Halloween and Happiness

I have to say that as I do homework, nothing helps more than General Conference and its wonderful spirit!  It is such a balm.  So needed right now for me.  If you want to watch or listen or read some great talks, go to gc.lds.org.  Also, I love love love this song.

Please listen!

 

Now, I have a thought for you today.

The Fellowship Of The Unashamed

"I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made; I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tinted visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need pre-eminence, positions, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk with patience, am lifted up in prayer, and labor with power. My face is set, my goal is heaven. My road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, divided or delayed, will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table with the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, or let up until I have stayed up, stored up, and paid up for the case of Christ. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me and when He returns for His own He will have no problem recognizing me."

Love this. Also, it is generally unknown who actually wrote this. Some say it was written by a young Zimbabwe missionary who was martyred for his faith.  Either way, we are living for the gospel and our faith now, right?  I am trying to.  I can't say I have attained this, but I can say it is inspiring me to try. <3 p="p">
On another note, I got to talk to Kemy for 45 minutes today! It was awesome!

Love,
M

P.S.The other day I dressed in my HP attire and I was feelin' it. I was in the HP groove.

 Not an hour later, Emma texted me and told me to go to Jamba because it was a HP festival over yonder! I went, and to my surprise it was so awesome! They had little paper candles hanging from the ceiling and blue paper all over the ceiling as well, in order to simulate the Great Hall's enchanted ceiling.  Also, when they called out orders they called us by HP names! I was Professor Slughorn.  Although, Kemy is Prof Slug, because she is in Emma's and my phones like that. So.  I AM AN IMPOSTER!  I told the lady who wrote Prof Slughorn down (it was randomly assigned, btw) that I didn't know how to make horcruxes.  She didn't get it.

 See how cool?  They told me I should work there since I had my HP wear goin' on. Yeah, they wish. ;D

These were our two second costumes.

Me with Audrey. She is a ballerina, but you can't see her awesome bun or tutu, which were AWESOME!

This is just a treat.

Look, someone dressed as Bob Ross on campus. Sha-weet!

Last picture, I promise!  Mine is the HP one!

Lumineers

Halloween! Makes me feel pathetic. I always have the best ideas! In January. Well, last minute costume Emma has returned this year!

Drum roll please:

I'm Starwars!
Or the force!
Or a padawan!
Whatevs. Thanks Sir Lucus for announcing the new chance for more Starwars movies, it has inspired my last minute creation.
Love,
Em Ro

Virginia

Hello! From my dorm! :D
Just stopping by to say hello!
Really, that is it.
What can I talk about?
Today is national food day!
With this information you may:

• forget being guilty about eating too much or eating something too sweet. Blame it on food day!
• Go and eat RIGHT NOW without regreting eating too much or eating something too sweet...

Every day is food day for me... Haha! Food is just too sublime to feel guilty about.

Random plug for Mumford and Sons because they deserve it!

Well, have a splendid food day!
{Emma Bird}
Spelling 2

I will now continue celebrating food day by eating the computer ^

The Itunes Shuffle Game :)

Just so you know, I am not really taking these seriously.  It is just for fun and definitely not meant to be priestcraft. :) Hahaha

