Seminary Donuts

I heard this story in church a few weeks ago. And it has really stuck with me. I think about it many times during the week. I love this story. It has so many different lessons in it. I really love it. I think it's my favorite story.

Seminary Donuts

There was a boy by the name of Steve who was attending Seminary in Utah. In this Seminary classes are held during school hours. Brother Christianson taught Seminary at this particular school. He had and open-door policy and would take in any student that had been thrown out of another class as long as they owuld abide by his rules. Steve had been kicked out of his sixth period and no other teacher wanted him, so he went into Brother Chrisianson's Seminary class.

Steve was told that he could not be late, so he arrived just seconds before the bell rang and he would sit in the very back of the room. He would also be the first to leave after the class was over.

One day, Brother Christianson asked Steve to stay after class so he could talk with him.

After class, Bro. Christianson pulled Steve aside and said, "You think you're pretty tough, don't you?"

Steve's answer was, "Yeah, I do."

Then Brother Christianson asked, "How many push-ups can you do?"

Steve said, "I do about 200 every night."

"200? That's pretty good, Steve," Brother Christianson said. "Do you think you could do 300?"

Steve replies, "I don't know... I've never done 300 at a time."

"Do you think you could?" Again asked Brother Christianson.

"Well, I can try," said Steve.

"Can you do 300 in sets of 10? I need you to do 300 in sets of ten for this to work. Can you do it? I need you to tell me you can do it," Brother Christianson said. Steve said, "Well... I think I can... yeah, I can do it."

Brother Christianson said, "Good! I need you to do this on Friday."

Friday came and Steve got to class early and sat in the front of the room. When class started, Brother Christianson pulled out a big box of donuts. Now these weren't the normal kinds of donuts, they were the extra fancy BIG kind, with cream center and frosting swirls. Everyone was pretty excited-it was Friday, the last class of the day, and they were going to get an early start on the weekend.

Bro. Christianson went to the first girl in the first row and asked, "Cynthia, do you want a donut?"

Cynthia said, "Yes."

Bro. Christianson then turned to Steve and asked, "Steve, would you do ten push-ups so that Cynthia can have a donuts?"

Steve said, "Sure," and jumped down from his desk to do a quick ten. Then Steve again sat in his desk. Bro. Christianson put a donut on Cynthia's desk.

Bro. Christianson then went to Joe, the next person, and asked, "Joe do you want a donut?"

Joe said, "Yes." Bro. Christianson asked, "Steve would you do ten push-ups so Joe can have a donut?" Steve did ten push-ups, Joe got a donut.

And so it went, down the first aisle, Steve did ten pushups for every person before they got their donut. And down the second aisle, till Bro. Christianson came to Scott.

Scott was captain of the football team and center of the basketball team. He was very popular and never lacking for female companionship. Then Bro. Christianson asked, "Scott do you want a donut?"

Scott's reply was, "Well, can I do my own pushups?"

Bro. Christianson said, "No, Steve has to do them."

Then Scott said, "Well, I don't want one then."

Bro. Christianson then turned to Steve and asked, "Steve, would you do ten pushups so Scott can have a donut he doesn't want?"

Steve started to do the ten push-ups. Scott said, "HEY! I said I didn't want one!"

Bro. Christianson said, "Look, this is my classroom, my class, my desks, and my donuts. Just leave it on the desk if you don't want it." And he put a donut on Scott's desk.

Now by this time, Steve had begun to slow down a little. He just stayed on the floor between sets because it took too much effort to be getting up and down. You could start to see a little perspiration coming out around his brow. Bro. Christianson started down the third row. Now the students were beginning to get a little angry.

Bro. Christianson asked Jenny, "Jenny, do you want a donut?"

Jenny said, "No."

Then Bro. Christianson asked Steve, "Steve, would you do then pushups so Jenny can have a donut that she doesn't want?" Steve did ten, Jenny got a donut.

By now, the students were beginning to say "No" and there were all thes uneaten donuts on the desks. Steve was also having to really put forth a lot of effort to get these pushups done for each donut. There began to be a small pool of sweat on the floor beneath his face, his arms and brow were beginning to get red because of the physical effort involved.

