Why Scripture Reading is Muy Importante:
God wants me to be diligent in His commandments. There's a right way to live and be happy, it is choosing the right everyday. If I'm learning the teachings of Jesus, He will help me and show me the way! Ding Ding! This is primary song I was thinkin of today. If I try my best to always do what is right then I will not be so tempted to do wrong. My life will not have the space or time for it! The scriptures are historical, a guide, action packed, and entertaining! While I read scripture everyday, I notice the improvement and the joy which is added to my life.
Love MPM

Inspired

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http://www.literature.org/authors/bronte-charlotte/jane-eyre/

I read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and it taught me many principles I just love this book! She may be utterly plain, but she is such a good person. If Jane were real she'd probably be brought right up to heaven before she died! Perfecto!

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
"1:To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2:A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3:A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5:A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6:A time to get, and a time lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7:A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8:A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."Posted from Aubrey
Thankyou all for being so inspiring!

Outing to Canyon

We all needed an outing. What better place is there to go than the beyond gorgeous canyon with perfect weather to go along? The family walks way too fast! Jenny and I were left behind on most of the walk. No matter, we took plenty of hilarious + sweet + pretty pics=awesome time and smiles on our faces! :D I'll share some of the best pictures we took with my bodacious friends!

I got a FREE haircut that day! Is that a uno-brow?

Those glasses are hot!

Momma and Amy-poo! Oh I love them so!

What a flower!

This spot is so beautiful, but if that river floods... Siah-nara cute-ta-cious houses!

Ohh! (the glasses) I found this slice of goodness on the sidewalk in front of our car! Yes!

cool flower!..

We had a great time!  Great lighting! -until it became utterly dark! Arg. haha!
Tootaloo!

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This website is awesome. Anyone can upload a header from shabbyblogs.com, put a picture in it, and put it onto their blog! Its very cool and fun! :D

AHHHHH!!! The Bachelorette FINALLLEE!

Wow this episode was emotionally, exuberantly and ecstatically delicious! AHHHH! It was SO good! Ali chose Roberto and Roberto chose Ali! Ah! The proposal was soooo cute!

Girls Camp Update

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Wow! Girls Camp turned out SO fantastic! I got closer to the YW and had did everything I was supposed to do which made it all the better! The early morning sunrise hike was fantastico! Everyday I did PJ'S like I was supposed to (PJ'S: Prayer, Journal, and Scripture study) and I sung in the mountains! Everything echoes up at Shalom-so of course everyone could hear me, but they just thought it was funny! hahah! I only stayed there for 3 days, but those three days changed my life.
I gave a talk last Sunday on the 11th of July. The gist of what I said is in the post, "What prayer means to me". I wanted to write it on here because writing here helps me to think and put down whats in my large brain. What changed me at girls camp? PJ'S and the YW. It was  just a great experience. Maybe I cannot pinpoint exactly what affected me. All I know is, I am a different person now and something at girls camp made it happen.

Chuck-A-Rama Fiesta!

My brother and I went to the fabulous Chuck-A-Rama! It was incredibly delicious! Ohhh They had everything I wanted! I enjoy Chuck more than Golden Corral. Chuck has better quality food, more delicious food, and very attractive man waiters. Jason and I were being SO loud -luckily we were in the back... haha.


Here's what happened. Jason shoots water at me through his straw; I shove a piece of spinach down his tunic. Jason finally discovers the spinach and throws it... INTO THE OTHER BOOTH! We immediately hide our heads and laugh at each other from across the table! It was HIL-AIR-I-OUS! hahah! Jason also threw a BIZZILLION spit-balls at my drop-dead-gorgeous face! In fact, he is actually a very accurate aimer... (to more important matters) There was this total-model waiter, he was totally looking at me and smiling a ton. He either thought I was funny but immature + embarrassing or utterly attractive. Wow, he had a really nice body and face, but I didn't ever hear his voice-darn. It was probably angelic-like him. *sigh*
Well, we ate like intoxicated monkeys and we did love every moment!


And the best part of this wonderful excursion is Mama Chalata paid for us to go! Awesome possum eh? indeed so! My parents went to spend a TUCANOS lunch with my Grandma and Grandpa.
I have to say once more because it was so funny the first time: we ate like intoxicated monkeys and we did love every moment!
I love the Fab Dab quote: Live in the moment, make it so special, it will be Unforgettable.  Ding!
Toot-ta-loo my darlings!

