Sleeping in is always a wonderful way to start the day. Got caught up on the blog posts this morning, did some pretty chill internet surfing, got ready for the day (I wore my "don't mess with Texas" shirt and laughed to myself at what Jared would say about it) and Dana kindly drove me to school on her way to work. I feel pretty good about my Humanities of Islam exam that I signed up to take Monday because the set up of the class means reading and going over the examples and the distinctives characteristics within the reading over and over in class. So I've got it pretty much covered, I think, I hope, I pray - there's always more time to study!
I got to class and we actually talked about Muslim comedy and watched lots of videos that were actually really funny. We were talking about how more minorities in times of hardship, are characterized by the comedians that come out so that they can laugh at themselves. Fun class with lots of laughs and afterwards headed to the library. I FINALLY printed off my paper for American Humanities and ran it to my professor's office. Then I got back and did my reading and exercise for American Usage. I did some scripture study in I Nephi 5, 6 & 7 and learned about what it means to be faithful God, the importance of remembering the Lord in all things, we are able to do all things through God, coming unto Christ and the idea of pleasing the world vs. pleasing God. So many wonderful things to learn in the Book of Mormon. and didn't wanna read anymore Marx so I settled for modern Family instead. More laughs ensued before I went to work. Work was ordinary and walked home to find a letter :) and Valentines packages from my parents. Got a movie, a pen, some socks and a small journal from my dad and some hot chocolate, vitamin water, Sweet and Salty bars, razors (shaving), and peanut butter and jam - random gifts and I love them all :) The letter was great because Jared is very humble in his calling as a missionary, he mentioned how when we learn we realize how little we know and want to learn more which is EXACTLY what we were talking about in my New Testament class on Wednesday. I Corinthians 8:2 - the more I know about God, the less I can really understand the breadth and depth of what He and His Son have done for me, but that doesn't stop more from feasting on the scriptures and having gratitude every night my prayers. Its the least I can do to constantly try to repay my Lord even though I will never come close, I will try so He knows how much I love and appreciate His sacrifice for me. haha One day at a time right?
Well to wrap up my day, I finished my Marx reading from Wednesday and finished my Foucault reading for tomorrow so I'm all set. Hopefully I get to read my scriptures lots tomorrow :) Its so great to be so excited about the scriptures, goodness I have so much to be thankful for!
God bless you my friends
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Thursday, February 9
Wednesday, February 8
busy and calm
Tuesday was very nice. Since I don't have class till 12 I got to sleep in and recover from my ridiculous night of barely any sleep. I got up nice and well rested and did a bit of studying for my Humanities of Islam exam that actually started today. Knowing significant places in Islamic history on a map, not too hard. Dana came home unexpectedly from her classroom and Giselle and I went up to campus. She was kind enough to drop me off which was excellent because I was in heel. Why was I in heel might you ask? I got to go to the temple right after class! I've never gone to the temple one a week before but Giselle and are are going to make it a tradition. It was a little more crowded this time but I didn't mind at all. Just thinking and feeling closer to my Heavenly Father was great. I just stayed after baptisms and got to do some more intense scripture study this time in I Nephi as I am starting the Book of Mormon over again. It was great :) I found lots of great stuff about what it means to be willing to go and do something, can I just say I love cross references? Why I haven't ever used them before I will never know. I left and didn't go to work because I had a review for my Humanities of Islam exam. Good review but walking there and walking home in heels was killer on my feet. I got my hair cut though! Just a healthy trim but it feels wonderful.
Today was busy but a good day. Its awesome to see what a spiritual high from going to the temple can do for you. It made me calmer and it was easier to take on the day. Can I just say that I love all my classes? In American Usage we talked about sexist language and how it can distract from your writing if you don't pay attention or if you pay too much attention and it breaks up the fluidity of the sentence. We even watched a 90s tv show all about being "politically correct", very funny and it certainly made me happy to be in college. Where else can you di that and still get credit?! I attempted to get caught up on reading for my Literary Criticism class before New Testament but looks like I'll need to spend a little more time on that. New Testament was wonderful we got really deeply into the "meat" of the gospel and talked about I Corinthians 10 where Paul talks about women and how that all comes together in the greater gospel picture. I am vey happy to be part of a Church that values women so highly and teaches such wonderful values on the family and the home. Literary Criticism was an interesting discussion as always. Althusser was a Marxist thinker so his argument had distinct holes in it but its good to get a more complete view of the world's philosophy. After, I went and got Believing Christ and Following Christ from the bookstore (by Stephen E. Robinson) so now I have my own to study and mark up however I like :) I did some reading for my American Humanities class which was interesting but the most interesting part was class. We talked about how Conversion has followed a similar pattern for thousands of years; from Paul to Muhammad to Joseph Smith and even to little old me. I am not singular in my problems, my pain or my struggles that come with faith but the Lord is constant from eternity to eternity, there is great comfort for me in that. I went home long enough to eat something, then went to a Dance Lab for a little bit and watched my fried Chris compete, makes me miss dancing and I can't wait to try some new kinds. I went to orchestra with all of our fantastic music and loved every minute of it. A wonderful way to just get lost in the music for a few hours a week. Then came home and had a dessert party! We socialized with people form our ward and I made them all try strawberries with sour cream and brown sugar; and they liked it! I was forced to say "I told you so" multiple times throughout the evening :) People stayed over till late and I made everyone laugh because I get loopy and silly when I'm tired. No video cameras will ever be allowed near me when I am in that stage. Its been a great few days and I'll make sure that they continue for a few more.
Cheers
Today was busy but a good day. Its awesome to see what a spiritual high from going to the temple can do for you. It made me calmer and it was easier to take on the day. Can I just say that I love all my classes? In American Usage we talked about sexist language and how it can distract from your writing if you don't pay attention or if you pay too much attention and it breaks up the fluidity of the sentence. We even watched a 90s tv show all about being "politically correct", very funny and it certainly made me happy to be in college. Where else can you di that and still get credit?! I attempted to get caught up on reading for my Literary Criticism class before New Testament but looks like I'll need to spend a little more time on that. New Testament was wonderful we got really deeply into the "meat" of the gospel and talked about I Corinthians 10 where Paul talks about women and how that all comes together in the greater gospel picture. I am vey happy to be part of a Church that values women so highly and teaches such wonderful values on the family and the home. Literary Criticism was an interesting discussion as always. Althusser was a Marxist thinker so his argument had distinct holes in it but its good to get a more complete view of the world's philosophy. After, I went and got Believing Christ and Following Christ from the bookstore (by Stephen E. Robinson) so now I have my own to study and mark up however I like :) I did some reading for my American Humanities class which was interesting but the most interesting part was class. We talked about how Conversion has followed a similar pattern for thousands of years; from Paul to Muhammad to Joseph Smith and even to little old me. I am not singular in my problems, my pain or my struggles that come with faith but the Lord is constant from eternity to eternity, there is great comfort for me in that. I went home long enough to eat something, then went to a Dance Lab for a little bit and watched my fried Chris compete, makes me miss dancing and I can't wait to try some new kinds. I went to orchestra with all of our fantastic music and loved every minute of it. A wonderful way to just get lost in the music for a few hours a week. Then came home and had a dessert party! We socialized with people form our ward and I made them all try strawberries with sour cream and brown sugar; and they liked it! I was forced to say "I told you so" multiple times throughout the evening :) People stayed over till late and I made everyone laugh because I get loopy and silly when I'm tired. No video cameras will ever be allowed near me when I am in that stage. Its been a great few days and I'll make sure that they continue for a few more.
Cheers
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