My Snowboarding CRASH!

My first time snowboarding was a pretty EMBARRASSING experience! Luckily my sweet friend was so patient to help me learn what to do.
It was a beautiful sunny day! I'll admit I was a little nervous going up the ski lift but I didn't want to my fear to show. As I got off the ski lift my friend showed my how to go slowly down the mountain and also how to stop(key information that will be needed later on in this story). Well I got going, VERY slowly! But I got confident too quickly. I decided to turn my board a little more so I could go a bit faster and then all of a sudden I COULDN'T stop myself!!!! I started FLYING down this mountain! My friend shouted for me to slow down. All I could do was shout, "I DON'T REMEMBER HOW!!!"
So there I was zipping down this mountain wishing I knew how to stop when SUDDENLY....my front edge caught something and I now started FLIPPING down the mountain!!!!! YOU KIDDING ME!? I could feel myself tumbling for what seemed like FOREVER when suddenly I stopped!!! I laid there. Partly wishing something had broke so I could have an excuse not to get up, my body just HURT.
Then above me I heard clapping, and not just clapping but people were cheering. I opened my eyes to see the ski lift right above me and they were all cheering for me! One guy even leaned over in his seat and shouted, "that was THE BEST crash I've ever seen!!!"
My friend by now had caught up to me. He reached out his hand to lift me up and as he pulled me up he said, "You know, if you would have listened when I taught you how to stop yourself you wouldn't have had to crash like that." We both just laughed and SLOWLY made our way down the final slope of the mountain.
I know that if we listen to our living Prophet and His Apostles we can be safe and we can prevent ourselves from crashing the way I did my first experience snowboarding.

The Moose DATE!

Do you enjoy "Living on the EDGE"? Are you always looking for the next thrill that will entertain your day? Sure it's nice to have fun in life and live it to its fullest but not when your idea of "living" quickens your chances of DYING!
I went on a date this one time, I'll spare you the details, but to give you a visual ALL the original plans fell through and there I was, at the top of a canyon in Park City. My date had pulled his car off to the side because out in the clearing was a beautiful, HUGE, moose!

We hopped out of the car and grabbed my phone to get a picture of it. Well my date wasn't satisfied with a simple picture. He wanted to see this thing CLOSE UP! He grabbed my arm and told me to come with him. He wanted to sneak up on this moose. I pulled away, knowing how dangerous that would be to get in the moose's territory. He persisted that I come with him but I stood my ground. So he went off towards the moose alone.
I tell you this story not to let you in on my date life but to relate how many influences we have around us that are pressuring us to "live on the edge". With the gospel of Jesus Christ we are lucky enough to have commandments that HELP us to stay protected. They aren't to bind us. God has given us the ability to choose for ourselves what we do and how we live. If we choose to follow our Savior Jesus Christ that is what will keep us safe and TRULY happy.
So next time your out with all your friends remember that you don't have to do what everyone else is doing. You can be YOU, and you can be HAPPY!

God Knows You

We all at times feel alone, and it's as if no one around can help. Remember this, You are a child of a LOVING Heavenly Father. He knows you. He wants to help you and see you succeed in life. Although our trials may seem to be never ending I promise that there is ALWAYS light at the end of the tunnel. And that light is through the hope of our Savior Jesus Christ.
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Marco Petrollini

Our belief as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is simple. We believe in God, we believe Christ is our Savior. We believe families can be together forever and we want that for EVERYONE!
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Steve Brouggy

When I watched this it made me think of all the people I've met that truly believe they are stuck in their situation based on what they've been raised with. No matter who you are you can always change your future. Our Savior Jesus Christ has provided a way to be a NEW person and follow Him.
Check out our website mormon.org and learn more about the happiness that is awaiting you.

Alex Boye

I love to see how we ALL go through hard times. No matter who we are. The good thing is that we ALL have a Savior Jesus Christ who can be there to lift us and bring us TRUE happiness.
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General Conference HIGHLIGHTS!

Check out these clips from Conference. I'm SO grateful that we have a living Prophet and Apostles who speak for God and help us to know what we should be doing!

The Book Of Mormon!

I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. This Book has changed my life and I encourage you ALL to read it for yourself and then to pray to know that it is true. I promise that as you do so you will be able to come to know, who you are, what your purpose in this life is, and also that Christ's true church is on the earth today. And I leave that with you in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

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TECHNOLOGY!

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

Disney Land!

