Paradox's stream of conciousness that was Youth Conference
i can't believe i only got two hours of sleep i'm going to kill her why she wasn't packed is beyond me who packs until 4 in the morning while someone else tries to sleep gosh i'm really hungry why is she whining that we stopped at mcdonalds why can't she just shut up NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU WANTED MIRANDA and they wonder why i hate people it's too flipping early for this madness just give me my parfait!!!
*Snorts* At least I didn't get the pink bracelet Ben. But it's okay sweetheart. It's a very manly shade of pink.
Thou shalt run around willy nilly with all the Mormon boys and girls!
Thou shalt name thy group "The Tenacious Salmon," even though thy bracelet was technically red:)
Thou shalt climb the fence to retrieve the Frisbee!
Thou shalt play Red Rover, be tackled mightily by the 5'7" & +200lbs counselor named Thatcher, ask for thy glasses, rub thy numbing jaw, and give a mighty "WHOOOOOOO!" whence asked if thou art OK seventy times seven times. Thou shalt tell the story many times more than that, and with great feeling!
Thou shalt be a brick within the pyramid of many priests and laurels, and be photographed for the New Era.
Thou shalt not go to sleep in the grass despite thy 2 hours of sleep.
Thou shalt forget thy counselors name. Repeatedly.
Is it bad to fall asleep during closing prayer?
How about throwing the girls on either side of me out the window? Because if they lean in front of me one more time to poke each other, that's what's going to happen...
*Jerks awake again*
DANCE dance dance (You could be MY hero baybeh *smiles*) DANCE I LOVES TO DANCE DANCE (what kind of cha cha slide was that?!) dance dance DANCE dance dance
Devotional on forgiveness... dang it Spirit. Are we really going to get into this again? Since when is bugging me about speaking to an alcoholic abusive idiot in your job description?... and that blasphemy is my indication that I need to get to bed.
Where is the sugar cereal? I can't have coffee! The LEAST they can do is have sugar cereal.
*Grumble grumble grumble*
"Every time we open our mouths, our integrity is on the line," offered President Kunz as he compared us, the youth of four stakes, to the Fantastic Four.
As if I needed another reason to keep it shut. OK sarcasm, that's ENOUGH out of you.
I heart my roommate. She breaks into song for no apparent reason at all. What more could I ask for?
Workshop One: President Hansen; "Recognizing the Spirit"
"Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit."
Doctrine and Covenants 19:20, which I read instead of D&C; 20:27. I've always believed that doing that is never an accident, and what's even worse in my case is I knew exactly why I was supposed to read that scripture. And as the day went on, the message I got from the Spirit got louder and louder.
Workshop Two: Sharing the Gospel
President Hinckley's one regret in life is that he didn't take more time in silence to ponder and meditate. That same message came up several times more throughout the day, which makes me think the Spirit didn't appreciate my blasphemy the night before.
"The most important thing to share with people about the gospel is how much God loves them."
God loves everyone. I know I knew that... so why did I just get the shivers at it just now? What are you getting at Spirit?
"Because I have been given much, I too must give." Uh-huh. Even to the great and mighty idiots that came before me. (And at this point in the day, the man I hate more than all others was still a great and mighty idiot to me... but it's not over yet.)
Workshop Three: Chad Neth; Music
Lesson one- Be prepared. Some guy behind me actually had a battery to give the presenter when his went all wonky.
Lesson two- Turn off the music. Turn off the computer. Turn off the television. Just... turn it all off. No wonder you can't write anything! Thanks for that Brother Neth!
He presented us with a challenge. Remove unrighteous music from your life for 30 days. Note the difference. (Currently, I'm on day 2)
I watched the talk on service, and cried because our Prophet and the Holy Ghost revealed to me what I have been doing. I'm not just refusing to serve my father by not sharing the gospel with him... I'm refusing to love him. And by refusing to love him, I refuse to love the Savior... and all of the Spirit's promptings fall into place.
(Insert mighty change of heart and repentant tears of sorrow HERE.)
