH-9y3kxrJKEM3_wKvo0FvOleMGxBqxkhHuSUv24cb9HCi_k4auA/s320/this+is+Kassie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695617121793894450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Kassie eating, you can see the dish is almost her size. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKUou7EIYvM0YfJ28DhLJ7s-YTVPTp5po3zpsQGYLGM9xWfgMY6UbIojcCwr-vzCDdPFTvXY-wmr1Rtl3CHOfsS5lfjO8H_BPLjV3eaolz7MhEi7QGL6QFz-_5uIUiCZDhR3oJCxajnE/s1600/eating.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKUou7EIYvM0YfJ28DhLJ7s-YTVPTp5po3zpsQGYLGM9xWfgMY6UbIojcCwr-vzCDdPFTvXY-wmr1Rtl3CHOfsS5lfjO8H_BPLjV3eaolz7MhEi7QGL6QFz-_5uIUiCZDhR3oJCxajnE/s320/eating.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695617113415282066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But for better comparison here she is with a coke can. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She is TINY. I wanted her that way. She is not even a pound yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She should only be about 3 pounds full grown.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1Lk5qHpXFUsb3UZDK13HxpW-ywg5IrCJ8CC0nV1jCHogejpDuJr48iGqbcjyn9Kja_cXaUTatzlvY2zVyAUg-ynCS2BblsN84dHai3EGPZSEcwQpSr-Fvk3TFMFKo4ncBppEJzLGqek/s1600/Smaller+than++a+Coke+can.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1Lk5qHpXFUsb3UZDK13HxpW-ywg5IrCJ8CC0nV1jCHogejpDuJr48iGqbcjyn9Kja_cXaUTatzlvY2zVyAUg-ynCS2BblsN84dHai3EGPZSEcwQpSr-Fvk3TFMFKo4ncBppEJzLGqek/s320/Smaller+than++a+Coke+can.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695617103704051522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I am so excited for this new adventure and for my new love Kassie. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She has already made me so incredibly happy. </div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-42090073430863096572012-01-03T11:24:00.007-06:002012-01-03T11:44:40.744-06:00A new year, a new me, a new beginning.With the new year I'm having to create a new me. <div><br /></div><div>For those who are unaware, almost three months ago, my husband Chris made a decision that has changed my life. He decided that he wanted a divorce. No explanation, just the fact that it was his choice and I had no say. He moved out the next afternoon, we met with the Stake President a few days later, shortly after Chris met with a Lawyer, and I moved back to Madison, AL that next week. It's been a whirlwind and sometimes I feel it's not reality, but I have come to accept that I did nothing but my best, and he has his agency to make choices adverse to that which God chooses for us. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's been nothing but a roller coaster since. I have had a lot of ups and downs since, but I have been greatly blessed, as my Heavenly Father has placed so many blessings, great and small, in my life so that I could make this transition as smoothly as possible. As well as many great people. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of all things I am most grateful for a loving Heavenly Father, who has provided me with the comfort I need during this trying time in my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>So with this new year here's to a new me, and a new beginning. </div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-33692473259876491942011-11-08T16:25:00.012-06:002011-11-09T16:18:35.181-06:00Thankfuls 6-12<div><div><strong>Continuing with this months Thankfuls I will continue to chunk them together in sections...playing catch with some, and jumping ahead with a few. </strong></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>6. I am thankful for technology. Keeping me connected with friends and loved ones near and far.</strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>7. I am thankful for a healthy little brother. He knows when to comfort me and is such a sweet little spirit. I love him so much. </strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>8. I am thankful for a Heavenly Father who helped things fall into place as I uproot my life and make changes. </strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>9. I am thankful for choices.</strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>10. I am thankful for the miracle of birth. I recently was able to attend the birth of a family friend. It was such a beautiful and amazing experience. There is nothing in compare to the awesome experience of participating in a birth. </strong></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>11. I am thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who is always there, no matter what.</strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>12. I am thankful for church. It gives me something to look forward to every week. Something to get me through. A place for me to be spiritually fed so that I may continue on in my path in life. </strong></div></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-30147701430833877522011-11-03T13:39:00.011-05:002011-11-03T19:21:47.723-05:00Thankful..already trying to play catch up.<div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong>I decided that with so much going on in my life...it would be beneficial for me to post things I am thankful for everyday..or at least a few every few days. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong>1. I am thankful for constant words of encouragement. Somehow these wonderful people know just what to say to help me get through the day.</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong>2. I am thankful for my bestest sister Amanda. We've had our ups and downs but she is the very best and knows just how to make things feel better. Whether its for the moment, the hour, or the week. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong>3. I am thankful for my family. I am so very blessed to have a family that encircles me with so much love in my times of need. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong>4. I am thankful for my mom. I am sure she must be getting sick of seeing me all day most days of the week, but I am grateful she lets me come hang out. Holds me when I need to cry or a hug when I need comfort. She is by far one of my best friends and I love her so very much. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong>5. I am thankful for my Dad. He has been my rock at times, and a kind and loving guide when I have fallen off the path. He helps me when I am in a financial rut, and is patient as I try to find myself and once again learn to stand on my own two feet. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><strong>Well now I am caught up and covered for a few days. Tune in next post for some more thankfuls in my life. </strong></span></div></div></div></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-51431710743119361552011-10-31T09:05:00.002-05:002011-10-31T09:16:56.675-05:00Turning over a new leaf.Life has been way crazy. An emotional and mental roller coaster of sorts. <div><br /></div><div>I'm trying to have a more positive outlook on my current situation at hand.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm learning to have more faith. Faith in myself. Faith in God, that he knows more than I do and that everything will be alright.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm learning to focus more on myself for now. On my spiritual and mental and physical health. </div><div><br /></div><div>With this fall I hope to find solace and peace in my life, and to look forward to my future. </div><div><br /></div><div>For now that's my update. This is my life. This is simply Me.</div><div><br /></div></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-85503426391727414702010-11-15T10:54:00.003-06:002010-11-15T10:56:54.906-06:00Engagement Photos<div style="text-align: center;">Engagement Photos are up! :]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Kim! These are GREAT! :]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://agreenfieldphotography.com/blog/?p=8867">http://agreenfieldphotography.com/blog/?p=8867</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">LOVE THEM!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know. Our story is still to come. :]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-18359337729591929372010-10-29T00:30:00.006-05:002010-10-29T00:36:14.107-05:00Sit down and hold onto your socks.<div style="text-align: center;">I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Engaged!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:]</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">more to come about our story at a later time when its not so late. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-41232046281481459622010-10-21T17:10:00.008-05:002010-10-21T17:32:15.887-05:00Life update.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQsVEOkayvBPiyh4TUyC1hO7tYAgUaypNz-M9WBI409Nx6adrwY3R_Ni5WEKJNoGFH7EV7JfYmtf0IcAdS7PDnHi_pJlzMye0sK6ti37httcKtULLiYZ9zUcpxJWueV5h_c97Tk18JKE/s1600/IMG_1921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQsVEOkayvBPiyh4TUyC1hO7tYAgUaypNz-M9WBI409Nx6adrwY3R_Ni5WEKJNoGFH7EV7JfYmtf0IcAdS7PDnHi_pJlzMye0sK6ti37httcKtULLiYZ9zUcpxJWueV5h_c97Tk18JKE/s320/IMG_1921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530630538932869650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7SgmPd4DD9GNvIimzbDD_8XISeBE5foqGp0m2khcSi8AK-GF6XBvKDFkROAA4mhWQRsjUf7t9GGTJ1vGOeXiRwGBhHu3oR0xKGZ-Qqid6-Pnw3jnIcFIg-DF-ya1DK_FAH1Xg5R4cSA/s1600/IMG_1938.