Sacrifice

Today in a lesson we talked about sacrifice. We went through and talked about the generic ten percent tithing given to the church (i'm LDS, by the way, aka Mormon). About the extra time given to church callings and getting up every morning an hour earlier to attend a religion class. Or giving up two years to go do missionary work and teach people about Christ. Yes these are great sacrifices, but it only hit me later tonight.

Every month the Bishop, his counselors, and the youth meet in someone's home and have a discussion, without parents or other youth leaders around. It's really inviting. One of the Bishop's counselors - Drew- was leading the discussion tonight, and as a side comment, trying to get everyone to quiet down and focus for a while, he said that he was here on a break from work.

Let me tell you a little about Drew. His is the head sports anchor for a local network. He's very busy all the time, but mostly during football season. And being in Green Bay, and Brett Favre playing the Saints tonight, it's been kind of a big day.

This is something that I had known before, but it's definitely more poignant now. Every Wednesday, so that he could come to the youth group activities, he doesn't take a lunch or other break. This gives him the 1 hour + travel time to get to church, lead some of the activities/teach, then go back to work and give the evening sports wrap up. This blows me away. i wish the other youth understood how much our leaders care about us. i think they did tonight. It was so awesome tonight to hear them bare witness of the Gospel and the love Christ has for us - the love our parents have for us.

I wish all my friends could have this miracle, i just don't know how to bring it up. There is so much waiting for them.

I know without a doubt Christ is the Savior of the world. I know He loves more than we know. He knows us all by name and looks out for us. He died that we can return. I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God. He restored the Truth of the Gospel and translated the Book of Mormon so that we know how to return home to our Father in Heaven. God has a plan for you. This is the Truth

Mulholland Street (revision)

And in this weather, my skin turns snow white
And here tonight, I'll try and rest my eyes
But I cant, get you out, of my mind.
cuz you said,
"No amount of anything
could fill the hole she left in me"
But I just want to help you
get back home.

And since the winter, stays here half the year
I think there's time to build, a fire and burn my fears
Cuz i hate the cold, but I need, to stay here.

Yes, I know, winter isn't all the pain.
Summer has it's pouring rain
I lived it all and then you
went away.

Maybe I'll drive south, down to Illinois
Where corn is twice my size, the Mississippi makes all the noise
But time won't stop, for you, or me.
Maybe just the least of these
Could win it all in front of me
Well then i better, hurry up, and
follow their lead.

And i walked down

Mulholland Street again

but this time, there was

no one to hold my hand

the Mississippi sun

can't hide all what i've done

but now

i can sleep

without unrest.

Maybe its the least of these
who end up getting everything
I better, hurry up, and follow their lead

yes, I better, hurry up, and follow their lead

No Day But Today, or Ten Years From Now

...That David and Goliath gap between Preble and East

Well, David must still be heardin' the sheep. It'll be at least a few years.

I feel almost as lame as I did the night/week after the drum battle.

catch up! Thurs. Jan 7, 2010

Thoughts while watching my brother play Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

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I wonder if dragons beathing fire actually sound like a flamethrower.

This monster was in the last Zelda game - different timeline, so even in this timeline, this dragon isn't supposed to exist for another couple hundred year.

"You got the Master Sword... again!" - If you know where that quote is from, and you know how the Zelda timeline actually works, you'll know that this statement could not be true, because in Four Swords, the Master Sword breaks, leaving a ton of other games to be completed without it.

I wish I had a sky canon.

They better make another Zelda game that corresponds with Majora's Mask. I like that one, except for the aliens taking the cows.

catch up! Wed. Jan 6, 2010

i know, i messed up. BUT I DID WRITE EVERYDAY. Here are the last few days in order:

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Wed. Jan 6, 2010

Hold down my hands

cuz you're holdin my heart

i've got enough on my mind

that i don't need to start

thinkin about

what you always will say

how you think you've changed

and that you'll see me around

contention

not good.

not cool.

don't lose it.

you got it.

don't want it.

don't prove it.

try to do try to run try to hide try to burn

try to fix try to mend try to make up for the lost

hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold it!

that's not good

"Some how the Kings of Leon still find time to write songs about girls"

can't write the same thing over and over again.

let's start over.

Let's be honest.

I need to do work.

Things to fix:

Scripture study before doing homework - it's the only way I can concentrate.

Writing music - i don't know where to fit it in with drumline and musical coming up.

Spanish is a sweet language - I want to learn...

But i'm definitely working on scripture study (and journal writing!)

write everyday #2

This is not the oldest fable you've heard

so why are you still straining your ears

i told the truth, 'cause it really truly was

The Father and His Son

giving all they had

to heal the rest of us.

And in this weather, my skin turns snow white
And here tonight, I'll try and rest my eyes
But I cant, get you out, of my mind.
cuz you said,
"No amount of anything
could fill the hole she left in me"
But I just want to help you
get back home.

And since the winter, stays here half the year
I think there's time to build, a fire and burn my fears
Cuz i hate the cold, but I need, to stay here.
I know, winter isn't all the pain.
Summer has it's pouring rain
I lived it all and then you
went away.

Maybe I'll drive south, down to Illinois
Where corn is twice my size, and Mississippi makes all the noise
But time won't stop, for you, or me.
Maybe just the least of these
Could win it all in front of me
Well then i better, hurry up, and
follow their lead.

This may sound crazy but I want to come back home
that's it I said it now I'm sailing off
to Neverland and then Japan

I took the fire escape and made it out alive
Yeah I still burn from time to time but I've
a healing hand against my side

Maybe its the least of these
who end up getting everything
I better, hurry up, and follow their lead