Remember that you are writing a snippet of your life, a slice, not giving us the whole pie, so write well but write with brevity.
After you post your slice, strive to comment on at least three other slices.
How to get entries into the raffle at the end of the challenge:
- Post your slice here BY 9 PM (MDT). For each time you post, you get an entry.
- Comment on other slices at anytime throughout the challenge. For every five thoughtful comments that you make, you get an entry.
- Slice every day for the entire month (31 days), and you will get an entry into a special drawing.
Arianna N. Period 1
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure why, but I kinda thought I wouldn't be the first slice, but no, here I am, 1:30 in the morning, and I'm bored out of my mind. I haven't done anything today (well, yesterday), I was sick so I didn't go to church, and I don't think I can handle another episode of Supernatural. It's just kinda been one of those nights when I'm super tired, but I have passed the point of regular tiredness where I just want to sleep, and I'm now at the stage where im way to hyper to go to sleep. I'm really hyper right now, and I think I'm gonna see if my brother will take me to del taco, we've done that a few times. I've done some pretty weird things in the middle of the night, especially baking, I think I've made more cookies at 2 AM than at any other time of day. I made pancakes a few nights ago, I've also made pancakes and crepes, and a lot of cookies.
I really jumped from one thing to another quickly, sorry about that. You're all wonderful people and I hope you have great day!
Jumping from one thing to another is how some of the best slices go! I really enjoyed this one, Arianna. I totally know what it's like to get that second wind at 1 a.m., and then you find yourself climbing the walls but oh so tired. Congratulations on getting the top spot for today though. That is one good thing about being awake.
DeleteI know how that feels. Midnight taco runs are always exciting.
DeleteHayden O.
DeleteTACO RUNS THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!
supernatural is perfection!
DeleteAdventure comes in many forms. Sometimes, it is taking a different path and it bringing you to untold beauty, and then you have photographs to last a lifetime. Adventure can be signing up for that class you've always wanted to take but never had the opportunity--or guts--until that moment when you do. My first dance class was like that for me. I've loved to dance for as long as I have memory, and learning how to dance for real changed my entire perspective on life. That decision to go out on a limb and take a class gave me so much more than dance skills.
ReplyDeleteMaybe adventure looks like saying things that are on your mind that you've kept bottled up. Every once in a while, opening up your mouth opens doors.
For me right now, actually in just a couple days, adventure looks like gallivanting around a big city and spending time with someone I adore. And it will be glorious.
-This post reminds me of the adventure every person should have in there life. Having the ability and courage to try new things is an ability most people lack. And since you have that ability, it shows other people to do the same.
DeleteRecently, my mom asked me why I love to knit so much. I couldn't come up with an answer until this morning. I was browsing the forums on my knitting websites, and I saw a thread about this exact question. Why do people make things they will never use? There were a lot of different answers, but they all boiled down to this: Humans create beauty. Since we are children of the most creative being in the universe, it stands to reason that we must also be creative. We are attracted to beauty like flies to honey. We need it for our survival. That is why war is so ugly. There is no beauty in war, and the blatant lack of beauty just makes the ugliness stand out even more. If you take the contrast of the things we can create, the ugliness of war is even stronger.
ReplyDeleteSo, why do I knit? I knit to create beauty.
Sidenote: This took me over an hour to write. I had the idea, but I wanted to make the words perfect and convey a feeling. I don't know if I succeeded, but I am proud of what I did, and I hope I have given you something new to think about. I may have just found my way to make a difference in this world.
DeleteWOW... that was very profound! Thank you so much for sharing! I totally agree. We naturally are attracted to things that are beautiful, it's how we were born.
DeleteWonderful slice! From what I've seen, your knitting is beautiful.
DeleteCaleigh K. period 1
ReplyDeleteSo, I have this obsession. It's called Gravity Falls. THIS IS MY FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL TIME!!! It's also, surprisingly, on Disney XD. Which the only good shows are Gravity Falls and Phineas and Ferb. But I absolutely love Gravity Falls because it's a mystery show. Even though it's a cartoon it has codes everywhere! Different kinds of codes that people have to try and decipher. It's super intriguing and I urge you to go check it out!!! We're in the second season and the new episode that came out just revealed the author of the journals!! You will understand if you watch the episodes!!! It's the greatest!!!
That sound like a great show... sadly, we don't have channels at my house, so I don't know how I'll be able to watch it, :(
DeleteCaleigh, I love you so much! You are a goddess!! You seriously are so cool and amazing!!
DeleteYESH CALEIGH I AGREE!!! Of coarse, you were the one who started me with this obsession... :)
DeleteKyAnne
Brady L. Period 3
ReplyDeleteThe sky and the Earth were separated,
With a gigantic blanket of gray.
I sit and fret with a frown on my face.
When would it go away?
But the thing to learn here is to not refrain
from dancing under the clouds and rain.
Very beautifully put Brady. Very poetic, and very thoughtful. Thank you for sharing! I love the way that you paint the picture for the readers. Reading this helped me to feel calm and peaceful.
DeleteCaleb A, DE, P3
DeleteNice. We need to just be thankful for what we've got. Juts because our lives are full of rainy days doesn't mean we can't still be happy in them.
