tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318221022353371582024-03-13T11:57:24.786-07:00Remember That You're A Daughter of God, and You're HOT!!!Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-74317830573982792042012-11-13T18:59:00.000-08:002012-11-13T18:59:54.013-08:00THE LIFE OF A CLARE BEARWith my education I learned to use Wordpress, and so my blog has been changed. It is one that follows me in many aspects of my life. If your interested check it out, its a good one, I mean its the life of a CLARE BEAR!<br />
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<a href="http://lifeofaclarebear.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/the-pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://lifeofaclarebear.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/the-pic.jpg" border="0" class="decoded" height="200" src="http://lifeofaclarebear.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/the-pic.jpg" width="123" /></a>I am CLARE. I am 22 ALMOST 23! I was born and raised in Boise Idaho,
with my fellow FIVE siblings. I am daddy’s little girl, my mom is my
best friend. I am one spicy 5’2 spit fire. I have lived my life with the
motto, “I do what I want.” I never look back, I like to live in the
moment. I am a Mormon girl, and I promise, I don’t practice polygamy. I
live a somewhat “normal” life. I am studying at Utah State, and
will receive a Bachelor Degree in Communications Studies, minors in
Family Human Development and Women and Gender Studies, and a
concentration in Computer Science, all in the month of MAY! I currently
do social networking for a job, and hope to pursue a larger career in it
in the future. I am an avid rock climber, golfer, snowboarder,
longboarder, and tv-watcher.Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-39013065193174416532012-07-23T17:56:00.001-07:002012-07-23T22:07:22.899-07:00Who Knew?<div style="text-align: center;">
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year ago I was in a place called Henrietta, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">New York</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>serving
as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While I
was serving there I was teaching a family of three. I l<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">oved</span></b>
teaching them because I felt so comfortable with them. While I was in their
area they didn't just get baptized. It took time, while we were </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #77933C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent3; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">teaching </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">them, I would pray for them constantly to come
to know the truth for themselves. Over and over again I got the answer, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">"In time they will, and you will see
it."</b> For a long time I was angry because I am a "right now"
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I ended my <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #e46c0a; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #E46C0A; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">mission</span></b> early because I was sick. I was worried about
this <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #8064a2; mso-themecolor: accent4;">family</span></b>, and what would happen. In January, I
received a call from a wonderful young woman, exclaiming that she was going to
be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1e1c11; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1E1C11; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background2; mso-themecolor: background2; mso-themeshade: 26;">baptized</span></b>...
I had never been so </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #31859c; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #31859C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">happy</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.
Following in her example, later her parents were married and baptized in May! <o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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to have this beautiful daughter of God at EFY. Who knew that I would get to
work with her again? It was life changing to see what creating a relationship
with her </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #953735; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #953735; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Heavenly Father</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> did for her. While I was teaching
about the Book of Mormon, I had Sammie share her testimony with the other
participants. It was a moment in time I will never forget. A girl so young and
new to the church was able to strengthen the testimonies of many.it is amazing
what the Lord can do when we are patient. Sammie is an example; </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">she is a daughter of
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<o:p></o:p></div>Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-88905491716134811682012-07-11T10:42:00.001-07:002012-07-11T10:47:07.750-07:00Willing To Change<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Last week, I was had the opportunity to meet
an </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">amazing </span></b><span style="font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">girl. She was the first participant that I
had met that week. At EFY the standards that the participants are asked to
follow are set at a higher bar so that they can feel the spirit more. When I
met Sammie she had a </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff0066; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">pink</span></b><span style="font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> strip of hair that did not fall under the
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handled it like a </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">champ</span></b><span style="font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">. Before I asked her to dye it I said a
silent </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #e46c0a; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">prayer </span></b><span style="font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">and asked Heavenly Father to help me find the
easiest way to help Sammie. As I talked to her, you could see that this was a
hard thing for her. The only option we had was to dye her hair. As you can see,
she has gorgeous hair and did not want to change it. As I watched her make the
hard decision, you could see all she wanted to do was to choose the right no
matter the outcome. As she uttered <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">"Yes
I will dye it,"</b> a thought came into my head. As silly as it was, it
was inspired by God. Since it was just a strip of pink hair, I thought why not
just put a <b><span style="color: magenta;">hair wrap</span></b> in. Before presenting the idea to her I had to get it
approved. I know that because she was willing to dye her hair, Heavenly Father
provided a different option for her. He just needed to see if she would be
willing. I am so proud of Sammie and the example she was to the others at EFY. We
became great friends. <b>She is a daughter of God, and she’s <span style="color: magenta;">hot</span> :]</b></span></div>
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my </span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #f79646; font-family: "Kabel Bk BT","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Rod; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; mso-themecolor: accent6;">summer </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">job. I am currently employed as a Building Councilor