1. How am I feeling today? "American Pie" by Don McLean (So I am quietly sad maybe?)
2. How will I get far in life?  "Grace Kelly," by Mika and covered by Vocal Point  (BOOYEAH) (I am thinking this means yes, if I follow my heart and only try to impress myself!)
3.What Is my Best Friend's Theme Song? "The Point of No Return," Phantom! HAHAHAHAHA Sorry, guys.
4. What is/Was High School Like? "1901," Pheonix.  So, it does seem a long time ago, but not that long. 
5.What is the best thing about me? "Track 04" of Hank Smith's talk Real Life. It is about knowing what to do in the face of temptation, but still being shocked when it comes.
6. How was yesterday? "The Sound of Silence," by Simon and Garfunkle.  I really love this song, but I don't remember yesterday being this way.  I guess I could say part of today was that way, though!
7. What is my love life going to be like in the next year? "Day of Grace," by Felicia Wolfe (A church song. And when Ali and I did this I also got a church song!  "I Will."
8. What will my parents discuss with me or say in the future? "Lullaby," by Prascilla Ahn.  This is great! Thought it isn't a very reassuring lullaby.
9.What song will they play at my funeral? "When the Day Met the Night," Panic at the Disco.
10.How does the world know me? "This is the Last Time," Keane.
11. What do my friends think of me for realz? "Track 10," in Hank Smith's talk I Love My Friends! Perfect!  This talks of how friends need to have conversations of what they will do and what they will not do, and then hold each other to that standard.  They must die together in keeping the commandments if they have to (not that we should kill ourselves--so don't!). 
12.What secret of mine is the world keeping? "Broken," David Archuleta.
13. How can I be happy? "Crossroads," By Don McLean.  I actually think this is true, in some ways.
14.What should I do with my life? "Trust Me." The Fray.
15.How many children will I have? "Nearer My God to Thee," Vocal Point.  Okay... :) Hahaha
16. What is some good advice? "Track 07," Hank Smith's I Love My Friends. Hank speaks of being brand new as a seminary teacher.  He met this girl who was so not into seminary, but he followed a prompting to ask her, "How are your friends," and she replied, "Not good, why?"  Then she started to be nice after that.
17.What does everyone think of my current life? "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," Andrew Lloyd Weber.  This is an awesome one! So they miss me! ;D
18.What type of guys do I like?  "Fuertes y Valientes,"by Jenny Phillips. SO TRUE!  I love the spanish, and I also love strong and courageous guys! :)
19.Where will I live in the future? "The Devil." Benton Paul. UGH, NOT OKAY WITH THIS. Although this song is about beating the devil, so. That's good.  Actually, it is good.  Because he basically says, "There is no way you are beating me, dude." So. Yeah.
20.What will my dying words be? The one song I own that I really do not like-- "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera, but covered by David Archuleta.  At least I help others to see that they are beautiful!

Your turn!

Love,
Mariah

Home and the Memories Therein

I am home for the weekend in my lovely little town of wonders.  It is truly a great feeling to be home.  I feel stressed for some reason, and I am in a particularly reminiscent mood.  If you want to join in, listen to the music videos below.

So I had this pile of miscellaneous things that I took out of a shoebox (what, I needed the shoebox.), and it was on the ground bugging me by it's messiness.  I picked up some of the items and memories rushed back to me.  I may or may not have teared up violently when I picked up a movie stub from 2005 when I went and saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  Then I found my yellowing receipt for Deathly Hallows, and I still honestly cannot believe I payed 22.35 for it, because it is worth way more than that to me.  Way more.

 I found some notes from my best friends in 7th grade, and even a picture of my very best friend then, McKell.  We went to see almost all of the Harry Potters together.  I will be forever grateful for her. I even found one of the first notes that Emma wrote to me.  One of the first things she asked? "Do you like swimming?"  I found the letters Kemy, TiA, and Emma wrote to me when I didn't get to buy my yearbook.

 I found the cairn I made at girls camp to remind me to live a virtuous life.  My scrapbooks from those girls camps.  My Camp Rock balloon that I had laughed at (I secretly liked Camp Rock. Shhh).  I even found my very first cell phone!  And one of my favorite things?  An invitation my grandma sent me to see if I would go see Nancy Drew with her.  It was a magical day.  I have a magical grandma. Anyway.

I just want to say: Where in the crap did all of the time go?  I remember being in 7th grade and talking to my friends about liking this kid, or code naming the cutest guys.  I remember touring Brigham with Laura in 10th grade.  I remember walking to school for many years with my Penny and Penni!  It even feels like a really long time since I was accepted to college.  I was so worried.  Ha.

Now I am visiting my room that I hardly sleep in anymore (and is still messy from packing!).   Sorry if this reminiscent stuff is bringing you down.  Dang.

Well, new memories are being made every day!

Love,
Mariah

I Don't Know the Name of This Song

I have a paper due at midnight! On Friday! How cruel. Well I guess it is my fault, I should have just written it earlier. Well I am being like Laura, as noted in her AWESOME BLOG! Ditch my post now and go read hers! GO the Seuss Project!

