Today was the Saturday afternoon session of conference and I got to go watch it live! My friend Katie had extra tickets and I couldn't refuse them because it was for the same session that my missionaries were to sing in the General Conference choir! I teach ESL missionaries at the Missionary Training Center in Provo and my district was invited to sing for general conference. What a special treat it was to go and watch them sing! Also, when I got home I saw a bunch of posts on facebook about how David Archuletta was singing in the choir too. I didn't even realize it. Cool. I bet the missionaries in my district got to meet him then.
My favorite talk during the afternoon session was definitely Elder Holland's. He is always a powerful speaker and what he says always moves me. I think it is his passion about the topics he delivers that really makes a difference. Today he talked about quite a few subjects all in one talk; forgiveness, envy, and not getting hung up on the past were a few things I got out of it. It was a great experience.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
KONY 2012
The new video from the makers of Invisible Children has come out this year and is making headlines. The interesting thing is that a lot of headlines have been negative! I first saw the Invisible Children video in 2005 at a showing on BYU campus. I was very moved and donated money and bought T-shirts and the video to help spread the word. The grass roots movement has made a big impact and a lot of publicity has helped more people become aware of what is going on in Africa and children soldiers- not as much publicity as the KONY 2012 video is going to get.
The KONY 2012 video has already had over 50 million views on YouTube and growing. The main point of the video is to gain publicity and help the world become aware of Joseph Kony. Joseph Kony is the evil man that is behind the group in Africa that kidnaps children and forces them to kill their parents and then for their army in general. Watching the Invisible Children and Kony 2012 video makes it near impossible to not feel something and be motivated to spread the word. I was shocked to hear that the group behind the videos is being criticized for not using 100% of donations for the actual cause. There are even people on facebook making statements like "What's the big deal? There's stuff like this happening in other places in the world too." I can't believe how insensitive people are to be against such a great movement. Just the awareness the videos are bringing is changing the actions of people and the government! I support the cause!!!
The KONY 2012 video has already had over 50 million views on YouTube and growing. The main point of the video is to gain publicity and help the world become aware of Joseph Kony. Joseph Kony is the evil man that is behind the group in Africa that kidnaps children and forces them to kill their parents and then for their army in general. Watching the Invisible Children and Kony 2012 video makes it near impossible to not feel something and be motivated to spread the word. I was shocked to hear that the group behind the videos is being criticized for not using 100% of donations for the actual cause. There are even people on facebook making statements like "What's the big deal? There's stuff like this happening in other places in the world too." I can't believe how insensitive people are to be against such a great movement. Just the awareness the videos are bringing is changing the actions of people and the government! I support the cause!!!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Looking for work!
This week gave us a rude awakening of what it feels like to be out of work and have bills to pay. Raul quit his job this week and I will be unable to work at the Missionary Training Center as of graduation next month. We have been looking at all the usual places (craigslist, KSL, etc.) but haven't had any luck with getting an interview. The job market is tough right now!
We are also looking for a new place to live because our landlord has to sell his place. This leaves us with a month to find somewhere we can live and afford to pay the rent. We will try to split rent by living with a friend or something. If that doesn't work out, we will probably need to live with Raul's mom for a while until we find stable jobs. We will keep praying and hope for the best!
We are also looking for a new place to live because our landlord has to sell his place. This leaves us with a month to find somewhere we can live and afford to pay the rent. We will try to split rent by living with a friend or something. If that doesn't work out, we will probably need to live with Raul's mom for a while until we find stable jobs. We will keep praying and hope for the best!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
A new start
This week, Raul and I have been making some steps toward a new life. The first step was to buy our first bed together! We got a queen size bed at Macy's closeout sale for only $300. We had special hook-ups as well because Raul works at Macy's and gets extra discounts and "Macy's money."
Another step we took was to look for our first place to live (other than with a professor). We are searching on Craigslist for now, but we have a realtor friend who might be able to help us out if we don't find something soon. We hope to move in to a new place right after I graduate in April. In order to fund this, we are also looking for new jobs that will pay better.
Another step we took was to look for our first place to live (other than with a professor). We are searching on Craigslist for now, but we have a realtor friend who might be able to help us out if we don't find something soon. We hope to move in to a new place right after I graduate in April. In order to fund this, we are also looking for new jobs that will pay better.
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