Thoughts on a Sunday

Here's a good song to listen to while reading this- If You Could Hie to Kolob arr. Marshall McDonald



I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. And i think i'm growing, spiritually that is(hopefully taller too:)). My mind has been more focused on the eternal and gospel side of things. I guess it kinda started when it hit me that my big brother turns in his mission papers on March 10th. I'm pathetic, but right now I'm getting a little teary eyed. I'm not necessarily sad he's leaving because there's no place I'd rather have him be, its just that he's my big brother. Yes, I have two others besides him, but its johnny. I love that kid more than anything. Sometimes he's a mean big brother, but he's my big brother and I absolutely adore him. I wish he understood that. But anyways, thats one reason my mind has been on things not of a secular nature.

The second thing has to do partly with a boy named Tyler Talbot. I've grown up with Ty, our families used to always have sleepovers and play night games in the summer. Ty's my hometeacher and has been for quite some time. He just got his mission call to Mexico and the sunday after he got his call he came hometeaching. Ty taught a lesson on missionary work and I don't know why but I was powerfully hit with the notion that the Gospel changes lives. The true Gospel is what gets these 19 year old boys out on missions. It's what shapes my life. It points me in the right direction. Ty also told Johnny, Paige and I that we should take advantage of Seminary and take out a journal to write in every day we're in Seminary. So I've decided to do just that.

I love Seminary. I love my teacher. I love my class. Most importantly, I love the feeling I've been getting while I'm there and throughout the day. I've never felt this way in Seminary before, but while I'm there I don't want to leave. I think its due to an attitude change as well as a stronger desire to be the best I can be. I'd rather spend my whole day learning of Christ and His will for me than be at school. I know that sounds a bit extreme but its how I feel. The Gospel brings so much peace and happiness into my life. It doesn't take away my problems, but I endure them with so much more faith and patience.

Lately in Seminary we've been discussing D&C 76. On Friday, we talked about the Celestial Kingdom. I hope it goes without saying that thats where I want to be in the eternities. We talked about how there are 4 ways to get into the Celestial Kindom- 1)Die before the age of accountability(8); 2)Go through this earthly life with a mental handicap; 3) never have heard the fullness of the Gospel here on this earth and accept the Gospel in the Spirit World; and 4) Accept the Gospel on earth and live it with exactness. Of all 4 ways the most difficult of all is the fourth option. The road that I'm taking. Even though its not always easy, I feel so blessed to travel this road. I'm so lucky to be born in the Gospel, to have a living prohet on the earth, be able to know I have a Savior who loves me and is vying for my success. He is there for me. He is my best friend. He is the perfect example. I love him with everything I have.

When I was at EFY the summer of 2008, I was introduced to this song. It explains just how I feel about My Redeemer.



I Am- Nichole Nordeman

Pencil marks on a wall
I wasn't always this tall,
You scattered some monsters from beneath my bed,
You watched my team win,
You watched my team lose,
You watched when my bicycle went down again,

And When I was weak unable to speak,
still I could call You by name, and I said
“Elbow healer, Superhero,come if You can,”
and You said “I am”

Only 16, life is so mean,
what kind of curfew is at ten PM
You saw my mistakes,
You watched my heart break
Heard when I swore I’d never love again

When I was weak, unable to speak,
still I could call You by name, and I said
“Heart-ache Healer, Secret-keeper,
be my Best Friend” and You said “I am”

You saw me wear white, by pale candlelight,
I said forever to what lies ahead
two kids and a dream, with kids that can scream
too much it might seem when it’s two AM

When I am weak, unable to speak,
still I will call You by name.
“Oh Shepherd, Savior, Pasture-maker,
hold on to my hand,” and You say “I am.”

The winds of change,
And circumstance blow in and all around us
so we find a foothold that’s familiar,
And bless the moments that we feel You nearer
Life had begun, I was woven and spun,
You let the angels dance around the throne,
who can say when, But they’ll dance again,
when I am free and finally headed home

I will be weak, unable to speak,
still I will call You by name
“Creator, Maker, Life-sustainer,
Comforter, Healer, My Redeemer,
Lord and King, Beginning and the End,
I am, yes, I am.”

