Idea... Well... More like sentimental Idea

So... You get one of these again... sentimental and probably annoying... but here it goes

So I was listening to a great wonderful song and have been for almost three days... ok well... not straight... well... I am straight but I mean I like I listen to it whenever I can and when others aren't in the car.

THIS SONG HAS PENETRATED MY SOUL!!! LITERALLY!!! ouch...

I know some people might not get this cause it's more of a song for a guy... Girls like the song and they might be able to compare with me how they feel but seriously... for the guys... This one... well for the guys who want to read and the girls who will read...

Author : Stephen Speaks

Song : Out Of My League

Album : No More Doubt


(Girls you can change the word to be about a guy if you want)
Before anyone goes crazy and stuff listen to the song a couple of time.

Yeah it's cute and sentimental... but the reason why i'm having you listen to it or you can choose to listen to it is not the reason you probably think.

Most people listen to this song and think "Oh was a great love song" "I'd melt if someone sung me this..." (Yes... you know who i'm talking about... hopefully) "Great song to get a girl to like me"   And other stuff like that. But take a step back. Don't listen to this song on a one to one level or a boyfriend to girlfriend level. I know the song is really targeted to lovers or people who want lovers...

But the beautiful thing about music is that you can take it anyway you want. It's up to you. Whatever you think might not be what the person next to you is thinking. It's beautiful.

The reason I went through all this work to tell you this is so you can think about it too. I guess that's what Blogs are about.

I just thought you could think about it about everyone.

The way I see this song is...
     Picture the friends and people you have met and that have influenced you over your life. Now listen to the song and picture the friends, the family, the stranger who has helped you in your life. Picture their face. Picture how they have helped you. Remember how grateful you are for them and how much you really love them. How even though there isn't anything romantic between you two, you still Love them with all your heart.
     Now most people when they think about friend that have influenced them for the better, I usually think I'm "Out Of My League once again"
     How in the world did I become so lucky to have such wonderful friends. Grown to love how they act and their funny little quirks. Even though you are totally different you are so glad that you have met them because they have made you so much better than what you were before.
    
This just all hit me tonight. How grateful I am for people; People who lift me higher.

We are all out of our leagues. Think about it. We can all grow to something on this earth. We could be the dictator of the world and still be out of our league. Without the Love of God and the Atonement we wouldn't be able to get in the right league. We're out of our leagues without the condescension of God. The Love he has for us. The infinite love. The infinite Atonement. "We all should Love how Christ Loved." Infinitely and without guile. Without hate or light-mindedness.

I'm sorry that just turned into a religious thing. Actually I'm not sorry. It's true. God loves us. He will always love us. He will always want what's best for us. We just need to figure out his will and strive to live a Christ-Like life. Looming, I know. We can't live a perfect life but we can live a life to the best of out abilities and Christ will make it up for the rest. Perfect through Christ.

(Watch out CHALLENGE AHEAD READ AT YOUR OWN RISK)


Challenge Part 1: Now go out and tell someone how much you love them. But don't tell someone who you talk to regularly. Talk to someone who has influenced you and you don't see them all the time. Don't Facebook them or Text them. Socialize. Call them. Meet up with them. Talk to them. It's so much better to talk.

Challenge Part 2: Now for the second part of the challenge "Be not afraid of the Gospel of Christ." Stand as a witness in all things and in all places. Don't be afraid to talk about the Gospel to people. The biggest part about this part of the challenge is to not be afraid to talk. In our day and age of texting and blogging (Ironic eh?) and Facebook. We lose the social part of life. Talk. Be not afraid.

Signing Out
Matt

P.s. Try to keep the special experiences to yourself unless you are prompted to share them. Don't flaunt around with the gospel. It is a sacred and special thing. But testify. I know a little confusing... but you'll get it.

So... Oceans

I just heard a really good song last night... well two nights ago. First time I've ever heard it. But it was a really good song. One that gets stuck in your head. You know those songs that once you've listened to them they never leave. They never go even when you get annoyed by them. Well this time, I've decided to take this song and try to learn something from it...

You know what I learned...

I'm a Sap.

There I said it.

But really I am.

I'm one of those guys who loves a good Chick Flick, a good Love Song. I don't know how it happened and it doesn't make sense. I guess growing up with 4 girls took it's toll on me.

