Who? Richard G. Scott.
When? April 15th, 2011
I went above and beyond on this one, folks. Not only did I shake Richard G. Scott's hand, but I hugged him too!
He came to Lethbridge for a YSA fireside* and when it was over, me and my friends, Shirls and Wendy, waited in a tiny hallway as he finished a meeting with the Stake Presidency*. When he came out he greeted us and I had the biggest, stupid grin on my face as Shirls told him about my goal to shake an apostle's* hand, then my uncle (who was there because he's in the stake) told Elder Scott that I'll be getting married. That's when I got my hug and Elder Scott told me that he hoped I would be very happy.
You know, in the church the apostles tend to be glorified as these out-of-this world men, but really, they're just like me and you except they have serve as special witnesses of Christ. I loved meeting Elder Scott because you could tell that he wasn't trying to be anything special, but at the same time you could tell there was a special spirit about him. I could feel the love he had for me and all the other YSA there as an extension of the love that Christ and Heavenly Father have for us.
If you ever have a general authority visiting in your area and you have a chance to meet them, take it! Because it is totally worth it.
* - YSA? Fireside? Stake Presidency? Apostle?? What is all this?
It's mormon lingo. We have our own little language within the church mostly comprised of acronyms. YSA stands for Young Single Adults and it is comprised of the unmarried members of the church between 18 and 30 years of age. A fireside is when we all gather at a church building to listen to counsel given to us by leaders of the church. A stake presidency is comprised of a man and his two counselors and together they govern over a body of members of a couple thousand people grouped together in congregations of about 400-500. An apostle is one man of twelve who is at the very head of the church with the prophet and his two counsellors in charge of them all.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A new day
I have a new favourite artist. For a long time I've loved the works of Andy Warhol. You know, his colourful prints of marilyn monroe, his classic campbell's soup cans and his banana.
Then I discovered Banksy, the secretive London graffiti artist, whose street art exposes the skeletons of the world's closet and also reminds us of what a beautiful place it can be/has been.
Enter my new love: Candy Chang. Her website describes her as a public installation artist who likes to make cities more comfortable for people. I'm still discovering all the inspiring works she's done and I've loved every single one. My absolute favourite is what she's done with the side of an abandoned house in New Orleans. She transformed it into a giant chalkboard with the words "Before I Die" painted on it. They left chalk out so people can write down the things they want to do before they die. The response has been impressive.
Here's my favourite comment that was written on the site:
Before I die I want to raise a family that loves each other and will make the world a better place. World peace has to start somewhere, right?
Then I discovered Banksy, the secretive London graffiti artist, whose street art exposes the skeletons of the world's closet and also reminds us of what a beautiful place it can be/has been.
Enter my new love: Candy Chang. Her website describes her as a public installation artist who likes to make cities more comfortable for people. I'm still discovering all the inspiring works she's done and I've loved every single one. My absolute favourite is what she's done with the side of an abandoned house in New Orleans. She transformed it into a giant chalkboard with the words "Before I Die" painted on it. They left chalk out so people can write down the things they want to do before they die. The response has been impressive.
Here's my favourite comment that was written on the site:
"you know what I abslolutely love about this?I want this done in my city! This is something that every city needs. Wouldn't the world be a better place if we all realized that everyone has hopes and dreams of a brighter future? I am on the verge of starting a new life with the wonderful young man I love and who loves me in return. I want us to be happy together and when we have kids, I want to raise them with love and teach them to make good choices.
the purity of it all.
reading this, the thoughts of all these people, make me realize that deep down, after all the materialistic bullshit we put ourselves through every day, our human race isn't too bad after all."
Before I die I want to raise a family that loves each other and will make the world a better place. World peace has to start somewhere, right?
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Look what i can do with no pants.
Well folks, I'm feeling particularly unmotivated to put pants on today so I decided to take advantage of it and post a little something.
Sidenote -- I went to bed without pants last night and when I woke up I never got around to putting any on. It's wonderful! TMI? Maybe. But no worries, I will be sure to put some on before I step out the door. Or before I go upstairs. Whatever comes first.
Moving on -- I've got a few exciting things to share with you all. I'm sure you'll be very happy for me if you haven't heard already...
