A Heart Felt Thank You!

During the past 3 weeks my family and I fave felt the influence, and power of collective prayer from family and friends.

Three weeks ago I went with my brother Elton, to not only pick up my mother from work, but also my brothers girlfriend from the airport. After we picked up my mother from work, she felt like something was wrong. We were going to go straight from my mother's work to the airport, but we all forgot cash money for parking fee at the airport, so we end up going home to get cash. My mother deiced to stay home, I picked up Elton's girlfriend.

When I got home I found out that my mother and brother Jeremy, took my father to the ER. My mother was worried because his legs was severally swollen and his left leg was a bright red. Come to find out that his lymphoid was full of infection. They gave him an antibiotic shot, and some antibiotic pills. As time went by the infection got worse, his legs became more swollen and the redness in his left leg became more red, and the color was spreading. He went back to the clinic and he got more antibiotic shots in his hip, one shot on each side. He also got different antibiotic pills. Before my parents left the Nurse Practitioner told my parents to see her in the day.

My mother took him the next day to see the Nurse Practitioner took his temperature and it was at 103. She said: "what hospital do you want to go to?" They chose IMC in Utah.

My dear o'le father was in IMC for three days. While there they gave him 6 different kinds of antibiotics, trying to find the right combination to kill the infection. This infection ravaged his body, because of this his doctor wouldn't let him take any of the pills that was previously prescribe. They wanted to control everything that was going into his body. Their was also a phlebotomist that took his blood 4 times a day, to find what caused the Staph infection. They couldn't find what caused the Staph, no kidding.

During this time my mother didn't know if she would have her job. While my father was in the hospital she had to go to work, they wouldn't let her have PTO to see her husband who was in the hospital fighting for his life. All what they could say was: "if I give you special treatment then I half to give it to everyone else." She finally got on FLMA, good thing.

It was a Monday when we got a phone call from my father saying that he can finally go home. He said that it took 4 different doctors to decide if he can go home. So that afternoon we got him home. His leg was still red and swollen, but looking very good. His antibiotics was in pill form. Soon one of his legs became its normal size, the other was still swollen and the color was still there.

Now it has been a week and a half that he has been home from the hospital. His legs are good, the color on the left leg is almost completely normal. He still needs to wrap his left leg so that the cells can regenerate. He has also lost over 20 pounds. We think that when infection in his body left that is what caused him to loose the 20 pounds or more. How insane was that?

His recovery wouldn't have happen as quickly if not for the collective prayers from family and friends. Thank you all so much for your support, love, and prayers. Their have been so many people that have offered up prayers on behalf of my family. Forgive me for not mentioning any names, I am afraid that if I do someone would get left out.

Cheers Everyone!!

Elder Dallin H. Oaks preaches protection of the Constitution

I took this from KSL.com and loved it. Not because I am LDS, but because this came from a former member of the Utah Supreme Court Justice, Dallin H. Oaks. I also love this quote by Elder Oaks:

"Some of the things said by various persons in recent public discourse cause me to urge that we be more careful in the way we throw around the idea that something is unconstitutional. A constitution should not be used as a weapon to end debate."

Too many persons are using the US constitution as a *weapon* to get what they want. When clearly they have not studied the constitution themselves.

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Click on the link for Elder Oaks full talk on Protection of the Constitution.

It was also claimed by religious leaders that Freedom of Religion is under attack. In the USA we have the right under the Deceleration of Independence and the US Constitution to have Freedom of Religion. That of course means that we can by law, have the right to belong and practice any religion in the USA. It is imperative that we keep our Freedom of Religion. Not only did our founding father's of the Deceleration but the founders of the Constitution gave so much of themselves to give us such freedoms. Some of our founding fathers lost everything; their family's, lively hood, riches and reputations to give us the freedoms that we so do enjoy! People are fighting to take away our precious freedoms, we must fight to take it back!

Cheers Everyone!!

Book Review: Welcome to Stalk Lake City

Welcome to Stalk Lake City by Sheralyn Pratt

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Deciding to go "off grid" for a while, Rhea Jensen can think of no better place to disappear than Utah. She settles into a quiet Mormon lifestyle--unless you count the skydiving, racecar driving, mountain climbing, and overly obsessive workouts. But when her best friend, Kay, tips her off to a stalking case, Rhea takes the job out of sheer boredom. Only then does Rhea realize two things--first, being good is hard; and second, she knows way too much to get out of the PI game.



Everyone's favorite private investigator is back in this second installment of the Rhea Jensen Series by Sheralyn Pratt. Packed full of new mysteries, new relationships, and all of Rhea's old habits.


I know that I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars, to be honest that was generous. Their was some things that bothered me about this book. This is my honest opinion. There was a hot debate that was approached in this book. The question is the women and the Priesthood.

1. Why can't women have the priesthood in the LDS Church, when we preach of equality?
   
2. Why does God want this earth to be patriarchal and not matriarchal?

Like I have said, this debate have been going on for a long time, probably ever sense the LDS church and the Priesthood was restored. Some women have been so passionate about this debate that these same passionate women have apostatize over this debate. Some men have called these passionate women sexist. I don't think that their is one answer that all women would be satisfy with. I'll say this, I understand that it is in God's wisdom that only worthy men of the LDS church can receive the priesthood.

Some men have said that the priesthood it the equalizer for men. These men believe that women are by our nature, naturally more closer and sensitive to the Holy Ghost/spirit. So much so that these men believe that the priesthood equalize them so much that they can finally be on the same level with women. Is this true? I don't know. All I know is that "Many [are] called but few are chosen,"( D&C 121:34 ), with both men and women.

Now I'll say this, I'm going to trust in God's wisdom, after all I am not smarter then God.

The other thing that I have a problem with this book is that, it was way to easy to figure out. Rhea, is such a stupid character, all of the clues were right in front of her face and it took her forever to figure it all out. There were minor editing problems.

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One of my Hobbies

I'm a photographer, however once in a while I'll have fun plying around with the pic's that I'll take. This one is one of the latest one I goofed around with. It's of my cousin Shella. This pic of her is so cute, and I thought that it turned out pretty good for not being a pro.

A Delightful Summer Desert

Blackberry Cream Pie. This Summer desert is really good, and perfect for hot Summer days.

2 8oz of cream cheese
1 16 oz or one pound of frozen whipped cream
1 10 oz of Blackberry jelly
2 9in gram cracker pie crust
Fresh Blackberry's

Method:

Mix cream cheese, whipped cream, and Blackberry jelly altogether until smooth. Put mixture in the gram cracker pie crust, (or make one big pie. I didn't buy 2 gram cracker pie crust. yeah oops) Freeze the Blackberry pie for 3 hours or more. Served with fresh Blackberry's on top.

My mom made this and a friend of hers was surprised that he coulden't smell any sugar. He was a diabetic, and was excited that he could have some, and loved it.

Cheers Everyone!

(dis)Abilities in the Gospel

Ok, I know that it is past the 23rd for posting a VR. tour about (dis)Abilities in the Gospel.
Well I have not read this book. I have never got it from the company that have asked me to do a VR. book tour. I have found out that the company is restructuring. I also don't know what is going on with the book.

So sorry about this.

cheers everyone!

Autism and Surfing

In states that are not close to the Ocean, we have Horse back riding lessons for autistic along with other children with disabilities. One mom of an physically disabled child sees her son on a horse, he becomes a different child. I have never thought that surfing would create something of the same results.

Cheers everyone!

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