Sunday, November 7, 2010

The Oak Tree Poem

This poem was given in Elder Ballard's talk! It's amazing! :-)

The Oak Tree

by Johnny Ray Ryder Jr

A mighty wind blew night and day
It stole the oak tree's leaves away
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark

But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around
The weary wind gave up and spoke.
How can you still be standing Oak?

The oak tree said, I know that you
Can break each branch of mine in two
Carry every leaf away
Shake my limbs, and make me sway

But I have roots stretched in the earth
Growing stronger since my birth
You'll never touch them, for you see
They are the deepest part of me

Until today, I wasn't sure
Of just how much I could endure
But now I've found, with thanks to you
I'm stronger than I ever knew

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

An AWESOME Halloween!

For Halloween this year I went to Rexburg for the Halloween concert and some good, clean fun with some really amazing friends! The theme for the Halloween concert was Cowboys and Indians... it was pretty funny to realize how humorous BYUI can be! They can sure make fun of themselves! Hmm... Oh, I was a southern belle this time... like an old timey one! :D I already am a Southern Belle so it was pretty easy just to make it up a bit! I was able to spend some time with so many people! I surprised friends, and had a really good break from life! :D Well, pictures now! :D