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What prayer means to me

There have been times in my life when prayer has given me the comfort that no person could. When I pray faithfully, worthily and with real intent, there are many times where I can't help myself to cry in remorse or of happiness! I know for sure of something, I feel immeadite sympathy from one who loves, understands, and knows me. Me, one who is lost in the world, one who understands the gospel and still strays from the path of righteousness. He understands my grief and my joys. He is my eternal father in heaven. I love my earthly father SO much! I cannot immagine how much I will love my Father in heaven when I meet him face to face. "God said, Draw near to me, and I will draw near unto you." He accepts us for who we are and He wants nothing more than to guide us through this wicked world as a light on the hill. Heavenly Father wants us to enjoy true happiness. We can ask for his help and guidence and much more, if we let him. How do I let him guide me through this world that is ripening in iniquity?
Humility
Patience
Faith
Belief
Knowlege
Ponder
Obedience
Repentance
I want to focus right now on Humility, I stuggle with Pride.
How do I get rid of Pride and be humble for the rest of my life?
(Doing so will allow God to work through me and also show me ways to have true joy)
-remember that we are all human, we are not better or worse than any other person
-Be patient with people who have a plethora of pride
-Spend significant time talking with people that you feel are "below you", realize that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, begin to love them as you love yourself
-Say hello to everyone who passes you and realize that every one of god's children and they are all his VIP's (God is no respecter of specific persons)
-read scriptures daily to show god that you require his help to successfully travel through life
-Pray to him and share with him and thank him -for he has created all things that you love (and all things that improove your character.

I wanted to write about this because prayer is a vital part of my life. A part of which I am most deeply greatful for.

The Bachlorette: my thoughts

YAY! So this is a very good show! Its the only reality show that I am watching. I never watch reality shows. They are the devil's shows. But not this one! At least I don't think so. My sister-in-law introduced this one to me! And it is amusing and romantic, which is mostly all I care about in a show or movie.

eeeekk. My sis says not to watch these shows, and I'm wondering if she is right. So far the show hasn't become bad-except that they swear a lot. But I wonder in these next few if it will become bad. The previews are getting more intense Ahhh! I can't wait to see what happens. But don't worry if these become questionable, then I will shut this off forever.
...
Thats all I have to say 'bout that.

Must be out of my head

Fast Sunday was great today! All great until that time I got in a fight with my sister. ugh. So, we went on a hike. She was tired. I only wanted to go a bit farther to take a picture with a better view. She was tired and had a tiny cold. Well, why did you want to go hiking if you had a cold? ARG. Well, I told her that since we disagreed, we needed to compromise. But she would not do that. She ALWAYS HAS TO HAVE HER WAY! And I am STANKIN tired of that about her. I love everything about Amy except that aspect. GRRR. What did I do?

I ignored her wishes and went on! I heard her yell at me. She was yelling I was not. haha. So it was only about 2 minutes up more. After I took 2 pics, I ran down and caught up to her. No she was not happy with me. But we were friends again before we got home. Amy frustrates me, if she does not change I shouldn't press her buttons just to get my way.

Boy! I love Blogger.com! I love writing things in here because it helps me think through anything. :D

TOOTSLAROO!
"Out of My Head" tune

Bubbly thinking?

Hello dears!
Today I said, "I could never step backwards to become the person I did not admire in Jr. High." I have changed dramatically! I was so miserable in Jr. High. Now I feel happy and confident! I love reading.
My goals for the summer:
1. Read the rest of Jane Eyre
2. Read the rest of Mansfield Park
3. Work steadily on Personal Progress Program and Preach My Gospel (studying)
4. Be in good shape = be as healthy as plum pie
5. Habit of scripture reading -every morning
6. other
7. another
8. bla
9. gaaaa
10. Sha bling!

My interesting day as the only girl in the house.

Alright Sparky Here's the Deal.
My Mom and my two sisters -Amy 'n' Jenny- left yesterday on a two week trip to Missouri! I am sure they are having a blast! I am not having such a great time. UGH. I really don't have a lot of nearby friends to hang out with either. I don't know how to have an enjoyable time. It seems like all I have done so far is work work work. There -of course- is nothing wrong with work. I suppose I am just having a negative attitude and i'm being spoiled. I need to be more thankful for the things I have. I have such a geat family, great friends, I have great opportunities. I have lots of fun.
Maybe what's wrong with me is that I am jealous of those around me. Maybe I want everything for myself. This is selfish of me. Maybe I should focus on other people being happy instead of focusing on myself.
I think this is how I should do things this week. This is part of what will help me have a good time. hmmm. is that selfish. =thats ironic. haha
Its very weird to hang out with boys all day. My sisters like to do exactly what makes me happy. boys like chess. Funnn.
We're watching Merlin right now. It is very interesting. Kind of evil.
"If you cross that line again, I will brake that promise without a single thought." -King Luther
ahhh! that was very scary.
My heart is racing like a freaking ant on a horse.
Well, good night.

