You Get What You Give: A Halloween Story

Once there was an eleven year-old boy who always bullied people. But he didn't bully people by hurting them or making fun of them; he bullied people by scaring them. His favorite time to scare kids was on halloween. He would dress up as some weird monster and when kids came by he'd jump out of the bushes. When the kids ran away he'd laugh and if he was lucky the kids would leave their candy bag. One Halloween, it was a full moon. It hadn't been a full moon in a very long time. So just like all the other full moons, he dressed up like a werewolf and scared kids. He was about to leave when someone else came with a very scary werewolf costume; it almost looked real. He jumped out at it, but it just looked at him, stood up straight, and he realized it was 8 feet tall. It roared a skin-melting roar, and it's teeth were real. He ran to the abandoned boatyard. He hid behind some crates. He turned around and he was relieved to see it was gone. Then he felt a gooey liquid on his head. He looked up. He barely had enough time to scream.

The End.

Isn't she beautiful?, again

I love this book!

Bandit's Moon by Sid Fleischman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A great book for an adventure. It makes you excited to read. It's a fictional book about real people. It's hard to believe that they're real people because of how adventurous the story is. It makes me want to learn a lot more about the people.
Everyone should read this book, especially people who like adventures.

I loved it so much, that I finished it in about 4 hours.


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My notes from general conference

A sincere testimony can help you follow the lords plan.
You meet adversity with hope.
Our duty is to invite millions to the church of Jesus christ.
Pain teaches us patience.
after Jesus was resurrected he stayed with his decibels for 20 days then he went to heaven.
Jesus shall give you a blessing of to much to receive.
Jesus loves us.
If the sheep is lead away the lamb will follow.
If you give you will have less but your testimony will grow stronger.
Don't give up to soon.
Sometimes you have to search harder to find your target.
there is no place for gossip and unkind words.
We become our true selfs by helping others.
Life is about helping others.
When we are worried about others,when we go about doing good,we touch lives that will never be quite the same.
Simple acts of kindness repeated countless times daily,are the true substance of life.
The people you most admire are likely to touch you not because of there accomplishments, but there acts of kindness,not their beauty,but their big hearts,not their success but their support.
A good character is the best tombstone.
Those who love you,and who were helped by you,will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered.
Carve your name on hearts,not marble.
Life may not always be easy.
Are father and his son Jesus Christ,in heaven love us dearly
By Becoming the answer to someone else's prayer you often find the answer to your own.
Revaluation is communication with god.
Everyone has doubts.
Choose a mate, before it's to late, and while you still have a chance,and before your to old to even dance.
God decides who we are and what you do.
You are blessed if you faithfully pay your tithing.
You con not accomplish a to be but you can accomplish a to do.

A conference talk poem

Choose a mate,

before it's too late,

while you still have a chance

and before your to old to even dance.

John baptized Him,

Emptiness He replaced with love,

Sacrifice of death,

Ushers everyone, He does,

Sins He has not.

Isn't she beautiful?

Jamie and my sweet niece, Betty.

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Change

I feel like I'm taking over the family blog-but at this point I don't know if it's worth it to even start my own, so unless anyone has any objections I'll just keep writing on here. I wasn't planning on blogging today but I felt like I should share some of the things I have been studying and learning in class.

Just to keep in the back of your mind: what is one characteristic about yourself that you wish you could change? (not physical, something deeper than that)
I am reading in Samuel right now about all the great prophets and leaders that ruled Israel. The other night I read 1 Samuel 12:20
20) "Fear not; ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart." Reading that verse, I thought about how comforting it is know that even though I am a sinful person, I am invited to stay close to Him. Reading on in verses 22- 24
22)"For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. 23)Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way. 24) Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you."
Not only am I invited to always serve the Lord but I am promised that he will not forsake me. Although we are sinful people, He will not leave us alone. This idea has been prevalent in my thoughts the past few days and then I went to class today and what I learned enhanced the things I have been thinking about.
In 1 Samuel 10, Saul is anointed as king and in verse 6 it says that he "shalt be turned into another man." Verse 9 says that"God gave him another heart." The Atonement has the power to change a person's nature and turn it into a more Christlike nature. Like the people in the Book of Mormon during the days of King Benjamin who said (Mosiah 5:2) " the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually," Saul was changed into a new person. We are able to become new creatures in Christ because there is not ANY aspect of our natures that cannot be changed through the Atonement. You can change that part of yourself that you are not happy with. It may take days, or even years to make changes but because of the Savior, we can continually progress. I know that the Atonement has the power to change us. I also know that change is one of the hardest things we go through in this life. It takes work. It takes a lot of effort. It takes persistence. But, I know it is all worth it. In order to become more Christlike, we have to change daily.

Things at the Jerusalem Center are great. We've had a laid back week after all the craziness last week. Time to catch up on homework and some sleep. Today we had our humanitarian project which always turns into a huge dance party in the warehouse. Have I mentioned that I love the people here? I wish I could bring everyone home with me so I could introduce them to the people I love at home. Tonight is movie night, "Death on the Nile" which will be great because it takes place at a site we have visited. Tomorrow is church and I get to see my primary kids again and we'll probably end up at the Garden of Gethsemane after church. I hope everyone is having a great week! Thanks for reading my ramblings.