It's true... Sappy sap. Probably not the worst but really... I watch Leap Year and I was all mad close to the end when she didn't end up with the right guy. Then I was really really happy when at the end she finally ends up with him. I wouldn't say as much as I cried. I'm not much of a sap. I'm not a saap. Just a sap.

It's been a thing coming. It's not new. I know it. I tried writing songs... but they all ended up to be something about love and stuff... It was strange. Even when I tried not to do something songy and with lyrics that was sappy... it just happened. I've sat down and started playing and a song just pops out. I don't even remember them the next day. It's just like they need to pop out or I'll go insane.

Oh here is an example. This is the last one I wrote and I only got a couple lines in... basically one verse. Maybe half a verse... or a chorus... I'm not sure but here it is.


I am walkin, Through the forest of Love
They a mockin, The way I feel for you but girl
Oh girl, please know you are the one for me
who I love completely

Sappy. I know. It just happened. I sat down with my guitar and put a capo on and started playing and after a while I started to sing. Kind of strange. I thought I was going insane. Yeah make fun of me. Go for it. You can if you want... but I don't think it'll change me.

I just thought of something random... would a "Sappy Man" be a contradiction?

And there is my wall.

Oooo... 'nother idea pop. Blam. Bam. Bap.

So i guess this in the end... I'm not really sure.

I could just ramble. But I don't think many would read it. Well... I just had an idea. I'll make a separate page that has some random lyrics on it. I'll change it periodically... if you want. Posting them isn't as good cause then you just get lyrics... no commentary. The commentary is probably the best part eh. Read on... if you want.

But this is ending.

Singing Out
Matt

Just Because

Sitting in my bed room with plenty to do
But i'm kinda lazy
So I got on the computer not knowing what to do.
I read some random stuff and then started to type

This is what I got as you might be able to tell
It's not all that good you see but that is just because
This is just because there is no other reason
No rhyme or meaning or other junk to make any sense.

So please just don't worry I haven't gone insane
well mostly haven't gone but that adds to the mystery.
The mystery of why i'm still typing and why you are still reading.
Don't look at me, You're interested apparently.

Interested in strange rambling of a Tall, Weird kid.
But don't worry, it's not contagious.
Well I don't think it is, So you probably should stop.
Stop before you actually start to like this garbage.

But if you start to like it then ummm.
Woop de doo.
I'm personally not a fan
I'm just saying stuff

This probably doesn't qualify for anything really cool.
But between you and me
I'm gonna go jump in a pool.

Signing Out
Matt

Change... It's good for you.

So that bright annoying yellow just had to go. So I got something that I thought was still awesome and was a little tiny bit still musical... casue it'sa me.

Signing Out
Matt

It's been a while...

Hey, Guess what... I'm not dead. I'm just clarifying that i'm not dead and haven't fall off the face of this earth. I'm just at school... which is pretty much the same thing but whatever. School is intense. Really really intense. I love it. I have found the perfect time to study and the perfect place to study... well for me. Perfect time is right after all my classes are done and on Tuesdays after the devotional. I go to the Library. I know that some people don't like this place but I find the BYU Library a perfect place to study because the only distractions I have is my laptop doing what i'm doing right now. But it's not a bad distraction because I only use it when I need a little break from studying. A way to clear my brain for another while of study.

BYU is pretty much the Bomb.com. It's really fun to be here and you meet a lot of people from all over. I have made about 6 friends but unfortunately/fortunately they are all guys. One is from Cali, another from Orem. One from Iowa, one from Arizona and I really can't remember where the other one are. I don't even think we've talked about where they are from. So... don't judge me. But they are awesome. I have two classes with 3 of them so I see and talk with them during the day. The two I've grown closest with names are Taylor and CJ. Taylor is from Cali and CJ is from Orem. It's pretty interesting to hear stories, especially from Taylor, about life. Here in Mormonville it's kinda hard to understand people who aren't members because literally everyone here is a member. Not everyone but a lot of people are members. It's cool to hear stories of people they have talked to and friends they know and stuff. It's really cool to hear their testimonies and try to understand how the received it.

One this I though was really cool was from a friend called Trevor. He lives in Iowa. Iowa is all one mission and it covers I think one stake or less. I find it intriguing that the whole state of Iowa is one mission. Iowa isn't really that small. I bet it's so hard to find people who believe the same things you do out in Iowa because it's just huge.