Bro. Christianson asked Robert to watch Steve to make sure he did ten pushups in a set because he couldn't bear to watch all of Steve's work for all of those uneaten donuts. So Robert began to watch Steve closely. Bro. Christianson starten down the fourth row.

During his class, however, some students had wandered in and sat along the heaters along the sides of the room. When Bro. Christianson realized this; he did a quick count and saw 34 students in the room. He started to worry if Steve would be able to make it.

Bro. Christianson went on to the next person and the next and the next. Near the end of that row, Steve was really having a rough time. He was taking a lot more time to complete each set.

Steve asked Bro. Christianson, "Do I have to maky my nose touch on each one?"

Bro. Christianson thought for a moment, "Well, they're your pushups. You can do them any way that you want." And Bro. Christianson went on.

A Few moments later, Jason came to the room and was about to come in when all the students yelled, 'NO! Don't come in! Stay out!"

Jason didn't know what was going on. Steve picked up his head and said, "No, let him come."

Bro. Christianson said, "You realize that if Jason comes in you will have to do ten pushups for him."

Steve said, "Yes, let him come in."

Bro. Christianson said, "Okay, I'll let you get Jason's out of the way right now. Jason, do you want a donut?"

"Yes."

"Steve, will you do ten pushups so that Jason can have a donut?" Steve did ten pushups very slowly and with great effort. Jason, bewildered, was handed a donut and sat down.

Bro. Christianson finished the fourth row, then started on those seated on the heaters.

Steve's arms were now shaking with each pushup in a struggle to lift himself against the force of gravity. Sweat was dropping off of his face and, by this time, there was not a dry eye in the room.

They very last two girls in the room were cheerleaders and very popular. Bro. Christianson went to Linda, the second to last, and asked, "Linda, do you want a doughnut?"

Linda said, very sadly, "No, thank you."

Bro. Christianson asked Steve, "Steve, would you do ten pushups so that Linda can have a donut she doesn't want?"

Grunting from the effort, Steve did ten very slow pushups for Linda. Then Bro. Christianson turned to the last girl, Susan. "Susan, do you want a donut?"

Susan, with tears flowing down her face, asked, "Bro. Christianson, can I help him?"

Bro. Christianson, with tears of his own, said, "No, he has to do it alone, Steve, would you do ten pushups so Susan can have a donut?"

As Steve very slowly finished his last pushup, with the understanding that he had accomplished all that was required of him, having done 350 pushups, his arms buckled beneath him and he fell to the floor.

Brother Christianson turned to the room and said. "And so it was, that our Savior, Jesus Christ, plead to the Farther, 'Into thy hands I commend my spirit.' With the understanding that He had done everything that was required of Him, he collapsed on the cross and died. And like some of those in this room, many of us leave the gift on the desk, uneaten."

Pirate Island Dance Partay!

Anna Marie and I

Robert, Dillon and I

Mark and I

Me and Anna Marie and Mark

On Saturday, there was a dance party at pirate island. Once we told Brad about it, we absolutely HAD to go. :) It was way fun. When we got there, like no one was there yet. The Paul Mitchell girls were doing pirate makeup so we got ours done. Hence my intense makeup, I would NEVER do that for myself unless I was dressing up for Halloween or something. After a while, Anna Marie came with Robert and Dillon. There were so many people there it was crazy! they had two dance floors. One was normal dance music and one was more techno. Then, in the back room, they had a live band playing! It was pretty sweeet! Sadly, I didn't bring my camera, so these are from anna maries camera.

HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chillin' at the hockey game.... hehe. get it.... it's ice... and we were chillin.... teehee.

Our goalie

playing. yup yup.

On friday, we went to the BYU hockey game. Sadly, we have to pay, it isn't covered by our all sports pass. :( oh well. We had to leave early so we could go to salt lake and pick up Mark's brother Brad from Idaho. That night, we went gorilla suiting... :) hehehe. i look so funny in the gorilla suit. i'm like a baby furocious gorilla. haha

DINNER

My Manicotti and Garlic Bread.

Me cooking. see? no help! All by myself!!!