So I am still convinced that I was adopted. So that is that. Except I am pretty sure that my birth parents are royal heirs and I am actually a princess. I am not joking about this! My dad even admitted, jokingly or not, that I was in fact adopted.

Oh and no offence to my parents! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! I just know that I am adopted.

Love,
Princess Emma.

Organ

Conformed hippie.
Emma Rose

Look to the Light

Do you ever wonder if Heavenly Father really loves you?  Or if He even cares anymore?  I must admit, once in a while I find myself thinking those thoughts.  Sometimes it is because of some really hard trials, and other times it is because I have allowed myself to grow distant from Him.  Yet, always He reminds me that He does care, and He loves me more than I can ever know.  We are engraven upon His hands.  He will never forget us.  Never. <3 p="p">
If you have nine minutes and eighteen seconds, this video is a really great one.  It's a talk entitled, "Look to the Light," and was given by Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.  It shows many clips from the Joseph Smith movie, as well as Emma Smith's movie.  I've gotta say, it is totally worth those nine minutes and eighteen seconds!

Well, I hope this made your day a little better.  :)
Remember, look to the light, and the light will shine on you!  ☀

Love,
Mariah

The Druid's Prayer

Um, friends. I have a problem.

Every time I write a paper recently, I have to have each of my pages equal two paragraphs. No more, no less. A paragraph is not allowed to enter upon the next page. This is not good.
-Emma

Scarlet Letter

Hello world,

Mariah, I do too blog too! You just happened upon a computer before I did.

Now we have 8,025 views! That moved quite fast! :D

Well, I only have a moment, so here it is! Another video to cast your pondering shadows upon.

Watch the video in the center of this delightful website. This is the music I listen to while doing homework at 2 in the morning.

BANG!
Emma

News

WE ARE ONE PAGE VIEW AWAY FROM 8,000 VIEWS! :D

1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to My Friends

Seeing as how I am the only one blogging waiting for my class to start, and it's a writing class, I though I would spend some time writing.

First, Laura.  You wrote a 6 page paper in like an hour.  WOW.  Impressed, I am.
Second, Laura.  You never called me about your date.
Third, Laura.  I love your blog!  I wanna help make it bee-ute-iful if you want still!  I do so enjoy those things with all of my heart!!
Fourth, Laura.  I think you would like Doctor Who and I KNOW KNOW KNOW you will love Sherlock. I KNOW THAT. So you should give it a try.

First, Emma.  Your flag is slowly falling down!
Second, Emma.  Good job on your concert! :)
Third, Emma.  Have you told your teacher that your dad is not Welsh yet??
Fourth, Emma.  BYU/SA is not fun at all.  And in my journal a while ago I wrote, "BYU/SA is not what I thought it was going to be.  I thought it was going to be full of rich, snobby, hipster people." HAHAHAHAHA uh, well they aren't snobby.  Just rich and hipster people! haha

First, Charlotte.  You probably won't see this unless you blog.
Second, Charlotte.  I really desire you to blog.
Third Charlotte.  How are your classes?  Tell me about your favorite! LOOK, that is a blog post right there!!!
Fourth, Charlotte.  I need to go to class soon but you are awesome!

First, Kemyla.  I wish you and Charlotte could have come down for the game.
Second, Kemyla.  Sorry for the confusion of getting the before-mentioned game.
Third, Kemyla.  I got fruit today out of the vending machine (and it broke inside the machine and got everywhere and I am fruitless now), and I thought of you!
Fourth, Kemyla.  I miss you!

First, Jenny.  You should write me an e-mail. :)
Second, Jenny.  I told someone about our stalker van joke!  They thought it was funny.
Third, Jenny.  I saw a cousin the other day.
Fourth, Jenny.  I don't blame you for the long wait for an e-mail, because I so did that to you not too long ago, so...

First, Jenni.  How is the job search going?
Second, Jenni.  I miss going to the library with you!!
Third, Jenni.  How is Harry Potter treating you?
Fourth, Jenni.  I need to read more and have no social life.

So, that is all for now.

Sorry, not details about my life right now!

Love,
Mariah