PRESIDENT TED CRUZ

This is a little late... But I am extremely excited that Senator Ted Cruz from Texas announced his candidacy for President of the Unites States of America last week... I mean... Was it two? I'm just so happy and excited! He is a man that has his principles and does not back down, even if people in his own party are against him. He has been bashed in the media but this is an amazing man who will bring America back from where the Obama administration dragged us. He will bring back the constitution and make it known to the world and our enemies that were not gonna sit down and take it, and that we will continue to stand by Israel although this President has not. Senator Ted Cruz you have my support, although I will not be old enough to vote unfortunately, I 100% support you and I pray for you and your family during this time. 

PM speech March 3rd... My thoughts

Israel is in trouble, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees this. The Obama administration making this deal with Iran (formerly known as Persia) will end with a race for arms around the world, as we hand nuclear power over to a country that would have no second thoughts about destroying Israel and America.

The Israeli Prime Minister tells us this significance of him addressing U.S. Congress that week, as it was the Jewish holiday where they celebrate and Remmeber Esther and how they were saved. He says he is warning us, we are Esther and he is warning us of the wicked advisor, which is Iran. It is our duty to listen to him, because we swore to never forget.

Giving nuclear power to Iran will only further push us into World War III, even though the world swore, together as one, that we would never forget the horrors of World War III, the monstrosity of what happened to the Jews, yet here we are, giving, no, HANDING OVER POWER to a country that would annihilate Israel, destroy the Jews, Americans, and all those who believe in freedom. Have our leaders forgotten? Has President Obama forgotten?

That's it for now! I'm still working on this, but I think it's coming along nicely! If you haven't, you really should listen to the Prime Minister of Israel's speech to the U.S. Congress March.3rd, it's really informative.

It's Jem eating some fish head, which he absolutely loves! Yummy... Haha Mrs. Gooden thought you might like this Momma! = P

Ice

You see that? Well, that's the Illiama lake, and it's been frozen enough for awhile to ice fish and go on to just play around really, but the ice has started to melt so it was pretty cool to be on it and I can see clearly not to far is the water that keeps on expanding as more and more of the lake melts. That's what I did last Sunday! I got to hang out with some, well, I would consider them friends, but girls from the village and we went on a four wheeler ride and ended up going on the ice, it was fun! Although I think four wheeling at night will remain my favorite! = D

Rant, rant, ranting...

Something I've struggled with is the loss of time. I struggle with losing my childhood, of losing me. I wish quite often I could go back, so I could enjoy it more. I wish I had done so many things, but then I realize that what's done is done. What I've done, how I've reacted, that's made me who I am. If i had been pre patriarchal blessing Charity, I would not have come up here. I would not have even really considered it! However, sice I had already gotten my patriarchal blessing, I knew that this was a moment I had been told to take advantage of. The Lord knows me better than I know me, and He is the one who told me that coming up here would be good for me, and it had been! However, I still struggle with losing time with my family, because as I've spent sleepless quiet nights thinking up here, I realize just how little I know my family. There are aunts and uncles that I know and love, but I don't really know them. I never talk with them... There are people I've never met, or that I don't remember. I wish I was closer with more of my family, I wish I knew more of them. That thought sometimes seems useless, because year after year passes and it continues. Being up here without any family (not counting my new extended family) my wish for that to change has only been strengthened. I want to share what I'm seeing with all of my family! I want them to feel how I feel up here! To have the sun glaring in your eyes, the cold biting the end of your nose, but to feel the peace of the quiet around you, to feel the wind at the beach, and to slide around on the ice kicking cans. I want them to know Alaska as I know it, I want them to see the beauty I see, the exhilaration of doing new things, I want to share it, because it's mind boggling!

So, since I didn't make a New Year's Eve resolution, I guess this would be it! I'm going to learn more about my family, I'm going to try to get closer to my family. Because I'd like to know the people I'm going to spend eternity with.