Hayden O.
DeletePetrichor man. Thats where its at.
Slice of Life
ReplyDeleteDuring church yesterday in young women, we are started to learn how to say the young women's theme in sign language! It is so cool! these are the parts that we've done: We are daughters of our heavenly father, who loves us and we love him...
That is about as far as we've gotten so far. I'm so excited to learn the next part!
Anyway, later that day we had an early Easter feast at my grandma's house, the food was SO good!
Signing off, Over and out. :)
What a great thing to learn, and I'm glad you had a nice family meal. I love those.
DeleteYesterday I found out that the seminary Temple trip next month is open for even the youth under seminary age, so I get to go to the Temple twice next month. I'm so excited!! I haven't been since January. I know that's really not very long, but it feels like too long to me, especially since it's only forty minutes away. I'm really grateful that it's so close. Hopefully I can find some more family names to do ordinances for. Last time I had two, and I could feel how happy they were to have their work begun. To add to the fun, after every Temple trip, we all go to Chick-fil-a. I'm slightly giddy with excitement. I can't wait!
ReplyDelete-Ainsley, Period 1 DE
That is awesome! The temple is such an amazing place! I'm so lucky to have one only about seven-ish minutes away! When I walk into the temple there is that feeling of tranquility and peace that is really hard to find in everyday life.
DeleteErin B P3 DE
DeleteWe're getting a new temple in our area, and I get to participate in the Cultural Celebration. I am only 10 minutes away from this new one, when I used to be 30 minutes away. I hope that It will help me go to the temple more.
I love going to the temple. I live 30 minutes away from the Dallas temple, but only go every few months. And I heard we can't do ward temple trips anymore so idk how often I'll be able to go now.
DeleteCaleb A, P3, DE
DeleteThe temple is a wonderful place where we can feel God's presence. The closest one to me is a one-day flight to the Philippines. I will only be able to go when the whole ward does but that still doesn't trodden the joy that I will have in going there.
McKenzie A, DE Period 3, Boston
ReplyDeleteMy sister’s bunny died this last week. I personally didn’t like the bunny all that much. She smelled bad and was messy but my sister adored her. She was heartbroken to lose her bunny. Because I love my sister the loss of the bunny has also made me sad. Well it wasn’t the loss of the animal itself, more watching my sister have to go through that. She’s a sweetheart and took very good care of the bunny. When she’s upset I’m not always sure of the right thing to say because I have no clue what it is she’s going through. I’ve decided that just being there and letting her know the bunny isn’t suffering anymore is the best I can do at the moment.
Brady L. Period 3
DeleteOh! that is so sad! My heart melted when I read this. It's awesome that you love your sister so much!
I'm with Brady. It's a beautiful thing to read about how you see your sister's grief and care to be there for her. Keep it up!
DeleteCaleb A, P3, DE
DeleteThat has also happened to me. My younger sister got two birds for Christmas two years ago. One broke it's neck and the other flew away. It was sad seeing my younger sister go through with it. She walked very slowly as she prepared to bury the bird that broke its neck in a flower patch that we had in our back-yard. The birds were always chirping a constant and annoying melody but seeing my sister mourn helped me mourn with her.
Caffine!!!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever had one of those Five Hour Energies?! I really want one! One time I had Mountain Dew and I literally have NO remembrance of that day! All I remember is that at the end of the day I was halfway across the pacific ocean duct taped to a narwhal. Apparently I had drank the Mountain Dew, and I had made it halfway to California before I got lost and bought a burrito at Hawaii. I then apparently rented three speed boats and simultaneously sailed all three ships to Africa where I adopted 6 orphan children (still confused about that part). These orphans told me how to capture the great narwall of the atlantic. I then ran to him and forced him to arm wrestle me over three gallons of milk. I won so I chugged the milk and then duct taped my self to the whale.
Suprisingly this is all on home video on my house :)
While doing this, I actually just had a large dose of caffine and now I can taste sound :)
DeleteYou're slices are always so enlightening and entertaining Jordan!
DeleteCaleigh K period 1
DeleteI know right??? Jordan you're the best!!
That's awesome Jordan! You are so funny, thank you so much for posting this! I love laughing, and you just made that happen. Oh.... BTW, did you ever find out the names of your orphan children?
DeleteLike I said, Still confused about that part ;)
DeleteYou have to bring the video into class at the end of March so we can watch you arm wrestle a thing with flippers.: -{ )
DeleteI love your slices...and I used to always get caffinated crystal light to help with headaches. I don't recommend drinking it late at night when you have to wake up early...
DeleteThere's a whale at your house? My goodness. :)
DeleteJacob Stratford, DE
ReplyDeleteDear Diary,
today was a little stressful because I finally found out what the March Slice of Life activity thing is that I got a couple of emails about. It turns out that I was supposed to post something every day during March, but I never really got it because I'm watching English a few weeks behind, and apperantly there were technical difficulties on Liahona's side with getting it started (not surprising ;). I have learned a couple of valuable lessons. Technology can be used for education, but it is also very overly complicated and therefore occasionally useless. Also, I should really do some extra English and catch up a little bit so I can do the assignments with everybody else. Luckily for me, Sis. Jackson is super nice and will understand my situation and not dock points for this sligtly delayed participation.