Heat Surge

hahaha.. i know, i know, two posts in one day but i just saw the funniest infomercial for the HEAT SURGE! some sort of portable heat source.. but the best part is that its made by the amish! all they kept saying is that the amish handcraft this with extreme detail and care. then it shows the amish in their little barn workshop all working and there's a caption on the screen that says "Actual Amish Crafsman- Not Paid Actors" really its not that funny, but i was dying of laughter. it was the most ridiculous infomercial i've ever seen! nothing against the amish.. just the Heat Surge hahaha.





oh and i found a real gem. Agnes Obel. i'm obsessed. here's just one of her great songs. seriously listen. its amazing. i will learn this song on the piano.

bee happy bee healthy!

i just ate cheerios...

well i have a lot of updating to do.

first off- let me commend my braves on a great season thus far. our only region loss has been to olympus...stupid titans. we beat wx 52-33. we beat highland...yessss. we're tied for first with highland. my big brother has scored a couple game winning shots. they're doing awesome. i love basketball.

also, i love my sewing class with none other than jane busk. pretty sure our class thinks we're freaks, but the teacher lovvesss us so it's all good! i love sewing!

so i got asked tosweethearts/jr. prom by kade:) that'll be fun! and johnny's in our group hahahaha! i'm excited. oh and i got my dress.... k i have to brag, i'm pretty proud- shoes and dress for $40 but with my mom's $30 credit it was less than $12! score! and i love the dress. a lot a lot.

i really like people. thats all

i have thee best seminary teacher ever- brother beynon. seriously. no one can compare. he talks like brian regan and quotes him every 3 seconds! he's hilarious but such an amazing teacher! i've already learned so much:)

flute's cool. i love my federation pieces so yay!

i miss my sister. almost everyday.

i like my dog berlitzen as i like to call her... actully her name is blitzen.. whatevs.

i miss the sun.

i really want to swim in the ocean right now for some reason... really, i'm craving the ocean.

i also really like music. like everyone else and their dog.

bananas are super good. as are gormet sandwiches dipped in oil and balsamic vinegar.

battle of the bands was lammeee. it was alright, but not like last year.

our drill team kicks trash. swept region.. and every other competition they've been to. yeah thats right.

the guardians of ga'hoole. nuf said.

actually not enough said, i haven't seen the movie yet, but i'm re-reading the books. awesome.

owls are cool birds.

i need to curl my hair more often. i always get lots of compliments when i do and it makes me feel good. but then again, maybe the rarity is what makes it special:)

i want to be an officer. more than anything.

chemistry rocks my socks! i lovelovelove it right now. and those darn polyatomic ions are all memorized without trying. i love it when that happens!

al shlosha d'varim is a cool song. i like singing it in choir. along with the storm is passing over. gotta love gospel choir songs.

i don't like homework. does anyone? but really, so lame lately.

but i do like school. i'll say it again, i'm a nerd.

i am happy.

friends are great. especially when i get to tutor them. lots of funn.

okay, popcorn is SO much better stove popped! anyone that contradicts me is absolutely ignorant!

at mutual this week we had a play-doh sculpting contest. me and aubz d. sculpted ether 2:16- jaredite barges. don't even worry, it was amazing! and i sold it to the judges impeccably. they bought it and gave us the best prize- most accurate. thank you debate.

i want to go to girls state!!! application turned in? check. interview? not check.. i don't even know when it is haha. but i've been reading up on parli-pro in anticipation of it. lets do this! also my two best friends applied. i hope we all get in because if we don't... :( it'd be awful.

its saturday and i need to go do something productive.

check ya.

mechale lauren

Sure thing kids:)

well i honestly don't know where that title came from.. first thing that popped into my head. so new blog design.. i like it but it definitely needs some tweaking and adjusting soo don't judge because some things look weird. haha i have no patience right now.

mechale lauren

La Musica

Number 1- He Is We is coming back on February 17th! Yesssss.

Number 2- They're coming with this band called Barcelona. I'd never heard of them, but I love them. A lot. Here's a good one:) They're a lot like Coldplay. Excellent.

Number 3- Also performing at the concert is Lady Danville who I had also never heard of, but they're SOO good! Take a listen HERE!

mechale lauren

I'm a Nerd. It's Okay!

My life is being run over by all things academic. It's getting a little out of hand. I had to go talk to a teacher about my grade that was .02% off of an A which never happens. And as I was trying to have a serious conversation, all he could do was joke! Cal! lets be serious for a moment! Next, I have to change my schedule and drop out of Financial Lit and take another class... hopefully CLOTHING!!, but I have to make sure I'm completing all my graduation requirements!