Mah, I ranted again! I rant way to often... As long as I stay away from politics and such this won't end up being like my phone calls home! =D

But yeah... It's 8:16, and I'm kinda ready for some sleep... Or if sleep doesn't find me I'll do some school. 

School

Once again, I was really proud of this essay! It was about fear and love, and which one I believed wpuld be the winner in a battle. Enjoy, cause I enjoyed writing it!

All emotions have an opposing emotion, sadness, and happiness, joyful, and sorrowful. For every positive emotion, there is a negative. However, this doesn’t mean that they are even on the playing field, in fact, it’s quite the opposite.

As seen throughout history, fear and violence accompany each other. The Salem witch trials, they were fearful, and violence took place. People were afraid of women gaining voting rights, and violence happened. People didn’t understand Mormonism, people were afraid, and violence was prominent

People will most likely react violently to something they do not understand, and come to fear. Fear is an ugly emotion that like anger violence latches onto.

There is an opposing emotion to these negative of course, and in Matthew 5:44 it speaks of it.

“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”

Love is the opposing emotion, and with love to oppose violence, there is understanding.

Love is what the gospel preaches, what Christ testified of! Understanding the world around us, and loving all, even our enemies!

This emotion is an enemy of the Devil, who despises all things good and would rather the world be a fearful and violent place, instead of the utopia Christ preaches when speaking of love and understanding.

Because fear and violence is an emotion of the Devil, then the outcome of a battle between these emotions positive and negative is obvious, because as the movies, books, comics, TV shows, and church leaders always say, Good will always win.

In the end, the Devil will lose, so of course, the emotions that he advocates will lose, because what Christ preaches will win, what the Lord has commanded will win. Love and understanding will win, because the heroes always beat the villains.

Going through the past

I was looking through past school assignment, found this speech I had to write! The assignment was to write a speech about something I'm passionate about, so I really enjoyed this assignment! My assignment is below... I'm really proud of it!

The concept of this speech I suppose would be the condemnation of this main stream society which has accepted things like sexual exploitation, drugs, and violence. This society is deteriorating quickly and people have to stand up against it.

Society is deteriorating quickly, and we must not allow this to continue! We must stand strong against this enemy, who only seeks to enslave us! Our forefathers fought for our freedom! Freedom for mankind, yet you now seek to become a slave to this ugly society. Why would any man or woman choose to give up their freedom and become slaves to the demand of everything ugly and evil in this world? You may gain pleasure or even happiness, but it is not real, and it will not last.

You will pay for it, and you will regret it. Why would you allow this? Why would you allow yourself to suffer greatly later on? You allow it because you no longer care. It is time to start caring again, care about the Lord. Care about goodness, love, life, and righteousness. It is time to stop sin, to stop condoning it. If we give up fighting and accept sin, then we will be held accountable for not saying anything.

Stand up, and hold your ground. It will be hard, but it will be worth it. You will find true happiness that will last for eternity. Suffer for a short time, and have true happiness for eternity, or have fake happiness for a short time, and suffer? This is your choice. Make the right decision. Because once you go down one road, it will be hard to turn back.

I am warning you, you have been informed. It is now up to you to take up the mantel, to fight for what is good and right. We must regain the freedom that righteousness brings. This sin that society supports will only chain you, and make you a slave to sin, a prisoner to the devil. Rise up and stand against this evil, speak of the truth of freedom. Become an advocate for righteousness, and you will gain what many have sought for, true joy and happiness.

Catch up

This tofu soup, one of my new favorite soups!!! It was sooo yummy!

Mah, so apparently I haven't posted anything since January... Oops? Haha nah, everything has been kinda busy, but everything's settled again and I'm no longer feeling lazy. So here goes!

This past week was an amazing one I think. One of the best of my life! Haha no, but it was one of the best weekends! Friday was normal until that evening when the high school girls invited me to go four wheeling with them, I accepted and I had a ton of fun! I rode with one of the girls, and it was just incredibly fun! I then got to spend the night at one of the girls house and since it was Friday the 13th, we watched scary movies, and then Saturday night we watched another scary movie after the Valentine's Day dinner at the school. So, just a really fun weekend!