So. Yes, I know it LOOKS gross. But actually it tasted pretty good. But... the garlic bread had too much garlic. And it's burnt.... but it's burnt because I checked it, and then went to move the hotpads so i could take it out. and by the time i got back it was already burnt... insane. so. i need to practice my garlic bread. but hey, it was my first time!

Folk Dance Performance.

This is like my favorite folk dance song. i love it. I think it's great. But this isn't as good as it usually is and is cut short...

Dad, I thought you might like this one. :)

game and young ambassadors.

Scott, his date, Mark, and me.

Me and Mark

Cosmo is still wearing the breast cancer uniform!!

Me, Mark, Kevin and Alli before the young ambassadors concert...

The Young Ambassadors is a group that performs all over the world. This year was an aniversary for them so their show was huge. They perform musical songs and popular songs. They sing and dance. They were pretty good.

DANCE

Kevin, Me, Mark.

Mark and I getting our Charicatures done.

Look at those crisp curls..

Mark and I being silly.

Our Charicature!!!!! : ) I look asian and he looks like a little boy.

Well. DUMB ME, forgot to take pictures of the actual dance..... But the decorations were AMAZING! The theme was like a night in lights or something. So, you walk in and there walk down the red carpet with flashes and stuff. it was cool. They had aHUGE chocolate fountain and tons of fruit for it. they had a mocktail bar. and the tables had candles on them. There was also kareoke. Then there was a movie room where you sit and watch a movie while you wait for your limo ride. Then they had a board game room and thats where we spent the majority of our night waiting to get our charicatures done. haha. it was pretty fun. we cha cha ed and swing danced. it was a pretty fun time. :)

One last person...

Jesus Christ:

Talking about all my friends and family, how could I forget this man? He is the best man to have ever walked this earth. I do not know where I would be without him. No matter what happens in life, I know that he is there for me. All I have to do is pray. I know that it makes him so happy when I just take the time to talk to him. I know it makes me happy to do so. I love that I can talk to him about anything. When I don't feel like I can talk to anyone else, he is always there. I can ask him for help. And he will always be there to walk beside me and be my guide. I really love the poem footprints in the sand:

If you click on it, you can blow it up, I know it's hard to read on here. I absolutely love this poem. Because it is so true. The savior will carry us through our trials. He will not give us a trial that we cannot get through. I am so thankful that Christ died and atoned for our sins. He has more love for us than anyone in this world. When he suffered, he suffered all the pains of the world. Which means, he's felt everything that we have felt. He knows exactly what we are going through. He is the one person that can truly help us through all of our trials. I am so thankful for him and everything that he did for us. I am so thankful for the Gospel. I would be lost without it. I love everything about it. I know that we are happier when we have the gospel in our lives. I love my church and the book of mormon and everything about them.

more thinking....

And now on to my besties. :)

Anna Marie:

What would my life be without my lifelong friend Anna Marie??? She is so great. She really is such a great example to me. She is so strong in the church. Even when I've fallen, she's there to be an example and stay strong. I've never ever EVER seen her waver from the church. She is so great. She is truly like my sister. She's always there, we talk and act like sisters. When we used to go out, people would alway think we were sisters. She is so great. I love that she is magnetized to the rebellious type, because if she weren't we probablly wouldn't be such great friends. Same with Emily. She is so great with Emily, even when she's trying to rebel. I'm so glad that I get to live with her now. She's so great. I watch her read her scriptures and say her prayers everynight. Even when it's like 2 in the morning. I'm so glad that I have her to put up with me. I don't know who she does it. I'm so glad that I was with her when I realized I was supposed to go to BYU. If I were with anyone else, I don't think I would've been able to discuss what had just hit me, and I probably wouldn't have even applied. We can talk about so many things, from boys, to family, to the gospel. She is so great. I'm so thankful to have her as my friend. I love her just as much as I love my family .