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entire week at a time. I have been very</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Kabel Bk BT","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Rod; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"> impressed</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #ffc000; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">with how the
program has changed and how the youth have reacted to the </span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Kabel Bk BT","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Rod; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">missionary work</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">included. I would love to share some of my
experiences with all of you. One of the things EFY summer camp has started is a
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was to create, it will prove to be a great tool for the youth to use in their
efforts to share the</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Kabel Bk BT","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Rod; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">gospel</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">. Feel free to check out the video and </span><b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="font-family: "Kabel Bk BT","sans-serif"; font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Rod; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX2JWMzoamY">share it</a></span></u></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Kabel Bk BT', sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">with your
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video shows her experiment of having Christ in her life at all times. She
carries a photo of Him with her for a whole day. She literally has made Christ
the center of her life. What I admire the most is that she is not afraid. Everywhere
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<span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">On </span><span style="color: #376092; font-family: 'Microsoft PhagsPa', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Sundays</span><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> it takes me a total
of 3 ½ minutes to get to church. I know that I am a </span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">lucky girl</span><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">for this, even while serving in </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">New York</span></b><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">it only took 20 minutes to get to church. I know that
there are many members that have to travel hours to get to take the sacrament,
but they try their best to get there. I have always looked up to them. One of
the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #604a7b; font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;">Young Women</span></b><span style="color: #604a7b; font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">from my home stake is
learning that exact thing; it is not just a 5 min drive anymore. She is currently living in </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'MV Boli'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Austria</span></b><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> as an exchange student. I had her write me about some of her
experiences that she has had while on this adventure. When Tasia talked about
her routine to get to church, I felt very </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #e46c0a; font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">blessed</span></i><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my time here has been another amazing blessing in my life already. I have seen
the Lords hand in my life so many times in the last 5 months. I have been
placed in an amazing host family. It may be hard sometimes because they aren't
LDS and sometimes they just don't understand my standards sometimes, but I get
by. Getting to church here is also kind of a pain. I have to be driven 10-15
minutes to Town (I'm not allowed to drive here) then i take a train for 30-50
minutes into Vienna, then the subway for 10-15 minutes and then walk another 15
minutes to the church. I have found it is so hard to make myself get out of bed
early on Sunday and travel that far. Not because I don't want to go to church,
but because i have to go alone. I have always taken my family for granted in
that way. My testimony of how important it is to go to church has greatly
increased since I got here.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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scary it is to leave home for an extended period of time, not knowing what life
is going to be like in the new culture. I am very </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">impressed</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> with how
Tasia has adapted and taken on new challenges even though they seemed </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">daunting</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> at first,
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currently learning how to make Austrian pastries and sweets at a Pastry shop
nearby, because both my host parents are friends of the owners. All of these things have been answers to my
prayers. I was thinking before I left that I wanted to be a waitress while I
was in College so that I could learn AND earn money for myself. I had always
thought that it would be fun to open up my own restaurant or bakery or pastry
shop and I'm learning a LOT at school, at
the pastry shop AND at home with my host mom. I was scared to start this
language since I had already learned 2 ½ years of Spanish, but in 5 months, I can
already say and understand so a lot of the language.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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neat to see valiant </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #8064a2; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Young Women</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> from around the
world embarking on these </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">adventures</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. I know
that it has been a great blessing in Tasia’s life, but think about how many people
she is </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #953735; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">influencing</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> on her
Austrian adventure. She is relying on her Heavenly Father to lead and guide her
through this experience. Tasia is a great example to me of making decisions
based on </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #31859c; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">prayer</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, she said…</span></span></div>
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prayed to know if I should go or not and asked my Father in Heaven to make
things go wrong while I was getting the mounds of paperwork done, but
everything has seemed to be handed to me on a silver platter."</strong></em></span></div>
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the Holidays I was invited to go <span style="color: #ff950e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>rock
climbing </i></span></span>with my brother and dad. I had been
before, and had enjoyed it. This time, was going to be a little bit
different, we were <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>bouldering.</i></span></span>
We did not have someone to belay us, it was all about the <span style="color: #9966cc;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">climb</span></span>.
At first, I was a little <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>intimidated</i></span></span>.