Tomorrow I might be learning how to drive the four wheeler, if the weather is nice. So yay for that!

I'm gonna be better at driving a four wheeler than a car! (Hint hint, I want a four wheeler for my birthday! Forget the car, I can steal Austins!) 

I'm also really excited, cause I got my first pay! It was kinda like looking at it, "I'm an adult now. Or at least a working teenager!" Which is the best thing for a teenager to do, work! Build up that good work ethic! Haha

I'm happy, and I'm getting use to it. I'm happy at home, but it's kinda like I'm finally collecting myself together, and putting all the crap I've dealt with four the past almost 5 years behind me. I'm done being a slave to depressing thoughts and emotions. I'm finding a way to finally meld all my different me's into one me. Mah! I'm being so confusing! But I think the point is, I'm getting everything together and I'm not using normal glue this time and tape. I'm using extreme sticky glue and duct tape. I've lost my point again! Haha

Austin recently told me he's proud of me, one of the moments in my life where I actually started crying because to hear it from him, who I love and look up to, meant so much. That was just oozing little sister adoration. I'm gonna stop now, can't build up his ego!

I realize now that although it's hard, I need to stop looking back at my mistakes. I need to stop it and just look forward. I've applied that, and I think one of my newest mottos is just think before you speak, say what you believe, never falter, and look forward. Cause I've said things that I think have upset people, just saying things that I think and believe, and I can't look back on that. I just need to look forward, and trust the Lord will show me a way to fix things. I've decided just to leave it in the Lords hands, because I'm not capable, and He is more than capable. 

I'm done being deep! I gotta try sleeping again, and so I'm off to listen to Glenn Beck and drift of to dream land where I'll hopefully finally figure out the meaning of life with BVB. =D

Family, and such.

I'm really missing my younger siblings, and my adorable little cousins. I've realized this, I love kids. I just absolutely love big families, because I can't imagine there not being a lot of kids, because I'm use to there being kids everywhere, and I really wouldn't want it any other way. 

I talked about this with Austin, marriage and families stuff like that, and I'm of the same mind set as him I think. I believe that when you find that person who is the one, then don't wait, go for it! Get married becuase life is short, and who knows when that time is up?

I have my whole life ahead of me, and I know that it was the right decision for me to take this opportunity to go to Alaska. Because now I'm eager to do new things, and I'm all for doing anything that the Lord wills. Actually, watch as I'm called to serve my mission in the states can in like Nebraska. Ouch... Not saying I've got something against Nebraskins, it's just... Nebraska makes West Kansas look like Disney Land. That's all I'm saying...

Okay, but seriously, I miss my family! I really miss everyone, and I miss my adorable little cousins and siblings. 

So.. I got new cousins! That's seriously what it feels like, being here, it's like being surrounded by cousins and stuff. It's just awesome. Like for example, yesterday I talked with Mr. Gooden about politics! I was listening to Glenn Beck while cleaning and we started talking about Senator Ted Cruz (From Texas) and about Hilary Clinton and just the Presidental election, and it was an interesting conversation! I just love talking about politics. And I talked with Mrs. Gooden about religion, and what a non-orthodox cultural Mormon is. That was a really interesting conversation! It's just nice. It's not like home, but there are things from home here that help me. I'm going to be happy to go home, but I'm going to be sad to leave them! 

FOOD

I've discovered something... I like traveling. By plane, because that's my favorite part! So, I honestly just kinda wanna travel everywhere... Waiting to receive word that an eccentric long forgotten long lost great aunt has left me all her vast wealth which I will then spend to travel... Maybe... Haha

So, the food I have here is pretty much a mix of Korean food, Bush food, and normal food. So it's pretty interesting. I've actually shamed the family name... Prepare yourself for this... I had a vegan burger and tofu sauce for my pasta. Yes, I had tofu and vegan food. It was all really good though! I've tried more foods this past week than I have my entire life! I had tofu, vegan burgers, fish burger, moose and beans, kale, and I had chicken noodle soup, except it was not normal for me cause I saw these chickens plucked and gutted. It was an interesting experience!