Lexi:

Oh my Lexi. She has been my best friend for the past few years in high school. And even though I've graduated and moved to a whole different state, we are still just as close as we were. We are constantly texting each other, always sending each other pix messages of the most random things. We just get each other. We literally can talk about ANYTHING. I can go to her if somethings upsetting me. I immediately text her after something funny or embarrassing or whatever just happened. She has always been there through my boy problems or school problems or whatever problems I was having. She cares so much about me. If I didn't each lunch one day, she would freak out and make sure I ate all the time. Even if I wasn't making the best decisions, she would still stand there and be my shoulder to lean on. We've really never fought, and if we did, it was so dumb and we ended up making up very quickly. She is the true meaning of a best friend. I love her to death and I really think we will continue to be best friends for ever. I love her!!

Mark:

He's going to kill me for putting this picture up. But I love it and think it is so funny. Mark. Mark. Mark. Mark. Mark is my best friend up here at BYU. And it's been that way since day one. After our first dance here at BYU, we've been best friends. We hung out pretty much everyday this summer. We would play cards or ninja, or soccer, or even just talk. He is there for me no matter what. I know that if I needed to, I could call him in the middle of the night to just talk. We've had many late night text convos talking about anything and everything. Sure, we've had rough patches, but who hasn't? He can't stay mad at me for more than 5 minutes. And I love that about him. He can't stay mad at anyone really. He's just a loving, caring person. One time, he texted me super late while I was in Omaha, it was about 5 my time. When I woke up, I felt terrible for not answering. I'm sure that if I had done that to him, he would've answered in a heartbeat. He is such an amazing guy. Since the fall semester started we have been together pretty much 24/7. I am literally a part of their family in the apartment. I am there whenever he is... and even when he's not. :) There have been many times that I have been talking to him and not even said that anything has upset me, and he would just say out of the blue, Calli, I think you need a blessing. I'm going to get you one. This year when I was so sick that all I could do was cry in bed, he got a group of boys to come and give me a blessing. He is so great. I remember one time, when I was upset when we were hanging out with our friends, he took me outside just me and him and we just sat on the curb in silence. I finally just started bawling. He had no idea what was wrong but he was there to sit with me and just hold me. I know that I haven't been there for him as much as I should have. And I wish I could take all those times back. He's always been here for me. He's never ever walked away from me or given up on me. Last semester when I found out that Ira was in the hospital, he skipped class to come down and comfort me. He was so willing to take me to Salt Lake to visit him in the hospital. Mark is one of the most caring, considerate people I know. I always wonder why he's mine, why do I get to have him as my best friend? I don't feel like I deserve him. We talk about anything and everything. I don't think I've been closer to anyone my entire life. He is the most amazing person I have ever met and is such an example to me. I wish I could be as great as he is. He makes me want to strive to be a better person. I am so thankful to have him in my life. He is such an amazing person. I love him so much!!!!! :)

Just thinking...

Alright. So, today, while I was lying in bed about to take a nap, I started thinking about how wonderful all my friends and family are, and how lucky I am to have them all in my life.

Let's start out with my oldest sibling.

Dustin:

My brother Dustin is such an amazing man. He has done so much. He does what he wants to do. It doesn't matter if other want him to or not. He dances to the beat of his own drum. He is so great. He is pursuing what he wants. He's always been an outdoor boy, and now, he lives and works in the mountains. Not only is he doing outdoor fun things like he's always loved, but he's also pursuing something else he has a passion for and is amazing at. He's cooking and catering. And he loves it!

Now, Dustin is the sibling that I'm prolly the furthest away from. And it makes me so sad. I know it's only because of the age difference. (10 years) But, I still wish we were closer. I love him to death. And sometimes, I feel it's awkward to let him know that. But if I could tell him one thing, it would be that I love him. When I was little, he was always so nice to me. I really honestly don't remember him ever being mean to me, now, maybe this is because I was too young to really remember, but what I remember of him is that he was so nice to me. I remember hanging out with him and his friends and they never really kicked me out. One memory, that I really love is that one day, mom and dad left to go out and he was stuck babysitting me. I was upstairs playing Nintendo when he walked in the room and put his head on my shoulder. I was like, dude! what are you doing!!! and he said, mom and dad told me to keep an eye on you!!!! hahaha. he had his eye on my shoulder so he was just obeying what they told him to do! I also remember him walking and running down the halls like a crazy person when he was babysitting me. I was like umm.... why? and he was just like, what if we all walked and ran like ostriches???? hahahhaah. He is just so funny!!!!!!! I remember watching him repell out Derek's window, but they never made me leave. Maybe it was because I would go tattle, but, I feel it was because he loved me and he was sharing it with me. I remember going shopping with him. Just me and him. People thought he was my dad. We laughed for a while about it. I remember dropping him off at college. I was so sad. Things were so weird without him there. I remember lying in bed one night listening to the radio and someone called in that was about Cami's age, she talked about how she had a younger brother and a younger sister and their older brother was leaving for college. She talked about how hard it was for them. I remember looking over to make sure it wasn't my sister calling in. But, I also remember crying myself to sleep because she sounded so sad. I knew that my brother was gone. And I missed him. I am so lucky to have him as a brother. He is so great. I love him so much.

