Another semester is over. It was a good one, but i'm definately tired though. I studied a lot. My GPA was a 3.7 for the semester. That's a big accomplishment for me. My roommates were pretty great. Two of them were sisters from Arizona. There names were Marie and Cherie. Marie is a few months older then me. She's getting ready for her mission. Natalie was the roommate that shared a room with me. It was her first semester. She was overwhelmed with her feeling for a boy from her home town, and so she missed out on a lot of college life. She's pretty great though.
Now i'm home again. I've been home for a little bit over a week. I spent the first week sleeping on an air mattress in the bonus room. The only thing I didn't really enjoy is that Chris and Audrey's dog would come onto the air mattress and wake me up most mornings. She's a sweet dog, i'm just not used to being woken up with such excitement. Now i'm back in my own bed thankfully. I have yet to unpack though. I've procrastinated quite a bit. I blame being sick.
I'm definately excited to be home, I just really need to find a job!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Book Of Remembrance
Okay so for my family history class, we were asked to make a book of remembrance. So I did! So if you read the posts under this one, that's what it's about.
My View of Life
Life is fantastic. That's all there is to it. I was once on a date with a friend, and he asked me what I thought of life. I told him that I think life is worth living. I say live every day to the fullest. Live every day as if it were your last. I regret that I didn't have the oppurtunity to know more about the lives of my family members that have passed away already. Who they are influenced indirectly who I am today. Now that i'm older and appreciate more things, I absolutely love hearing stories from my mother about my grandma. When our family gets together, we often tell stories of our grandmother forcing the four youngest kids to eat oatmeal while giving our oldest sister a hamburger. I do remember being given oatmeal and nothing else to eat, but I don't remember the hamburger. When I get together with my family members, we talk about how great our lives were. In twenty years from now, I imagine when we get together, we will be talking about how great our lives were at the present day today. I seriously think the key to happiness is looking for the positive things in our lives and helping people find the positive things in there lives.
My testimony
I know that God lives. I Know he loves each of us and knows us individually. I know he hears and answers our prayers. I know that Joseph Smith was the Prophet who restored our Gospel. I know President Thomas S Monson is the president today. I know that he, as well as his counselors and Apostles receive revelation. I know that if we are obedient, we will have the oppurtunity to return to God again.
My testimony
I know that God lives. I Know he loves each of us and knows us individually. I know he hears and answers our prayers. I know that Joseph Smith was the Prophet who restored our Gospel. I know President Thomas S Monson is the president today. I know that he, as well as his counselors and Apostles receive revelation. I know that if we are obedient, we will have the oppurtunity to return to God again.
Personal History (my story)
Personal History/ Personal Time line
I was born August 28, 1990 in Federal Way Washington. I’ve lived in Washington my whole life. I do love it here, but I don’t really truly know anything else. The rain is what makes things so green around here. We find ways to make things fun. I spent the majority of my years growing up in the same house old house. I shared a room with my sister until my oldest sister moved out. I lived in that house when I was baptized. That was the first big event in my life. I was baptized in the same stake center that I go to church in now. If I remember correctly, it was September 5th 1998. I remember there was a ward camp out about a week before at this place called ensign ranch. The Bishop jokingly offered to let me get baptized in the river. At the time I turned it down, but now that I think about it, I think it would have been great to have done it that way. I wish I really could have.
Camping is something that I’ve loved since I was a child. It seems that camping was always the vacation that we took when we were kids. I remember this time when one of my siblings left out a bag of circus animal cookies on the ground. Then a squirrel jumped in the bag, stole a cookie, and ran away. It was funny.
My best friend lived just a few houses down from me. Her name was Megan Mayer. We went to the same school and played after school and on the weekends all the time. My favorite thing that we did is when we would walk around our neighborhood and collect frogs. We put them all in a bucket with some water and leaves. We also had this pond at the other end of out neighborhood that was at the bottom of a short hill. In the winter, when it froze over, we would sled down the hill and onto the pond. I remember my siblings being there. I also remember that if the ice was to thin, we would go there every week and throw rocks into the pond so that the water would splash up over the ice and make it thicker.
