Sunday, August 22, 2010
Summer is Over
Yes it is sad to say but summer is over. This summer I have had mixed feelings about school starting. I am going to be a freashman so I really didn't know what to expect but this past week I have been more excited to go and be apart of the seminary program and to learn more. I am not ready to wake up early but I know that I need to go to seminary and to school and with my sisters help I will be able to attend what I need to. About a week after school starts we are taking a family vacation to California. We will be going to my dads cousins house and then down to Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, then down to southren California where we will stay with my grandparents then travel an hour to Hesparia where I used to live and see a few people.
Young Women Lesson Story
I loved this story that my young women adviser told us in our young womens.
“My name’s Cindy. I laugh a lot. I like flowers and dogs and cats, even though Daddy says I love them too hard. And I like to blow out candles on birthday cakes. I’m twenty years old now. I watch Mickey Mouse on TV and other cartoons too. I can tie my shoelaces all by myself. It makes me happy when I hear other people laugh. Then I laugh.
“You know what makes me smile most? When Mama says she called me her little china doll—I was a baby then. I don’t remember much about that but I remember some kids saying, ‘Cindy, Cindy, Cindy, yeah, yeah, yeah,’ and making funny faces, and Mama shooing them away and then holding me against her and crying. I don’t understand it yet.
“I can go real high in the swing, and I like to have a shower bath and let the water run over my head.
“I remember when Daddy worked on the new chapel in the evenings and he took me with him. He was a bishop then. He gave me a little bucket and I’d pick up things. Daddy would put me on his shoulders when we’d go home. That would make me laugh too.
“ ‘Cindy’s helping build the chapel,’ he’d tell Mama and swing me down. ‘It’s Cindy’s chapel too.’
“That made me feel funny inside, and sometimes I’d feel like I was bursting; but try as hard as I could, my words wouldn’t come out right, and Mama would look sad and turn away. I would be sad too because they couldn’t understand what I was saying.
“I’ve been riding on a horse, and I’ve seen a circus. I was afraid of the big elephant. But I wasn’t afraid of the clowns. They fell down and I laughed.
“I remember when a strange man came to our house when the chapel was finished. He was from Salt Lake.
“ ‘He’s an apostle of God,’ Daddy told me. I stood and stared at him and pinched his arm until Mama pulled me away.
“ ‘Don’t bother Brother Kirkham, Cindy,’ she said.
“ ‘It’s all right, Sister Abbott,’ he said. His eyes twinkled and he lifted me onto his lap. He put one hand on my hand.
“ ‘Cindy’s no bother.’ He smiled, and I felt something warm inside of me. ‘Brother and Sister Abbott, this spirit is so special in God’s eyes,’ he went on, ‘that she was sent to earth for her mortal body in such a way that she cannot be tempted by this world. She will return to God as pure as she came. You have been chosen to take care of this special spirit. Try to understand her for she certainly holds hands with God.’
“Mama didn’t cry as much after the apostle went away, and Daddy began to whistle. The children didn’t say, ‘Cindy, Cindy, Cindy, yeah, yeah, yeah’ anymore. They took my hand and said, ‘Come and play with us, Cindy.’
“Once I followed the children to school, but they wouldn’t let me stay in school, so Mama bought me a book with pictures in it. There were pictures of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and Brigham Young, and I looked and looked at them while Mama told me stories, and sometimes at night I’d think about the book and try to remember what Mama said.
“In church I’d hear a name and I’d find the picture in my book and pull on Mama’s sleeve.
“ ‘That’s very good, Cindy.’ She would smile.
“I wanted to stand up in testimony meeting and tell everyone I knew the Church was true too, but when I tried to stand up, Mama and Daddy held me down.
“ ‘The children will laugh at you, Cindy,’ they said. I would cry until Mama had to take me out.
“I can ride a bike and go to a school now. I’ve learned to stuff envelopes and I have some money in a bank.
“Every testimony day I tried to stand up, and Mama kept taking me out. One Sunday night after fast meeting, after I had cried all afternoon, Mama said she didn’t know what to do about me; maybe they shouldn’t take me to fast meeting anymore. No one seemed to understand. The turmoil inside me was more than I could stand, and I didn’t know what to do about it, but I knew I had to stand up and bear my testimony. Then all of a sudden there was a light in my room, but I knew Mama had turned out the lights. I got up to see if the moon was shining. I felt so strange; the light around me was warm and I got on my knees and prayed. Then I felt a hand touch mine, soft and warm like the light in my room.
“ ‘Cindy, Cindy, what is it?’ I heard Mama’s voice. She helped me up, and Daddy put his arms around me because I was crying. For a long time Daddy and Mama sat on the bed talking about how they could help me; I wanted to tell them about the light and the hand that touched mine.
“ ‘If Cindy feels that deeply about bearing her testimony,’ Daddy said, ‘then next month she must stand up. We surely can’t deny her the right or privilege to share her testimony with others.’
