Monday, June 14, 2010
Trip to St. George
We went to St. George last weekend because my brother Michael was receiving the Melchizedek Priesthood. On our way down we went to the Manti Temple. It was beautiful. It is one the the few temples that hasn't really been altered since it was built. The pews are the original wood and the carvings in the rooms was amazing. I really felt the pioneer spirit here. I would highly recommended that everyone attend this temple. Ryan also spent most of the weekend setting up my mom's computer and my brother's laptop. She had a virus on her old computer that made it so slow and then wiped a portion of her hard drive. Good thing Ryan is so great with computers. He also set up a server so that they can print wirelessly to the new copier/printer in the basement. It was great to be able to go down and see family and to watch the Celtics pull off a victory!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Are you the Carrot, Egg or Coffee Bean?
Here is a cute story that I found on handling adversity that I would like to share.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She then pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, Mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity -- boiling water -- but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity? Do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor of your life. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you changed by your surroundings or do you bring life, flavor, to them?
ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She then pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, Mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity -- boiling water -- but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity? Do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor of your life. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you changed by your surroundings or do you bring life, flavor, to them?
ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Terrorist act on the Allero
So its official... someone has finally become so jealous of the Allero that they decided to cut the suspension cable. Alright so it just broke from wear and tear but still. Anyways, like I said the suspension cable broke but that's not all it punctured a hole in the driver's side tire and went in an inch. Thankfully we have AAA and they came and towed the Allero away to get fixed and all should be well by Friday.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
We now have a blog
So I decided to start a blog for those of you who would like to be updated with what Ryan and I are doing. Well currently it is summer and we are both working full time. Ryan works two part time jobs. The first is at the Space Dynamics Lab (SDL) where he wires and assembles lasers that test for air quality. The second job is in a mobile robotics lab at USU. He is programming a robot to recognize certain colors and objects and use a robotic arm to pick them up. I am doing research at USU with nanoparticles of metal and their effect on the environment. In the Fall we will both start our senior year and plan to graduate in May 2011.
We are currently the 10-11 year old primary teachers in our ward and the 11 year old scout leaders. We like being involved with the kids and listening to the crazy comments that they come up with.
We are currently the 10-11 year old primary teachers in our ward and the 11 year old scout leaders. We like being involved with the kids and listening to the crazy comments that they come up with.
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