I also remember this older man that lived kind of by the pond. He would stand out by his fence sometimes. We called him Sarge. He served some time in the military. I remember stopping and talking to him sometimes. He was really nice. Sometimes, the cars would speed by really quickly, he would yell at them to slow down. In our old neighborhood, there were a lot of kids out. He wanted us to be safe.
When I was about twelve years old, I started going to young women’s. This was a big deal to me because my mom had been a young women’s leader for so long. I also had two older sisters who had been in young women’s. They had gone to mutual activities and youth dances. I was looking forward to going to do the things that they did. Most importantly this was the first time that I got to the temple to do baptisms for the dead. It was a spectacular experience, one that I will always cherish.
We moved to our new house when I was thirteen years old. This is where we live now. It turns out this is the best move we could have made. We live in the crestwood ward of the kent stake. It has become my extended family. It’s hard to leave the ward when I leave for school. Moving to this ward helped me be able to meet my best friend. I grew spiritually and emotionally so much. This ward is my family. They are my friends, they care about me so much. Our love for eachother is never ending.
The move also meant new schools. My parents sent me to a new middle school half way through my eighth grade year. It was strange. All the hallways were outside, and they wouldn’t let students bring their backpacks to class. Thankfully though, in my English class, the person who is now my best friend was there to look out for me. I had met her a few weeks ago during a ward basketball game. She went to the teacher and asked if I could come sit at her table. The teacher said no unfortunately. It was still so nice to have a friend so quickly. I remember talking to her after school. She introduced me to Blake Faulkner. He is one of my brother’s best friends.
In my new ward, I’ve had some of my absolute favorite leaders. Other then when my mom was young women’s president, the first person I thought of is Sis. Spackman. She is a little bit of an older lady. My mom was young women’s president at that time. When they called Sis Spackman to be the mia maid teacher, I was a little bit concerned. I wondered how this lady would relate to us. One of the first things she did though, is came and talked to each one of us girls individually and brought us a gift bag. She became so important to us. I love her and will always have a special place in my heart for her.
Another leader I thought of and still keep in contact with is Sis. Startin. She is so much fun. All of us absolutely adored her. I remember her giving Christine, Mckenna, and myself a ride home. We didn’t want to get out of the car. She made a wrong turn. So we started telling her the wrong way to go so that we could stay in the car longer. We also had Chinese fire drills (which is when everyone gets out of the car and runs around it in a circle. McKenna dove into the seat. We’ll always remember that.
The other leader that I’ve thought of is Sis. Nadeau. She was a young women’s president while we were laurels. She took time to talk to us and have fun with us.
I received my GED in August of 2008 just before my 18th birthday. Then I got a job at the mall at a children’s store called “The Children’s Place”. I strongly disliked it. I think there were only two guys in the whole store, the rest of the workers were all girls. I mostly hated working at the register. There was one day when there was this lady who seemed to not understand a lot of English. One of the other employees were frustrated with her and left. I went over and offered to help her. She asked a lot of questions over and over again. The same exact questions… It was difficult to be patient, but at that point, I just wanted to stay away from the register.
During the Winter Semester of 2009, I got accepted into BYU Idaho. It was so exciting. My Mom and I didn’t think I would get in. I almost cried. I struggled so much in high school that I didn’t think I would get into college. I thought I would have to go to the local community college, which I didn’t want to. A lot of the students smoked and drank. The teachers didn’t care as much.
I was at BYU Idaho for a year, and then stayed home for two semesters. During that time, I went to the community college. A lot of students smoked and drank. Even some of the teachers smelled of smoke. Some of the people were really nice though. I had a pottery class at school that I really liked. The teachers were very nice and I enjoyed making things. It was so great to have a new skill.