Meeting new people is fun. Classes are fun. Everyone wants to be there and you have no party poopers who are just there because they have to be. Everyone participates and everyone is awesome.

Nothing more... just an update on my life

OH MISSION UPDATE!!!! I now have a visa to leave the country!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm definately going to Brazil now!!!!!!!!!!

Signing Out
Matt

Mmmm... Mmmm... Chalk

I Love Chalk. When you mix chalk and friends well a lot of fun happens.

Some friends and I/Me/whatever is proper grammer, have hung out tonight and yesterday night. Well each night has been topped off with a piece of amazing. They got awesome idea to go and draw on a round a-boot with chalk. I thought that it was pretty much brilliant. It was way fun and it made me realize that it doesn't matter what I'm doing, just as long as I'm with friends then I'll be ok. It'll like that with movies too. I went to go see How to Train Your Dragon by myself and it was kinda good. Then I went with friends and it was loads better. Like 50 Times better. So much better that you wouldn't believe how much better. I really like it, especially when I'm kinda hyper. It's fun that way.

Not much of a post and I know... EARLY but I'm up and I can post something right?

Signing Out
Matt

The Longest title you'll ever see in this blog about nothing really. More like a blog inside a Blog and a title. I wonder how many characters I get to put a title. This is really long. It's like just as long as I am tall. Kinda weird to think about. It's not short or anything and this goes on for ever. Are you really going to read all of this? Cause it's more like a waste of your time to really read and try to understand all this. Snorkel. See I can do it too. The walls are white and the ceiling is white. My bed is white. I'm white. Man... I need to paint something... I choose the carpet. Or Pichachu What ever comes first in the line of my mind. Man. I wonder if all this will post. It's like a Title Blog. It's probably going to be just as long as the post. Or as me tall. Man, I'm running out of things to type. If two dogs are running as speed of 10 MPH and they are going to collide. How many people are going to die in the plane crash right next to them? Answer me that Math Teachers. Ok, this is a really long title. I really expected it to just randomly cut off halfway through a sentence about 10 years ago. But it didn't. So I'll keep typing till it does or until I annoy myself so much that i'll stop... . . . . Woah that took a lot of space and it still isn't down. I wonder how many people will read this. If you read this Leave a comment that says the one random word that I put way earlier back. If you get it right I'll send you a Doritos bag or something. Something cool. But since only like one person looks at this anyways... I don't think that will happen anytime soon. Oooo I just realized I probably have a bunch of random one word things in this ahem.. "Title" Good luck Guess away. Hopefully it's not too obvious cause I really want this Doritos bag. Thursday is my favorite day ( For this week and while I go to school cause it's basically the weekend for me now) looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggg Ahem... "Title" I guess i'll just name this one Ahem... "Title" ok sooo I guess Signing out of this Ahem... "Title" Matt

July 1st,
July 2010
1st, 2010
July
1st
2010

Moving on,

Hey guess what... today is July 1st of 2010. Yeah, Pretty epic. I'm counting down to just about 34 days. What about you? What are you counting down to?

*Listens (Just like all the kid cartoons)*

That's a great one.

Now we go off to save the doritos. As a flying Hawk (Doritos Link) I'd say look at it and read and watch it be amazing like 20 and a half times in a row for 20 years. So don't worry. You've got a lot of time to watch it over 20 years. Better get started.


Well, now lets say i'm sitting in my room being bored. Lets just pretend I'm writing a post that will be view by round about 5 people. Maybe 10 if each of the 5 look at it twice for kicks and giggles. Or use it to find the Doritos Link. That means within 20 years I should have like 102 and a half visits to this page just to find the Doritos. That's cool.

Blagh is a cool word. Cause it's Blah and Blog put together. I'm pretty sure that is all this is. A Blagh. A really bada one-a. Pretty bad. I'm like a fly, never know where it's going and really really realllllllllly annoying. That's why you just pull out your newspaper and swat this Blagh. Bleh.

Wind is cool. The End

HA, you thought I was done... No Dice. :P

"I'm the leader I say when it's done
.
.
.
Ok it's done"

Singing Out
Matt

Three days later... all is just peaches and pie.

Well. It's been three day's since the last post. Nothing much to write about and nothing much to talk about. I ummm... am at school... but you know that already. Nothing exciting. Nothing to report. Boring Post. Blah Blah Blah Blagh.

