Other paper.

The one thing I am having a hard time writing about is where to start or how to make the essay worth reading.

Art.

Something beautiful and expresses emotion, grace, and symbolism. Tells the persons style and what they or who they are. Comes in all ways, music, paintings, sculptures, and poetry.

Who am I?

• I am a daughter of God.
• I am a daughter to earthly parents.
• I am a sister.
• I am a granddaughter
• I am an Aunt
• I am a Niece.
• I am a student.
• I am a teacher.
• I am a friend.
• I am a cousin.
• I am a traveler.
• I am independent.
• I am descendent.
• I am disciple.

Alma

• She is a daughter.
• She is a friend.
• She is Nicaraguan.
• She is a Country director.
• She is loving.
• She is service oriented.
• She is confident.
• She is shy.
• She speaks spanish.
• She is determined.
• She has gone through different experiences.
• She never gives up.
• She is has gone through a revolution.
• She has lived through poverty.
• She is fighting poverty.
• She loves.
• She creates inspiration.
• She lives life day by day.
• She gives.
• She has the heart of a child.
• She is friendly.
• She grows through trials.
• She concurs through trials.
• My life would be different if I never would have met her.

I know...

I know Snow Canyon High School graduating class of 2011, I know the teachers, the administration and the custodians. 1,000

I know the people in a small town named Jinotega, Nicaragua. I know the loving personality that the children have when I teach them english. 5,100

I know the Prophet and Apostles of this church. Don't know them personally but I feel like I am getting to know them each day I learn about them. 15

Tolerance: someone you can handle or stand for a short amount of time depending on when and where. "I have to tolerate them for about one more hour."

Appreciation: someone or something that you are thankful for.

"I am so appreciative of what my mom does for me to get me where I am today."

Alma- She is someone I met this last summer in Nicaragua. She, even though I got to know her, is an other to me. She has a different background then me, culture, most of the things seem different to me.

• What would you say would be the major difference is between us?

Genny- She is considered my best friend but we have different taste, religion, background, standards.

• Do you find my standards, my religion completely strange and why do you feel that way?

Conner- standards, background, religion.

• Even though we are different people what made us connect together to appreciate each others stories and background?

"The time for a shy mormon has gone past."

The Journey of going to Conference.

My roommates and I had the bright idea to go down to conference and try to get in through the stand-by line. I was really excited because I haven't actually been there, in person. I learned its harder than you think to get in and you don't have to be there to get the fullness of the message. One thing I learned that I am proud of is that I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is my gospel and I will follow Him with all my strength. When I feel like nothing in my life is going right I know that "The darkness of the night, their will be joy in the morning." If I continue strong and keeping my covenants that I made with my Father in Heaven I have greater and eternal blessings in store for me, greater than I can actually comprehend. I am proud of who I am and what I believe in. I hope some day I can show that to the world. I'm a Mormon.

Thinking about the Self.

"If we wax lazy we can begin to doubt the validity of our own voices because others seem to have already anticipated our wants and needs." People have decisions and ideas already made up in their head for them. T.V. and movies have done that to us. "We tell stories to call forth our humanity, bind ourselves to a greater community, and declare that an individuals values and perceptions still matter." We still matter. Satan is telling us from left to right that we don't matter, that our stories don't matter. We matter and letting your voice or stories out there can help people see the real version of people. Who we are really not what the media portrays.

Simplicity.

"Clutter is the disease of American writing." I do believe this is true and I would have to say I am guilty of this. You'll probably see it in most of my writing and journal entries. It might just be me or I dont' think clearly. (But who really does?) I like the way I write but it may not be clear to every reader I may have. I may be crazy and cluttered but I'm my own person and I love my own writing.

Out of your experience here.

"As the Church continues to grow, there will be an increasingly smaller percentage of its young people who will have the opportunity of attending this university." I applied to BYU and I was declined at the time I was really discouraged because I didn't understand what I did wrong or if I didn't have enough extra-curricula activities. When I read this it became very clear to me why I wasn't accepted. I'm alright with it now. To think that the church is growing is an amazing thought. So many are coming to learn of this true gospel and they want to become closer to Him. What better way is to dedicate yourself in a church school. "Your experiences will be challenging, but they will be sweet and enriching, and you will become the means of bringing good to all whose lives you touch." (also has to do with every BYU school.)

Climb up and down..

"Working both ends of the ladder." I've always had troubles with writing on both ends, even though I just learned about the ladder of abstraction. I need to work on it. It helps you to bring your writing to a more creative side. "Metaphors and similes help us understand abstractions through comparison with concrete things." I understand things more when they are used at a different angle and with creativity. "Our mission: Learning to write, writing to learn." Even if that was someone else's mission statement I want to progress to really write. I love writing my feelings and my impressions but I want to become good.