saturday with liz face

after the museum, the weather got rather dreary

the skies cleared up enough that we wandered around the temple

waiting for mal

 mal was taking too long

so lizerbeth and i took it upon ourselves to head to mellow mushroom

our hunger and impatience turned a full plate of pita/hummmus

and pretzels to almost nothing in about a minute

since high school days of mellow mushrooom hump-night trivia,

i've always been a fan of their hummus

how ladies eat pizza

i am a new fan of THE CAESAR!

a good day.

my bedtime reading reminder



sumR

may 20th.

i did have a nice birthday.

24 years down!

we went downtown to eat

and saw the new pirates of the carribbean

in 3-D on IMAX - go big or go home, right?

dave and pete were there too.

i didn't take like ANY fotos of the evening

shame on me.

but thankyou to those who made my day not so ordinary.

the garden is sprouting up!!

(the sweet pototoes)

the maters are almost perfect for

fried green tomatoes!!

mmmmm...

the romas and cherries

the "still to be planted" ones

i wanted some BIGsunflowers in the veggie garden

a while back i planted some seeds in cups for starting

and once they were a few inches tall, transplanted them into the garden.

well, some d a g u m  b i r d s ate them.

chomped the leaves & stem, to NADA!

uuuuuurgh!

so i planted some more.

i noticed a couple barely poking up through the soil

and made a mental note to make some "cages" to protect them.

going out only a few hours later...

 those bLAsted birds had already destroyed what was hardly there!

i WiLL have my sunflowers...

and my bamboo plant has doubled in height...

am i supposed to trim it ever??

or do i just let it reach the ceiling?

i had to speak in church last Sunday.

it was good for me.

notes:

the difference between what we do

and what we are capable of doing

would suffice to solve most of the world's problem

.gandhi.

everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. the good news is that you don't knoe how great you can be! how much you can love! what you can accomplish! and what your potential is!" - anne frank


the greatest waste in the world is the difference between

what we are

and

what we could become.

- ben herbster -

become

who you were born to be

i  l o v e  this:

there is no need for latter-day saints to worry over things of this world.

they will all pass away.

our hearts should be set on things above.

-lorenzo snow-

"Don't let a day go by without doing something to act on the promptings of the spirit."

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf-

as i often have to remind myself,

don't lose sight of the BiG picture...

.

.

.

i am a child of God and He has sent me here...

...teach me all that i must DO to live with Him someday.

....now i'm craving a papaya milkshake!...

:)

daily doodle:

 



less me, more you

be the difference you wish to see in the world.

this touched me.

some of my favorite words to live by:

"if you judge people you don't have time to love them"

-mother theresa-

i was always taught that when i thought my life was hard.

if i was discouraged or depressed.

weighed down with problems

then i should do something for someone else.

without fail

everytime

it works.
i feel better and happy
:)

i am a strong believer that when this life is lived for others,

that is when we are TRULY happy

and life feels fulfilled.

you are often the answer to someone else's prayer.

when was the last time you thought of others' needs

instead of your own?

growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,

i've learned the gospel of Jesus Christ

and that LIVING IT is what this life is all about.

it's one thing to believe something...it's another it actually live it.

it's about L O V E

and us living and loving as our Savior would.

ask yourself this every day:

have i done any good in the world today?

have i helped anyone in need?

have i cheered up the sad?

or made someone feel glad?

if not,

 i have failed in deed.

-Will L. Thompson LDS Hymnbook-

walk the walk

purple skies.

hazel lights.

fireflies.

new horizons.

in the spring,

gray turns green.

hope once dead

is

brought to life.

shady tree.

shoes in hand,

with my bare feet in the sand.

spanish poems.

skipping stones.

the dusty road then takes me home.

people have told me

how to be happy

but i find

their remedy's e m p t y

these are my pearls,

God's treasures unfurled

mean more to this girl

more than

the world

to me.

photographs

from the past.

summer naptime

in the grass.

constellations in the sky

the northern lights will make you cry

grant me twenty thousand wishes.

cover me with lavish things.

but i believe in loaves and fishes

m i r a c l e s

and mustard seeds.

people have told me

how to be happy

but i find

their road

is empty

these are my pearls

God's treasure unfurled

me more to

this girl

more than

the world

to me.

when you know something.

you feel it

believe it

KNOW it,

.

.

.

then live it.

too many people these days give in

waver

follow the crowd

it's easier to always try and fit in.

i will stand

i will not fall

in a world that's weak

i will be strong

i'll be true

i will choose His way

i know what's right

and i will not change

in a world where so many will not

...i will.

10.22.2010

exactly 2 years ago TODAY...

something happened that changed my life.

c o m p l e t e l y.

and for the better.

i would relive it in a heartbeat.

october 22, 2008

some of you might recognize those doors and the signs above them.

or more recognizable...

mom and dad dropped me off.

we did the long road trip out to provo from atlanta 4 days before.

it gave me time to collect all my school stuff i'd left in "storage" at friends' homes

and say my goodbyes to all the ones i left at byu.

i was already set apart...so it was a little different.

my last "meal" that day before entering the mtc...

J-DAWGS

a provo delicacy.

if you've never had one...

i'm sorry.

best doggies ever!

connie and jared both worked there...

i ate PLENTY. 

it was my last wish...

mom, me, erika, connie

Puerto Rico San Juan East Mission.

October 22, 2008 - May 13, 2010

literally the BEST time of my life.

"My mission meant everything to me and I want it to mean that to you."

-Jeffrey R Holland-

i would have to 100% agree.

what helped me decide:
"Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God, ye are called to the work."
-Doctrine and Covenants 4:3

9.15.2010

 i got letters from these two lovely ladies this week!...

ILOVEMAIL!

Vasquez and Mijangos.

Two EXCELLENT excuses to visit Guatemala.

 and

i'm craving this view again...

"el yunque" in puerto rico...not to mention my colombian man sitting to the left. :)...

 other news:

Mom left today for her first ever cruise! cozumel, mexico. a girl trip.

though i wonder if she'll enjoy it, she can't seem to get over feeling like she's being selfish in going.

it amazes me how that woman never does anything for just herself.

i hope she can get over her guilt feelings and live it up for the week...after all...she will be there on her birthday. sept 19th...the big 6-0!!

so this leaves me home with dad for another week. 

i'm not saying that in a bad way, just saying.

i get LDS thoughts emailed to me on M-W-F.

i enjoy a little spiritual uplift mid-workday hustle and bustle.

and i particularly liked today's:

"As an exceptional son or daughter of God, you are sorely needed. There is an urgent need for men and women who will stand for principles against the growing pressures to compromise those very principles. Men and women are required who will act nobly and courageously for what the Lord has defined as right, not for what is politically correct or socially acceptable. We need individuals who have the spiritual, righteous influence that will motivate others to enduring good."

Richard G. Scott,, "Living Right," Ensign, Jan. 2007, 14

if you want "LDS Gems, Inspirational Quotes" emailed to you too...click me! 

9.9.2010

institute class last night was SO good.

we studied/analyzed/discussed Gordon B Hinckley's life and teachings. 

howie is the man.

i felt inspired in many ways. the gospel always does that.

i love it so much.

i've also been itching for a new book to read. a worthwhile one.

and you know what is sitting in my father's library?

Go Forward With Faith: Biography of Gordon B Hinckley...PERFECT.

done and done.