Alright. next.

Cami:

Alright. Cami and I are the best of friends now. She is always there for me whenever I need her. I know that I can call her up when things are just going terrible for me and she'll be there to hold me up and to lift my spirits up, no matter how down they are. I am so thankful for her. She is such a blessing in my life. I know that when we were kids we didn't get along. like. at all. But let's face it, what sisters get along their whole lives and never fight? I think girls are genetically built to be so emotional that they just can't get along with each other until they hit a certain point. When we were kids, we just didn't really get along. But, even though we fought alot, we still had some great times. I remember cleaning our room together. We'd play games to get it done. I remember when we were "mommy cleaning" and we went to clean under the dressers and she pulled out a dead fish with a missing eye. oh goodness. It was so gross. We have so many fun memories together. I remember her giving me baths and talking about my snoopy belly. I also remember watching Babes and Toyland with her one night. We just have random memories that go on and on and on and on. I remember when we dropped her off at college. I didn't realize that I was going to miss her so much. We became pen pals. I lived for those letters. I loved getting them and writing her back. It was so much fun. And I really felt close to her.

My sister is such an amazing person. She has been through so much in her life, and I am just beginning to learn about all of it. She graduated college in 3 years. It was so great. She is a teacher and she is so great at it. I hope that I can be even half as a good of a teacher as she is. She is also such a great wife and mom. I am learning so much about how to be a good wife and mother just by watching her. She truly is my best friend. I know that we can talk about anything and everything. She has gotten me through so much, so so so so stinkin much. And now that I'm in college, she's there even more for me. I remember one night last semester after crying myself to sleep for weeks over my friends, she just called me out of the blue, just to tell me that she loved me. I needed it so badly. And we just talked for so long. I actually was sitting in the Cannon Center lobby crying with her over the phone. I hadn't been able to really talk to anyone about anything that had been happening, and she was there. After that night, I felt so much better about everything. Now, we talk on the phone at least once a week. We talk about everything. I tell her all of my problems and she helps me with them. I love her so much and she is such a blessing to me.

Now on to my closest sibling.

Derek: Alright. Derek and I are the closest in age. Which means, we've probably bonded the most out of the rest of my siblings. Derek and I have had some great times together. We have so many memories. Today, when I was texting him, I thought about how I miss playing video games with him. Such a dumb memory, right? But we used to play video games all the time. It didn't matter if I sucked at them, he would still play them with me. I remember playing resident evil till way late at night. It was a pretty scary game, so after he played, he always made sure that we watched a fun happy movie together before going to bed. He's such a sweet person like that! He knew that video game would give me nightmares and so he did all he could to make sure that wouldn't happen. We would fall asleep everynight watching a funny movie. What brother would really play video games with his little sister? Since I sucked, we would always be on the same team, we would play games like capture the flag on golden eye, or we would play diddy kong racing. I loved playing games with him. I felt like we were bonding and I was being like my older brother. The other day, Mark and I found some lemon juice, and it reminded me of when Derek and I would make up these strange concoctions and drink them. They usually consisted of Lemonaide and Limeaide. I think he was just trying to make lemonaide with that grost lemon stuff. haha. But i loved doing it with him. I loved just hanging out with him.

He's such a great guy. He is so sweet and caring. He loves everybody and would do anything for them. He has found his eternal companion and they are just so perfect for each other. They are amazing together. she is such a sweetheart and she is so lucky to have my brother for a husband. He is the most amazing guy I know, and I know that I want to marry someone just like him. I love him.