“I felt calm inside and went to sleep.
“I go on picnics with the school, and we go on big yellow busses. I have friends and we laugh at each other.
“It seemed like a long long time before testimony meeting came around again, and I sat there calm and listened. Then Mama handed me the microphone and smiled. I stood up.
“ ‘I love my Daddy. I love my Mother and I love my brothers and sisters. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.’
“It was just like I’d heard the other children say it. No one laughed. It was quiet for a long time. Mama was crying. Daddy too. Then a man stood up in front.
“ ‘These spirits are special in God’s eyes,’ he said. ‘They are sent to earth for their mortal bodies in such a way they can’t be tempted by this world. Cindy will return to God as pure as she came. We don’t know how deep their emotions run, but we do know these special children hold hands with God.’
“I felt a warm soft hand close over mine. This time it was my daddy’s hand”
“My name’s Cindy. I laugh a lot. I like flowers and dogs and cats, even though Daddy says I love them too hard. And I like to blow out candles on birthday cakes. I’m twenty years old now. I watch Mickey Mouse on TV and other cartoons too. I can tie my shoelaces all by myself. It makes me happy when I hear other people laugh. Then I laugh.
“You know what makes me smile most? When Mama says she called me her little china doll—I was a baby then. I don’t remember much about that but I remember some kids saying, ‘Cindy, Cindy, Cindy, yeah, yeah, yeah,’ and making funny faces, and Mama shooing them away and then holding me against her and crying. I don’t understand it yet.
“I can go real high in the swing, and I like to have a shower bath and let the water run over my head.
“I remember when Daddy worked on the new chapel in the evenings and he took me with him. He was a bishop then. He gave me a little bucket and I’d pick up things. Daddy would put me on his shoulders when we’d go home. That would make me laugh too.
“ ‘Cindy’s helping build the chapel,’ he’d tell Mama and swing me down. ‘It’s Cindy’s chapel too.’
“That made me feel funny inside, and sometimes I’d feel like I was bursting; but try as hard as I could, my words wouldn’t come out right, and Mama would look sad and turn away. I would be sad too because they couldn’t understand what I was saying.
“I’ve been riding on a horse, and I’ve seen a circus. I was afraid of the big elephant. But I wasn’t afraid of the clowns. They fell down and I laughed.
“I remember when a strange man came to our house when the chapel was finished. He was from Salt Lake.
“ ‘He’s an apostle of God,’ Daddy told me. I stood and stared at him and pinched his arm until Mama pulled me away.
“ ‘Don’t bother Brother Kirkham, Cindy,’ she said.
“ ‘It’s all right, Sister Abbott,’ he said. His eyes twinkled and he lifted me onto his lap. He put one hand on my hand.
“ ‘Cindy’s no bother.’ He smiled, and I felt something warm inside of me. ‘Brother and Sister Abbott, this spirit is so special in God’s eyes,’ he went on, ‘that she was sent to earth for her mortal body in such a way that she cannot be tempted by this world. She will return to God as pure as she came. You have been chosen to take care of this special spirit. Try to understand her for she certainly holds hands with God.’
“Mama didn’t cry as much after the apostle went away, and Daddy began to whistle. The children didn’t say, ‘Cindy, Cindy, Cindy, yeah, yeah, yeah’ anymore. They took my hand and said, ‘Come and play with us, Cindy.’
“Once I followed the children to school, but they wouldn’t let me stay in school, so Mama bought me a book with pictures in it. There were pictures of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and Brigham Young, and I looked and looked at them while Mama told me stories, and sometimes at night I’d think about the book and try to remember what Mama said.
“In church I’d hear a name and I’d find the picture in my book and pull on Mama’s sleeve.
“ ‘That’s very good, Cindy.’ She would smile.
“I wanted to stand up in testimony meeting and tell everyone I knew the Church was true too, but when I tried to stand up, Mama and Daddy held me down.
“ ‘The children will laugh at you, Cindy,’ they said. I would cry until Mama had to take me out.
“I can ride a bike and go to a school now. I’ve learned to stuff envelopes and I have some money in a bank.
“Every testimony day I tried to stand up, and Mama kept taking me out. One Sunday night after fast meeting, after I had cried all afternoon, Mama said she didn’t know what to do about me; maybe they shouldn’t take me to fast meeting anymore. No one seemed to understand. The turmoil inside me was more than I could stand, and I didn’t know what to do about it, but I knew I had to stand up and bear my testimony. Then all of a sudden there was a light in my room, but I knew Mama had turned out the lights. I got up to see if the moon was shining. I felt so strange; the light around me was warm and I got on my knees and prayed. Then I felt a hand touch mine, soft and warm like the light in my room.
“ ‘Cindy, Cindy, what is it?’ I heard Mama’s voice. She helped me up, and Daddy put his arms around me because I was crying. For a long time Daddy and Mama sat on the bed talking about how they could help me; I wanted to tell them about the light and the hand that touched mine.
