Digressive Ramblings

I considered posting something about this subject earlier when it was first announced at general conference but I found so many other posts that expressed my feelings much more eloquently than I ever could. I thought that would suffice, but as I stand here on the subway trying to swallow the tears that just want to come, while I read President Monson's announcement, I realize I need to share. Do I know if this revelation had come a decade before if I would serve? No. I don't know if that would have been my path, but my hear breaks a bit that I never got the chance to decide. At 19 I was full of life and a sincere desire to understand the gospel. It's not that I lack that desire now, but some of my life experiences have ruined my child like faith a bit. I keep thinking what if. What if I went on a mission at 19? I know one of the worst things that ever happened to me would not be part of my past because I never would have been in Florida. On that note though, if I...

I really want to emphasis that this is 100% my opinion and I do not represent anyone at all when I make this opinion, but as a student of history and an outspoken feminist Mormon I thought I would compile my opinion on the matter... do what you want with it. It seems there has been a lot to do with the embarrassing history of black members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS for short). A lot of it has been kicked up by The Washington Post article about this topic. A lot of people were up in arms about what Bro. Bott said in this article. I'm not going to address his thoughts, I'm sure it's been addressed elsewhere. I'm going to address the sentiment of the time and perhaps put the whole controversy in context. In 1830 the LDS church was established in upstate New York. In1804 all the Northern states (states north of the Mason-Dixon line) had passed laws to abolish slavery gradually. Congress in 1807 banned the international slave trade. Slaver...

This will be a political RANT, feel free to ignore if you don't care what I think and what makes me angry, politics wise.  I hate the primaires this year. Like more than any other year. It has been so annoying and here's why: I have a bunch of facebook friends that are Ron Paul disciples. I say disciples because they aren't supporters. They are people who believe he is the savior of the American government. They truly believe that the US is right at the point of crumbling a la ancient greek and roman governments and that Ron Paul is going to be able to prevent that if he's president. They don't believe he can't win... which brings me to my next point. A lot of people have been saying this year that electability doesn't matter. I don't know where they get that idea. If they all think Obama is the worst president ever (more on that) then their goal should be to present a candidate that the general population would feel good about, one that would be a...

Hey Mormon friends (and those friends who want to raise their daughters with a more rigid moral code), You should read this.... " Why Standards Night is Substandard ".  I agree with the author... I think that the young women of the Church are sometimes given the short end of a stick and aren't communicated to properly. Some of my favorite excepts include: "A question welled in my throat, one that my neighbor might balk at. I asked it anyway. "Would you say Amy has power in her life?" She looked uneasy, and I didn't blame her. Power is not a commodity we associate with Mormon girls and women. To our ears the very concept of power sounds worldly and corrupt, unless we're talking about priesthood power, which we qualify as exclusively masculine. But I wasn't talking about priesthood power, and I wasn't talking about the steel-fisted power of a political dictator or corporate mogul, either. I tried to explain. "What I mean is,...

but if you did... sorry if this offends... I don't mean to offend, more just ask for tolerance... Dear Mormon friends, As a highly mocked and persecuted religion do you really think it is wise to mock the people who thought the rapture was this past weekend? You have a lot in common. Devotion to your beliefs, persecution for your beliefs, a general belief in a Savior, namely Jesus Christ and some beliefs that others outside the religion think are very silly, but you hold firm to. That's all I'm saying.... let's put a check on the mockery and be a bit better than the people that mock what you believe. I say this in love, Michelle also this isn't for the random, rapture is coming funny joke people...  I'm seeing some serious mocking out there... that's not right.

Okay I'm done after this, but this is an amazing piece of art I have as my background on my phone that I wanted to share. It's called: Sometimes the Spirit Touches Us Through Our Weaknesses James Christensen

1. This blog might quickly turn very wedding and diet focused. For those of you opposed to that I say boo to you... this blog is about my life and that's what my life is right now. I don't think most of you will mind though because you're my good friends so you're interested in that right? Well be warned... those will start tomorrow and will most likely involve it would only happen to Michelle type stories so that's fun. But if you're not into it, I'll make the title clear so you can skip to all the other random stuff I'll post. 2. I am excited. I can't talk about much of it, but remember how much I say I hate my job? Well that might change, I am in the early steps of doing something about the hate. Yay me. Keep me and future in your thoughts/prayers. I just pray that I'll be happy with my job, that the right opportunities will present themselves and that if it's good for me and my future family (Chad) that it will work out. Please do the s...