Caleb A, P3, DE
DeleteYeah. I used to be a week behind. But then because I wanted to participate with everyone, I caught up so now I can watch it live. Unfortunately to do that, I will need to wake up at 2 AM on tuesday-friday to watch it live. To bad I don't have what Arianna N., P1, has.
KyAnne D P-1
ReplyDeleteHi guys! I don't really know what to write about... I'm so bored. I never know what to do during breaks. I mean it's nice to sleep in and stuff, but really I just wander the hose all day waiting for my public school friends to get out of school. I got up and ate breakfast, then I played dolls with my little sisters four a couple hours, then I sat and went through all the old days of slice of life to make sure I had posted on all of them. That's literally all I've done today. Now I'll probably just go on facebook and walk around the house aimlessly. So yeah, fun stuff.
*House
DeleteKyAnne
I'm sorry KyAnne, that sounds really boring! I hope that you day gets better soon! :)
DeletecALEIGH k. PERIOD 1
DeleteYou should come over here KyAnne!!!
Please...
There's things to explore and explain about
To rumble around and lie throughout the day
Now come over here, you most likely will pay
If you don't come here and listen to
My pleads and beggings for all
Because there's some new mysteries
in Gravity Falls...
I tried to make that sound cool. *tried... But anyway, I sent you an email about deciphering the codes!!!
Two words: do service.
DeleteOne word: affirmative.
DeleteErin B P3 DE
ReplyDeleteThe top 5 things I LOVE about Liahona school break
1)I'm out of school when no one else is, so I'm sitting bored at home while my friends are all in school
2)Because I'm not in seminary at Liahona, I get to go to seminary this week, so I can't go on vacation on either spring break!
3)All my family is still in home school, so I get to work and be a good example!
4)I'm behind on school work, so I get to catch up, instead of procrastinating even farther!
5)I'm still sick!
Oh the joy of everything! Not all of these things are that bad. And I'm mostly grateful doing all of them. It's like chopping spring break in half and spreading it out over two weeks, instead of just one week. I'm sure I'll have more fruitful and fun adventures tomorrow, so stay tuned!
So far, my break has been full of running errands. Now that is serious fun. I hope you end up having a great time tomorrow.
DeleteYesterday the young men sang in sacrament meeting. We sang the song "I need thee every hour." It was a really neat experience. As I looked out into the congregation, I could see people that were enjoying what we were singing. I know that they could feel the spirit as we sang. I remember at practice our director would tell us that we were singing to make other people feel the Spirit. We were singing to make a memory for others. As I looked into the congregation and saw their faces, I knew I was doing something good. I felt the Spirit as I sang with the rest of the young men.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like it was amazing. I'm glad you could participate!
DeleteHello, This is my first Slice of Life, and I'm actually going to start with yesterday.
ReplyDeleteYesterday was a huge Sunday because there was three different wards combined too learn what the new ward boundaries were. I helped with the sacrament, but we got confused because each ward did the sacrament differently. I was prepared to be moved to a different ward because I lived on the boundary it self, but luckily I was able to stay in my own ward. It was interesting because everyone thought that one ward would be getting more people, but instead they became a branch and about 29 people joined our ward and approximately 114 people joined the other ward!
Me and my family, including my sisters friends, all went to celebrate my mom and cousin's birth day; we ended up watching Big Hero 6.
Today I read a book. That was all I did today; besides the slice of life and school.
~ Daniel Adams 1st period/intermediate English.
Caleigh K period 1
DeleteDaniel!!!! remember me??? From the super trip???
Welcome to Slice of Life! Sounds like you had a great Sunday.
Delete"Welcome, welcome, Sabbath morning;. Now we rest from ev'ry care. Welcome, welcome is thy dawning,. Holy Sabbath, day of prayer..."
DeleteIt just popped into my mind when the words welcome and Sunday appeared...
Today was pretty awesome! Without having to do Liahona I went to see Cinderella with my sister and soon to be sister in law. We also got frosty's at Wendy's and got Pizza. I was super happy to have a little break from school and I was glad to see the Cinderella movie :D The Cinderella movie was really good it had an awesome message and I loved how good looking the prince was!
ReplyDeleteCharity P. (3rd) (DE)
I recently saw the Cinderella movie and totally adored it! Don't you love the backstory they give Ella, and the personality they give Prince Charming and -and the pure amazingness of the movie? Seriously, it is so one of my new favorites. And the messages were great ("Have courage and be kind." "Simply because it is done does not mean it should be done.") I like how Disney is weaving those little pieces of wisdom into their movies now.
DeleteYa I did love all those things Emma I especially loved the princes personality :D
DeleteCheynie W. 1st DE
DeleteI am so excited to watch the Cinderella movie! It looks really good. Charity, your day sounded magical!
Slice of Life Day 23 Emily Block DE 3rd period
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite TV shows in Doctor Who. I haven't seen any of season eight yet! We don't have cable, so I have to wait for it to be on Netflix or Hulu. The season ended in December, but it’s still not on Netflix or Hulu, and I have no idea when it will FINALLY be on there. I hope it comes on soon.