So it's just been an interesting time, cause every evening I'm having something I've never had before. I'm also getting use to this look I get whenever I say I've never had something, also the words,

 "Never?" "Ever?" "Really?" and it's just like, yes really. Never had moose. never had tofu, NO I HAVE NEVER HAD NUTELLA. I haven't had a lot of things... But by the time I come home, I would have tried a lot of things, and strengthened my skill on literally the best board game EVER. Ticket to Ride, just the best game.

Noise

It's really pretty, but I think a huge thing that hit me, especially at night, is just how quiet it is. How empty... I admit, I kinda just miss the sounds of Olathe, of just plain noise. So, I'm getting use to sleeping in just kinda silence. It's weird, but I'm getting use to it!

My official room

So I've finally moved into my official room! No more living out of my suitcase! Yay!! 

So I've just spent the day just getting settle into the room and decorating. In planning to kinda just cover the wall with quotes scriptures and random things! So it's pretty different from my beautiful Americana decorations at home! 

But seriously, I'm fairly proud at myself, especially considering the materials I have! So that's what was done today, besides of course doing church and some scripture study! 

I'll put up pictures of the school tomorrow, it's kinda big, but I don't know how to describe it! Just have to wait till later! 

Bye~!

Various Things

So apparently there is a lake monster! There are multiple stories on it, but it's not stories of it attacking people or boats, just about people seeing it. Lots of people have come to see if there is one, and it hasn't been 100% proven, but it hasn't been disproved!
The lake is beautiful, just absolutely gorgeous! It's just so large, that all you can see in the distance is more lake and mountains! I'll post a picture tomorrow!
Unfortunately the internet has been a little tricky lately, so I'm just going to try to post this while I can!
I also have some more stuff I need to flesh out a bit before I share, such as an essay I've been improving on, something significant that happened last Sunday, and my absolute favorite thing so far!

This was from a few days ago, at 9:59 AM! The sun usually starts to rise around 10ish, and is high by noon. Unless its cloudy like it has been!
Also, my new favorite radio station sponsored by one of my heroes Glenn Beck, 109,9 The Frog, was amazing with this weeks Moron Trivia! Please, let SOMEONE understand this...
BYE~!

Leaving KCI and other random things...

First picture I took was on the airplane, right before leaving KCI. I LOVE FLYING. Absolutely love it. It was so much fun, and I'm looking forward to going home just so I can go on another plane! And I do miss my family of course...
So everything involving planes was fun, the bush plane even was really cool. It was really rough, but I fell asleep for most of it!
I am really liking it here, it's pretty muddy right now, but it's absolutely beautiful! Plus, it's not as cold as Kansas right now! So that's nice...
My ears are still bothering me, mostly my left... The ear popping wasn't so bad on the plane to Seattle, but to Alaska, it was awful... Ever since then, my left ear just keeps popping... It's getting better every day, but it's just annoying at this point.
Okay... I was listening to a Glenn Beck podcast last night, and... I know what I want for my birthday this year. Besides a car and a dog that is... I want the sequel book to Agenda 21. I can't remember what it's called, but now I really want it... I've been waiting FOREVER for the sequel.. Just a little hint Mom and Dad.
So, listening to my podcast puts me to sleep every night. Although, I fear I'm getting bored of the music I have on my MP3 already. Ahh, I miss Pandora.
Besides the whole getting bored of my music situation, everything's pretty good. It kinda feel like home, except I don't get internet everywhere. And I have my own room. And a million other things. BESIDES that though, yeah, completely like home.
So that's it, Not very exciting, I'll put up some pictures of the lake later, because that's something worth dying to see. Maybe... Bye~!