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7SgmPd4DD9GNvIimzbDD_8XISeBE5foqGp0m2khcSi8AK-GF6XBvKDFkROAA4mhWQRsjUf7t9GGTJ1vGOeXiRwGBhHu3oR0xKGZ-Qqid6-Pnw3jnIcFIg-DF-ya1DK_FAH1Xg5R4cSA/s320/IMG_1938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530630534387828162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ThC48MYG9wk0lwJeGU-TEne_usB5hQ9himYUQHzX465dw7TrQtfGveXHiskRlI9Qu-PA84QnuhaSnP93yPTYxmlyydqDWY4L5dGv9z4eVbIhjp8gec5BQaPDWUbEzGG1ck5WE7VXrMc/s1600/IMG_1881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ThC48MYG9wk0lwJeGU-TEne_usB5hQ9himYUQHzX465dw7TrQtfGveXHiskRlI9Qu-PA84QnuhaSnP93yPTYxmlyydqDWY4L5dGv9z4eVbIhjp8gec5BQaPDWUbEzGG1ck5WE7VXrMc/s320/IMG_1881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530630530077011394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1IML52koYQrOzFHjC1vTvDuMyG01vI2TBhyphenhyphenTygpJWO_GsLt_PDAuLH3FETJHLyJKsg0XxU-eIB42J_i9rptgCfzZigVghL6UH7HUl_AteFY8ND0GMHxY1aJ_tR_AFyPWFWpmvrB9Eaw/s1600/IMG_1883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1IML52koYQrOzFHjC1vTvDuMyG01vI2TBhyphenhyphenTygpJWO_GsLt_PDAuLH3FETJHLyJKsg0XxU-eIB42J_i9rptgCfzZigVghL6UH7HUl_AteFY8ND0GMHxY1aJ_tR_AFyPWFWpmvrB9Eaw/s320/IMG_1883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530630528015628770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkM3XYZ2hfc_wOpFJSDmlP9YpiNQcOk_K9N90ZSrBaXxVkWFoaj-uIb6Gp6aIu5CCrIiN6XAoAlu4-XPzCJfpOGaa73RNmi-R3xhPAUbJ-1MMKUGlrxck_-hLEpbi5lurj-llsvRui6sU/s1600/IMG_1880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkM3XYZ2hfc_wOpFJSDmlP9YpiNQcOk_K9N90ZSrBaXxVkWFoaj-uIb6Gp6aIu5CCrIiN6XAoAlu4-XPzCJfpOGaa73RNmi-R3xhPAUbJ-1MMKUGlrxck_-hLEpbi5lurj-llsvRui6sU/s320/IMG_1880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530630525652310466" /></a><br />SO, I know. It's been a while. A LONG while. ANYWHO<div><br /></div><div>So a lot has happened since and i've had a lot of changes to go through. </div><div>However, turns out God's plans are better than our own. :] </div><div><br /></div><div>SO here is the last few months update:</div><div><br /></div><div>1.I have some really good friends here.</div><div>2.A friend of mine is investigating the church. </div><div>3.The Sister Missionaries are the greatest thing EVER.</div><div>4. I have been seeing this boy. He is a member of the church and a return missionary. And on top of it all he is basically amazing. (check later for updates)</div><div>5. Laundry is lame. </div><div>6. Pumpkin carving is better as a YSA.</div><div>7. Haunted houses scare the heck out of me. </div><div>8. I may be singing backup on a friends album coming out in December. (She is basically AH-may-zing. she gives me goose bumps. :] )</div><div>9. I may be looking into other forms of learning, and not pursue a teaching career. </div><div>10. I have gotten into better scripture reading habits, and better prayer habits. </div><div>11. I LOVE Institute.</div><div>12. I serve in the Nursery and I LOVE it. </div><div>13. I am still looking for a job. </div><div>14. I REALLY like this boy. </div><div>15. I can't do online classes. </div><div>16. I need a schedule. </div><div>17. I am attending Time Out for Women this Friday and Saturday. :] (I'm really excited)</div><div>18. I hate that my neighbors stand outside my apartment and smoke. ICK!</div><div>19. My medication has been working and I can now eat Gluten with little to no problems. </div><div>20. Life is overall great! :]</div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-20271134165578560612010-08-29T17:42:00.007-05:002010-08-29T18:02:25.785-05:00Doors.<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Doors are <b>very</b> useful.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">They let <b>good</b> people in.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">They keep <b>bad</b> things out.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">But<b> MY</b> door, well my door you see is the<b> best</b> of all,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">because when I arrived back to my apartment I found a <b>lovely</b> surprise...</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAwVVlDRWlrX-j6Wd2ussOzTZE2tPk0vmofcks1EX3ezNTa3my9kh7PXgAvnB80QKi2wJmMuXk_BA7boy3T45yEti8TPsXeiar8LxUgU_0To3CTOzUjUAVpQalVvNCwgKVHUHKSsvuSY/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; " /></a>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-84929521870873250042010-08-10T09:14:00.009-05:002010-08-12T10:00:37.198-05:00My Very First Apartment. Pictures Included.<div style="text-align: center;">My bedroom. :] my mattress is 5 whole inches of Memory foam. (I LOVE it)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tmw0CYL2UvYkngwxOWGtZ3ncjOVmu7zznXUHW84l2wj4j9xA_y75E_AAdQAd68X0a77Jvsc1f4fgixxa6egJ-Z5cyc-Y3vsWi7ifprna-R7sVMA-VpUeeJeBWgOeaDT2hAX1NQqTQGM/s1600/321.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tmw0CYL2UvYkngwxOWGtZ3ncjOVmu7zznXUHW84l2wj4j9xA_y75E_AAdQAd68X0a77Jvsc1f4fgixxa6egJ-Z5cyc-Y3vsWi7ifprna-R7sVMA-VpUeeJeBWgOeaDT2hAX1NQqTQGM/s320/321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504198977652468450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD8e39M2tBUQMMhq4Y9lkov-QB3VKkZ3GWawy8ke3YPfQIkZBuztMsLte74sTMWVIbsz8Bn4r5lmBTBGtAzIjV_pk2r8Mn91LgbmF_yeMO8TpG61U_XE4vRa8uuVbUSU9VHd6pE79z1w/s1600/316.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD8e39M2tBUQMMhq4Y9lkov-QB3VKkZ3GWawy8ke3YPfQIkZBuztMsLte74sTMWVIbsz8Bn4r5lmBTBGtAzIjV_pk2r8Mn91LgbmF_yeMO8TpG61U_XE4vRa8uuVbUSU9VHd6pE79z1w/s1600/316.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD8e39M2tBUQMMhq4Y9lkov-QB3VKkZ3GWawy8ke3YPfQIkZBuztMsLte74sTMWVIbsz8Bn4r5lmBTBGtAzIjV_pk2r8Mn91LgbmF_yeMO8TpG61U_XE4vRa8uuVbUSU9VHd6pE79z1w/s1600/316.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduEet88OdBDTuTDpyQqQkd_SfeLX1-yOEEYgKWBsGdjHiShLJYqE5cn6siq28k4zSZhUq5Xoj3lWciqx7wBKAf3NHQ2YD1idgK-vpkDMK6IhXTcPFgvB9FH8HW2j1cNoBJXASP5iHWCk/s1600/322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduEet88OdBDTuTDpyQqQkd_SfeLX1-yOEEYgKWBsGdjHiShLJYqE5cn6siq28k4zSZhUq5Xoj3lWciqx7wBKAf3NHQ2YD1idgK-vpkDMK6IhXTcPFgvB9FH8HW2j1cNoBJXASP5iHWCk/s320/322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504198985849240578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Living room. I built the coffee table...with help. :] </div><div style="text-align: center;">It has storage in it and under it. It's truelly fantastic and I LOVE it. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD8e39M2tBUQMMhq4Y9lkov-QB3VKkZ3GWawy8ke3YPfQIkZBuztMsLte74sTMWVIbsz8Bn4r5lmBTBGtAzIjV_pk2r8Mn91LgbmF_yeMO8TpG61U_XE4vRa8uuVbUSU9VHd6pE79z1w/s1600/316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD8e39M2tBUQMMhq4Y9lkov-QB3VKkZ3GWawy8ke3YPfQIkZBuztMsLte74sTMWVIbsz8Bn4r5lmBTBGtAzIjV_pk2r8Mn91LgbmF_yeMO8TpG61U_XE4vRa8uuVbUSU9VHd6pE79z1w/s320/316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504193270789186114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That picture above my TV is Gene Kelley (sp?) from Singing in the rain. :]</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuuzWzu-pRMVakMuMNx_qJqInGNoHE_Oht3IIU_posjfsGJ8YmXlFLgWop4kGBkbtvSJqoHZKttNOBarn65WSdf-sXLcwKq2MjMXnbCN2AiWNTEFLPxQkDhlcnYaE_4rhDH8ZXLigilU/s1600/314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuuzWzu-pRMVakMuMNx_qJqInGNoHE_Oht3IIU_posjfsGJ8YmXlFLgWop4kGBkbtvSJqoHZKttNOBarn65WSdf-sXLcwKq2MjMXnbCN2AiWNTEFLPxQkDhlcnYaE_4rhDH8ZXLigilU/s320/314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504193254818387474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This right here is my Kitchen. It's, as an old friend would say, a One-butt kitchen. haha.</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, it's big enough for one person and actually has A LOT of space. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtJrQd1ohbRmSviqD7pCAY_z9hsD_c_LevkCuCFw1GvEQnKbR2OVj2kn3DQPT8JA8Ty_mqclQwVxi1Dsd9RaBM7hX_loope2o-rvqSbtIijR6abD08omMEuYMzz-T8R3kwcZrgC_0I1U/s1600/312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtJrQd1ohbRmSviqD7pCAY_z9hsD_c_LevkCuCFw1GvEQnKbR2OVj2kn3DQPT8JA8Ty_mqclQwVxi1Dsd9RaBM7hX_loope2o-rvqSbtIijR6abD08omMEuYMzz-T8R3kwcZrgC_0I1U/s320/312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504193237980893538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Liam made this fishy using a water bottle, paper mache, and googly eyes. I just love it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">glub, glub, glub. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVvl50UeYgNdavFJtSBntmMVKvzMGK4K65_F1xWlUB8lzDFYYUzLASWi6lnHN1T6JpgzfBRP34YZvoogaPCB6PypWjFeqmgrOCdYCmDis2ZiERL4_siY3aOFjvER-SNJDEbLblr64c_8/s1600/320.JPG"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVvl50UeYgNdavFJtSBntmMVKvzMGK4K65_F1xWlUB8lzDFYYUzLASWi6lnHN1T6JpgzfBRP34YZvoogaPCB6PypWjFeqmgrOCdYCmDis2ZiERL4_siY3aOFjvER-SNJDEbLblr64c_8/s1600/320.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVvl50UeYgNdavFJtSBntmMVKvzMGK4K65_F1xWlUB8lzDFYYUzLASWi6lnHN1T6JpgzfBRP34YZvoogaPCB6PypWjFeqmgrOCdYCmDis2ZiERL4_siY3aOFjvER-SNJDEbLblr64c_8/s320/320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504198967979702162" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my little shelf. It holds my sunflowers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">some loverly candles.</div><div style="text-align: center;">as well as a few other little trinkets. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGqXT_hZ7ie33_H8hoOhIh_f_CIs0Xqe1ffx64UMnenrD-3TVXWQRgitZIbimSHiGaN1jLTiXaEI5zZs9_MwlgwYlp8vamt2Vnph3wqK9gjgT4EOcDM0f5Tb4WpjIlywTFl2fCYWExsc/s1600/319.