What is service? Service is lending your roommate the perfect black undershirt to go with that awesome, yet immodest dress. THANK YOU BETH!!!!
20 minutes, no make-up, no hair spray, and a modest ensemble. And I was still the most beautiful girl in the room to him.
Excerpts from the notes given by President Dalquist:
He has the BIGGEST sense of humor I've ever seen.
He has 5 daughters, one of which, he says, looks like the girl he embarrassed the living daylights out of by making her hold hands with a young man on stage while illustrating a point about values.
He played a song with President Monson on the piano right before a meeting once, just because President Monson felt like it.
He proved that even general authorities have daughters who slam doors.
He reminded us that, even though we may be one of 3, or even the only LDS in our high schools, he has met some members that are the only members in their city.
He says that "a dad isn't a good dad if he doesn't embarrass his daughters at least once a day."
He told a story about how his wife resisted the temptation to go "parking" with a young man in a car once... which made me cry... because she said, "I'm not that kind of girl," when it really mattered... and even though I wasn't either, I became that girl once, and there's no reset button on a choice like that.
He taught us to put a poem in our pocket, which I think will be one of many Family Home Evening activities to do with my children.
He taught me that even though my Young Women's medallion may not mean anything to me now, I should try my hardest to earn it because it will definitely mean something to me later.
He took pictures with us. And modest dress was never so important to me as it was in the three seconds I stood next to President Dalquist, and had my picture taken in a modest ensemble... you just never know who you're going to be meeting!
dance dance dance DANCE DANCE dance DANCE MOSH dance (what gives?! we were DANCING to that slow song, you killjoys!) dance dance...
I can't believe I'm LEAVING tomorrow! NO! I don't want to leave yet! I finally just got my counselor's name right! Preethi. SEE?!
Sister Phillips presents: hymns by children.
"Scripture power! Keeps me safe from *Hatchoo*"
"Scripture power... uhm.... no, that's not how it goes!"
"SCRIIIIIIIIIIIPTUUUUUUUUURE POOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEER LAAA LAAA"
Laugh so hard you nearly pee.
And then, there was the nonchalant exit through the rear with Brother Coldesina and Jordan Simmons. And with that, my conference experience ended. WAY. too. soon.
*Snorts* At least I didn't get the pink bracelet Ben. But it's okay sweetheart. It's a very manly shade of pink.
Thou shalt run around willy nilly with all the Mormon boys and girls!
Thou shalt name thy group "The Tenacious Salmon," even though thy bracelet was technically red:)
Thou shalt climb the fence to retrieve the Frisbee!
Thou shalt play Red Rover, be tackled mightily by the 5'7" & +200lbs counselor named Thatcher, ask for thy glasses, rub thy numbing jaw, and give a mighty "WHOOOOOOO!" whence asked if thou art OK seventy times seven times. Thou shalt tell the story many times more than that, and with great feeling!
Thou shalt be a brick within the pyramid of many priests and laurels, and be photographed for the New Era.
Thou shalt not go to sleep in the grass despite thy 2 hours of sleep.
Thou shalt forget thy counselors name. Repeatedly.
Is it bad to fall asleep during closing prayer?
How about throwing the girls on either side of me out the window? Because if they lean in front of me one more time to poke each other, that's what's going to happen...
*Jerks awake again*
DANCE dance dance (You could be MY hero baybeh *smiles*) DANCE I LOVES TO DANCE DANCE (what kind of cha cha slide was that?!) dance dance DANCE dance dance
Devotional on forgiveness... dang it Spirit. Are we really going to get into this again? Since when is bugging me about speaking to an alcoholic abusive idiot in your job description?... and that blasphemy is my indication that I need to get to bed.
Where is the sugar cereal? I can't have coffee! The LEAST they can do is have sugar cereal.
*Grumble grumble grumble*
"Every time we open our mouths, our integrity is on the line," offered President Kunz as he compared us, the youth of four stakes, to the Fantastic Four.
As if I needed another reason to keep it shut. OK sarcasm, that's ENOUGH out of you.
