General Conference!

So I know everybody and their dog has been posting about General Conference, but there is nothing wrong with that! I absolutely LOVE General Conference and I look forward to it every time. There were so many good talks! Here are my favorite ones:
Elder Holland-The Cost and Blessings of Discipleship
Elder Andersen- Spiritual Whirlwinds
Elder Zwick- What are You Thinking?
Pres. Uchtdorf- Grateful in Any Circumstances
Elder Bednar- Bear Up Their Burdens with Ease

If you didn't get a chance to watch, listen, or read them yet- I totally recommend it.       Soooooooooo good!!

Come Unto Christ

So, I get the unique opportunity to live in a home ward right now and I get to serve with the Young Women. I love it! It reminds me of the good old days. But anyway...this year's theme is "Come Unto Christ" which is based on Moroni 10:32. We are learning a song titled "Come Unto Christ" for Girls Camp and I love it! Oh the power of music. It has been stuck in my head all week. But I can't complain because it is so uplifting and makes me feel so good. Ya'll should totally look up the video on youtube about this years mutual theme. Sooo gooood! Below is the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubIP8R5-6Tw

Miss Representation

I really liked the documentary "Miss Representation" that we watched in class this week. I always hated how the media tends to objectify women in commercials and on movies, but I never realized that part of the reason why is because mostly men are behind it all! There are not very many women involved in the high ups that are able to stand up for the individual worth of women. Because of that, women are usually portrayed on TV as ditsy, unintelligent, needy, emotional, and unstable. It is so sad to see that because it makes real women feel bad about themselves. Women have so much more to them. They can and should be intelligent, influential, and respected. There are not enough shows, movies, or commercials that portray the real worth and potential of strong, positive, powerful women. I am glad that this documentary was made to open our eyes and educate us!

Ken Garff

As a passenger in a car instead of the driver, I am able to notice a lot more billboards and signs along the freeway. Just today as I rode from north Salt Lake all the way down to Payson, I came across quite a few Ken Garff billboards. I noticed a theme throughout them. The three that I noticed all seemed to focus on being truthful and honest. A lot of times buyers really get taken advantage of when they go to a car dealership. It appeared to me that Ken Garff wants their customers to feel like they can trust their dealership. Here are the 3 ads I saw today:

Letters?

I'm not sure if letters can be considered media, but after thinking about the definition, I have realized that they definitely fit the definition! Media can be any type of communication between a sender and a receiver through the use of a medium. I had never thought about letters being a type of media, but interestingly enough, they ARE! Pretty cool. I just came to this realization this week as I reflected on a letter I received from my sister. Then that led me to the realization that anything we get in the mail is also media. Think of all the advertisements and junk mail that get sent to us by companies that want us to buy from them or use their products. Sometimes it is overwhelming! Anyway, I thought it was a pretty cool "a ha!" moment that I wanted to share with you. Just food for thought. :)

Jews and Mormons

I am taking a class this semester called 'Family Life in World Religions' and it is so fascinating! Right now we are just finishing up the unit on Judaism and this week my professor emailed me a link to a really neat article that talks about how much Jews can learn from Mormons.  Here is the link.  Enjoy!


http://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/fink-or-swim/lessons-orthodox-judaism-can-learn-from-mormons/2014/02/11/0/

5 Scriptures to Motivate you to Action

Just this week my husband and I were at Seagull Book and ended up buying a CD with a talk by John Bytheway titled "5 Scriptures to Motivate you to Action". I absolutely LOVED it! He is such a good speaker and his talk totally tied into our class on Monday about the power books have to influence our lives (especially the Scriptures). Here are the 5 scriptures that John Bytheway explains in detail how they motivate us to act:

Moroni 10:31  "Awake and arise from the dust"
Proverbs 4:26  "Ponder the path of thy feet"
D&C 60:13   "Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known"
                                                                Moses 1:39   "This is my work"
                                                                1 Nephi 3:7  "I will go and do"

If you haven't heard this talk, you should probably watch/ listen to it some time. It will change your life. ;)