The Grass Is Always Greener

This week I learned something I didn’t expect to learn, and certainly didn’t hope to learn. I learned that recording one of your best friend’s proposals can be a very difficult task. As silly as it might sound, it proved to be very challenging at times especially when one would think it would run smoothly.               Before I delve into the details of our difficulties, I want to preface it with the things we did accomplish. My friend’s fiancé had no idea that it was coming, she was surprised, and we were able to get multiple videos and pictures from multiple angles to record this priceless moment forever.               Since we were trying to keep it a secret, we could never talk about it openly when she was present (which happened to be a lot that week). We ended up not being able to begin planning the concrete details till 3 in the morning the night before! To get a better idea of our options, my friends decided it was a good idea to take a trip to the Provo City Center Te

One of the unique opportunities available to BYU students is to be able to take religious courses for college credit. This semester, I am enrolled in a course covering the second half of the Doctrine and Covenants. Due to the nature and origin of the Doctrine and Covenants, we began the class by discussing the history of Joseph Smith and his First Vision.               The topics discussed weren’t necessarily new information for me, but I could see his story from another prospective. We talked in detail the fact that there are nine different accounts, from Joseph, of his First Vision. Even though I have read these accounts previously, what caused me to ponder was what my professor emphasized. He pointed out that in five of the nine accounts, Joseph’s primary focus for going to the Sacred Grove was to seek out forgiveness for his sins.               What really hit me hard was the realization of the purity, humility, and goodness of Joseph at this young stage of his life. I th

For some, change can be a dreaded but unavoidable part of life. Having recently returned from a two-year volunteer service mission where almost nothing was constant or consistent, change has actually become something that I look forward to and enjoy. So far I like my classes despite the foreseeable difficulty. Although I like school and my current friends,  I'd have to say that my favorite part of a new semester has to be the new opportunities to meet new people. This week, I had the opportunity to meet Caiden Wilkens. I met Caiden through a mutual friend: John Lindsay. John and I met while serving our missions together in Dallas, Texas. We lived together for a couple months a grew to be close friends. Before his mission, John roomed with Caiden so I heard many stories about Caiden long before I got the chance to finally meet him this week. Caiden is from Missouri and just returned home from a mission in Sacramento, California. We met briefly when I went over to their apartment