Who are you going to follow?

"But to each of you I have only one question: are you going to follow the true and living prophets or not? It really isn't any more complicated that that. Keep your eyes riveted on the 1st Presidency and the Quorum of the 12 Apostles. We will not lead you astray. We cannot".

- Elder Ballard

BYU Devotional March 12, 1996
How to Find Safety and Peace

“Be a first rate version of yourself-- not a second-rate version of someone else.”

–Judy Garland

Playing Small

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.”

Marianne Williamson in her book Return to Love

Rescue Yourself

"You mustn't wait for someone to rescue you," Mother would continue, a faraway look in her eyes. "A girl expecting rescue never learns to save herself. Even with the means, she'll find her courage wanting. Don't be like that, Eliza. You must find your courage, learn to rescue yourself, never rely on anyone else." p. 122

19 truths and 1 lie

George Q. Cannon

I say to you that Satan would tell you nineteen

truths and would perform nineteen miracles to get

you to accept one untruth and to take a wrong step.

That is the kind of power he exercises. Do not be

deceived, my brethren and sisters. Try the spirits, and

see whether they are of God or not. Cling to the

authority of the Priesthood, which God sent His

messengers to bestow upon man. If you do so, I will

assure you, as a servant of God, you will be led back

into the presence of God and the Lamb.

(Brian H. Stuy, ed., Collected Discourses, 5 vols. [Burbank,

Calif., and Woodland Hills, Ut.: B.H.S. Publishing, 1987-1992], 3:

.)

Salvation

With out the Atonement, agency would have been a fatal gift.  Repentance is our escape clause. 

Christmas in Seattle

These pictures are from the Seattle Center. Inside one of the buildings, is a large food court and a space for music performances and dancing. It was here, that I danced the polka with friends before I was set apart to be a missionary in 1993. That friend I danced the polka with was my brother-in-law when I came home 18 months latter. At Christmas time they have this darling town up with a a train. I love all the little people doing different things and the buildings that look so authentic. I could of taken so many more pictures.

The picture below I did not take, but I wanted you all to see the tree on top of the Space Needle.

The Christmas Space Needle and the moon. A picture that I did take. It costs 18 dollars for adults to ride up the elevator to see the 360 degree view, unless you areagoing to the rotating restaurant, then the ride is free and you get to go to the observation deck. Jason and I had dinner up there last Saturday night. Our landlord always gives us 100$ each Christmas. This time it was in the form of two 50 dollar gift cards to the restaurant up there. We had see food everything- appetizers, soup and king crab legs. I'd never done this before and it was nice to do this with Jason. On one "side" of the needle they had fake snow outside. We didn't know it was fake at first until the waitress told us. It looked so cool, eating, looking out at the city lit up and seeing snow.

At the restaurant they have a photographer come around the take a complimentary digital photo that you can have emailed to you and/or bought down stairs. We'll I had it mailed to me, but don't think I ever got it.

The carousel at the Seattle Center

Definitely a room with a view!