Here is the first installment of a story I am writing, inspired by one of Sister Jackson's pictures and the rosebushes in our backyard and Hans Christian Andersen. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was brown, smooth at places, wrinkled at others, similarly shaped to a tear. It was a seed. The seed, blind and sleeping, dreamed of falling from its plant to the ground. It dreamed of fingers lifting it off the dead leaves, out of the mottled shadows, into the warmth of the sun. It dreamed of strong hands carrying it. The hands were calloused and used to hard work. It dreamed of being set in the cool, moist earth, and covered by a blanket of soil. Throughout many blushing dawns and smoldering sunsets, it dreamed.
But one day, it awoke. It remembered awakening in its earthy bed. It remembered stretching up to the surface, slowly and lazily slipping through layers of rich, dark soil.
It grew. Through spring’s dawn and summer’s noon, autumn’s dusk and winter’s night, it grew. The seed regarded its dark brown branches and deep green leaves with pride. The seed had become a plant. The wind whispered admiringly through the leaves, the rain quietly praised the plant’s beauty and the sun stretched hands of light down to the plant, urging it to join him in the sky.
One night, the dancing stars whispered a secret to the silver lady of the sky, the moon. The moon paused in its nightly vigil to listen, and then she reached down to wake the plant. Sleepily, it looked up to the moon, and then followed her pointing beam along its branches. What the plant saw banished sleep.
A bud nestled amid the dark green leaves. It was small and hard, a lighter green than the leaves. It was sleeping. A night breeze curled around the bud, attempting to wake it, but the plant brushed it away.
As the moon resumed her travels, and the stars resumed their dance, the plant watched the bud. It watched the bud while the velvet night sky turned pink and gold to herald the sun. It watched the bud as the sun sailed through the satiny blue dome, and stretched the bud up to feel the warmth of the lord of the sky.
The sun noticed the bud before noon, and sheltered the plant from his burning brilliance with a feathery cloud during the height of his heat. As he sank into the dusk, he winked kindly to the plant and the bud.
Slowly, slowly, the bud began to uncurl. Blushing between red and pink, holding her sepals tightly to her, she peered shyly at the world. The plant beamed with joy and whispered words of welcome to its daughter, its first-bloomed rose.
The rose gradually grew to perfection with the encouragement of the sun, and the nourishment of the rain. She spread her petals gracefully and delicately exuded a divine perfume. Her red-pink color complemented her siblings, the dark green leaves that surrounded her, and she rested gently on her stem, at ease with the world.
The next sun-high, the plant saw a couple approaching. The woman was almost as beautiful as its rose, the plant thought, and the man was as handsome as the sunlight glinting off its leaves. Look, it told its rose.
There was a bench near the plant, and the couple approached it. The man dusted the marble surface off, and the woman sat on it. He knelt before her, taking her hand and gently speaking. Peering at them curiously, the rose listened quietly to the passionate rhythm of the man’s husky voice, and the happy, breathless replies of the woman.
Anthony Bennion Period 3
ReplyDeleteThis Joke made my day, and it lifted my spirits so I could go through the day. Enjoy!
Why did the runner quit the race against Bigfoot?
He couldn't face defeet!!
Cheynie W. 1st DE
DeleteOh my, you are so punny!
EVERYBODY CHILLAX! I just finished watching all JPs and am now an expert on Dinosaurs so you can relax now.
ReplyDeleteTruman Brown period 4.
ReplyDeleteToday was... uneventful. Monday is usually the busiest day of my week, but since we don't have school my day has been pretty slow. There is one thing that I look forward to every Monday, regardless of what is scheduled or not scheduled, and that is reading my older brothers mission emails. Every Monday night we sit down as a family (usually around dinner) and read the weekly email from my brother who is serving an LDS mission in Slovenia. He always has something inspirational to say to us and always tells is "the Gospel is true!" He is a great example to me and my family and I can't wait to follow in his footsteps.
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DeleteThat's what we do over here to. Except right now, me and my brother are in the middle of an epic chess game... over email... Don't ask me how it happened or how its going... I don't know how it happened either...
DeleteToday for our family night we went to this food place called Baked. We ate sandwiches. The one I got is called the triple grilled cheese. The sandwich had three slices of bread, pesto and cheese. It is so good and it is big! I love spending time and eating good food with my family!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS! That sounds incredibly scrumptious. You win the prize of making my mouth water!!
DeleteCheynie W. 1st DE
That sounds soooo good!
DeleteIt was the first day of Spring Break and I feel.....lazy. Funny, even Mondays on breaks are difficult. I just feel kind of weak and I just want to be in bed. Now, don't think that I didn't do anything today because you would be horribly wrong. I did do a lot of stuff but I just didn't have a ton of energy. And I really don't like that. Because when I don't have energy, I get a bit cranky and crabby, I'm not happy and smiley; I just wonder around, or lie around, and/or be lazy. I need and want energy. I want to do things. I don't want to be average. So, with that in mind and tomorrow being a new day, I'm going to be better and have more energy and be a little more entertaining for my family. Heaven knows they need it. ;)
ReplyDeleteEveryone has there lazy days, good luck tomorrow on entertaining your family (or are you just entertaining yourself) either way hope you have a fantastic spring break!