I heart my roommate. She breaks into song for no apparent reason at all. What more could I ask for?
Workshop One: President Hansen; "Recognizing the Spirit"
"Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit."
Doctrine and Covenants 19:20, which I read instead of D&C; 20:27. I've always believed that doing that is never an accident, and what's even worse in my case is I knew exactly why I was supposed to read that scripture. And as the day went on, the message I got from the Spirit got louder and louder.
Workshop Two: Sharing the Gospel
President Hinckley's one regret in life is that he didn't take more time in silence to ponder and meditate. That same message came up several times more throughout the day, which makes me think the Spirit didn't appreciate my blasphemy the night before.
"The most important thing to share with people about the gospel is how much God loves them."
God loves everyone. I know I knew that... so why did I just get the shivers at it just now? What are you getting at Spirit?
"Because I have been given much, I too must give." Uh-huh. Even to the great and mighty idiots that came before me. (And at this point in the day, the man I hate more than all others was still a great and mighty idiot to me... but it's not over yet.)
Workshop Three: Chad Neth; Music
Lesson one- Be prepared. Some guy behind me actually had a battery to give the presenter when his went all wonky.
Lesson two- Turn off the music. Turn off the computer. Turn off the television. Just... turn it all off. No wonder you can't write anything! Thanks for that Brother Neth!
He presented us with a challenge. Remove unrighteous music from your life for 30 days. Note the difference. (Currently, I'm on day 2)
I watched the talk on service, and cried because our Prophet and the Holy Ghost revealed to me what I have been doing. I'm not just refusing to serve my father by not sharing the gospel with him... I'm refusing to love him. And by refusing to love him, I refuse to love the Savior... and all of the Spirit's promptings fall into place.
(Insert mighty change of heart and repentant tears of sorrow HERE.)
What is service? Service is lending your roommate the perfect black undershirt to go with that awesome, yet immodest dress. THANK YOU BETH!!!!
20 minutes, no make-up, no hair spray, and a modest ensemble. And I was still the most beautiful girl in the room to him.
Excerpts from the notes given by President Dalquist:
He has the BIGGEST sense of humor I've ever seen.
He has 5 daughters, one of which, he says, looks like the girl he embarrassed the living daylights out of by making her hold hands with a young man on stage while illustrating a point about values.
He played a song with President Monson on the piano right before a meeting once, just because President Monson felt like it.
He proved that even general authorities have daughters who slam doors.
He reminded us that, even though we may be one of 3, or even the only LDS in our high schools, he has met some members that are the only members in their city.
He says that "a dad isn't a good dad if he doesn't embarrass his daughters at least once a day."
He told a story about how his wife resisted the temptation to go "parking" with a young man in a car once... which made me cry... because she said, "I'm not that kind of girl," when it really mattered... and even though I wasn't either, I became that girl once, and there's no reset button on a choice like that.
He taught us to put a poem in our pocket, which I think will be one of many Family Home Evening activities to do with my children.
He taught me that even though my Young Women's medallion may not mean anything to me now, I should try my hardest to earn it because it will definitely mean something to me later.
He took pictures with us. And modest dress was never so important to me as it was in the three seconds I stood next to President Dalquist, and had my picture taken in a modest ensemble... you just never know who you're going to be meeting!
dance dance dance DANCE DANCE dance DANCE MOSH dance (what gives?! we were DANCING to that slow song, you killjoys!) dance dance...
I can't believe I'm LEAVING tomorrow! NO! I don't want to leave yet! I finally just got my counselor's name right! Preethi. SEE?!
Sister Phillips presents: hymns by children.
"Scripture power! Keeps me safe from *Hatchoo*"
"Scripture power... uhm.... no, that's not how it goes!"
"SCRIIIIIIIIIIIPTUUUUUUUUURE POOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEER LAAA LAAA"
Laugh so hard you nearly pee.
And then, there was the nonchalant exit through the rear with Brother Coldesina and Jordan Simmons. And with that, my conference experience ended. WAY. too. soon.
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