Singing Out
Matt

My Thought Process

So, I know some people are probably thinking how i Think... Think to think (Help help, We're sinking).Well... I don't know how to let you know how I think. I guess I'll just through... well type a bunch of random thoughts in my head to get them out.

"Steven Colbert really has things right, just gets to them in the weirdest and sometimes most disgusting ways."

"Strawberry's my favorite"

"If the healthy hand line forms here... where does the unhealthy hand line start?"

I know this really doesn't help you understand... but it's fun.

"2+2=fish
fish=food
food=good
good=alive
therefore we find that
2+2=alive."

"My sister is the most awesome person I know, I always learn so much from her. For example she wears her CTR ring so that the CTR is facing herself so it reminds her to choose the right. I know it's not a lot and it probably doesn't make sense but I always thought I'd wear my CTR facing away from me so it could remind others to Choose the Right. A subtle difference I know but Now I try to wear mine facing towards me cause I realized that to 'make the world a better place, take a look at YOURSELF. Then make the change' (Man in the Mirror)"

"I think kids have more wisdom than adults. We think that we need to teach kids the right way which we should be through examples and such. But sometimes we need to slow down and listen to our child because they are amazing. They have taught me so much"

"The moon is amazing tonight"

"Mars is bright tonight (Harry Potter Number something)"

I can never choose a favorite character from the Book of Mormon because they all have done through so much and a lot of them are filled with the Spirit. I'd just pick all of them somehow. They are all amazing."

"I need to somehow work on music or learning something more music related"

"OOOOO... I'm kinda teaching myself the drums. I just play with them and get rhythms down and work on becoming better. It helps me to not be boring during the summer... not lazy."

Signing Out
Matt

I think I need to post... Bam... A post is born.

 Life moves fast... especially in college. Wow, the end of my first school week... Weird. You know what is even weirder... College girls. You wanna know why? Well... every girl in college from the age of 18-27 ish all look the same... Not the same as in... 'haven't i seen you before' same. Like there isn't an age put on girls in college. It's weird... Which also it very weird cause you start talking to a girl and since they are all so mature they just can talk to literally anyone. Well, I guess that also comes with the 'girl' or 'woman' status. But it's especially weird cause you start to get to know one of the girls and then the next class period you learn that she is 25 and almost done with college. It kinda freaks me out. I know, I know, 'grow up matt'. But it's still weird. College is just weird. Who came up with it... oh wait... probably girls.

It's the way for girls to freak out some little frosh by talking with him. Oh I get it. Just a giant conspiracy of girls trying to make Pre-missionaries feel weird. Oh great. How fun. It's scary. Watch Out.

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Singing Out
Matt

Preparation

So, I've been preparing (who would of thought) for my mission and stuff. It's pretty fun. I love learning. I learn from my Book of Mormon class and my Mission Prep class. Well... I learn from those places more doctrine and stuff. But my favorite learning has been personal study. For an example, if you have see 'The Other Side of Heaven' the main guy in that movie (sorry, I can't remember his name) he learns the language from reading the Book of Mormon is his native language and then in the foreign language. Back and forth and Back and forth. Well, I'm trying it... but it's a Portuguese and not in Tongan? Samoan? Not sure which it was in the movie. Well if you want to check out the page 'Portuguese' I have new words on there. I'm kinda guessing at these words. I haven't checked them. I just guessed from what I read from English to Portuguese.

Anyways that has been the funnest preparation I've been doing. It feels awesome to be learning the scriptures and trying to learn Portuguese. It's way fun. If i can give any words of small counsel to people who are learning a foreign language, try it through the Book of Mormon. It does take a while to do but it's so much fun.

Signing Out
Matt

First Day

So as some might know I started College today. I'm all grow up and saving china... well... saving something. Let me just tell you a little about college... HOLY COW, IT'S BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE!!!! Ha ha, I keep learning things I need to do so that I don't get tickets and stuff. There is a lot of stuff... Wow, let me tell you somethings I learned so that you don't get a ticket or die at BYU... If that's where you're going.

1. If you are going to live at home you need to turn in this weird form that says you're living at home. It's strange. I mean if you live in Provo or Orem why do you need to turn in something that says I live at home. The paper says it's a declaration. I declare that I live at home... Well, it's kinda obvious... I live at a place where my family lives. Is it really that bad. I mean come on. If it was something else I guess it'd be bad but I live at home. H... O... M... E... Don't forget it.