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGqXT_hZ7ie33_H8hoOhIh_f_CIs0Xqe1ffx64UMnenrD-3TVXWQRgitZIbimSHiGaN1jLTiXaEI5zZs9_MwlgwYlp8vamt2Vnph3wqK9gjgT4EOcDM0f5Tb4WpjIlywTFl2fCYWExsc/s320/319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504198961957159538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is in the corner of my kitchen. My dad built the shelf above the microwave. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Up on top is a fondue pot that the Amazing Sister Glover gave me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She also gave me the cute chef's salt and pepper shakers,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Pedro (i named him) the Olive Oil man. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sister Glover was fantastic in helping me get ready for my move.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She gave me lots of odds and ends as well as dishes for my apartment. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv4DRF33-mHUVLm-XqsDzC-zLIY6CIAmn0rjNfenPRCmmE841nLNvMD_J9sNRdWd3g0YXUWVN0NOcZATVvH8WbPwGFttMKEIUb32tpXqITYvMtWx1IfP1VJiYl7sFUvpLEMW0NBEph5g/s1600/318.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv4DRF33-mHUVLm-XqsDzC-zLIY6CIAmn0rjNfenPRCmmE841nLNvMD_J9sNRdWd3g0YXUWVN0NOcZATVvH8WbPwGFttMKEIUb32tpXqITYvMtWx1IfP1VJiYl7sFUvpLEMW0NBEph5g/s320/318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504198944963063490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love living on my own, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and i LOVE my apartment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a futon couch in my living room that becomes a bed. I intend on having big sister weekends on which i plan on having a sibling. just one. come and visit and have some quality me time. :] I also welcome visitors as well. :]</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also really like my ward. They have been very welcoming and inviting and have made me feel welcome as well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a temporary job. Its walking distance from my apartment. It's for the book rush week and possibly for game day weekends. I stayed an extra two hours yesterday hoping to stand out and be noticed. If I do really well I may get a permanent job, but there are no promises. So I intend on working hard and doing more than my best in hopes of getting this job permanently. Until then though I am still on the hunt for another job. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Besides all this I usually spend my time sitting around and watching my movies. (Internet and Cable don't come until tomorrow. Boo for waiting. but YAY for it being tomorrow.)</div><div style="text-align: left;">School starts this Wednesday. I am excited and nervous for the new school year and what is to follow. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wish me luck! :] </div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-13909216070130245322010-08-09T15:46:00.001-05:002010-08-09T15:47:53.566-05:00My First Apartment......pictures to come soon. <i>Very Soon</i>. so be excited and keep looking out for my latest and greatest, well due, blog post.Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-11875956271083410662010-02-15T19:46:00.001-06:002010-02-15T19:47:53.193-06:00Thank you<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(27, 112, 58); line-height: 16px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; ">"Life is for loving. Life is for living. And no matter what cards you get, you can do both of those things without fulfilling some silly idea that has been socialized into us.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; ">So regardless of how you love, just love. And be loved.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; ">And life will love you back."</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; ">With everything going on in life lately these were words I needed to hear, and were an answer to my prayers. Thank you Kimberly.</p></span>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-39921534380584736992010-01-21T22:53:00.002-06:002010-01-21T22:57:31.442-06:00Proud of Myself<div>I'm making progress, well on the good days that is.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Message to him...</div><div><br /></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Thank you for leaving me. You reminded me that I can get back up when i'm thrown on my butt. I can do this without you and as time goes on I will heal, and i'll find someone who truelly loves me for me and wants nothing less. I deserve that. I deserve the love you find in story books. I wanted so badly for you to be my knight in shining armor, but you let me get eaten by the dragon. You didn't come to my rescue. One day i'll get my fairytale ending, even if it means I have to let you go."</span></b>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-48270192787785705172010-01-15T19:51:00.002-06:002010-01-15T20:33:50.218-06:00I'm writing a bookI've just started writing a book. One that tells stories of my experience as gained through my life. <div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure if it will ever be published. but the aim is to let the many girls and people out there that they are not alone and that others have been through many things they themselves have as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Periodically i may post bits and pieces of my book. i ask that those who comment are kind and understanding. that they are open to my words and my story. I do however welcome consructive criticism.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a sneak peak.</div><div><br /></div><div>Story.Of.My.Life</div><div>The ups and downs of growing up Rebekah.</div><div><br /></div><div>For my sisters both blood related and love related, and for all girls stumbling and fighting their way through life in their journey to find themselves.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"Accept.</div><div><br /></div><div>your faults</div><div>your differences</div><div>your similarities</div><div>you are human</div><div>you <b>can not</b> be perfect</div><div>there is nothing we can do to change the past, but everything to change the future</div><div>you are unique</div><div>you are beautiful</div><div>You are the one and only lovely you"</div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-65286996162317169042010-01-07T19:47:00.007-06:002010-01-07T20:08:36.224-06:00Life Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">"<b>Love. Healing. Help. Hope. The power of Christ to counter all troubles in all times—including the end of times. That is the safe harbor God wants for us in personal or public days of despair. That is the message with which the Book of Mormon begins, and that is the message with which it ends, calling all to 'come unto Christ, and be perfected in him' (Moroni 10:32)."</b><p><b>Jeffrey R. Holland, </b><a href="http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1117-28,00.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51); "><b>"Safety for the Soul," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 88</b></a></p><p>This past Summer i signed up to receive daily emails from the church. Sometimes they are just ones i keep because i am sure to have future use for them. Others seem to come at the time i need them most. Today i Received one that was the later. </p><p>Ive been feeling really hopeless lately.<br />For those who did not know, i was engaged. It wasn't a hasty decision. Yes i had him ask my dad. Yes i prayed about it, and yes I received the answer. </p><p>I not only love this boy, but i am helplessly, head-over-heels, in love with him. After two years he still gives me butterflies. </p><p>However, two-months ago things went from bliss to non-existent within the time of a week. </p><p><br /></p><p>This has thrown me out of wack and i cant seem to find my way out. There are a lot of complications that have come with this devastation, and some really scare me. I have felt lost in life, in spirit, in <i>Everything</i>. </p><p>There is a good point to this, besides that this is a journal and i'm updating it. </p><p>These emails arrive when i need them most with words of comfort and hope. I advise each of you access the LDS.org site and sign up for these emails. They have them for every kind of person, and any stage of life. </p><p><br /></p><p>With them i am reminded that Heavenly father loves me and in not always grand, but subtle ways, he shows me so.</p></span>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-11882591594202406412009-12-10T16:35:00.005-06:002009-12-10T16:39:23.944-06:00Research Paper for Religion. A good, but long read.<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Divine Role of the Latter-day Woman, as emphasized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints myself, I have found the LDS Church’s view on the women’s role inspiring and comforting. In a world where women are not always valued, I find the LDS view on the subject matter moving. Not only held as an equal, the LDS church places a woman’s role as divine. A work so imperative to the human race, that it was reserved expressly for women. The ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, David O. McKay said, “There is nothing so sacred as true womanhood.” It is, “creations masterpiece. A beautiful, modest, gracious woman is creations masterpiece” (Mckay, 352, 449). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">From a glance it is apparent that, “…we are in a world where we are enticed to believe that we can have anything instantly, from instant meals to immediate pleasures, from self-serving gratifications to prompt fixes. We satisfy the strongest of personal desires quickly and painlessly. The institution of motherhood teaches us differently; it requires time, hard work, and patience” (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mothering </i>87). Many years ago, when my sister Sariah was in Kindergarten she was learning about jobs. After the lesson, her teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said she wanted to be a mom. Immediately she was scolded by her teacher. Sariah was told that being a mother was not a real job and that she had to choose a new one. Sariah was devastated. Everything she knew, the way she prized our mother had been challenged by a teacher who had been influenced by the world’s views. Still, Sariah held her ground. Because of her foundations, and the truths that she had been taught, Sariah knew being a mom was a job, and a very good job. Sariah refused to choose any other position on the assignment, and in fact demanded to go home. It is because of the lessons instilled in our home and from our faith that Sariah knew better, that Sariah was able to stand up against opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Too often is the value of motherhood dismissed and underappreciated. However, as observed from Sariah’s story, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints instills a different lesson within young women. The late Gordon B. Hinckley, fifteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said, “How wondrous is the power of a mother, not only to create life as a partner with God in his eternal work, but also to mold and shape and temper her creation with that strength and integrity that become the fiber of the best of the generations” (Hinckley, 9). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Being a mother is seen by the LDS church as one of the single most important roles in society today. “A Woman will find much satisfaction and joy in being a wise and worthy mother and raising good children. This is a greater contribution to mankind than any other career” (Latter Day Saint Woman, 101). The late President of the church instructed women, “Do not trade your birthright as a mother for some bauble of passing value. Let your first interest be in your home” (Hinckley, 5). It is in the home that values are instilled, that a child learns how to successfully become part of the world around him/her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints teaches that the mother has the power to turn a life around (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mothering </i>17). “A mother has far greater influence on her children than anyone else, and she must realize that every word she speaks, every act, every response, her attitude, even her appearance and manner of dress affect the lives of her children and the whole family. It is while the child is at home that he gains from his mother the attitudes, hopes, and beliefs that will determine the kind of life he will live and the contribution he will make to society” (Tanner, 2). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Furthermore, “Home is the best place in the world to teach the loftiest ideal and to provide opportunities for its application in social and political life- perfect liberty of action as long as one does not trespass on the rights of others” (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mothering</i> 14). Mothers have the “Greatest potential influence in human life” (McKay, 452). In a talk addressing mothers David O. McKay explained that, “Mother performs the greatest duty in all the world.” He then said, “I think it was Napoleon who was once asked what was the greatest need in the world and he answered, ‘Mother! That is all.’” (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mothering</i> 14). “It is an exquisite assignment in life” (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mothering</i> 21). Mothers are “wise to teach virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, kindness, godliness, charity, humility, honesty, diligence, and, above all, the wide and vital range of love” (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mothering</i> 19).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Latter Day Saint Women are taught that they are in equivalent with Angels</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">That we “are all heaven sent</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> [We] are the beautiful adornments of the human race” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Heaven Sent</i> 110)</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:.75ptfont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Jeffrey R</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:.75ptfont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:.75ptfont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> Holland, member of the LDS Church’s Quorum of Twelve Apostles, explained, </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">“I want you to be proud you are a woman</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> I want you to feel the reality of what that means, to know who you truly are” (Holland, 28-30)</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> With pure thoughts, and a compassionate heart, women can touch lives</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Instilled within young women is that their best quality is their femininity. “With its natural grace, goodness, and divinity…[it] is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, dignity, and quiet strength. It is manifest differently in each girl or woman, but each of you possesses it. Femininity is part of your inner beauty” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Womanhood </i>95). “The girls today are the women of tomorrow, and it is necessary that you prepare for that role. Can you imagine the kind of world we will have in the future if the girls of today are weakened morally to the extent that virtue will not be taught in their homes” (Tanner, 31)?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Young women are instructed to develop high standards. They know to stand strong and immovable, accepting nothing less than that which they are worthy of. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland advised young women to “Choose your clothing the way you choose your friends...choose that which improves you and would give you confidence…Good friends would never embarrass you, demean you, or exploit you. Neither should your clothing” (Holland, 28-30). “Immodesty in women cheapens their image. It causes embarrassment and loss of respect…It is not likely to win them the hand of a worthy, honorable young man” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Motherhood</i> 95). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Emma Ray McKay, the wife to President David O</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> McKay believed, “If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world” (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mothering</i> 17)</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> This not only applies to those of religious standing, but to every civil being</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> With so many evils in the world, it might be supposed that peace starts at home with the right teachings, and with the right beliefs and values instilled within</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> The song <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">What the World Needs Now, Is Love</i> gives a prime example of these things</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Members and leaders of the church continue to have faith in women, they foresee their abilities. President James E. Faust, Apostle and Counselor to Gordon B. Hinckley, advised, “No matter what circumstances you sisters experience, your influence can be marvelously far-reaching. I believe some of you have a tendency to underestimate your profound capacity for blessing the lives of others. More often than not, it is not on the stage with some public pronouncement, but in your example…and the countless gentle acts of love and kindness done so willingly, so often on a one-on-one basis…You are the nurturers and the caregivers who have… ‘feelings of charity and benevolence’” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Heaven Sent</i> 110). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Spencer W. Kimball, twelfth President of the Church, said it perfectly, “Among the real heroines of the world who will come into the Church are women who are more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish. These real heroines have true humility, which places a higher value on integrity than on visibility…Great women and men are always more anxious to serve than to have dominion” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Message to My Granddaughters</i> 16). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">A woman’s “primary concern is what will be the greatest good for the greatest number of those around her. In value terms this would be called ‘care and mercy.’ For men the research indicated that the moral thought process was probably much more direct. It generally boiled down to firm rules of right and wrong, black and white” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">A Message to My Granddaughters</i> 16). “He [God] has given us as women to think and lead with the heart. It is not a taking away from our intelligence, or logic, or reason. On the contrary, it is an addition to it! It is softened and refinement in a most brutal world” (Canfield, 95). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Likewise, it is a blessing that males and female are different. Elder Boyd K. Packer once said, “Among the species of birds in which both male and female sing, the different sexes sing a different melody. Yet it is pleasant to hear them singing at the same time, for they harmonize beautifully together” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">A Message to My Granddaughters</i> 16). If two different melodies tried to sing the same, the beauty of the harmony may never be discovered, this is why it is necessary to work with one another. It is impressed upon members that “A daughter in the Lord is as precious in his site as is one of his sons” (Sharp, 14). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Moreover, the divine role of women in mortality is not only to be responsible for her own salvation, but to be a helpmate to her husband and guiding example to her children, hourly and daily” (Sharp, 14). In the Holy Bible, we are taught, “The man is not without the woman, nor the woman without the man in the Lord” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Message to My Granddaughters</i> 16). However, “becoming like men is not the answer; being who you are and living up to your potential and commitment is” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">A Message to My Granddaughters</i><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>16). “Being the best of what we are, male or female, working to improve our lot as we go, is the answer to life’s journey” (Cannon, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Case for Mary</i> 42). <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">By the same token, President James E</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Faust, in giving a talk concerning what true beauty is, spoke of someone he had met some years ago</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> “A woman not of our faith once wrote something to the effect that in her years of working with beautiful women she had seen several things they all had in common, and not one of them had anything to do with sizes and shapes</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> She said the loveliest women she had known had a glow of health, a warm personality, a love of learning, stability of character, and integrity” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">A Message to My Granddaughters</i> 16)</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> “Be proud of your womanhood. Enhance it</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> Use it to serve others” (Faust, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Womanhood </i><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>95)</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">I have been entirely blessed by my faith and my parents to counter the example of general society where motherhood is undervalued. I know in my personal experiences how little many others appreciate their mothers. I have been confronted by others throughout my school years that look down upon my mother staying home and raising her children. When I am asked about what my mother does for a living, I inform them that my mother is a homemaker and I love her for it. I find that as a result of my mom being a stay at home parent has brought me closer to her. I get to spend time with her, bonding and learning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">I fear for our society, I fear that too many mothers are leaving their homes at crucial stages for their children’s lives when there is not an apparent need</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi- line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">When becoming a mother, you are a mother first</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> It is not me first, money first, life first</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> In creating life a mother has signed away her own personal self and is now the provider for a little miracle of her very own</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> What a miraculous thing pregnancy and birth are</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:200%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;">Women are so blessed to be able to have such an opportunity that men shall never share. I was a daddy’s girl growing up. There are stories of me demanding a cup of milk, but would not take it unless it would come from my dad. But as the years have passed, and I have spent more time with my mom I can say she has become one of my best friends. I would not change the world, and I am ever so grateful for the blessings and knowledge I have received from her being a homemaker, and for being a mother to myself and my five younger siblings.</span></span><span style=" line-height:200%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-71984429527416620572009-11-23T11:49:00.004-06:002009-11-23T11:59:17.324-06:00Dear Mommies! (even dads) I need your help!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.elisabethmoss.com/images/Holy_Mothering_lores-360.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 361px;" src="http://www.elisabethmoss.com/images/Holy_Mothering_lores-360.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dessertyears.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/mothering.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 370px;" src="http://dessertyears.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/mothering.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />As I posted in an earlier post, which can be found <a href="http://growinguprebekah.blogspot.com/2009/09/church-and-research-paper.html">here</a>. I am writing a research paper on the divine role of motherhood. I would appreciate to here your thoughts about being a mother, as well as your thoughts on the worlds view of motherhood. Feel free to be as brief or as wordy as you would like. Every little bit helps! :]<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And yes daddies, you are welcome to share your view on motherhood and what you think about the worlds view.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you guys!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Please spread the word! Ask anyone you know about these things. :]</div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-75554527366211892352009-09-17T16:13:00.008-05:002009-09-17T16:24:44.434-05:00Welcome Home Fred!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">This is Fred.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyod4AkSW2nwXFTRgjOKTgHw4fv7NLcTXYKywpRzTFmSSvi0lnd_QRPlaG1w7PZMr3YbpuAXxwVl_hNJDh44gq6KBqJ_rJCnH42B-aXvbzUuGIMwbNAfcr-x0MIC2_0_ZcLF850RLxKJU/s1600-h/DSC00040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyod4AkSW2nwXFTRgjOKTgHw4fv7NLcTXYKywpRzTFmSSvi0lnd_QRPlaG1w7PZMr3YbpuAXxwVl_hNJDh44gq6KBqJ_rJCnH42B-aXvbzUuGIMwbNAfcr-x0MIC2_0_ZcLF850RLxKJU/s320/DSC00040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382548982391728514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This is Fred's Hawk.</span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNmsAEe89kcEMgZ6Nc4aDdmkaG6jJBG-SbPHrhS8HuNdIIA4xO6VoVC9PZGFVxNrHvmc47Ui8qOBpocLabHTARi9q1L9lU6JW-mlUnzfEMQq396aArwGq7v513-rq6twzukeyFnBl9cY/s1600-h/DSC00041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNmsAEe89kcEMgZ6Nc4aDdmkaG6jJBG-SbPHrhS8HuNdIIA4xO6VoVC9PZGFVxNrHvmc47Ui8qOBpocLabHTARi9q1L9lU6JW-mlUnzfEMQq396aArwGq7v513-rq6twzukeyFnBl9cY/s320/DSC00041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382548979019589906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Fred has BIG eyeballs. :]</span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAbzBYx7XBpVc8NFhPQzpA9B79hwVCC0aERSCp25QzBv5jqYjdkKCYKDVIpdqbIhzqHO3xfRYug5WqD_IgCb8EXxMvRjmUxtldaSny_GujY_KstMozxmVoTYpEvSWdovHYOt2AP6ZQ70/s1600-h/DSC00042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAbzBYx7XBpVc8NFhPQzpA9B79hwVCC0aERSCp25QzBv5jqYjdkKCYKDVIpdqbIhzqHO3xfRYug5WqD_IgCb8EXxMvRjmUxtldaSny_GujY_KstMozxmVoTYpEvSWdovHYOt2AP6ZQ70/s320/DSC00042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382548970562791154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><b>I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; font-weight: normal; ">♥<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold; "> Fred. :]</span></span></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5a1EoFeDvYCnifc6ADGDBFKdi-4bAQqojadCPjex4Jj2sScngwZi8Gy9ymeyPpIUdns9Go7zFYYVsiRhyzRvWlLkyIiZV9yr_rWI28CSD9BKaOb8QbfFCCr-Stv-j-E_vXkiXJiGS3E/s320/DSC00043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382549688595471762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This is Tommy.