- October 28th, 2008 -
So basketball season is coming up. And I gotta get my booty into shape. Church ball. City league. College Hoops. NBA. It’s that time of year. B-ball is fun. I’m starting to play more nowadays cuz I gotta have my game on when seasons come around. I’ll be playing mainly just church ball and city league. And of course i’ll be watching pro and college hoops. I’m excited.
Look how athletic I once was. I used to be able to ball. Now i’m just fat.
And Kyle Korver is a girly man. Jazz better step it up this year and he better be able to hit the J when called on.
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This is what our place is missing.
- October 25th, 2008 -
Way too many distractions. And it’ll only get worse. Discipline people. Discipline!
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- October 19th, 2008 -
Today in church one of the things we learned about was Standing Fast in the Storms of Life. Something that stood out to me was something Joseph Smith said:
“You will have all kinds of trials to pass through. And it is quite as necessary for you to be tried as it was for Abraham and other men of God, and (said he) God will feel after you, and He will take hold of you and wrench your very heart strings, and if you cannot stand it you will not be fit for an inheritance in the Celestial Kingdom of God.”
I know that God gives us trials and challenges so that we can build character, grow closer to Him, and become stronger. Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, suffered all things. I know that when we turn to Him He can help us through our trials. He understands. He’s felt our pain (and much more). As we face these challenges, we grow, we learn and our desire to feel compassion for others and serve them is enhanced.
The official church website says the following about adversity:
Dealing with adversity is one of the chief ways in which you are tested and tutored in mortality. Our loving Heavenly Father has the ability to compensate us for any injustices we may be called upon to endure in this mortal life. If we endure faithfully he will reward us beyond our ability to comprehend in the life to come.
As the Lord told Joseph Smith during a period of intense suffering: “Know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?” ( Doctrine and Covenants 122:7–8).
Do I think trials suck? Kinda…I’m not gonna lie. But at the same time, I know that they can help me grow. It’s kinda like when I go for a hard work out…either a run or intense weight lifting. Does it hurt sometimes? Yes. But do I know it’s good for me? Of course.
I know that trials can make us stronger. And I know that God doesn’t give us a trial that we can’t overcome. Hopefully we can all embrace challenges and endure faithfully at whatever comes our way.
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Cool new campaign by Adidas.
- October 16th, 2008 -
Sometimes i’ll get these dreams at night where i’m involved with some sort of activity that requires running. Sometimes i’m playing basketball or soccer; sometimes i’m being chased by bad guys; sometimes I find myself running for reasons I can’t remember.
Whenever I’m running in a dream, I feel like i’m going sooooo freeeeaaakin’ slow. It’s frustrating. I can never quite understand why my feet are so heavy.
Anyway, this same feeling is exactly how I feel with work right now. I know where we’re going. I know what it’s gonna take. And I know we are on the right path. However, I just wish we could move quicker.
It’s funny though because by any measure, we are moving quickly. We are. I’m always tweeting about that and we are constantly launching new tools and features, innovating, and being nimble. We are definitely movin’ and groovin.’
But still…I wanna go go go! I can feel it. I see it. I know it. The rocket is on the launchpad and just rumbling, grumbling, and getting ready to go. It’s close though. It’s very close. I just really, really, really wanna get there today. Not tomorrow.
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