this last week i really learned that even though people may abuse their agency, it will never interfere with God's plan for us. and trust me, He has a plan.

Fatherhood-

I just saw Death of a Salesman in play format. Then I saw this. What a successful man.

a lil bit of remembrance

Today is 9/11. It's a bit different spending this day in New York City.

I was touched by this man's story of survival. He was on the 85th floor of the North Tower. He survived the initial tragedy of the day, but like so many others he struggled with feelings of guilt and sadness for years. He is a survivor. He, like so many others who didn't make it, is worth remembering.

May we always remember with hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkWc_EKLs4E

Free yourself from yourself, and allow yourself to have some faith.

"It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Without the sustaining influence of faith in a divine power we could have little faith in ourselves. We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love. Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create. Faith is the great motive power, and no man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is a part of an unending plan."

Said by Calvin Coolidge- 1924

I've been thinking about cynicism and doubt a great deal this week. In the end, I have only found that I am my worst enemy and choosing the other path of faith, hope, and optimism is so much more fulfilling.

just a quick thought...

...yesterday our high councilman spoke. it was one that really moved me still has me thinking the next day.

he mainly discussed how Christ was free to fail, and so are we. The main difference being that Christ place our Father's will before his own. This just reminded me of how we are all given the ability to perfect ourselves in this life, just as Christ did and heeded us to do, but we must learn that we need to follow our Father's will and not our own. He also challenged us to learn to do something without our own will in focus....This is exactly what Christ did, which is why he did not fail.

He also pointed out the numerous times Christ sought solitude away from the world, and counseled us to do the same. We are completed inundated with technology and the media and the world, that we need meditation. It is during those times, without the clamoring of the world, that we are able to realize who we really are, and understand our Father's purpose for us without fervor. Simplicity brings happiness.

A quick one liner from the talk, that has really stuck with me and still has me thinking is that caring can do so much more than cure, and that we are in society that places a higher concern on curing.

Thoughts on this final statement?

Happy easter

An easter video.

I love Jesus Christ and the message of hope and rebirth he gives to me.

I can be better and different and so can everyone else. 

Bodies are sacred

I read this article recently on pornography. It's not for kids to read. It just reaffirmed to me my own beliefs about how sacred bodies, sex, and marriage are. Keeping a problem like this a secret only increases its intensity. Shaming someone for this problem, has also been shown to only increase the problem. If you have a problem, be open, honest, and humble. If someone comes to you with this problem, accept them and offer to help. After all, people can change. This is a really great internet program that allows every site you see to be sent to one person.