2. For some reason you need a bike license... to.. park you bike? huh? logic? what? It's strange. I find it strange. It's so that the campus police know which bikes they can slash the tires or not. I can just see it... "Does this one have a license on it? It doesn't... well... *slash* Mwhahahahahaha"

3. College everywhere you get a lot of homework... first day and wow... I feel sorry for the people who don't have religion classes cause theirs are probably harder. My classes are Monday-Thursday. I have a Book of Mormon class form 9-9:50 in the JSB. Then i go to Mission Prep from 10-10:50 at the MARB. For those who don't know what those are then the JSB is the Joseph Smith Building and the MARB is the Martin Building... But i've never had so much homework and I only have two classes. I guess the word(s) of wisdom here are don't fall behind and do get overwelmed.

Also I'd suggest getting to know the campus before you go... I got semi lost... just a little bit though. Names like acronyms are confusing.

Signing Out
Matt

D&C (The Good Stuff)

Doctrine and Covenants 4: 2, 7
Doctrine and Covenants 6: 28
Doctrine and Covenants 8: 10
Doctrine and Covenants 9: 8
Doctrine and Covenants 10: 4
Doctrine and Covenants 11: 21
Doctrine and Covenants 15: 6
Doctrine and Covenants 18: 10
Doctrine and Covenants 24: 8
Doctrine and Covenants 25: 12
Doctrine and Covenants 31: 5, 12
Doctrine and Covenants 38: 30
Doctrine and Covenants 42: 14
Doctrine and Covenants 64: 10
Doctrine and Covenants 68: 4
Doctrine and Covenants 75: 5
Doctrine and Covenants 76: 1-4

Signing Out
Matt

Weekend, You?

fru fru... Fruit... ok I'm home, it was great. Played games, had fun, slept and everything like that. I mean what else do you do at a cabin besides sleeping and playing games... It's what you do right?

Well that's what I did this weekend. Nothing really to report except that it was awesome.

What did you do this weekend?

Signing Out

Blahg

Blog, Blahg, Blaug...

Ok today is a day of a month called June. Today is a day.

So I really don't know what to tell you for today. I'm going to my cabin so I wont have a post tomorrow.
I'm thinking of not blogging everyday like an awesome Journal log thingy but do it whenever I feel like there is something to be said. Like today, I have nothing to say. Blah.

Smile (Spiritually Minded is Life Eternal)
Don't Do Drugs

Singing Out
This Guy

I'll miss you.

We all say it. We all say it a little to liberally too... It's usually accompanied with phrases of "let's hang out" or "Let's play". It's accompanied with feelings of good intentions. But we all know good intentions aren't going to get us anywhere. Good intentions are just intended. Intended is another way of say "I was going to do it, but then i didn't but it's the thought that counts right." I don't know but good thoughts and good intentions aren't going to keep a friendship alive.

To stay alive we need to actually act. Act on something we think/know is right. No more good intentions of hanging out. I challenge those who read this blog to act and to challenge those they see/meet/chat/text/talk to act. To go and make friendships, grow them stronger and get away from the computer. Shut it off. Don't use it for more than like an hour or less. Find something better to do. ACT. I commit to start growing my friendships. I commit to not using the computer more than is needful.

What do you commit?
Pass it on.

Signing Out
Matt

This is a blog

This is a blog.

Blog:
1.Words or thoughts that randomly pop into ones head and are transferred onto the computer
2. A Journal type idea that is shared with the whole world
3. Something created out of pure boredom and is kept running out of pure boredom
4  Has absolutely nothing to do with logs.
5. The owners of these things usually have no life except to follow others blogs/Post something.
6. An idea to try to keep people connected
7. Things usually filled with ADD people.
8. For more information look up 'Computer' 'No Life' 'Internet' 'Boredom'

Ok, I still don't know what to post today. I'm trying to post something everyday but after a while it's hard to post something new. Oh i know. I have family who are cool and fun to talk about. Well i have a niece that is really cute (like all of them are, They are going to be heartbreakers growing up).Well this cute niece is pretty much funny. She loves to do things her way. If she has an idea she'll do it and if it's something she isn't supposed to do or if she is told she can't do it while she's half way doing it or right about to start doing it (Try to follow that 'do'ness) Then she'll do it anyways. It like she can't stop herself. Then she's act all cute like she's innocent. It's pretty funny. Well this little girl is really really funny because she loves to be independent and wants everything to be her idea. Well whenever she is with others and they say something like 'I want to go outside.' She'll repeat it like it was her idea. Then try to get others to go with her. It's pretty funny.

