By the way...

Before I get started in my church we have what is known as stake presidents and they are the president who is change of all of the bishops in a certain area. Now that that is cleared up my dad just got called to the stake presidency and right now I feel overwhelmed and grateful.

Overwhelmed because, how in the heck are we going to do this? I know that threw the Lard we can accomplish all things but how? I feel that everyday our family is just barely getting by that as of right now we have the need for more time more money and more information more than ever. I am scared! But I know that not only will this change be a trial it will most defiantly be a blessing. My father will have the opportunity to bless and sanctify the people in the Brandon stake. Lucky for him he has a supportive family that loves the gospel as much as they love him.

Last night when we were told of this change, I had just gotten home from a 12 hour rehearsal and was in no mood to talk. Hannah and I had gotten home 5 minutes before my parents did. The first thing on my mind was a nice warm shower but as soon as I hopped in mom called through the door. “Before you take a shower come have family prayer.” Reluctantly I got out of the shower put on a robe and came into the family room. I looked at my mother-annoyed- she said dad had just gone to the restroom therefore delaying my shower even further. Mother asked if I had a bad day and I said I just wanted to take a shower. She said well we are just going to have prayer and a talk. Talk? Further postponement of my shower. Dad came in and mother and he exchanged a couple of words and then dad said he was just asked to be the 2^nd counselor in the stake presidency. My first reaction I think partly because I was so annoyed at first and now I was just hit with the biggest news ever! Dad then said he was going to wait and have us find out with the rest of the stake. I laughed again. That is like them planning to tell us mom was pregnant-which won’t happen because of moms recent surgery- while she was in the middle of labor. HAHA  So there it is dad is the 2^nd counselor in the stake presidency. 

Just a thought

What if everyone from efy really did got to the same high school, like brother Woodward said. Iwouldbt even be to bothered if nonmembers were there too! It would be still really awesome! Let me explain:
Be surrounded by great spiritual people all day everyday
Have friends with the same standards that love you no matter what
The teachers would know how the mormons are and obviously love us to death!
We all would go to the same ward(which mean actual young men in ward)
And if we all are in the same ward that means we could have ward dances-forget stake or even regionals!
Have cute boys that have high standards who aren't affarid to ask me out on a date
Have an huge modesty club and no cursing club
Have highly talented kids therefore really good athletics, arts and acedemics-can you say A++++ school
We might even have enough to get the school to do early release seminary
Always have some to talk too, and sit with at lunch
Have frequent testimony meetings
and I seriously could go on and on and on! I say we make it happen some way som ehow!

Carolyn

Carolyn-someone wrote this poem for me a couple of weeks ago!

Once upon a time at efy
I met an amazing girl with smile that caught my eye

At that moment I knew I had to say hi But the problem was, I was so deathly shy
Describe her? I wouldn’t know where to begin
To describe someone like Carolyn.
She never failed to make me grin
Whenever she spoke to me my head would spin

Hanging out with the guys or dancing with her
I think we know which I’d perfer
I wish things would go back to how they were
A week ago because

Last week was efy
When that amazing girl caught my eye
When that moment when I had to say hi,
sadly turned into a goodbye.