I'm getting married!! To Johnny. Duh. I suppose that since I'm gonna be marrying the guy you should at least get to know his real name.
Wait. Nope. I change my mind. He is my Johnny Lingo and that is how he will stay on the blog. (Besides, if you know me in real life, you most likely know Johnny in real life too). Sorry folks, but the number one rule of any superhero is never wear a cape because it can get caught in things and kill you. And the number two rule is always protect your loved ones.
Tee hee, I have a loved one.
Anyway, I suppose you want to hear all about the proposal and whatnot? Good, cause it's a good one.
First he had to ask dad's permission and boy was he nervous. But it was cute. What he did was he went out and bought 48 cans of pineapple and 2 real ones. Then he printed off 50 little cow pictures and taped them to each can and pineapple. Then he brought them over to my house while I was at school one day and my parents were at home. Then he started taking them out one by one and when my parents saw the little cow pictures, they had a pretty good idea of what was going on. (If you don't know the backstory here, you need to read my first post about Johnny and then you need to watch this little movie (it's been split into three parts that you can find here. here. and here.) and you will get it) Anywho, once all the cows were on the table he gave my parents his speel talking about how we love each other very much and how we'd like to get married but with their blessing first. I'm told that my dad put on his typical tough-guy-father face and my mom put on her I'm-so-happy-I-could-cry face. My mom gave him instant approval and dad said no but then mom smacked him and he changed his answer.
So that's the permission part. The proposal was much more exciting.
We went skydiving. No joke. It was pretty wicked. He went first and then I went after Johnny. When I landed on the ground he gave me a hug, got down on one knee and proposed with a watermelon as the jewelery box. Naturally, I said yes and everybody went home happy. You should see my ring! It's so pretty and shiny. I got to wear it for a day and I couldn't take my eyes off it. It's been sent away to be resized now and I have a very nice Walmart substitute for the time being but I want my opal ring!
Pictures will be coming soon, but right now I've gotta go get some pants on.
Sidenote -- I went to bed without pants last night and when I woke up I never got around to putting any on. It's wonderful! TMI? Maybe. But no worries, I will be sure to put some on before I step out the door. Or before I go upstairs. Whatever comes first.
Moving on -- I've got a few exciting things to share with you all. I'm sure you'll be very happy for me if you haven't heard already...
I'm getting married!! To Johnny. Duh. I suppose that since I'm gonna be marrying the guy you should at least get to know his real name.
Wait. Nope. I change my mind. He is my Johnny Lingo and that is how he will stay on the blog. (Besides, if you know me in real life, you most likely know Johnny in real life too). Sorry folks, but the number one rule of any superhero is never wear a cape because it can get caught in things and kill you. And the number two rule is always protect your loved ones.
Tee hee, I have a loved one.
Anyway, I suppose you want to hear all about the proposal and whatnot? Good, cause it's a good one.
First he had to ask dad's permission and boy was he nervous. But it was cute. What he did was he went out and bought 48 cans of pineapple and 2 real ones. Then he printed off 50 little cow pictures and taped them to each can and pineapple. Then he brought them over to my house while I was at school one day and my parents were at home. Then he started taking them out one by one and when my parents saw the little cow pictures, they had a pretty good idea of what was going on. (If you don't know the backstory here, you need to read my first post about Johnny and then you need to watch this little movie (it's been split into three parts that you can find here. here. and here.) and you will get it) Anywho, once all the cows were on the table he gave my parents his speel talking about how we love each other very much and how we'd like to get married but with their blessing first. I'm told that my dad put on his typical tough-guy-father face and my mom put on her I'm-so-happy-I-could-cry face. My mom gave him instant approval and dad said no but then mom smacked him and he changed his answer.
So that's the permission part. The proposal was much more exciting.
We went skydiving. No joke. It was pretty wicked. He went first and then I went after Johnny. When I landed on the ground he gave me a hug, got down on one knee and proposed with a watermelon as the jewelery box. Naturally, I said yes and everybody went home happy. You should see my ring! It's so pretty and shiny. I got to wear it for a day and I couldn't take my eyes off it. It's been sent away to be resized now and I have a very nice Walmart substitute for the time being but I want my opal ring!
Pictures will be coming soon, but right now I've gotta go get some pants on.
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