So today i was weeding like i'm going to be doing tomorrow and the day after that. Well as i was doing that this niece and another niece come out. So there is two of them. Well the niece (who i'm not talking about) asks me a question. As i start to answer the niece (who i am talking about) asks that same question. So i wait then answer it. It's like have a copy and play machine that always follows you around. I just got in the habit of waiting for both of them to say the same question then answer it so i wouldn't be interrupted. It was cute/annoying (like i've talked about before). I really hope she gets out of that habit before she starts school or else she'll have a hard time copying everyones ideas and probably lose herself in process. Well... That's about it folks. I know. It's time already? But i need to work. Don't Do Drug (DDD).

Singing Out
Matt

Cool Guy

All this post is about is a guy

Look him up

He's really really really cool

His CD's are AWESOME

Jon Schmidt...

The End

Singing Out
Matt

Lego Man and Forgetting Sleep,

I didn't post Saturday...

Sue me

No takers? Good cause I have nothing to be taken or anything that can be taken... well i guess you can take the things that i claim are mine... but really they aren't... but then you'd have to sue my family. So that wouldn't work.

I haven't really told much about graduating and stuff like that. well here it is.

Gradiation... twas fun. Well, honestly I thought it was a waste of time for about one tiny little thing. I really think Gradiation is for the parents sake. It's so they can think "oh my cute little child is all grow up and savin China" (Movie Quote... Guess?) But seriously, what teenager really wants to sit for an hour and a half procession with rehearsals and everything inbetween? It's proposterous.

I think the best parts of this Gradiation had three parts.

Part 1: Song 1
When you're weary, Feelin small? It's so great. I love it. That song just has so much meaning in my life. I sang it my sophomore year with Mr. Mendenhall and it was the best thing ever. I loved it especially that year cause there weren't any solos. Everytime there was a solo we sang as a group. But I bet since we had a choir of 28ish people then it would be easier to mix and blend and make it sound awesome. It's great cause we really never had the feeling that we were better than each other and we all just grew closer. But that song is such an amazing song with such an awesome groove in it. So I just got in the groove and forgot everything and probably sounded really gross which i do... a lot... all the time... Moving on

Part 2: Lego Man
Just a short little side note. A bunch of the seniors gave Principle Ray legos. You could tell when he got one cause right after he congratulated someone who gave him a lego. With the ease of a principle who has done this before, he'd switch the lego into his other hand and into his pocket. I thought it was brilliant.

Part 3: Song AWESOME
BOOOOOOM!!!!!

The End of Gradiation

That night AFTER Gradiation we had a senior all night party which was pretty much the bomb. Forgetting sleep you say... well that's not what that's about. Senior all night party was the best because i played basketball literally all night. I'd say over half of the time i spent at the party was spent playing basketball and was spent getting reeeeeallllly sweaty. But there were times they made us stop and go to an activity.

The activity that I say in 'Forgetting Sleep' is the hypnosis activity. A guy came and hypnotized people. It was pretty much the coolest thing ever and i'd love to do it. But he never choose me. Sad. But it was really awesome to watch the people who were hypnotized. They were FUNNY!!!! Awesomely funny. I'd want to watch it again and again.

Well... that's about all i can really think to talk about or really have time to talk about now.

Singing out
Matt

Nieces

Here are my house, right now, this very day. Awesome days. I have 7 Nieces/Nephews living here. So of course comes with it (since this is Nana's house (Grandma)) comes toys. New things of splendor to catch the eye of the little ones so they don't end up being annoying all day long. It happens in every house hold... I wouldn't say annoying... ok I would. But not in a mean way. It's a cute annoying and you love it so much that you don't care it's slightly annoying. But moving on, we have this toy. It's a video game. A Smart Cycle as seen in this ---> pic. It's like a video game. It's pretty darn cool and if it wasn't so small i'd probably be riding it for exercise training or something cool. But if you look really close at the picture there is a small red joystick. Don't know why it's a JOYstick. Weee? But right below this "Joystick" closer to the little cute/annoying boy, are three buttons. These three bottons are as follow

- Green background with a little picture of a map

- Red background with a little picture of a hand like in the position of halt

- Blue background with a little picture of a book.