My thoughts pertaining to Parenting

This Post is mainly to get my thoughts out of my jumbled mind.

I have formed my own opinion regarding how parents should guide children down the straight and narrow path. I have heard several different opinions at home, school, and church from all ages about this specific subject. From what I have gathered in my curious teenage brain, I have formed my unique opinion about Parenting. -keep in mind, this article is typed by me, I am the "victim?" for parents... I am the one who is preached to-

For as numerous years, my mother and father have raised, nutured and cared for me. This post is not to get after them. Don't get me wrong. I give thanks every day for such righteous parents. However, I do find something terribly wrong with one of their methods to, "lead me down the straight and narrow path". Something so wrong that it offends me when they do. I do not know my pride is the part of the reason why I take so great an offense.

My mother reads LAST DAYS articles on the computer and it seems to me, she does not form her own opinions on very many things but only believes what she reads without question. One of my most respected teachers, Mr. Clark, said, "I hope you don't believe everything you hear without a thorough study on the topic. I hope you don't believe everything I tell you." I think what he means is, we should get as many opinions on the subject as possible, then ask ourselves, "WHAT DO I (I,I,I) THINK OF THIS?" I do not know if my own mother does this or not. I do not think she does; she believes some crazy things.

When she reads these very random articles, she desperately attempts to force her own kids to believe as she does. The key word is FORCE. Just today, I was listening to a random song, "American Pie". It is very nearly 8 minutes long and it was made during the Vietnam War. Dear Reader, it must be understood that during this time, a large amount of strange songs were written during this time. Some songs have the lable as DRUNK SONG, HIPPIE SONG, DRUG SONG, etc, etc, etc. Yes, this is true. It is also true that NOT ALL songs and NOT ALL people were evil during this time. Obviously we still had good people in the world; we still had an LDS prophet. The song was very interesting. I did not find anything wrong with it, neither did dad. I actually researched the meaning and found out for sure if the song had a trace of EVIL content (my mom said that songs from this time period are all evil and cursed with black magic-I have a tendency to argue with what she says a lot of the time...). Fortunately for me, the song was not bad at all. The song is just about mourning for the loss of great singers/musicians that died in a plane crash (Ricky Valens, etc.) I just HATE HATE HATE it when my mom goes on and on in persuasion. Then after thats not enough and I still am honest in saying, "Thats great, but I don't believe it.", mom ends with, "Well, I'm in charge and I've been around a lot longer than you have, SO you BETTER believe what I TELL YOU!!!". Grrrr. This kind of talk bugs me, probably one of my biggest pet peeves. I am annoyed by it for a couple more reasons. One, if I disagree, they do not accept the disagreement (they don't accept that everyone thinks differently) and they are severely angry with me for hours. UGH. I have had enough. The following paragraph will be my own opinion.

Parents should give their opinion. Say, "This is my opinion..." Then they can tell their opinion and leave it at that. Kids should respect their parent's opinon enough to consider their words. BUT to force children to believe exactly as the parent does is despicable. Sharing opinions with parents does not always have to be a girl's cat fight. If both have said their part, then there is no more to say. BOTH sides should separate to think the conversation over in their minds.

Parents need to be limited on what they should tell their child to do. Kids NEED NEED NEED to think and decide for themselves. That is what will help them. They will more fully understand that choosing the right in every aspect of life will give them true happiness. As soon as kids reach the age when they can decide and think for themselves, they must only do that. Parents can give opinions and advice. They should not be bossing them around. If they do, the kids will be BABYSAT the rest of their lives, until they learn to be INDEPENDANT.

Thanks for reading! And I am now satisfied... I finally got that mess out of this brain.

