[16] Narrative Review

      In one of my previous posts titled Love and War I wrote a narrative assigned in my WTG 150 class. We were assigned to write about a moment in which we saw or experienced a change in a past event in our life. The catch to this assignment was we had to show this change we experienced rather than actually write it out. I chose to write about my mom and my realization of her unconditional love.
     In my paper I start out by describing an activity my dad used to do with is called the Push-Up War to show how my parents would teach us important values in life to carry with us. I then talk about how my mom shows her love for everything. It was really interesting for me to recognize my realization of her love because I had never thought about how it was a specific moment in which I fully understood her love. Through this assignment I was able to experience again my realization and rediscover her admiration just as I did the first time.
     In this assignment we relied on our abilities to appeal to our audiemce's ethos and logos so that they could emotionally feel with us and logically make sense of the change. Hopefully through these appeals and our interpretations of our events others were able to relive the moment with us.
    Writing this narrative was semi difficult because it was hard to show the change without actually saying it. After meeting with my professor and getting advice it became easier to show not tell (Thanks Sis.Steadman!) I have loved reading my classmates narratives, they did such a great job. In all the narratives I have read so far they do a great job of showing and not telling as well as making it a fun and humorous read.  Overall the narrative was an enjoyable assignment.

[15] He is Risen

      In honor of Easter being this past weekend I would just like to bear my testimony on our Savior's resurrection. I have never been good at expressing my testimony, it always comes out as the 4 year old version of "I know" being repeated over and over again.  You get the message though, so here it goes. 

     I know this church is true. I know that the scriptures, and Bible as far as it is translated correctly, are true. I know that Jesus is our Savior. I know that through Him we can once again return into the presence of our Father in Heaven. I know that He died for our sins and for that I will be eternally grateful. I know that if we follow His commandments and try to be the best possible versions of ourselves we can live with Him again. I love our Savior, the gospel in my life, and the uplifting light it brings. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

[14] General Conference

      During the LDS general conference this year there were many great talks given. Each talk gave spiritually uplifting advice and reminders that can help us live our lives to the best of our potential. Oddly enough the session that stuck with me was the priesthood session. During this session the speakers, being called to address the priesthood of the church, did well to appeal to the pathos of their audience.
      Many times they would use things in their talks that could apply to the men listening in a personal way. Elder Ballard, one of the Quorum of the 12, addressed the audience by saying "I will now interview each of you personally. Please look at me as though you and I were the only ones in the room." By doing this, Elder Ballard caught the audience's attention and allowed them to interact by personally reflecting on themselves as though they were being interviewed by him. He also appealed to their pathos by reaching out and giving advice to the different age groups so that all the listeners could go away with specific advice to them.
      The Lord knows who the church and world needs to hear from and who all is listening. He guides the speakers in what to say and how to say it so that the messages are well received. The Prophet and our leaders all strive to, and do very well, at making it so that we all can feel for and make use of the guidance given so that we can all understand and maximize our divine potential.

[13] Need a Laugh?

     When I started the draft to this post 2 months ago it was on one of those nothing-is-going-right, desperately in need of a pick-me-up kind of days. Being a hard day it quickly exhausted me and I found myself in one of those “I am not really sure why I am doing it”/”I am so tired” laughing fits. Silly jokes I had seen on a paper left by my friend for me sent me over the edge, and somehow lifted my mood despite being terribly punny and over the top cheesy. So I know these are dorky but maybe someone else out there needs this little bit of cheese to perk up their smile as well! Here they are:

• Knock knock.

         Who’s there?

         Smell mop.

         Smell mop who?

         (Say that one a couple of times and you start to hear it! Hah.)

• You must have 11 protons because you are sodium fine!      (GREAT pick up line.)

•  How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?

          Ten tickles.

• 84 travel agents go into a bar. The bartender says “Get out! We don’t serve travel agents here!” and one travel agent says, “Boy, you trippin’!”

• Two guys walk into a bar and one says, “I’ll have some H2O.” The guy next to him says, “Yea that sounds good, I’ll have some H2O too.” The second man died.

[12] Are you a Geo Genius?

       So I'm sure you have all heard of the National Geographic magazines. The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit educational organization that works to increase the world's knowledge of scientific things all around the globe. Each month they release a new magazine featuring new findings and ancient stories, but my favorite parts is the 5 question quiz that tests your geographical knowledge. I recently came across my National Geographic collection and decided to put you all to the test as well! Here are questions from one of the GeoBee quizzes, let's see how you do!

1 Which small African country located on the Gulf of Aden averages less than six inches of rain each year?

2 The Blue Nile flows through Lake Tana, which is located in the northern part of what country?

3 The Indus River, one of the longest rivers in South Asia, empties into what sea?

4 Tbilisi, located on the bands of the Kur River, is the capital of what country?

5 Lake Volta is located in which West African country known for its production of palm oil?


Once you think you have the answers check below!

Answers 
1- Djibouti 2- Ethiopia 3- Arabian Sea 4- Georgia 5- Ghana