I knew that the fall would be broken by soft padding, but I still
felt the <span style="color: #00dcff;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>fear </i></span></span>creeping
in. As I watched my dad and brother <span style="color: #9966cc;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">climb</span></span>
the walls like S<span style="color: red;">P</span>I<span style="color: red;">D</span>E<span style="color: red;">R</span>M<span style="color: red;">A</span>N,
I decided to go for it. I started to <span style="color: #9966cc;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">climb</span></span>
on the easier wall, I realized that without a rope you had to be more
careful. There were times that I missed a step and fell, but my fall
was <b>ALWAYS</b> broken either by the padding or my brother, who was
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night while laying in bed, contemplating how <span style="color: #aecf00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>sore
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starting school again. I could feel the <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>fear</b></i></span></span>
I had experienced while rock climbing, start to overcome me again. I
knew I was going to be taking <span style="color: #b80047;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">REALLY</span></span>
hard classes and working a lot. That is when I had a scripture <span style="color: #004586;">P</span><span style="color: red;">O</span><span style="color: #004586;">P</span>
into my head, Joshua 1:9, <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>“Be
of good courage!” </i></span></span>That is when relief came over
me. No matter how hard my classes get, and how stressed I feel, I
know <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>HE IS WITH ME</b></span>
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set a few </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #604a7b; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #604A7B; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">farfetched</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> resolutions like, keep my
room clean, not stay up late, and no television… Sadly, those have never
worked. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So this year I am trying
something new, a </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c91c98; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C91C98;">THEME</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> for my year. As I was
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As I watched it, I felt something </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4bacc6; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: accent5;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">spark</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> inside of me. It
was the feelings I had been missing from doing </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #77933C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent3; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">missionary work</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">. As I watched another <a href="https://lds.org/youth/video/introduction-to-the-theme?lang=eng">VIDEO</a>, It showed young women who had experienced neat
missionary opportunities because of their </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #e46c0a; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #E46C0A; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">example</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">. One young woman had
sparked attention by merely wearing her Young Woman’s necklace. I have realized
it is the small things that we do that people notice. To be a good example we
need to start with the small things, reading the Book of Mormon, saying sincere
prayers, and attending church and the temple. This is my theme for the year, to
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around me. To achieve this, I must do what I have been asked, to focus on the </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #d99694; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #D99694; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themetint: 153;">small</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> and </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #558ed5; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">simple</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> things. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know as I do these things, everything else
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year has come and gone! It is time to </span><span style="color: #ff6633; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">BOUNCE</span></span></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">
into 2012. As I look back over the past year I can see that I have
had many </span><span style="color: #e6e64c; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Demi', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">successes</span></span></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">
and </span><span style="color: #660066; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;">failures.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">
I may or may not have gained a few pounds, my hair has gotten longer,
and I even learned a new language. Every year we go through </span><span style="color: #83caff; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">changes,</span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">
we become accustomed to these changes and we make it a part of our
normal routine, it becomes just a part of our daily life, with no
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As we have these changes come up throughout our lives, we need to
make sure that there is</span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: x-large;"><b> “ONE”
</b></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">thing that we never make </span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: x-large;"><b>“JUST”</b></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">
a part of life, it needs to be our </span><span style="color: #00ae00; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">drive</span></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">,
our </span><span style="color: #9999ff; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"><i>focus</i></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">, our reason to keep
bouncing. That one thing is to</span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"> REMEMBER THAT
YOU ARE A DAUGHTER OF GOD</span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"> and you are </span><span style="color: #9999cc; font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>worth</b></span></span><span style="font-family: TLUrdu; font-size: 16pt;">
something.</span>
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<span style="font-family: TLUrdu;"><span style="font-size: large;">For
Christmas my brother's received these <span style="color: #ffd320;"><span style="font-family: 'Bradley Hand ITC', cursive;"><b>Hoppity
Balls</b></span></span>, and now none of my family members can stop
bouncing. We have tried to see who can bounce the <span style="color: lime;"><i><b>highest</b></i></span><b>,</b>
who can balance the <span style="color: #9999cc;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif;"><i><b>longest</b></i></span></span>,
and who can bounce through an entire movie. Through our games there
have been quite a few <span style="color: red;">crashes</span>, a few
broken household items, some <b>tears</b>, but many<span style="color: #b80047;">
laughs.</span> As a New Year comes, people tend to set new goals. As
you try and achieve these goals, there will be some “ups” and
“downs,” and you might fall off. Just remember, there is always a
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<br />Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-1941035241786457272011-12-19T10:09:00.000-08:002011-12-19T11:28:09.095-08:00BIRTHDAY GIRL!<a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/402160_2677716738760_1131480071_33001863_1557614099_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" aria-busy="false" aria-describedby="fbPhotosSnowboxCaption" border="0" class="spotlight" height="414" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/402160_2677716738760_1131480071_33001863_1557614099_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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of having my birthday just days before </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #77933C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent3; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Christmas</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">. I always get the question,