</span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSt1oilduHX_hGyML1EhZoM7ybCvvOrJ8WnKGK594hfWb854Sr6_r3NRjBYiqHsdHfR3oVf2CAmbjh5dot7I_KxGwdaxw5XcVIn0Pzx7NJodCMXT0CCTXzyafPZ7jFliu4MAZcb_gjEw/s1600-h/DSC00046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSt1oilduHX_hGyML1EhZoM7ybCvvOrJ8WnKGK594hfWb854Sr6_r3NRjBYiqHsdHfR3oVf2CAmbjh5dot7I_KxGwdaxw5XcVIn0Pzx7NJodCMXT0CCTXzyafPZ7jFliu4MAZcb_gjEw/s320/DSC00046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382548964365265938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Tommy is Fred's best friend.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span></span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAajL-uEMT6mcgv8kknHYJ5RjHluNRdxEAwIFVyfMoaQlPKN5VXbxfVjOjruEb-JhDCanswEdK3iOS93zBPjjyxGQp7YqXJgIAIO9_db1HnqXn4wqCv-I2CZJWIJaRd0yFjVRNj7wyq8/s1600-h/DSC00047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAajL-uEMT6mcgv8kknHYJ5RjHluNRdxEAwIFVyfMoaQlPKN5VXbxfVjOjruEb-JhDCanswEdK3iOS93zBPjjyxGQp7YqXJgIAIO9_db1HnqXn4wqCv-I2CZJWIJaRd0yFjVRNj7wyq8/s320/DSC00047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382548954222675698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Fred and Tommy are our new fish! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><b>(Sara and I)</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><b>I was SOOOO excited when we got them set up.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><b>:]</b></span></span></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-7409009173337426782009-09-14T19:48:00.001-05:002009-09-14T19:48:24.388-05:00The Church and a Research Paper<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:.5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Divine Role of the Latter-day Women, as emphasized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">After some thought and contemplation, I have decided to write my research paper on the divine role of the Latter-day Woman, as emphasized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Being a member of the church myself, I have found the church’s view on the women’s role inspiring and comforting. In a world where women are not so valued, I find the LDS view on the subject matter moving. Not only held as an equal, but the LDS church places a woman’s duty as divine. A work so imperative to the human race, that it was reserved expressly for women.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-76228274677604009602009-09-11T14:39:00.009-05:002009-09-11T14:50:04.252-05:00Remember<div style="text-align: center;">Of the many things I have seen and heard, this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1pwZXf65w">one</a> impacts me the most.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please watch, and be sure to have a few tissues nearby. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:13px;">remembers the moment, the seconds, the shock, the tears and the American pride that followed!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">"remembering 9/11. its hard to believe it was 8 years ago."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message">"May we always remember 9-11 and the lives that were lost and the lives that were changed forever. May we always remember all the men and women who put their lives in danger daily for our safety and freedom! We thank you and keep you all in our prayers daily."</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message">"remembers exactly where she was and what she was doing on 9/11 eight years ago. God Bless America, and thank God I'm still here."</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message">United we stand. God Bless America, and those who have had their lives impacted by this day. Rest In Peace.</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxJMR1lkhB8abdXkt7Cqh83QCEkrBkP8_GlkxTaJJjPpTOS5zFNqPPvjKqcD2H_KL0s-AeMLPQ-5F8UPi2V9Il2y0wn1dnU4BAYIrVS8Jvv10UGeu3actd7pLLLiFa2VosRJrvEfcQ58/s320/9-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380299201066679058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px; " /></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-36037606708195574162009-08-26T09:26:00.002-05:002009-08-26T09:29:00.301-05:00The MasterToday's post can be found on my other blog.<div><br /></div><div>you may click <a href="http://throughchristilive.blogspot.com/">this</a> to read.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I <b>strongly</b> encourage you to do so.</div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-68153684286721516092009-08-13T16:26:00.043-05:002009-08-13T17:40:05.266-05:00Palmyra and the Sacred Grove<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP30JwW78cheil6_iqhFl02STuRtheOlsEjZMw7aCGSmMLPsqyN7KDatHbySFRyiVvzckGhxkgIeA4KzOvJDeQ-FZAWl7Ws27wF2PicLgi1oFvTU-FaojG0e9RLI0E7jdAHNwnJIpH78/s1600-h/DSC02449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP30JwW78cheil6_iqhFl02STuRtheOlsEjZMw7aCGSmMLPsqyN7KDatHbySFRyiVvzckGhxkgIeA4KzOvJDeQ-FZAWl7Ws27wF2PicLgi1oFvTU-FaojG0e9RLI0E7jdAHNwnJIpH78/s320/DSC02449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369580790953121154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Smith Home. </b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uZG692ygywLD8llV1FGSm3yfQu3UvEra0VV2MQ4Fc4GiP-xOiJyIiMKnPZa_1d9NqGqNuXktGBuqFCwn1ayXsVI3tjTrEHUY7aXq56dfTZgYq5qrxf9AWE7N-pj-MO6dWLfHcciJ_WQ/s1600-h/DSC02450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uZG692ygywLD8llV1FGSm3yfQu3UvEra0VV2MQ4Fc4GiP-xOiJyIiMKnPZa_1d9NqGqNuXktGBuqFCwn1ayXsVI3tjTrEHUY7aXq56dfTZgYq5qrxf9AWE7N-pj-MO6dWLfHcciJ_WQ/s320/DSC02450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369580776950528194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTEoVV1FM9Q367nCmkts0tLOeT_0b3B8s7GfFbm9PNFiQGYX36EqsUISKDbcl2fjLg3YQiNceR8lbOR9HgnxqBIdIt6zP2qNCPlwIWFS_ozznBNGs5qSBHHarpJIDjJ0HQuQiTrCmVkM/s1600-h/DSC02454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTEoVV1FM9Q367nCmkts0tLOeT_0b3B8s7GfFbm9PNFiQGYX36EqsUISKDbcl2fjLg3YQiNceR8lbOR9HgnxqBIdIt6zP2qNCPlwIWFS_ozznBNGs5qSBHHarpJIDjJ0HQuQiTrCmVkM/s320/DSC02454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369580769598195202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhryZ50V5BET874xBV8vXEtR-rCs0Wz_knqtpt3THR-JyOsEbjMlRQI-iBva8s_6Cn3XPEMIO6ul9zRD0NnpC_lA51qWQB0ZZgg0Qf5Zlj39uKMm1_N9bn_R_VBZJ6oxKGRfyd0lqpLwg/s1600-h/DSC02457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhryZ50V5BET874xBV8vXEtR-rCs0Wz_knqtpt3THR-JyOsEbjMlRQI-iBva8s_6Cn3XPEMIO6ul9zRD0NnpC_lA51qWQB0ZZgg0Qf5Zlj39uKMm1_N9bn_R_VBZJ6oxKGRfyd0lqpLwg/s320/DSC02457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369580757661720866" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This room is also known as the birthing room, where the littlest sister was born. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Also, it is the same room in which Alvin passed away in.</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBu6zS6YxgogqNajVaJYpDtF9mGDy9ka8Hx6W_N1hMaRsov18jlXiI-TMVsLOV2Y4ccEVec0PXQJBdO8Zog7WeROXJsRKppZ9hNrwtjxEycGHz9hBTsY-xuklrAVljIzsnPWkywLq5c4/s1600-h/DSC02462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBu6zS6YxgogqNajVaJYpDtF9mGDy9ka8Hx6W_N1hMaRsov18jlXiI-TMVsLOV2Y4ccEVec0PXQJBdO8Zog7WeROXJsRKppZ9hNrwtjxEycGHz9hBTsY-xuklrAVljIzsnPWkywLq5c4/s320/DSC02462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369578845319315746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><b><div style="text-align: center;">Our guide told us something really cool.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This temple is the only one to have a see through window. This window is the one in the back of the temple. (which is the side you can see)</div><div style="text-align: center;">She then told us that someone she had taken on a tour had taken a picture similar to mine of the temple. She then told us that the women went home and while magnifying the picture said that through the windows she had captured a bride and groom. Obviously the Newlyweds were contacted and the picture shared with them. But, how cool of a story? :]</div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1__ATr92MObKCHEVVoGLRNyiGzIEtnx6ZjGnLEat594j5mpgqekUG9WFDDg5LnOvp2ViEqSoetk7Wl6d4f82BVm_SoFSK63q6QxhXIV3rWzYjWBCc5_u3u5pmxxrldmrAqdc-oOAPo6k/s1600-h/DSC02471.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1__ATr92MObKCHEVVoGLRNyiGzIEtnx6ZjGnLEat594j5mpgqekUG9WFDDg5LnOvp2ViEqSoetk7Wl6d4f82BVm_SoFSK63q6QxhXIV3rWzYjWBCc5_u3u5pmxxrldmrAqdc-oOAPo6k/s320/DSC02471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369578815872178066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1Cu7QYIf_enrcOfb0tcyNdX-qkmklVFrW9QiPXCIIxopJkroP08uQrhOC0mM3iUzIJhZAyFvQIjoKpd4bvlLh8u3LXNP2HA4lL6xguSGrobB-MwnP3w04FZI9u7l3f9qBK0YITf6ttU/s1600-h/DSC02474.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1Cu7QYIf_enrcOfb0tcyNdX-qkmklVFrW9QiPXCIIxopJkroP08uQrhOC0mM3iUzIJhZAyFvQIjoKpd4bvlLh8u3LXNP2HA4lL6xguSGrobB-MwnP3w04FZI9u7l3f9qBK0YITf6ttU/s320/DSC02474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369578799675664578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This was actually not a barn for animals, but for Grain. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Another interesting fact is that when a couple was wed, the groom carried the the bride, not past the threshold of the house, but first the threshold of the grain barn. Resembling that she would never go hungry.</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmIvC7ForaHJDTr-jHDhqDLBgrCz2NAEeTqH0aVr0luVV-KzHqSsg28Tws6y1uKnXxIi8lpaaljzztZY1rnmab4GIH6KfZgkJYh0JKiObRq77osMmniM1PQc2TOPzSYPq5l9W-LTCzSA/s1600-h/DSC02478.