“ ‘If Cindy feels that deeply about bearing her testimony,’ Daddy said, ‘then next month she must stand up. We surely can’t deny her the right or privilege to share her testimony with others.’
“I felt calm inside and went to sleep.
“I go on picnics with the school, and we go on big yellow busses. I have friends and we laugh at each other.
“It seemed like a long long time before testimony meeting came around again, and I sat there calm and listened. Then Mama handed me the microphone and smiled. I stood up.
“ ‘I love my Daddy. I love my Mother and I love my brothers and sisters. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.’
“It was just like I’d heard the other children say it. No one laughed. It was quiet for a long time. Mama was crying. Daddy too. Then a man stood up in front.
“ ‘These spirits are special in God’s eyes,’ he said. ‘They are sent to earth for their mortal bodies in such a way they can’t be tempted by this world. Cindy will return to God as pure as she came. We don’t know how deep their emotions run, but we do know these special children hold hands with God.’
“I felt a warm soft hand close over mine. This time it was my daddy’s hand”
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Young Women
In Young Womens today we were learning about sacrifice and we got pretend letters from the phrophet all asking each one of us to give up something. In my letter I was asked to leave my family and friends for 10 years and help build the kingdom of God. Then I started thinking. If that ever happened I would go because 1. it would be a neat expericance, and 2. because that is what the Lord wants me to do. I also was thinking about how my family would probaly not be able to hear about my experiances and I would come back maybe missing a few weddings and 10 years of my families life. I told my mom that I would probaly come back and get married. Then she told me I would probaly met someone there. I told her I would probaly get married there, and she said that I could come back and get married, too. My parents and family would probaly never meet him until after I came back. Just thinking about this it makes you wonder if this will ever happen and if it did what would it be like. I would just hope that I was ready to go and I was ok with leaving my family and at least be able to write them letters. Then you wonder if you are suppossed to leave your family and friends would you make new friends and would you keep having to move from place to place, but then the letter only said that you would have to leave your family and friends. I assume they only mean the friends you have were you were living. Then I decided that Heavenly Father knows whats going to happen and He would never put me in a situation that I couldn't get through. I would be so excited to go but sad at the same time because I would have to leave my life behind and start agian. I would meet new people who were sent there for the same reason and we are all in it together.
Happy 15th Birthday Lorianne
Happy Birthday Lorianne. I hope that you have a splendid day and know that I love you and want the best for you in this next coming years and years ahead. I hope that you have a good time and that you will have fun in a few days with your friends.
Happy 4th of July Everyone
Just would like to wish everyone a happy fourth of July and hope you guys have a very splendid day.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
BIRTHDAYS
This past couple of weeks we have had lots of birthdays.
Jared- He turned 1! June9
Brittany- She turned 11! June 24
Shaelyn- She turned 9! June 27
Lorianne- She will be 15! July 4
Jared- He turned 1! June9
Brittany- She turned 11! June 24
Shaelyn- She turned 9! June 27
Lorianne- She will be 15! July 4
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Last Day of School!!!
I am officaly a freshman! Scary!!! The last day of school was fun. We basicaly did nothing. When we got inside and school started we went to the 8th grade awards assembly. THen we went outside and signed yearbooks. then we came in and had fun for about 15mins. Then we went out to lunch. When we came back in we went over to another teachers room because ours wanted to go to her daughters award assembly. We sat down then we went outside. We were outside for a while then we came back in. Then it was time to go. I wanted to give one of my friends a hug becausehe is moving but I didn't. When I got home I did nothing really. Then my mom left and I went on the computer. I picked up the bathroom so my friends could come over. I called my friend Gabby and asked if she could come over, she couldn't so I called my friend Meaghan. When Meghan got here we went outside and goofed off. The next morning we went to the marina and we went by the dock and got some guys attention. That was pretty much my last day of school.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
8th Grade Social
Me
Shawntel Andersen and Jakob Tsosie
Ben Jensen and Gabby Merwin
Me and Austin Morris Dancing
Group shot: Austin Morris, Me, Meaghan Andersen, Kyler Osborne
McKinley Nevins and Me
This year I went to the 8th grade social. I had a lot of fun. I went with my friends and we all had a good time.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
TRAMPOLINE!!!!!!!!!
Our trampolin blew over a couple of days ago. It landed all the way in the stree. I ran out there as soon as it blew away. I was still carrying my fork but i didn't care. I reached the trampoline. Then Lorianne and Brittany helped me bring it back up to the top of the hill. I took the net down and the poles apart. Only the net broke as far as we know.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Book: Summer or not?
I am trying to write a short novel on my biggest dream. Will tell more as it comes along!!!!
Welcome Spring?
Well this week has been really weird. It snows then it is all nice. What is with this weather? Whatever is going on it needs to stop. I mean really. Well Happy Easter! Love you all!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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