Now on the the parental units...

Father:

My dad is the most amazing guy you will ever meet. He is so funny. He is so caring. He is just AMAZING. I love him to death!!!! He works such long hours at a job that he absolutely HATES. and why does he do that? So that he can take care of all of us. He loves us so much that he wants to be able to provide for us all. He is so great.

He is the guy that is going to make you laugh, whether you want to or not. He will do it. He had the corniest jokes but when he tells them, you can't help but laugh! He cares so much for all of us. He would do anything in the world for us. He is so great. His blessings are amazing. They help me every single time. He is so great. I know that he is always there for me. I can call him up at 3 in the morning if I really need, and he would talk to me. He is a wonderful man and I am so thankful for him and all that he does. I love him!

And. last but not least. the momster.

Mom:My mom. There is so much to be said about her. She truly is amazing. She's survived breast cancer not once, but twice. And she is still kickin'! She is such an amazing woman. She is so kind and considerate of others. She truly cares for everyone. I know we haven't really gotten along too well, but in some ways, that makes me happy. Because the reason we don't get along is that we are exactly like each other. And I am so proud to be just like my mom. She is so great. She truly wants me to succeed in all that I do. She is always cleaning. She loves to have a clean house. And I've always gotten that it is because the spirit can only dwell in a clean house. I love that she loves the gospel. I've seen her sad because others have not accepted it or have rejected it. I know how much the gospel means to her. I watched her read her scriptures and say her prayers everysingle night. I don't remember ever watching her not do it. Even when we were on vacations. She still read and prayed. She has taught me so much of the gospel. I have learned to love the gospel because of her example. I love that I can just sit on the phone with her and not even talk. I asked her why it was once, and she says, sometimes, I know you guys just need to know that someone is there. It made me so happy. She is so great. Whenever I talk to her, she can just tell that something is wrong. Even if i sound happy, she says, calli, what's wrong? She just knows. I love this about her. I remember her once telling me that she wouldn't live to see me graduate. I cried myself to sleep that night. I went to school the next day and talked to my best friend about it and cried some more. I am so happy that she has lived to see me graduate. And I believe that she will continue to live and see me graduate from college, and let's face it guys, that could be forever away. I cannot wait to be a mother so that I can follow in her footsteps. I also can't wait for her to be my children's grandmother. She is so great with CJ and Caed. She is just so amazing in every way. I'm so thankful to have her as my mother. I love her so much.

I'm going to post my friend in a different post.... cuz blogs are too difficult to manage.....

2-3-10 OMGSH!!!!!

Mark at the end of my little treasure hunt.

The results of my hunt.

I tried to get a picture with the notes.

My makeshift vase.... (a liter soda bottle with the top cut off)

I think they are very pretty.

:) I LOVE THEM!!!! :D

Alright. Now that I have your attention, I'm sure after looking at the pictures, you are wondering what happened. Well, on wednesday night, (the night i was FREAKING OUT about my stats test), while i was studying, Mark came in and put this little treasure hunt together. I got a text message from him telling me to go to my room. A little weary, i did what he said. When i walked into my hall, there was a balloon in front of my door. Attached to this balloon was a rose. Attached to the rose, was a note. The not read, "Hey, follow these and find me. :) I have something for you!"

I was confused. I walked into my room to see if he was in there.... I walked out and saw a balloon about halfway down the hallway. There was another rose attached to it, with a note. This note said, "Will." There was another at the end of the hallway. It's note said "you." I then proceeded to walk into the staircase, there was another one. it said, "go." Now, at this point, i didn't know if i was supposed to walk outside or go up the stairs. I stood there for a while, when i heard some footsteps coming down. I waited and contemplated asking if there were any up there. She walked out the door and I caught a glimpse of yet another balloon. This one said "to." I found another one, it said "the." Now, I couldn't see another one around me, so i started looking around.... i finally went into the parking lot to look. I finally found one way off in the distance. As I was walking towards it, I noticed something on the basketball court. It was a rose, with a popped balloon. This one said, " dance." I then proceeded to the balloon i had previously spotted. This note said, "with." When I looked up, there was mark, leaning against a lamp post with more roses with a sign that said "me." AWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! CUTEST THING EVER!!!!!!! :D so, naturally, i said no. HAHA. JK. i said yes. not even, sre. or i guess or suppose. i said YES. and i NEVER say yes. :) :) :) It was pretty much amazing. especially since it had been such a terrible day, i've obtained a cold and have been studying non-stop for this statistics test.

but there you have it. the most amazing thing ever. mark is seriously the most amazing guy!!!! :) I'm so lucky to have him!!! Such a good friend. and so sweet and caring and just all around amazing!!!! :)

Sunday Dinner.

