Veterinarian?

I've been exploring some career options for my Career/Life Planning class. One that I've recently come across is veterinary medicine. I'm really interested in this. I love biology and I'm starting to understand and even like chemistry. And a lot of the classes needed for this major are biology and chemistry classes. There is only one school in Utah that offers a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. It just happens to be Utah State. I've always liked animals, and I've always been interested in learning about them. This may be the career that I should go into. I'm going to be doing a lot of research and exploring and praying about it. Any input or opinions from you guys would be really helpful.

Taco Tuesday

We have a friend named Kwin Willis. He's a very fun individual. He lives across the street and down a little ways from Old Farm. But he comes to hang out with us frequently. Every night at 9:00, we hold scripture study at our apartment. It's really neat. Towards the end of last semester though, we split the responsibility of hosting with the girls from E1. Anyway, once a month, Kwin invites us (all 20 or so of us) to his apartment and feeds us tacos and leads scripture study. It's a long walk over the ice in the cold and dark, but it's worth the free food and good times we have. I love Taco Tuesday!

Prayer

Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye
When none but God is near.

Prayer is the simplest form of speech
That infant lips can try;
Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.

Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath,
The Christian’s native air,
His watchword at the gates of death;
He enters heav’n with prayer.

Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice,
Returning from his ways,
While angels in their songs rejoice
And cry, “Behold, he prays!”

The Saints in prayer appear as one
In word and deed and mind,
While with the Father and the Son
Their fellowship they find.

Nor prayer is made on earth alone:
The Holy Spirit pleads,
And Jesus at the Father’s throne
For sinners intercedes.

O thou by whom we come to God,
The Life, the Truth, the Way!
The path of prayer thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to pray.

James Montgomery

Homesick

I just spent some time looking at all of my siblings' blogs. I miss my family so much! I'm feeling homesick again after only one week back. I wish that I could go and hang out with Morgan and see her new puppy. Or visit Steph and Rich and see Alaina. Or hold Ethan and follow him around. I really miss Cory and Isabelle too. I can't wait until summer so that I can be with you guys for more than a weekend or two at a time. I miss you all and love you.

Kasi Porter

Kasi is the last roommate to be spotlighted. She is from Lindon along with Kim, Heather, and Emma. She is an Elementary Education major with an emphasis in Math. She is 5'1" tall, which makes me taller by a whole inch! She is one of the funniest people I know. We'll just sit and make jokes and laugh together nonstop. Kasi is our FHE mom. It's so nice to live with her in our apartment, because then we know exactly when and where FHE is. She is such a delight to have around. She is generous and always shares whatever she can. When I got back from the Christmas break, she was the only roommate there. She and I had a good time watching MASH and just hanging out. The next day, we built a tower of chicken bones at dinner it was quite hilarious. Kasi went snowboarding yesterday and she walked in the door with a big scrape on her forehead. It looked really bad, and she just said that she'd hit the snow. The picture of her is after an FHE hike. She sprained her ankle, and she barely complained. She's an adventurous person, and I love having her in my apartment!

Happy New Year!

Well, here I am back at school after a brief hiatus. This semester looks like it will be lots of fun. I'm taking 14 credits, and probably 2 Institute classes. I just bought all my books today and all combined they cost less than 200 dollars!!! This makes me really happy. Over the break, we had a major celebration for my father's birthday. It resulted in the Christmas tree being set on fire. Luckily, I had my camera phone at the ready to take pictures. It was a glorious sight to behold. I like the picture of the embers. I think it looks really cool. I'm glad to be back up here, but I miss my family dearly. I love you all!!