I love Disney!

Last night I watched "The Little Mermaid" for a school assignment. I hadn't seen it in so long, but it used to be one of my very favorite movies when I was a kid. Watching it brought back so many memories! It was also fun to watch a movie that is so innocent. There are so many movies now that are filled with sarcasm and hate.
What I love about the classic Disney movies is that they contain so many little jokes and funny lines that I never understood when I was a child. It made it fun to watch.

The Goonies

My husband and I have been starting to watch Halloween movies. This past weekend, I watched "Goonies" (I think that is the title) for the first time. My husband used to watch it all the time when he was a kid. I thought it was a funny show, although it was quite surprising to hear the children swear so many times... I think what made watching this media fun was the memories that it brought back for my husband. :) Sometimes, memories is what makes media viewing worth it.

feeling happy

Ever since I got married, it has been a challenge for me to personally read my scriptures. I used to be so good at it, but now I struggle more with it.
I recently made a new commitment to start reading again on my own (before I had just been counting family scripture time as enough). The past two mornings, I have gotten up a little earlier, and read. It is totally amazing at how it has already changed my life. I feel so much happier and positive about life.
It's amazing how committing just a little amount of time to reading scriptures can totally change my attitude about life.:)

I LOVE music

Music can be so inspiring! I love how turning on different types of music can totally change my mood. Music is something I definitely cannot live without.
Tonight I was feeling overwhelmed because I had a lot of housecleaning to do before tomorrow. I have some family coming over tomorrow, and I wanted everything to look presentable. I avoided it all day today, but finally the time came in which I had to start cleaning. I turned on some good music, and it totally pulled my spirits up, and helped me to get into the swing of things. I was able to work fast, and finish my work.
Thank-you music!

Good Media?

My husband recently got an I-POD Touch. At first I wasn't so sure I wanted him to get one. Every time he would talk about it, I would try to change the subject. However, finally the day came when he got one from the company he works for. What I came to realize is that every form of media has good and bad to it. The I-POD Touch is actually pretty cool, and I think has many positive aspects to it. I learned not to be so judgemental.

Church History

Last night I finished reading a biography on Pres. John Taylor. It was a very long book, and took me awhile to read. However, I learned so much. The early pioneers were so faithful, and full of so much conviction of the truth. I have heard all the stories about Joseph Smith, and the pioneers who traveled across the planes. However, the early settlers of Utah were tested just as much (in my opinion).
My favorite thing about reading this biography was all the little insights I got on his life. The last few years of his Presidency he spent in exile, due to government pressure concerning polygamy. He was a very inspirational man who never lost trust in God.

Ella Enchanted

As an adolescent, my favorite book was the novel "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine. this young-adult fiction novel is a take-off on Cinderella. Ella's entire world is made up of fairies, gnomes, ogres, giants, and magic. At birth, she is given a gift (or curse) by a fairy named Lucinda. This gift is obedience. Ella has to obey whatever she is told. This adds a twist to her story. The book follows her life from the death of her mother, to befriending and falling in love with Prince Char, to dealing with her step-family, and ultimately to overcoming her curse so she can live "happily ever after."
I think I really liked this novel because I felt that I could identify with Ella. She wasn't a perfect person, and she had to deal with situations I understood. I admired her, even though she was a fictional character. I loved the adventure in the novel, and all the situations Ella was confronted with. More than anything, I really enjoyed the love story of Ella and Char. I too fell in love with Char, and would dream of the day I would meet my own "prince." Reading this book made me happy, and in a way explained what I wanted in life

General Conference

This past weekend I was reminded at the good media really provides for us. General Conference was so awesome, and I left wanting to be a better individual. I heard once that the reason why we have had so much progress in technology is due to the gospel. The media is one great way to share the message of Jesus Christ. I'm so grateful that the media makes it so easy for me to be inspired and uplifted (at times such as General Conference).