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmIvC7ForaHJDTr-jHDhqDLBgrCz2NAEeTqH0aVr0luVV-KzHqSsg28Tws6y1uKnXxIi8lpaaljzztZY1rnmab4GIH6KfZgkJYh0JKiObRq77osMmniM1PQc2TOPzSYPq5l9W-LTCzSA/s320/DSC02478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369578788998521170" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbqfwudKd5wHlXzKIKPeVDwzft2qCYJVBWiCI-24W3GKVUoYTrBuZETUBrLXWqwC3i0sW-vzCRmv59tZrS5R2Va4gW_aq01pQzwYz0pb-w7WkLGZvtyNoI_ZTk2NH7CXDwRk7_Gu7hOM/s1600-h/DSC02486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbqfwudKd5wHlXzKIKPeVDwzft2qCYJVBWiCI-24W3GKVUoYTrBuZETUBrLXWqwC3i0sW-vzCRmv59tZrS5R2Va4gW_aq01pQzwYz0pb-w7WkLGZvtyNoI_ZTk2NH7CXDwRk7_Gu7hOM/s320/DSC02486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369576926265245458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4rI-j_x-gkKsea-6X5Hp6Z-wnKwwS_KFWuh113qoWIqo69uzKG9M5oKcbDBPbQTP5wal3rMjzfG90OWiKJkuIsyotv_3RHEk5OYrYLDcPRJhkriRNjlHbXvJXF9ymiyI7mNvs3zET7M/s1600-h/DSC02482.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4rI-j_x-gkKsea-6X5Hp6Z-wnKwwS_KFWuh113qoWIqo69uzKG9M5oKcbDBPbQTP5wal3rMjzfG90OWiKJkuIsyotv_3RHEk5OYrYLDcPRJhkriRNjlHbXvJXF9ymiyI7mNvs3zET7M/s320/DSC02482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369576914729289010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This is the Frame House in which Alvin Smith began constructing for his mother and father, but died of what is considered to have been Appendicitis. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Having desired for their son's work to be finished, the Smith's hired a Constuctor to finish the build. Through the tour I learned many facts and stories of this wonderful home. One of which is that what you see here is the original home restored to 80%. </b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6qGDA1fq1kFmhZ91Mbf9AFTvO1K6f2M-qsAKyzEtX4E-R53kXIrUmKzddYIYMG1WdOUgLVjlaiNpgD0orAwFwQLAAQr3agJXfjGVJ9iCvKpUmkrJRbfaO5y0TyibxTRZC9f4BCJOP00/s1600-h/DSC02476.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6qGDA1fq1kFmhZ91Mbf9AFTvO1K6f2M-qsAKyzEtX4E-R53kXIrUmKzddYIYMG1WdOUgLVjlaiNpgD0orAwFwQLAAQr3agJXfjGVJ9iCvKpUmkrJRbfaO5y0TyibxTRZC9f4BCJOP00/s320/DSC02476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369576902271396306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hfoKEWIFUJvpvymUEe9m3zm0Lm1dKPG50dl_T5BcjZmN4mARI1R11yvKzji_mvKCIU0BiIhjUrLz866XZxd62NcxGRjU3jf0_u4TLQUP0Iy5awZcMfo7sdMca4e8Y6Z4mkc-s0Pjhzs/s1600-h/DSC02502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hfoKEWIFUJvpvymUEe9m3zm0Lm1dKPG50dl_T5BcjZmN4mARI1R11yvKzji_mvKCIU0BiIhjUrLz866XZxd62NcxGRjU3jf0_u4TLQUP0Iy5awZcMfo7sdMca4e8Y6Z4mkc-s0Pjhzs/s320/DSC02502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369576893217976210" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">This fireplace is one of the many places in which Emma and Joseph Smith hid the Golden Plates. 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As you can see it has a lock, originally Alvin's, Hyrum aquired it and gave it Joseph to use as a safe place to lock the plates in when he was not translating them.</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4c4Xa9UYbM_mvxSwujuzevjTGFqrRXFeP-nVKin5dBd7D-Dz8HM8pc86flq4Tp8VlzJgKho8i6aMBkC3AhFrhGDmOs6Ej97KQlFCf0PMbyU3pTkGQ-BDfsXJXmZ2LwQWCyxf-C9-RXI/s1600-h/DSC02510.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4c4Xa9UYbM_mvxSwujuzevjTGFqrRXFeP-nVKin5dBd7D-Dz8HM8pc86flq4Tp8VlzJgKho8i6aMBkC3AhFrhGDmOs6Ej97KQlFCf0PMbyU3pTkGQ-BDfsXJXmZ2LwQWCyxf-C9-RXI/s320/DSC02510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369574456923848626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihat71T-KteWJVBlVPD6S575IX1eu8Jn1FzS_pp7-1Kjuwy7OXUdvoMM5QZ0TX_4CSMO-ssWliz8gunw4vhMZawNPllJZtVtX1seAI9wVwAUwllofJ8eobB8tMVxprSElgm-gTzkHx5qQ/s1600-h/DSC02527.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa4dg8Gs81hVSxqOaA3goCO8Z1AKEvpMMuT7ktbV8TATIOJaPZ240qUukVkYzUEUhca5V9Rr3jOcJjCZzoBwet4PM3wF4Sc1xexP_x34UIOKFIOPdHNSta9OvK94lOIsbX8OHcdAIfqE/s320/DSC02573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369567267505749794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA8iLUrOg3Gat4tGvLlDBIxDvfruQ1kRTikdO2Lqcy3iURk_E9MLJHCcXzn7LQ9RRJWYwRqLap2N-BmNlvkE5l9GdUi652TY2Iz60NSIHSKBmkPKKXe0gyzQfYcQFilAzdUW5prEUlXU/s1600-h/DSC02583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA8iLUrOg3Gat4tGvLlDBIxDvfruQ1kRTikdO2Lqcy3iURk_E9MLJHCcXzn7LQ9RRJWYwRqLap2N-BmNlvkE5l9GdUi652TY2Iz60NSIHSKBmkPKKXe0gyzQfYcQFilAzdUW5prEUlXU/s320/DSC02583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369567254705535106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The turning of a new leaf .</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtiqPcsG7i0m_HA4SJRT_EWEzcmx8BUpg2scc7qVO-f7_XlKSu3Zjm5XWBffK7y9iJZWDH6Lv2NX3jqV1g2SYDZQfhNUHBhnU2ljmq5iYBnXxbgjD2eybtlXrmI7Uqx0Mz0TmKoaN1l4/s1600-h/DSC02587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtiqPcsG7i0m_HA4SJRT_EWEzcmx8BUpg2scc7qVO-f7_XlKSu3Zjm5XWBffK7y9iJZWDH6Lv2NX3jqV1g2SYDZQfhNUHBhnU2ljmq5iYBnXxbgjD2eybtlXrmI7Uqx0Mz0TmKoaN1l4/s320/DSC02587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369567246324741090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Palmyra Temple.</b></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfktQwJCNnxlgUi_68cU7lIESSFM5DWUYgnBn1tb-Q2-tjTxnzxDR0ntV8DVgWsN8U-lubzfg1RBus1JdbfzgSvBkUOEORmXvlJTn5wAKKNREcrs8nMNrNHedi5WtP96XUgT7nKbg8Xk/s320/DSC02608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369565465846764418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Temple Doors</b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoQMPaRPnRx5lbm6KCiihwaAsUC5Tw7MOIKkELVzzu26D4B5mWYJDstXb9XjcqPuQk-t6dnkLqBQ1slbMAdZlBc-2A7KOq_WcGUJf8d2c9mpcUk_Jh9wSYyG9YFWhSwKqWKNBLtbPdfs/s1600-h/DSC02627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoQMPaRPnRx5lbm6KCiihwaAsUC5Tw7MOIKkELVzzu26D4B5mWYJDstXb9XjcqPuQk-t6dnkLqBQ1slbMAdZlBc-2A7KOq_WcGUJf8d2c9mpcUk_Jh9wSYyG9YFWhSwKqWKNBLtbPdfs/s320/DSC02627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369565458611576514" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>"an angel </b></span><span class="highlight" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>trumpeting</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b> the </b></span><span class="highlight" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>glory</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b> of God"</b></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8ei5S_eTNmqMf49CEBlOanaKYuyCNhxxUaVoE_5qKP3gAow7ieprKrT00nfrGttlO8goJhWHOdt85dNwIA54taKzgACJ0niL4_Zain9Ibu7DXfYNHoSws8u6XjguaVNDVrLQyXhHGPQ/s1600-h/DSC02632.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKJiyIjDgZkKCtc3LAYzjAIGj99nbPlBIiFNEKqVCkSriPcABeX9mX9Ra9DS-YKum4gFk0XYW8B-hzALGG0kBN6PaEvUo_XY0KY9EjfSKzb0bmeV_r8UTf8abfe5tFDYgEtrM0OzMfRs/s320/DSC02639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369565423770728018" /></a><br /></div></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-17764512372169158522009-07-30T14:36:00.006-05:002009-07-30T17:12:34.108-05:00The Big Move, and much more.<b>WHEW!!!!</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>My has it been a while. What a month! </div><div><br /></div><div>I moved to New York officially July 15 (wednesday). It's been a whirlwind of emotions, and even though I miss some people back home, i <b>LOVE</b> it here. </div><div><br /></div><div>the day after i arrived in New York i attended a two day (yes overnight in a dorm) session at school (thursday through friday), i created my schedule and made a few friends. :] </div><div><br /></div><div>Friday afternoon my dad, ryan, and i drove and hour and a half to my mom's cousin Robyn's.</div><div>Meeting that side of my family again after 13 years had been a blast. :]</div><div>That night we (dad, ryan, and i) went and saw the Hill Cumorah Pageant. (you see my cousin Robyn lives about 20 minutes from Palmyra) (<b>oh i know you're jealous!</b>)</div><div><br /></div><div>then on satuday i return back to Buffalo, New York with Ryan and my daddy. </div><div>shorty after i hugged and waved goodbye to my daddy.</div><div><br /></div><div>time passes and i get really really tired and have a fever off and on for two days.</div><div>i get a phone call sometime within this from Robyn and get invited to join them on a trip to Kirtland, Ohio to attend youth conference with my cousins and meet my other family. (Robyn's sister)</div><div>i <b>loved</b> meeting my family and i tried to enjoy youth conference, however i got a bad kidney infection so i missed a good portion of youth conference activities. </div><div>after that i returned home with Robyn and Anani. :] since then we have been having LOADS AND LOADS of fun. it's been amazing getting to know my family. (<b>i finally realize where i fit in!!! :]</b> )</div><div>PLUS Robyn loves to cook and to teach, and i like to cook and need to learn how to prepare meals for my Severely Lactose Intolerant self. All in all, it's been a good deal. She's been keeping me <b>well</b> fed, just to say the least. :]</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>so there you go. i will post some pictures that i have taken later, but for now i <b>finally</b> got an update up. :] so <b>no worries</b>, alas i am fine, and <b>absolutely loving</b> this new part of my life!!!!! </div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677438513501458632.post-35435788609916431692009-07-02T10:40:00.007-05:002009-07-02T12:37:07.434-05:00Jar of Dreams<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKNkGZUdkN9aA2_PaIN1QDGQIgpPCX_00c79m6zwNGLjBwAZxetrD3NEr9Zd6ST-RhPjAj4Q1pkTXrm1YIsb1xGEVlP2OsTkmEvrD6C0rd_RVD6d-vlx5TXmU3BUBdvngtkNmH3H4osA/s1600-h/DSC01772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; 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Two Fish.