Old Spice Commercial

Oh my stars! I love this!
The Man your Man could smell like

Fab quote from Re-joyce

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear
is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness,
that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people
won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine as children do.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And when we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

- Marianne Williamson

LDS.org - Ensign Article - A Return to Virtue

LDS.org - Ensign Article - A Return to Virtue

Prepared for Mass

Hi there!
Exactly a week ago, I gave a talk in Sacrament meeting about Missionary Work. I'll put a link on the bottom if you would like to read it. I specifically chose to write about inviting friends(etc) to environments where they can feel the holy spirit. (Ex: to temple square, a beautiful hike, a place where the people are good examples, etc)


As I thought about this, the thought occurred to me that I have haven't practiced what I have preached for a long time. Of course, there was this one time during my childhood when I invited my friend to come to church :D. That was so long ago. I vaguely remember feeling joy because I had done this. After giving this talk, I decided to DO- what I told my ward to DO. Background: I have many non-member friends and I can literally see how the Holy Ghost affects my life and can see the absence of it in their lives. How awesome would it be to bring the Holy Ghost into their lives?!
So, I put the plan into action. Note:thankgoodness my friend is open to talking about religion. I brought up the conversation and then asked her if I could go to Mass (a catholic sacrament meeting) with her! I sincerely want to learn more about different religions. And since Catholicism is a very popular religion, I thought it would be a great experience to go! Also, I would probably hear some inspiring sermons! THAT IS (in itself) SIMPLY COOL. Then, she told me a little bit about what happens. Then I asked her if she wanted to come to the lds church with me, we talked and she agreed it would be great!
I am leaving next week on Sat to go to mass and then she will come with me Sun for all meetings! I hope this all works out like I hope it will! But I know I shouldn't fret, it will be a great experience for both of us. :D
Bye! Love, Peace, Chicken Grease.

The Cruel World That Loves me only 30%

Hello my Melybelly fans! This morning, I found out the world hates my guts. I have no luck WHATSOEVER. This morn. my phone fell out of my pants or slipped from my grasp 4 times! GRrr. woof sigh. hmmmm and i didn't get the grades I was hoping for because i am a little bit SLACKER-I get that from my dog?-false-No -although Maggie does live on 100% slackerism. haha.

Gr. I am SO sick of EVIL on TV! So after I decided NO MORE CARAMEL CORN FOR ME! but then that failed miserably and the next day I watched yet another episode of Gilmore Girls. UGH. The whole thing promoted terrible morals and ethics. That show has a foundation of SELF-CENTERED-NESS, DISHONESTY, SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE, RUDENESS, NO RESPECT FOR PARENTS, SMOKING, GOSSIP, PEOPLE WHO CAN'T COMMIT, PEOPLE WHO DON'T IMPROVE THEIR FOLLIES-BUT LEARN TO JUSTIFY THEIR FOLLIES,OVERLOAD OF PROFANITY ETC ETC bla bla BLA.

You know, I hadn't really thought about all of this. But it is as true now as the first time I watched it. The show was so deceiving. Why do I think this?

At first the show had half of these qualities and shown in smaller portions. From the first episode, the bad qualities have increased exponentially and in Larger scale.

There is one positive thing I can say about Gilmore Girls. I love the Theme Song: "When you lead"


All the characters/heros have very bad qualities. I want to reflect on what Brother Johnson (great Mountain View Seminary Teacher) said about heros- A hero is someone who you can look up to, who sets a higher example for you, someone you want to be like, therefore you can feel right about every decision they make.

Gilmore Girls was very funny and addicting to watch. It was very addicting because i knew I was doing something rebel worthy. I did not have a good feeling after I watched the show 75% of the time. A lot of the time it ended on a depressing note. But a good theme of it is: Really try to be best friends with your mother also, support good behavior and warn of bad behavior but let them make their own decisions.
This show did help me when I was feeling lonely. I felt like I was without friends, just like how Rory felt. It did help me, but now i'm ready to move on.
Enjoy the Fabulous theme song!- Where you Lead- by Carol King.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoNEJyuWhUI&feature=related

Hot Basketball Boys

My sis and I went to an AWESOME b-ball game in SLC. I was always booing/wahooing/yeeehawing, there were some amazing shots. The only complaint I have for basketball games is that they seem to drag on because of Advertising. Ah! I can't tell you how annoying it was to always be told, "buy this, go here,bla bla bla!" I came to watch an epic basketball game, and not to be over-advertised to. On the other hand, we had GREAT seats, 3rd row and in the middle of the court! We saw every thing! And on the way home, Amy told me a couple funny/awkward stories of boys. These are the best stories, hahahah!