Do you...

Completely lost?

I do.

Why do labs make more sense 

when someone else asks the questions?

Mormon Messages { Have I Done Any Good in the World Today? }

The focus of our FHE tonight : )

Bleh

O's, why do you choose this time to beat me up? We've been friends in the past. What happened?

And throat, why do you have to have allergies? I think my lungs want to stay intact.  

An hour and a half of turning before I fell asleep after church.

Please, lets make it quicker tonight. 

Hare Krishna

I went to the Holi Festival (aka Festival of Colors) for the first time yesterday.

SO MUCH FUN.

I know some people don't like it, 

they say it's become too commercialized and they don't perform the sacred rituals anymore,

well you should have come to the 3:00 throwing, 

because that's when the burning was : )

Yes, I practically gagged on the dust

even with a bandanna,

and yes, my clothes turned pink in the wash so I had to bleach them,

But I had a fabulous time. 

If you've never been, 

it's definitely something to check out : )

for info on the Utah event click here 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aloha Oe

once again,
it was a blast reuniting with my Hawaiian friends
and the culture that I have grown to love so much.
Aloha Oe, until we meet again : )

  

 

teach me how to Jimmer

Just in case you haven't already heard.
Jimmer.
Elite 8.
Florida.
Tomorrow.
Lets make it final four.

Today I am grateful for...

* attending BYUH

* amazing friends I met there

* the Polynesian culture

* my wonderful friend who helps with diff eq

* good grades

* regaining confidence in EE

* understanding teachers

* my family

* safe airplanes

* an orderly room

* clean sheets

* quiet time

* one case study instead of three

* one less lab

* 3 weeks left in school

* my PB

* my best friend, KJP

* my Savior

* BYU

* the Lord's faith in me

AND General Conference this weekend : )

BYU Luau

This Tuesday and Thursday evening in the Wilk is the 

BYU LUAU

Every Saturday morning starting @ 6

I have been dancing away preparing for Luau (Hawaiian Section). 

It's going to be an awesome show, 

with dances from

Hawaii

Samoa

New Zealand

Tahiti and

Tonga

Presented by BYU Multicultural Services, 

the BYU LUAU is an event to raise money for international student studies

All proceeds go toward scholarships.

It's a fabulous cause, an exciting event, and a delicious meal.

Buy your tickets now!

You won't want to miss it!!

For information click here

Samantha

Is in town!!

It's going to be a fun week ; )

a night in the ESC

So I'm studying in the Eyring Science Center, 

and families, scout troops, dates, friends, etc. 

all keep coming through to play and attend the planetarium show. 

I never realized how fun this building is. 

You should come at night sometime and play.

Its much more fun.

And students don't look at you in annoyance

(like they do in the day) if you play around : )

It has been

A good week :)

Maybe I could have gotten a little further ahead in my school work

but it's okay.

This was a much needed normal  week. 

I am so happy. 

Genuine

Organic

Joy. 

Not just "I'm trying to be positive and happy!" 

but truly happy 

almost giddy

I love it

IMMERSE

Welp boys and girls, 

I got the job!

I am one of the newest members of the IMMERSE program at BYU!

Intensive Mentoring and Micro-Electronics Research for Students in Engineering

An undergraduate research program for students interested in micro-electronics and nano-technology! 

Which means I will be working in the clean room this summer

dressed in the lovely bunny suits featured below :)

I AM SO EXCITED. 

Check out the promo video HERE for an overview of what it's all about!!

this

would taste really good right now 

Red Flags of Pride

SO, I'm in an LDS Marriage and Family class

SUCH A GOOD CLASS 

In one of our recent lectures, we talked about overcoming the natural man.  At a BYU devotional, Kim B. Clark, President of BYU-Idaho, asked the following questions:  

1. Do you find yourself critiquing the talks in sacrament meeting?

2. Are you critical of others? Do you look down on others? Do you scorn or ridicule them?

3. When adversity strikes, do you hear a voice inside that says, “Why me?

4. Do you react to prophetic counsel by ignoring it, being upset by it, or interpreting it to suit your own desires?

5. When you do something good, do you hear a voice inside congratulating yourself?

6. Do you feel self-gratification and a sense of importance in your knowledge and skill?

7. If someone you know receives something good, do you hear a voice inside saying, “What about me?”

8. Do you find ways to let others know of your success without appearing to boast?

9. If someone corrects a mistake you made, do you feel defensive and resentful?

10. When someone does something that creates inconvenience for you, do you feel annoyed?


“I could go on. There are many, many red flags of pride. Brothers and sisters, I did not get this list from a book. I have firsthand experience with the questions I have asked you, and I know that if you and I ever feel any of them or hear any of them in our minds, we need to recognize them for what they are—the echoes of the Great Lie, the beginning of a call to enmity with our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (Kim B. Clark, “Are Ye Stripped of Pride, BYU Speeches, 29 September 2009, 4-5).

This was an especially good lecture.  How many of those things do I, myself, do?  It is so important to remember why we are here, and who we are here for.  Not ourselves, for Heavenly Father.  We are here to prove ourselves worthy to enter into his kingdom.  How can we even come close if we are still prideful?  It is not our place to judge.

 I'm rambling now, but this is a seriously good talk.  You should check it out here

To the SUN!

So, Palm Springs was great.
The conference was excellent.
Perhaps I'll do a separate post on it :)
It was an all around good weekend.
Here are some snippits from the rest of the trip!

Hoover Dam!

 

Sharyn (Chemical) and Mandy (Civil)

 

generators on the Nevada side

 

inside the Dam with Lindsay (Mechanical)

President of the BYU collegiate chapter of SWE

one of the air holes and my view from inside

 

 

Jen (Civil) and Brianna (Mechanical), 

Vice President and Secretary

 

twins!

 

Lake Mead

Yes, I was in two places at once.  

The conference itself was wonderful! 

I was able to spend it with all these lovely ladies!

I miss the warm weather already, 

back to the snow of Provo.

But it's looking to be a good week!

auf wiedersehen!

Zion

We headed out today for the Regional SWE conference in Palm Springs.
Stopped in Zion National Park for a bit

 

 

 

 

 Lindsay - BYU SWE President   

Jen - BYU SWE V.P.

It's been a good time so far;
tonight, staying in Nevada.
Excited for the rest of the weekend.
Nighty night - ill post more tomorrow :)

Week.

Yesterday:
2 Math assignments
Math Review
Math E.C. assignment
2 NT journal entries
Physics assignment

Today:
2 exams
CS lab
NT assignment
2 NT papers
LDSMF assignment

Tomorrow:
2 Physics assignments
2 Math assignments
Physics lab
2 CS assignments
IMMERSE Interview
1 exam

Thursday - Sunday
Regional SWE conference in Palm Springs
ah.
a bit of relaxation.
can't come soon enough.