Time Magazine

It was after eleven at night when I picked up the new May 2009 issue of Time Magazine off of my parent's table. I was interested in a article called "The Unseen Struggle of Autistic Adults". I'm interested in these articles after I studied social work at BYU. I continued to flip through the magazine and become increasingly more disturbed by the content of the articles. Most of them were about America's changing workforce and described a very gloomy outlook for the possible job opportunities available to the Gen Y group. I'm sure many of you can sympathize with that. Then I got to the worst article: the new and quickly growing demographic group in our country known as the CUs, or committed unmarrieds. I was shocked to read how being married is literally becoming "uncool" and out-of-style. Apparently, the only reason to get married is for insurance benefits. Many CU partners stated that the reason they didn't want to get married was so that they still have a feeling of freedom and that they wouldn't have any legal hassles should one decide to leave the relationship. Repeatedly I read the questions regarding marriage, What's the point? Why do I need to have a governmental stamp approving my relationship? How will it make me a better parent just to be married to my partner? I was surprised by my changing thoughts towards doubting marriage as I continued to read the article... I was literally beginning to ponder the same questions. I shook my head to scatter those thoughts and remembered my solid stance: "Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity" .... the "family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children" and in order to have a family, we need to be married. Marriage is ordained of God (The Family: A Proclamation To The World).
It also reads in the The Family: A Proclamation To The World: "We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife."

It's a commandment. That's why we marry. (That and I LOVE being with my husband)

The family is truly being attacked. The family is becoming "uncool". I am just beginning to see what kind of strength it's going to take to keep my family together. My strength comes my from my knowledge that Jesus Christ is coming again soon. He IS coming and we absolutely can not forget that.
This makes me think of D&C 30 with the revelation to David Whitmer:

1 Behold, I say unto you, David, that you have ^afeared man and have not ^brelied on me for strength as you ought.

2 But your mind has been on the things of the ^aearth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have not given heed unto my ^bSpirit, and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.

You know what I mean, right? We can't fear man, even though many of our doctrinal principles and commandments are becoming "uncool". We have to stick with what we know is right regardless of how "uncool" we may seem.
Anyway, this was my midnight ramble. As a result, this post is unpolished and unfinished. But I hope you all feel as strongly as I do about the family and will help me fight to protect it until Christ comes again. And even then I'm sure we'll always be standing up for the family.

The next most amazing movie ever.

Jesse and I were skimming through family movies to watch on Netflix Watch Instantly when we stumbled upon this gem:



At A Glance summary from Netflix:
This charmingly eccentric cartoon from Korea features a little mound of dog poo on a quest to find meaning and purpose in his life. Left all alone on the side of the road and feeling abandoned and helpless, he believes his life is without value. Luckily, the despondent poo is befriended by a dandelion sprite who helps him recognize his worth. The film includes a behind-the-scenes documentary, music video, alternate endings and more.

Oh my gosh. It's about poo.

Enjoy if you dare. (No, we didn't watch it. We just laughed at it for five minutes.)

Cell phone companies stink.

Jesse opened our cell phone bill, which is usually $80, but today it was $123. We gasped in shock and searched to find out why...

Can you guess why?

Not texting....



Downloads.

Jesse and I never download.

That leaves one person left that could do it: Abby. She downloaded $40 worth of crap such as "Sonic at the Olympics", and "Who am I going to marry?" and blah blah blah. Grief. So Jesse called the company (cough, ATT) and tried to get our money back. But since it has happened before--though not as extreme--they wouldn't give us back our money. So we're out $40 just so Abby could punch some buttons on our stupid phones. Mom, check your bill. She could have done it to yours too.

I hate the cell phone companies.

Chocolate ice cream

There's a first for everything.

Love Story (Taylor Swift) meets Viva la Vida (Coldplay)

This is an arrangement by Jon Schmidt that my mother-in-law sent me via Facebook, but I didn't know how to post it as a post so it's just on the top of my blog for now. I'll add pics later and tell you all about life, but for now watch this video. It's amazing. Loves to all!