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Warning! This post contains some graphic images. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Poor fishies...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan's Dad has a boat. I have been on it quite alot and have achieved the color of parchment paper. (YES!) Ryan took me fishing...i decided i liked it. A LOT! That very next day when we went to Walmart for some bait, i ended up seeing a pole just for me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Yes everyone. I BOUGHT a FISHPOLE. </span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAu9oyJW9WKK0AhrLtdatNZ4cUqyts19l45xUlrnM_JciUyrKE_N9PpNQSl4b73Av4mwP2EtbMZUDSHbyrp4K9K-U96ZxlfzYRIvB-eZ3MNITwYXE8OXixMsZZcx2llRjbFlZecN0HB0/s320/DSC01597.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345709462390366914" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">It says "Ladies Fishing COMBO"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">it's silver and pink. :] and it's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">PERFECT!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Fo0VZQw3-e-1sW709qZaJFse0-mL2WJS6Xp3uNVllhgttNuLlOhvwBQPZyMfwPLu0pO84CfYqeadlEMW9RL51uBZGs6V09ZzE8TScsjl819LVAby6AadPXAJk_NMHJhPkHead98Buc/s1600-h/DSC01593.JPG"><br /></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Fo0VZQw3-e-1sW709qZaJFse0-mL2WJS6Xp3uNVllhgttNuLlOhvwBQPZyMfwPLu0pO84CfYqeadlEMW9RL51uBZGs6V09ZzE8TScsjl819LVAby6AadPXAJk_NMHJhPkHead98Buc/s320/DSC01593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345709466284122354" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6etZ11vyFJV0mxK1Ika5YNpEQ11_V8uS-CCNQ8P3FOIjOFfg7-V6jsmuj9AEncdYnT4Ezd6poRkw2ofWOXx-1pRXxWmXSmkl8zndJQ5wvgb6T0aQgIWVnwIXdQ1VONDMXlhudkWpjfc/s1600-h/DSC01596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6etZ11vyFJV0mxK1Ika5YNpEQ11_V8uS-CCNQ8P3FOIjOFfg7-V6jsmuj9AEncdYnT4Ezd6poRkw2ofWOXx-1pRXxWmXSmkl8zndJQ5wvgb6T0aQgIWVnwIXdQ1VONDMXlhudkWpjfc/s320/DSC01596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345709456403111666" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We went fishing along the lake shore that very afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I caught my very first fish!! :]</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2afGA44G5nxGnrLQWK2k6uBYUBSx5BQrSow9xr1EmrapEvTz1iBYnS9HGdsQ0Q7R-noGjjcdUCDJSMcHcTRZaEozjLVyjdvY6UOWXHyfhaGjRgclazUfmosojFe9-YbFm3BcaQirTvU/s320/DSC01497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345707546030592130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">These Little fish are called Walleyes, pronounced wall-eyes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">however, at fist Ryan and i didn't know such and we called them Walle's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">:] I just like our way best.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">do not worry. we let this one go free. :]</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Later that night Ryan caught himself a catfish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Xb1vT74KIh3tlDgB4fI24J3IO8kpjApiwLR0k3_4IQ463EpoEA4bXrxWK0HJU3bj-DMsQqgb9LCQEekpl15W6zXQnN0OfwDXbVqtHjsa-V7RpzVym7axX7-Qmdz8rb_YiyhoAgZrRGk/s320/DSC01500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345707550447396626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Although we didn't let the fish go, once we arrived home, i couldn't bear to let him hurt it. We said some words for it, i said i was sorry to the fish, and we burried it in the trash.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">We went fishing again later that week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan caught NOTHING. I caught TWO fish!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscnnbbwyjc_jg1UKI4YZ-FrbCCSOsKkTlfuX-N4tJTNBlvL_lPnbK8g7v9hfNSMB6rwjUTnpwIeCnq6uNsyCkC-DiB90tSH8Tpk7SDfsHD2-YWoZYpxEEQnfQTtJFccKnAtc4VVtPTyQ/s320/DSC01504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345707558280974674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOa1plKlo769_YwkYmBjz6fTPrKVuIz8n536a4I3e4zGV0CyKJU49R3QlMtn1AMj6e4MQO5DzXi2fodq0HmLCP29HOyYpJU6qOIhIrvfgIgZn9Y6gbodnFDS8HeGJQlRerz2e3JjiNDg/s1600-h/DSC01505.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOa1plKlo769_YwkYmBjz6fTPrKVuIz8n536a4I3e4zGV0CyKJU49R3QlMtn1AMj6e4MQO5DzXi2fodq0HmLCP29HOyYpJU6qOIhIrvfgIgZn9Y6gbodnFDS8HeGJQlRerz2e3JjiNDg/s320/DSC01505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345707560747407570" style="display: block; 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">This time we took my two fish home. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">I decided I was grown enough to eat my catch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">isn't that what real fishers do anyways?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">How to prepare your fish.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;">This is the graphic part. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1.scrape off the scales.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzCwBXAzQAjC9Ydw3D2HVe9yBFSGLHVamJUw7rgxK4F5Ubl8cOEHMeBvmXnr9mLxDI_ZohJeeGXD1PKrw8jyHfoREPt4LRm2YRLY-_6df1t1jMcD9FsU-VM-10IjAOyg1eU0QGshVCN8/s1600-h/DSC01514.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzCwBXAzQAjC9Ydw3D2HVe9yBFSGLHVamJUw7rgxK4F5Ubl8cOEHMeBvmXnr9mLxDI_ZohJeeGXD1PKrw8jyHfoREPt4LRm2YRLY-_6df1t1jMcD9FsU-VM-10IjAOyg1eU0QGshVCN8/s320/DSC01514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345708245466669170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. off with their head!!!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMsP2yDvh5cqqBrYYgeHILRaq_8mB-CULs1-MGdnfi8FzfVuUKkG2uRlpGW4YlqZ2_rEwU2ijU64QqgSemxC1LIKKstSR0HDHpCqtnbpY0iOA-hgglbRRmbheONhzbqDxQlfY79wT2H8/s1600-h/DSC01519.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMsP2yDvh5cqqBrYYgeHILRaq_8mB-CULs1-MGdnfi8FzfVuUKkG2uRlpGW4YlqZ2_rEwU2ijU64QqgSemxC1LIKKstSR0HDHpCqtnbpY0iOA-hgglbRRmbheONhzbqDxQlfY79wT2H8/s320/DSC01519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345708249721509810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Gut it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">image was removed, due to super grossness.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">take my word for it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">4<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">. </span>off with the tail</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. wash off. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqpjoutJQtg3Se9yqubWn6ZmhQHEQEG-FADddN_gqs_-heIOPHblY3VATy-FswG2oMhPl-jFm15kHPK9RzxaBcNx7wyEbTWOmqKRyatfHYbmSOZDVsef96bkOWZOcEhnAEHslDU3sf2Y/s1600-h/DSC01526.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And there we have fish, all prepared and ready to fry.</span></a></span></div><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqpjoutJQtg3Se9yqubWn6ZmhQHEQEG-FADddN_gqs_-heIOPHblY3VATy-FswG2oMhPl-jFm15kHPK9RzxaBcNx7wyEbTWOmqKRyatfHYbmSOZDVsef96bkOWZOcEhnAEHslDU3sf2Y/s320/DSC01526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345708256442842946" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan proceeded to batter them and fry the fish. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">However, due to circumstances, I ended up NOT eating any fish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">In all truth i felt really bad for the fish, and i couldn't force myself to even taste it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;">Ryan said they were good though...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan and I went out on the boat again yesterday. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">After many fishless hours we decided to head in. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan still had some bait left on his hook and decided to fish a little longer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">And then...IT HAPPENED!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">HE CAUGHT ONE!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">it was sixteen whole inches long!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Success!</span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlqUEEuO2HnM3XlefJ8RI3Ih6OvZYBpouvV1dwSnV4E-_FxmYlSsJyOZfnvvO9ortngecduhn0QGr1z1r7fx-mwPflMr29KGwky279vDjIEAdLf-DURttqEKTmgUcnswQR07MwuBFboo/s320/DSC01602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345708965935491378" style="display: block; 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" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: x-large;">The End. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">:]</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqpjoutJQtg3Se9yqubWn6ZmhQHEQEG-FADddN_gqs_-heIOPHblY3VATy-FswG2oMhPl-jFm15kHPK9RzxaBcNx7wyEbTWOmqKRyatfHYbmSOZDVsef96bkOWZOcEhnAEHslDU3sf2Y/s1600-h/DSC01526.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqpjoutJQtg3Se9yqubWn6ZmhQHEQEG-FADddN_gqs_-heIOPHblY3VATy-FswG2oMhPl-jFm15kHPK9RzxaBcNx7wyEbTWOmqKRyatfHYbmSOZDVsef96bkOWZOcEhnAEHslDU3sf2Y/s1600-h/DSC01526.JPG"></a></div>Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12596731705898897082noreply@blogger.com8