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DeleteThey say that a jog in the morning creates chemical reactions in the body that keeps you more energized throughout the day... I beg to differ...
DeleteMaybe what you could do to obtain a larger quantity of energy is to put away the entropy within yourself and just get to doing something.
We are working towards our future everyday, wether knowing it or not.
ReplyDeleteOur choices today make who we are tomorrow, from the smallest to the biggest we are creating who we will become by our choices.
One day looking back we may see both what we could have done and what we should have done.
Never wait to face the future, there are challenges all around but the wonderful times ahead are worth every sleepless night you may face.
So take a step and with the Lord, embrace the future ready to go forward with faith.
Anastasia B. (1st DE)
Period 4
ReplyDeleteToday I did so much and feel like today was an extra-long day, but it was all fun activities so I can’t complain. I had tons of fun but am now wiped out and all the energy I woke up with is drained, my muscles ache and I’m pretty sure I’m sunburned. When I have days like this where I do a million things in one day I’m like” wow I didn't know I had that many hours in a day” then I have those days were I don’t really do anything and then its night and I’m like “well that was a waste of a day” (it happens to often) and then the days you try to fit a lot in and you just can’t do anything! I guess days are like stars, there aren't two alike (even though some feel like there on repeat).
Caleb A, P3, DE
DeleteEverything, everyone, and all time is a unique and special thing. I too have the days where I feel like I've done nothing but hopefully, I will be able to get the hang of it and use my time more wisely. Nice Slice.
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ReplyDeleteCaleb A, DE, P3
ReplyDeleteFor family home evening, we invited a family from our ward to come over and hang out with us. We first conversed with one another, then we shared a brief mormon message, talked about it and its meaning, and then had pizza. After we did that, we went out to go bowling. For every sport I play, I always to better at the very beginning and then get progressively worse throughout the game. That could either be because I have beginner's luck or everyone else is just doing bad which makes me look good. But anyway, after we had finished, we walked back home, said goodbye to the family, gave them some of the left-overs, and then ushered them out the door. When I think about it now, I don’t think Family Home Evening just has to be for our family, but it can also be to help others and show charity towards them. This was the first time we have done something like this but I would gladly do it again if I knew the people coming over were in need for brotherly love.
That's awesome Caleb! A elderly couple in our ward invited us over for FHE a few weeks ago and it was pretty cool. The old man knew how to speak Hebrew and our family talked for hours with them. It definitely is a really awesome thing to do.
DeleteMy sister did my hair today and she put it into cornrows. It took her four hours to do my whole head. ( cuz I have really long and thick hair ) She is awesome at doing hair!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a LONG time! How did you have enough patience to sit still for that long?!?
DeleteCheynie W. 1st DE
Hannah P. 3rd period (DE)
ReplyDeleteI ended up staying the night at my grandparent's house because my Mom worked and would not be home all day.
Nana my sister and I went and got pedicures, it was fantastic!! I found my new favorite color of nail polish: a little darker then baby blue with turquoise. Adorable!!
I have a love/hate relationship with breaks from school, both days off and holidays. I am very OCD so i like schedules and the structure of school. Plus i miss being able to hang out with my friends. On the other hand, i'm pretty lazy and not having to do homework or watch classes for a week is awesome! Ugh the struggle.... :P
ReplyDeleteI positivly know what you are talking about:( I havent done anything fun.
DeleteMaKenna Moses DE
ReplyDelete3rd Period
I had my best friend over last night. She loves this show on TV and every time she spends the night we watch it together. When reflecting on the show, I realized that I don't care for it too much. It's a fine show and all, and it can be entertaining, but what makes me like it is watching my friend get excited about it. She loves it and always freaks out to watch the next episode with me. I never watch the show without her, so sometimes I am far behind where she is at in the series. It has been months since we had a sleep over which resulted in there being far more episodes for me to catch up on. After playing games and talking for hours it reached 11:30pm. We contemplated if we should just go to bed, but ultimately decided against that. We watched all the episodes I had missed, and I loved seeing her excitement with each one. By the time we had finished it was 4:30. She was on her spring break. The only problem was that I am not on mine. I woke up at 8:30 and had to do school only functioning on 4 hours of sleep.
Cheynie W. 1st DE
ReplyDeleteI am pretty positive a lot of you comment as a "name," and every now and then it has you do this little thing to "make sure you are not a robot." It's normally just the usual letters all pushed together, but strangely, that time, it had like 8 pictures of food and it asked me to click on the pictures that had steak in them. It was so weird, and such a strange one of those test thingies, that it made me laugh.
Something I really enjoy is sitting in my sauna! I love the heat, considering I am always cold! Its not a steam sauna; it is heated by Inferred heat. It gives all the advantages of heat like the sun with out the ultaviolent rays. It also has light therepy. If you put the setting on auto it shines all the different colors of light in a ten five minute each sequence and you get all the healing advantages of each color. I like to sit in the sauna for about thirty minutes with a tall glass of ice water and just relax while I work up a good sweat and listen to music. It's so awesome!
ReplyDeleteNicole S Period 3 DE
DeleteThat sounds super relaxing. I wish I had one. :) I could really use it during finals!