Well this story only involves the Blue button. Well it's a lot to explain for such a little thing. I really didn't have to tell about everything but you'll still read everything so HA HA. Moving on. I have two nieces who were playing on this bike playing this video game. They were "Learning". They were having "Fun". But as i sat and watch one would try to help the other with the game. It's was cute. If it were me it'd be cute/annoying/still freaking cute. But it wasn't. Now these two girls are cousins and the love each other as much as that can work. But at one point the girl who wasn't on the bike point to the Blue button and said "Press the Book of Mormon to get to... ect."

My brain stopped, I didn't hear anything else that was said except Book of Mormon. It was the coolest thing i have ever heard/seen/been in the same room with. It just made me so glad to know they are being taught and the first thing they think of is the Book of Mormon.

Another story while i'm here posting. While we were on vacation in Missouri/Illinois i had the opportunity to be in the same car with one of my nieces. We were just talking and counting trees and stuff when all of a sudden she bursts out with a phrase of "Jesus knows everything"

It reminds me of 3rd Nephi in The Book of Mormon when Jesus Christ has come down to the Nephites. He teaches them then at one point in Chapter 26 Verse 16 "...and they both saw and heard these children; yea, even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things;..." Also in Alma Chapter 32 Verse 23 "...words given to little children which confound the wise and learned..."

Little children are such a blessing and they are so close to God. We usually don't realize it cause people see them as "distractions", "annoying", "Waste of Time" and "Short People with nobody". They are far from that. They are amazing and cute. "If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things." (Article of Faith 13)

Take time to listen to a child. Take time to hear their words. Take time to love them. Try to teach them but in many cases they will teach you. The Book of Mormon is a Holy book of scripture that i know to be true. I have read it and have prayed about it and the Holy Spirit has witnessed to me that it is true. That the people in the book really lived. They learned like we do growing up and learned by raising children. Jesus does know everything and he lived for us because he loves us. Joseph Smith and many other men, including more women and children have died for The Book of Mormon. If they didn't know if was true themselves then they wouldn't of done that. Like what was said in Elder Hollands talk about the Book of Mormon.

" Later, when actually incarcerated in the jail, Joseph the Prophet turned to the guards who held him captive and bore a powerful testimony of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Shortly thereafter pistol and ball would take the lives of these two testators.

As one of a thousand elements of my own testimony of the divinity of the Book of Mormon, I submit this as yet one more evidence of its truthfulness. In this their greatest—and last—hour of need, I ask you: would these men blaspheme before God by continuing to fix their lives, their honor, and their own search for eternal salvation on a book (and by implication a church and a ministry) they had fictitiously created out of whole cloth?

Never mind that their wives are about to be widows and their children fatherless. Never mind that their little band of followers will yet be “houseless, friendless and homeless” and that their children will leave footprints of blood across frozen rivers and an untamed prairie floor. Never mind that legions will die and other legions live declaring in the four quarters of this earth that they know the Book of Mormon and the Church which espouses it to be true. Disregard all of that, and tell me whether in this hour of death these two men would enter the presence of their Eternal Judge quoting from and finding solace in a book which, if notthe very word of God, would brand them as imposters and charlatans until the end of time? They would not do that! They were willing to die rather than deny the divine origin and the eternal truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.

For 179 years this book has been examined and attacked, denied and deconstructed, targeted and torn apart like perhaps no other book in modern religious history—perhaps like no other book in anyreligious history. And still it stands. Failed theories about its origins have been born and parroted and have died—from Ethan Smith to Solomon Spaulding to deranged paranoid to cunning genius. None of these frankly pathetic answers for this book has ever withstood examination because there is no other answer than the one Joseph gave as its young unlearned translator. In this I stand with my own great-grandfather, who said simply enough, “No wicked man could write such a book as this; and no good man would write it, unless it were true and he were commanded of God to do so.” " (Elder Holland Oct 2009 General Conference)

Think, a little girl knows what the book of Mormon is. She knows what the book of mormon is. "...words given to little children which confound the wise and learned..." (Alma Chapter 32 Verse 23)


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Matt