During the time I was home, I also met Bro. Holliday. He was an institute teacher on campus. I had heard lots about him from my older brothers. He gave us new insights that I had never before seen. After winter semester, I got Hannah to go out to institute with me on Wednesday nights. Then she got her sisters to come as well. Bro. Holliday holds a special place in our hearts.
Now, here I am at BYU Idaho until next summer when I will go on a mission. My testimony has grown and I’ve felt so much more spiritual. I love going to devotionals. I get to sit with my friends that share the same beliefs and standards that I do. The speakers are so wonderful. I feel blessed to be at the Lord’s university.
I was born August 28, 1990 in Federal Way Washington. I’ve lived in Washington my whole life. I do love it here, but I don’t really truly know anything else. The rain is what makes things so green around here. We find ways to make things fun. I spent the majority of my years growing up in the same house old house. I shared a room with my sister until my oldest sister moved out. I lived in that house when I was baptized. That was the first big event in my life. I was baptized in the same stake center that I go to church in now. If I remember correctly, it was September 5th 1998. I remember there was a ward camp out about a week before at this place called ensign ranch. The Bishop jokingly offered to let me get baptized in the river. At the time I turned it down, but now that I think about it, I think it would have been great to have done it that way. I wish I really could have.
Camping is something that I’ve loved since I was a child. It seems that camping was always the vacation that we took when we were kids. I remember this time when one of my siblings left out a bag of circus animal cookies on the ground. Then a squirrel jumped in the bag, stole a cookie, and ran away. It was funny.
My best friend lived just a few houses down from me. Her name was Megan Mayer. We went to the same school and played after school and on the weekends all the time. My favorite thing that we did is when we would walk around our neighborhood and collect frogs. We put them all in a bucket with some water and leaves. We also had this pond at the other end of out neighborhood that was at the bottom of a short hill. In the winter, when it froze over, we would sled down the hill and onto the pond. I remember my siblings being there. I also remember that if the ice was to thin, we would go there every week and throw rocks into the pond so that the water would splash up over the ice and make it thicker.
I also remember this older man that lived kind of by the pond. He would stand out by his fence sometimes. We called him Sarge. He served some time in the military. I remember stopping and talking to him sometimes. He was really nice. Sometimes, the cars would speed by really quickly, he would yell at them to slow down. In our old neighborhood, there were a lot of kids out. He wanted us to be safe.
When I was about twelve years old, I started going to young women’s. This was a big deal to me because my mom had been a young women’s leader for so long. I also had two older sisters who had been in young women’s. They had gone to mutual activities and youth dances. I was looking forward to going to do the things that they did. Most importantly this was the first time that I got to the temple to do baptisms for the dead. It was a spectacular experience, one that I will always cherish.
We moved to our new house when I was thirteen years old. This is where we live now. It turns out this is the best move we could have made. We live in the crestwood ward of the kent stake. It has become my extended family. It’s hard to leave the ward when I leave for school. Moving to this ward helped me be able to meet my best friend. I grew spiritually and emotionally so much. This ward is my family. They are my friends, they care about me so much. Our love for eachother is never ending.
The move also meant new schools. My parents sent me to a new middle school half way through my eighth grade year. It was strange. All the hallways were outside, and they wouldn’t let students bring their backpacks to class. Thankfully though, in my English class, the person who is now my best friend was there to look out for me. I had met her a few weeks ago during a ward basketball game. She went to the teacher and asked if I could come sit at her table. The teacher said no unfortunately. It was still so nice to have a friend so quickly. I remember talking to her after school. She introduced me to Blake Faulkner. He is one of my brother’s best friends.
In my new ward, I’ve had some of my absolute favorite leaders. Other then when my mom was young women’s president, the first person I thought of is Sis. Spackman. She is a little bit of an older lady. My mom was young women’s president at that time. When they called Sis Spackman to be the mia maid teacher, I was a little bit concerned. I wondered how this lady would relate to us. One of the first things she did though, is came and talked to each one of us girls individually and brought us a gift bag. She became so important to us. I love her and will always have a special place in my heart for her.