McKenzie A. DE - Boston Period 3
ReplyDeleteI have a strange love of mechanical pencils. I love to write with them. I have a very strong dislike of regular ones. I don't like that you have to sharpen them and they seem to always break. I'm not a fan of pens because you can't erase and as I am constantly making mistakes I need the eraser! Mechanical pencils always have the same width when you write while regular ones get dull and consequently thicker as time goes on. That was my rant on writing utensils. :)
Cheynie W. 1st DE
DeleteFunny, I am the complete opposite! I prefer regular pencils. I actually hate how the lead (Led? How do you spell that?) seems to break for me! Your slice was super cool though no matter the fact that I have a differing opinion. :)
This seems like something I would say, because I have very strong opinions for random things that shouldn't really matter but do for me! Haha. Good job on your slice!
Caleb Galke
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My dad used to work for the State Department as a regional medical officer, a doctor for U.S. diplomats. While we lived in Mexico my dad said that once a year he would take us to one of his outposts if our grades were good enough. So one time he was going to Surinam and Trinidad and Tobago, he said it would be a really cool trip so my brother and I went with him. While we were in Trinidad and Tobago we got to go to an amazing beach and have some shark sandwiches, they taste just like fish. We were only there for a couple days. But when we were in Surinam we got to go shooting with the green berets we shot a sniper, desert eagles and some glock 19s’, it was freaking amazing. We also got to kayak through the Amazon River, zip-line and hike through the jungle. That was an amazing trip, my dad had an awesome job!
ummm......... totally jealous right now!
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DeleteHey. I know this sounds really weird, but at Youth Conference, I shot a sniper too. I also shot about 3 different guns in addition. I never thought I would enjoy guns by the end of that Conference.
The school year is almost over. I can't even tell you how stressed, happy, excited, sad, and worried I am about this. You might be wondering why am I worried? The answer to that is, I live in Santaquin Utah which is about 40 minutes away from the school. All of my friends live even further from the school, how am I ever supposed to see my friends and do fun things? It is rather a sad thing, of course you know why I am happy about this matter but I am rather sad all together because I absolutely love Brother Degraffs class.
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DeleteThat almost scares me because I don't want to school to end or else that means my UVU assignments are due. :(
Oh well, Life is good.
Rebekah Marble period 3 DE
ReplyDeleteIt's so fascinating to see how many people actually depend on the Lord. Even people who aren't members of the church have such great faith and trust. I know a few youth who definitely follow Christ, and are not members. It reminds me that this is the chosen generation. It also concerns me that there are so many youth who deny the gospel, or are distracted by worldly things. I have girls in my seminary class who don't come, and there really isn't any way that I can influence them except being positive and keep going to early morning seminary. I love the gospel and I love Christ. I know everything is going to work out, and I know if I follow the Spirit I can help them more than if I tried to do it on my own.
Oh yea. Period 3. I rely on the LORD. I praise him because he has given me breath. Calmed me when I played cello. Oh I forgot to write a slice on that. I needed him to help me through my A.D.D. and he helped me. like always, he provides a way.
DeleteRebekah Marble period 3 DE
ReplyDeleteIt's so fascinating to see how many people actually depend on the Lord. Even people who aren't members of the church have such great faith and trust. I know a few youth who definitely follow Christ, and are not members. It reminds me that this is the chosen generation. It also concerns me that there are so many youth who deny the gospel, or are distracted by worldly things. I have girls in my seminary class who don't come, and there really isn't any way that I can influence them except being positive and keep going to early morning seminary. I love the gospel and I love Christ. I know everything is going to work out, and I know if I follow the Spirit I can help them more than if I tried to do it on my own.
Period 3
ReplyDeleteIt looks like people were busy over spring break and didn't post until today. I too am posting today, so that I can catch up. I will tell you that I did NOT procrastinate. I was working on my essay every day.(Except Sundays) I decided to do my work a head of time. I am A.D.D. and need time to get my work done. Thanks to Heavenly Father, I amazingly wrote the essay out. Now I'm almost finished. I hope that I will be able to print it off before tomorrow in class. (Tuesday March 31) I never need to doubt the power of God because he ALWAYS provides a way for me to finish in time.
I am glad I am not the only one catching up! Makes me feel better. Good job with the essay and I need to remember that about God sometimes. Thanks for the reminder, I really needed that tonight.
DeleteMarissa M. Period 3, DE
ReplyDeleteI wish I could say I did not fall behind. I did though and here I am trying to catch up. I wasn't procrastinating though. I just kept forgetting. If you say that is the same as procrastination then you are wrong. I forgot we were doing this and sometimes my life was so busy I spent the day running around on my feet. I am so forgetful sometimes. When I do remember it happens at the weirdest times, like when I am out and can't get on the internet or at someone's house or something even weirder. I kept telling my family to remind me but they also would forget. My life has been busy and I have been forgetting everything. Just to clear that up.
I hate getting behind! It stresses me out so bad! I have to keep working on it :) I'm sorry you're feeling behind!
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DeleteTess Larson 3rd (DE)
DeleteI can so totally relate! You are not alone!