Me, about to make the cookies.

Keith and I. :)

The cookies... yeah. i overcooked them. >.<

Me and Rachel playing the face game. we make random faces and take a picture.

Dinner. With Garrett in the corner. :)

On Sunday, we had dinner with a bunch of summer people. It was Jon, Keith, Me, Mark, Rachel, Garrett and his roommate. We had steak and potatoes and rolls and for dessert, cookies. After dinner we played Taboo. It was so much fun!!! I LOVE my summer friends so much!!!!!!!

rivalry game and Humor U!

They were wearing pink shoes and the stripe on their shorts is pink. Also, all the staff was wearing pink. It was great. I think it's awesome they did it on the game that was completely sold out!!!! (supporting breast cancer of course!)

Our view. Hey, this is pretty good considering we got there at 7:10 and it started at 7.

Me, Mark, Kevin, and Alli.

The final score.

Saturday was the basketball game against Utah. We won. good. They wore pink to support breast cancer. It was so great. It made me happy. It was an intense game! This game was so big that people were camping out monday morning to get seats. And the game didn't start till saturday!!! The line around 5:30 went across the street onto campus. Luckily, Kevin and Alli were saving us seats. After the game, we went to HumorU. I think it was the funniest of all of them so far. It was so great. Once again, the guy i'm going to marry took his shirt off*. this time he threw it into the audience. Apparently he didn't do that for all of the shows..... hmmmm.... hahaha. It was fun though!

*note to parents: When the man takes his shirt off, it is just the button up he is wearing a t-shirt underneath. :)

Disco Skating!!!!!! :D

Our amazing disco gear!!!! :D

My ward. :) Some people thought disco was the 80s...... sigh....

While skateing. yay!!!

Look at all those people that fell!!!! (j.k. it was a game.... that i did NOT participate in..)

On friday, our ward went disco roller skating!!! :D :D it was fun. but i tried going around a few times on the roller skates and quit. I fell.... and couldn't get up... so this random old man came to my rescue. it was rather embarrassing i must say.... When I got off, my bishopric scolded me and said i wasn't allowed to give up till i was more bruised..... i didn't heed to their counsel... I paid two bucks to get roller blades. much easier.

Right after my ward left, Marks ward came. So we stayed for that. They also dressed up in disco gear. After my ward was done, anna marie and i stripped down and put on normal clothes. We gave our disco clothes to mark... yeah. he wore them.... ha. oh goodness.. i didn't post the picture, to save your eyes from the pain. hahahahaha. So, mark and i went to both wards.... needless to say, my feet were a little sore by the end of the night. ;)

Heleman's got Talent!

Jon and I at Heleman's got talent.

After visiting hours on wednesdays, there is always a dance or something at the Cannon center. This week they did Heleman's got talent. Anna Marie really wanted to do this dance, so she found a girl in our ward that was willing to do it. The girl learned it in like two days. She did really well for learning it in so little time! It started at 9. and didn't get over until 11:45. it was insanely long. but it was really cool. so many people have sweet talents!

Also, Kevin opened his mission call. He's going to Costa Rica!!!!! :D so exciting!!!

pancakes, volleyball, and snow.

Anna Marie and I woke up one morning craving pancakes. so we went to marks and i made some. Yes, me. I did.

he's so weird. he puts peanut butter on his pancakes!

That night, we went to our men's volleyball game!! :) but we lost. :(

After the volley ball game, we went to see The Lovely Bones.... it was interesting. after, we caught snowflakes on our tongues for a while.

I was trying to get the snow in our hair. but i failed. :\