Another leader I thought of and still keep in contact with is Sis. Startin. She is so much fun. All of us absolutely adored her. I remember her giving Christine, Mckenna, and myself a ride home. We didn’t want to get out of the car. She made a wrong turn. So we started telling her the wrong way to go so that we could stay in the car longer. We also had Chinese fire drills (which is when everyone gets out of the car and runs around it in a circle. McKenna dove into the seat. We’ll always remember that.
The other leader that I’ve thought of is Sis. Nadeau. She was a young women’s president while we were laurels. She took time to talk to us and have fun with us.
I received my GED in August of 2008 just before my 18th birthday. Then I got a job at the mall at a children’s store called “The Children’s Place”. I strongly disliked it. I think there were only two guys in the whole store, the rest of the workers were all girls. I mostly hated working at the register. There was one day when there was this lady who seemed to not understand a lot of English. One of the other employees were frustrated with her and left. I went over and offered to help her. She asked a lot of questions over and over again. The same exact questions… It was difficult to be patient, but at that point, I just wanted to stay away from the register.
During the Winter Semester of 2009, I got accepted into BYU Idaho. It was so exciting. My Mom and I didn’t think I would get in. I almost cried. I struggled so much in high school that I didn’t think I would get into college. I thought I would have to go to the local community college, which I didn’t want to. A lot of the students smoked and drank. The teachers didn’t care as much.
I was at BYU Idaho for a year, and then stayed home for two semesters. During that time, I went to the community college. A lot of students smoked and drank. Even some of the teachers smelled of smoke. Some of the people were really nice though. I had a pottery class at school that I really liked. The teachers were very nice and I enjoyed making things. It was so great to have a new skill.
During the time I was home, I also met Bro. Holliday. He was an institute teacher on campus. I had heard lots about him from my older brothers. He gave us new insights that I had never before seen. After winter semester, I got Hannah to go out to institute with me on Wednesday nights. Then she got her sisters to come as well. Bro. Holliday holds a special place in our hearts.
Now, here I am at BYU Idaho until next summer when I will go on a mission. My testimony has grown and I’ve felt so much more spiritual. I love going to devotionals. I get to sit with my friends that share the same beliefs and standards that I do. The speakers are so wonderful. I feel blessed to be at the Lord’s university.
Ancestral History
My maternal Great Grandfather Keselburg returned from serving in WWI and learned the electrician’s trade. When he was 39 years old he began working as an electrician on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. He worked on the wiring for the lighting which spanned the 2800 foot bridge. Construction began November 1938 and it opened for traffic Jul 1940. Shortly after opening is was christened “Galloping Gertie” by the people of Tacoma because it swayed and oscillated in the wind. It collapsed in a storm November 7, 1940.
Life Goals
Life Goals
My Life Goals
-A mission
-To be married in the temple
-To have a family
-Own a bakery
Future plans
This coming summer, I have the opportunity to be able to serve a mission. I’m so excited! Most of the time, it feels as if I can’t see past this event in my life. When I come home, I want to finish my education at BYU Idaho and then go to a school close by my home and get a certificate in baking. As for getting married and having a family, I feel as if I can’t plan that. I never know when I will meet my future husband and therefore I can’t plan it.
My Life Goals
-A mission
-To be married in the temple
-To have a family
-Own a bakery
Future plans
This coming summer, I have the opportunity to be able to serve a mission. I’m so excited! Most of the time, it feels as if I can’t see past this event in my life. When I come home, I want to finish my education at BYU Idaho and then go to a school close by my home and get a certificate in baking. As for getting married and having a family, I feel as if I can’t plan that. I never know when I will meet my future husband and therefore I can’t plan it.
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