9 For behold, to one is given by the Spirit of God, that he may teach the word of wisdom;
ReplyDelete10 And to another, that he may teach the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
11 And to another, exceedingly great faith; and to another, the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
12 And again, to another, that he may work mighty miracles;
13 And again, to another, that he may prophesy concerning all things;
14 And again, to another, the beholding of angels and ministering spirits;
15 And again, to another, all kinds of tongues;
16 And again, to another, the interpretation of languages and of divers kinds of tongues.
17 And all these gifts come by the Spirit of Christ; and they come unto every man severally, according as he will.
18 And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that every good gift cometh of Christ.
19 And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that he is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and that all these gifts of which I have spoken, which are spiritual, never will be done away, even as long as the world shall stand, only according to the unbelief of the children of men.
I love that we have these gifts and that we are able to have a family.
Kaden Moses, DE, Period 3
ReplyDeleteMonday. I hate Monday so much! One day I will destroy Monday and it will no longer be a day of the week. I am not suggesting that it should be renamed. I plan to make that very day of the week none existent. It would be like pressing the skip button on a movie, the things you skipped would still come to pass but you would not experience it. This skip would happen because Mondays will not exist but life would still go on as if they did exist. This way we would never again have to deal with the pains of having a first day of the week. I need to make this happen, it cant just be an idea, I have to make it a reality.
Tess Larson 3rd (DE)
ReplyDeleteThe other day, my family went to the movie theater to see the new "Cinderella" that came out. I actually really liked it! But what I loved most about the movie was that the main theme of it was to "Have Courage & Be Kind." Isn't that message so simple yet so profound?! I think that it can really apply to the gospel. There will be times when our religion will be mocked, let down, or even persecuted. And we will have to have courage and be kind in those instances. We can't shun from the fight; we will have to defend our beliefs! But, then again, we will have to be kind in our defending. We can be passionate, but not pushy. And when we have had courage and have been kind, then that's when God will be pleased with our works.
"Some people think they sre smart when they are actually stupid"
ReplyDeleteI saw this today and decided to share it because it made me laugh which was something I needed very severally!
Julia Johnson Period 3
ReplyDeleteThe first day of Spring Break was rough. 1st of all- it isn't AF High's Spring Break, so I had to get up early anyways and go to one class, then come home and be like, "great. now what?" So I tried to be happy as I was feeling sick and down, and my sister packing to leave on her mission in 2 days wasn't the best spirit lifter. But i managed it through, and all is well now.
Have you ever said something that you did not mean to say. I do that all the time and sometimes it is really funny and other times it is not so funny.
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ReplyDeleteI love the scripture in Ester 4:14 that says, "And who knoweth weather thou art come to the kingdom as such a time as this." It is a good reminder that we are all here on earth at this time for a special reason and that we are all here to fulfill our special purposes.
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ReplyDeleteFinally got in touch with my cousin Keaton. However, it turns out i cant use my money until the 27th which really sucks. He told me he wants a virtual grenade launcher which is like 2.90. sounds easy, though i can't stand waiting. Says i cant do it because i did it through paypal. What does Steam have against paypal? Did Paypal kill Steam's parents? Steal his lunch money as a kid? Were they old rivals? Maybe Paypal is a reformed supervillain and Steam still bears a grudge against him .These are all very good possibilities.
Chris Cox DE period 1
DeleteEverything is possible...
Chris Cox DE
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A long time ago we went tubing with my scout friends. We first went burger king and ate breakfast. Then we went to a lake. My friend's dad had a boat that could pull a 5 man tube. We went on the tube and the back was the most dangerous because you have to hold on to a little strap and hold it like your life is at stake. Most people fell off when they were on the back. The scout leader said we had to go, but we told him we should go at least one more time! I was on the back and I was scared! The boat made this giant wave and the wave made the tube tip to the right and a few seconds later there was people falling off the tube at slow motion and I was laughing so hard! I was still on the tube until the tube was all the way upside down. I lost my grip and I fell down with my scout friends. We had a great and fun time and hope I can do it again some time!
Chris signing off!
Gabe Leavitt
DeleteI love it when you get to have awesome scout activities like that! I also have great memories of scout activities when I went boating.
We are given weaknesses so that we can be humble. Let me tell ya, I must need some serious humility lessons. I have so many weaknesses. I am grateful for them because they cause me to cling to Heavenly Father for my life. He is my rod I hold to. He is the only one who can give me confidence. He is so merciful. And to Him, I will forever be in a debt that cannot be repaid. I am so thankful for the church! I cannot imagine my life without this Gospel. It definitely is the true church!
ReplyDeleteEther 12:27 is my favorite scripture! The reason I find this message comforting is because it explains that we are supposed to have weaknesses. We are not meant to be perfect right now. We are meant to be perfected through Him. Perfection comes through progression. But through this life, we have to be reminded that He is THE ONLY WAY. That reminder comes from trials and weaknesses, but through that we will become strong! Thanks for sharing. Your testimony is so strong, and I loved reading it.
DeleteMaKenna Moses. 3rd Period, DE
I love this! Your testimony shines so strongly through your words!
DeleteAriel Bilyeu 3rd (DE)
Roses is red
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my mom picks on my grammer
and my english teacher will two.
Just kidding! At home I have been using incorrect grammar while speaking to get on my mom's nerves and it really works! :) All in good fun though until my mom threatens to ground me.