And then, I had an immense conversation today with my dear dear pal Steven Ward about AP physics next year. Hopefully I'll be taking it at Viewmont.. but Steven wants to get a serious class and take it from Doc Stone. STEVEN! LETS JUST GO TO VIEWMONT! they have a good teacher and we can have long lunch! and there's 3 others that want to take it there too so we have carpool and study groups. PERFECT! done. Aaanndd J-rod, who is going to get accepted to MIT, (no joke, he's got a 35 on the ACT with a 36 in Math and 35 in Science and 4.0. He easily got a 5 on the Calc BC test last year. Brilliant. Not to mention, he's an extremely nice guy!) highly reccommends it!

Oh and I have to check up on my Summer Engineering Camp (HI-GEAR) to make sure they're having it this summer because I can't find anything about this year's camp on the website. This is seriously no bueno.

And I keep telling myself that I'm going to memorize those polyatomic ions but I keep forgetting. I better get on that! And I REALLY need to study for an AP American test. I have to do extremely well! GAHH! And I still have to write my concert report. Just one more thing to do in the next oh, i don't know, DAY!

But wait, on top of scholastic endeavors, I have to put together a service project for next wednesday, go to mutual tomorrow, and decorate my bffffs room for her birthday, AND go to flute! Oh and I definitely didn't memorize the piece I was supposed to so I can film it and send it in to the Utah Suzuki Association. Oops...

And maybe I should clean my room and do some laundry.. its really piling up.

But on a lighter note, Bountiful won tonight:) we beat Tooele by 17! But we have a serious problem. We are NOT playing well at all!! Its been really frustrating to me. And now that we've started region play, every game matters!!! And we have to play East on Friday! Lets just hope we don't screw this game up too! Lets pick up our game boys!

But I really do have faith in my boys:)

mechale lauren

P.S. Umm I debated whether or not to post this because it makes me seem like even more of a nerd(hard to believe.. right?) but I've accepted my nerdy side and don't care what people think of it. So today on the bus ride out to Tooele, I read 2 sections in my math book and another just before the Sophomore game. It was awesome!! I made some GREAT connections between derivatives and integrals relating to position, velocity, acceleration, area, and volume! It's all coming together quite nicely! I love reading my math book. Word to the wise: If you want to understand math, read the section in the text book before going to class. It helps a ton! You can show up to class prepared and have a basic knowledge of what you're about to learn. So smart. Part of me wants to buy my text book because I like it so much.

Don't judge me.

stomp 1.7.11

so i just got back from the stomp. way fun. i'm glad we got them back.

my two best friends left for california today for the debate trip that i should be on. its going to be a rough week. really though, i already miss them way bad. they're my absolute best friends and i wouldn't be anywhere without them. they're incredible.

its late. i want to sleep in tomorrow. nice.

mechale lauren

say yes to cookies!

so today at school i was craving a warm gooey cookie. so what did i do when i got home? make cookies and take picures of me devouring them of course! enjoy:)





mechale lauren

p.s. not gonna lie, i make pretty incredible chocolate chip cookies.

Here it is..

I'm going to get either a Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical Engineering. And then I'm going to engineer sporting equipment. Or develop ways of harvesting alternative energy.. most specifically with water power. Its possible, and plausible, yet we aren't using it. Seeing as our planet is what, 70% water? Hmm.. thats weird. Give it 10 years and I'll have the problem solved. Costal cities will be run off AquaPower. I'll make it cheap, convenient, effective, and green of course!

And don't say it can't be done because it can. Maybe not right now, but I'll get it all sorted out:)

I'll be a billionaire, married to a hot, smart husband and have 5-7 children, the oldest girl, of which, will be named Nora Jane and called Nora Jane. As a little girl she will have brown eyes, brown curly hair, and be slightly pudgy(like cute 2 year old pudgy). I will also have strapping boys who will love their sisters and be hard working. We will live in a quaint little house, in a quaint little town, with quaint little neighbors, and quaint little schools, all powered by the unlimited source of AquaPower.

Ready to make a dream a reality? Here we go.

mechale lauren

more coming.. i swear.

I've been meaning to blog, I promise, but everytime I sit down, I can't seem to find the words to say what I want to say.

Basically, I have really high expectations for myself and it's frustrating when I can't seem to be all that I want to be... but other than that, life is good:)

check ya,

mechale lauren