DiSnEy LaNd….the place where DREAMS come true!
When I was little my family and I went to Disney Land! A kids dream! I was SOOOO excited! I wanted to see Mickey and Minnie and ALL the Princesses, especially Belle! But when I got there my family just wasn’t keeping up with me! “Come on,” I was thinking…I wanted to see EVERYTHING the park had to offer! There was so much to see! When I got a little ahead of my family I turned back to make sure they were following me and then….SMACK! I ran right into a huge pole!!!!! I wish I could tell you what happened next but I honestly don’t remember. I had taken my eyes off of where I was headed and I got hit HARD!
Do you KNOW where you’re headed in life? Do you have a clear view of what’s in front of you? Yes we may not always be able to predict our obstacles but if we have a sure direction we can know that beyond our obstacles is the path closer to our destination!
Jesus Christ is the ANSWER! Our perfect example. And if we follow Him we can KNOW that we’re headed in the right direction.
I invite you to read from the BOOK OF MORMON. It is the ONE book that can bring us closer to Christ than any other book out there.

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The THRIFT Store!

One of my favorite past times with my Grandma is shopping at the THRIFT STORE! When I was younger I lived with her and every time she went out shopping I got to be the lucky one to go with her!
Thrift stores are like little treasure boxes with all kinds of goodies. But what I loved the most at this particular store was their “FUNNY MIRRORS”. You know, the ones that make you look super tall and skinny but then when you step closer you look like a round fat shorty! I could stand in front of those things for hours and be entertained.
As my Grandma would walk around looking, I would silently pray that we would walk past one of these mirrors so I could play for a second until she moved on to the next isle. Well one day my grandma was headed to the store, and sure enough I got to go with! I was SO excited and ready for a good laugh. When we got to the store I found the mirror of ALL mirrors and kept stepping back and forth, cracking up in LAUGHTER each time my body deformed in front of me! I was having a good time. Soon I realized that I have been laughing for a longer time than usual and I looked down the isle to see what my grandma was doing. She wasn’t there. So I looked down the next isle…NO GRANDMA! I tried to jump up to see if I could see her head over the clothes racks. No use, I was too short. So I knelt down and tried to see if I could see her feet. Nothing! I panicked a little. I WAS ONLY 5, what if she left me! What if I never saw my Grandma again!?!? A little DRAMATIC I know…but SHOOT I was scared! So, I tried to be brave. I walked over to a lady with a red vest on and told her I was lost. She asked me what my grandma’s name was. “I DON”T KNOW….her name is Grandma, what do mean what’s her name?” So she picked up a phone and over the intercom I heard her voice echo, “If you lost your granddaughter she’s at the front of the store. She’s wearing pink shorts, a flower shirt, and cowboy boots.” I waited. Did my grandma even know what I was wearing?! I waited some more. “She’s got black hair, she’s was playing by the mirrors. Did someone lose their kid?” You think she would have asked me my name and announced that also! GEEZ! Then finally I see this sweet old lady pop her head around a clothes rack. “Alyssa?” She looks behind her as if to see if I was behind her. “GRANDMA!!!!!” I ran over to her feeling a sense of relief and safety. But what the heck she didn’t even notice I was gone! That didn’t matter though, I was just SO excited to see her! Ever since that day I have a fear of thrift stores! I’m scared I’ll get lost!
As a missionary I have the wonderful opportunity to help those that are lost. Only in my case they don’t always know they need finding. When Christ taught about finding His lost sheep He meant ALL that are lost.
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SARDINES!

I almost DIED the other day! Here's what happened...A bunch of us were playing a hide and seek game called sardines. Only in this version one person hides and everyone else finds the one. If you find the one hiding you then hide with them until the last person is left looking. Well, my companion and I were searching in the attic of this mansion and in it there are these little wooden doors that lead to smaller crawl space areas. My companion crawled in first, I followed. Only I wasn't aware that I was supposed to only step on the wood planks under all the insulation! Whoops! So as I'm following her I go to take a step and my entire left falls through the ceiling!!! Luckily I caught myself and was able to pull myself back up before falling all the way through. When I pulled my leg out I could look all the way down to see the closet I almost fell into! That was a close one for sure!
Why do I share this story with you? Well I hope you get a little laugh at how dumb I can be sometimes. But also to relate how important it is that we have a solid foundation beneath us before we try to move forward. Sometimes we see all that we want to accomplish but we aren't patient enough to establish our grounds first. In the Book of Mormon one of my favorite scriptures is this : And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. (Helaman 5:12)
We must remember that it's not IF the devil with come but WHEN. And when he does, with his storm and winds, it won't be pretty. Who better to be our foundation than Jesus Christ our Lord!
I know we all have hopes and dreams that we want to accomplish but remember to first let our Savior be apart of your life. Work on building your foundation before you try for the big things. It'll be worth it :)