Matiah Goldberg 3rd period DE
ReplyDeleteThis week is my spring break I'll be writing about what we will be doing. We're going down to L. A. to visit our uncle. Our cousins from Utah are also coming.
Today, we woke up early and toured L. A. by car. Our uncle was our tour guide. We drove around the city, seeing many sites like the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the City Hall, and some attractions on Hollywood Boulevard. We also toured outside of the residential areas and went Hollywood Hills. This is the place where the classic Hollywood sign is. Intermittently, we would get out of the car and walk around to see sights. By the end of the day, I was so tired that I didn't want to go to bed because that would require moving my body!
For scouts we are making a logo for our scout troop. There were so many options to chose from but after an hour we decided to do a phoenix as our logo for our troop. My leader said that we will have to draw one so he can print the picture on a shirt and flag for our troop.
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ReplyDeleteSickness is terrible. Your body is in misery 24/7 and all you want to do is lie down. You get behind on schoolwork that takes days or even weeks to catch back up on. You miss out on fun activities that you had been looking forward to. Sometimes you can’t even eat what you want to eat. I don’t get sick that often, but when I do, I get really sick. When I was younger I got to go to Africa. This was super cool but on the drive to the airport I got the flu. I then proceeded to throw up 17 times throughout the plane rides, walking through security and waiting in lines. Needless to say, I’m glad that I haven’t gotten sick recently, and that today all I have is cough.
That sounds horrible! I'm glad I've never gotten that sick. Also, luckily, I haven't been sick to the point of throwing up for years.
DeleteJonathan Goldberg DE period 3
Gabe Leavitt period 1
DeleteI totally know how you feel! I almost never get sick but I recently got sick and it was horrible! I missed out on fun family stuff and playing with friends and things like that!
I sometimes wonder what other animals think about us! Have you ever thought about it? Picture this… a fish just swimming around a little bowl watching every movie we make. Our lives are so busy compared to a fish, what do we look like to them, think about that. Now to a much bigger animal a horse. When we go out to ride them what do they see, because we are much smaller but yet they still listen to us, It's amazing!
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ReplyDeleteToday I'm going to Finnish school early so I can earn money for AFY YAY
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ReplyDeleteBreanne Ford 3rd period DE
ReplyDeletewe decided that we were going to surprise them, on there first trip to Disneyland. They have been asking us to go for months. We started to drive up to Anaheim it was about a 3 hour drive from San Diego. As we were getting to where we wanted to park the car we drove passed Disney we pointed it out to her, she didn't even realize what was going on yet. We parked the car, told her that we were going to Disney, she started to get really excited. We then stood in line to get on the bus, she started to freak out, she was crying trying to run back to the truck, it was a nightmare to try to get her into the park. But once we got into the park she went there every weekend for two years.
Jonathan Goldberg DE 3rd period
ReplyDeleteI almost didn't do a prompting a 2 weeks ago that I'm glad I did. I felt I should invite our neighbors to have Family Home Evening with us. (This is the same family I wrote about in another slice that I invited to our FHE). Since it was late notice, I didn't want to. As I was preparing the lesson, however, I felt I should do it on faith; I knew I couldn't teach this unless I followed the prompting. I tried to prepare another lesson, but nothing came. Eventually, I prayed and decided to invite them. After inviting them, the lesson came quickly and soon I was teaching the lesson. They've been with our family before and have met with missionaries. The spirit guided me on what to say and discuss throughout the lesson. During the lesson, I felt to tell them that I felt inspired to invite them. In the end, we had a fun time. Hopefully, it helped them. Don't procrastinate anything, especially promptings.
I completely agree with this! I am so glad you were able to recognize that you should always listen to your promptings. I have not done it before, and then regretted it. I have also followed the prompting and never seen the outcome, but it is always better to act on those promptings that we receive. You never know what God has in store, and you just might be His tool to bring it to pass.
DeleteMaKenna Moses. 3rd Period, DE
If you were the main character in your favorite book would you do better? Would you do worse? Would you be the better role?
ReplyDeleteI think this is too deep of a question, for me to even process! Just trying to think how I would do in their circumstances reminds me that you can never judge a person as they go through life. You can't truly have an appreciation unless you go through it yourself.
DeleteMaKenna Moses. 3rd Period, DE
Gabe Leavitt period 1
ReplyDeleteDance recitals for little siblings are often boring but are sometimes are funny. My little sister is six years old and her recitals are hilarious! Not because she does bad, she does really good, but the little tiny kids that dance before or after she does are really funny and cute. They'll go on with their group and while most of the kids are following along fairly well and they are off doing their own thing. It's especially funny, and adorable, when the little kids are bowing and waving at their families and things like that.
Procrastinating is a very bad habit but i have let it become my way of living. That needs to change.. not now.. but soon.
ReplyDeleteAriel Bilyeu 3rd
ReplyDeleteOne of my personal goals is to provide some form of service at least once a day. The days that I serve are days that I can always find myself with a good attitude. It’s really easy to get distracted and stressed about things but when you put others before yourself it has a way of making your trails seem less intense. Service is something I try to improve on every day and it’s one of the most productive things you can do with your time.