“Is it hard to have your birthday so close to </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe;">Christmas</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">?” That question has taken me a long time to answer. Today, I can
tell you </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe;">I LOVE IT</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">. The reason I love
it, is because people show me how much they love me by their actions and their words.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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caught up in the </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #b3a2c7; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #B3A2C7; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themetint: 153;">“commercial” </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">side and I forget the TRUE
MEANING of </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe;">Christmas</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">. My birthday is
always a wonderful </span></b><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">WAKE UP CALL</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">. I am reminded that </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #77933C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent3; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Christmas</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> is all about the birth of
our Savior, and he should be the main focus. Everyone around me always lets me
be the main focus for my birthday; I should let Him be the main focus on </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe;">Christmas</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">. I love having my birthday
close to </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #77933C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent3; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Christmas</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17375e; font-family: "Microsoft PhagsPa","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">, because it reminds me of
my Saviors birth and what he has done for me.</span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #b3a2c7; font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; font-size: 72pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-fareast-font-family: "Microsoft JhengHei"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #B3A2C7; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span></div>
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<br /> </div>Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-19228564885887533022011-12-17T21:31:00.000-08:002011-12-17T21:31:31.970-08:00I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN!!!<img alt="" aria-busy="false" aria-describedby="fbPhotosSnowboxCaption" class="spotlight" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/383201_2669474932720_1131480071_32995679_887487542_n.jpg" /><br />
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different AGGIE fans yelling<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> "I
BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN!"</b> I was one of those fans, screaming and
shouting to support my team. In the first three quarters, it looked like we
were in for the win. To our disappointment, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #77933c; font-family: "Mongolian Baiti"; font-size: 26pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #77933C; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent3; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Ohio</span></b><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Mongolian Baiti"; font-size: 22pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2;">
scored and won by </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Mongolian Baiti"; font-size: 26pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ONE</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Mongolian Baiti"; font-size: 22pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2;"> point in the last
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is what matters most. I know that the AGGIE players believed that they could
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know I am not forgotten because of the birth of our </span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 32pt;">Savior
Jesus Christ</span></span></span><span style="color: #355e00;"><span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 32pt;">.
He has never forgotten</span></span></span><span style="color: #355e00;"><span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 32pt;"><i>
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<br />Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-74973461240253677432011-12-08T22:06:00.001-08:002011-12-09T08:56:10.080-08:00FINALLY...FINALS<a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390505_2611188955607_1131480071_32971910_1528163905_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390505_2611188955607_1131480071_32971910_1528163905_n.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">As
I skimmed through </span><span style="color: #004586; font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">Facebook </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">today, I saw
that more then half of my friends were talking about </span><span style="color: #00dcff; font-size: 27px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">FINALS</span></span><span style="color: #00dcff; font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">and finishing the semester. Since I am not taking classes, I
felt a little bit left out on the whole </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #00dcff; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 37px;">FINALS </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">thing, so I started down</span><span style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: 27px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">memory
lane</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">. I remembered a final that I had taken my freshman
year of college. It was for </span><span style="color: #3deb3d; font-size: 27px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Math
1050</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">, definitely my worst subject... I decided that I
hated the subject so much that I was not going to put very much time
into studying for it, all I could think was, “Man, I will just say
a prayer and I will pass it!” To my </span><span style="color: #9999cc; font-size: 27px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">astonishment</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">,
I </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 27px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">failed
it</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET";">. I had sat down and said a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">prayer</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET";"> asking Heavenly
Father if he would help me remember all of the things that I had
learned...He did, turns out I did not learn too much. That is when I
learned, if you want some “</span></span><span style="font-size: 27px;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Heavenly
Help</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">,” you are going to need to do </span><span style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: x-large;"><b>YOUR
PART</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">. I know you are all trying hard, just remember that
what you put in, you will get out. Make sure you pray when you study
and pray when you take your test, and that "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 35px;">Heavenly Help</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "One Stroke Script LET"; font-size: 27px;">” will come to your side.</span><br />
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night I had a <span style="color: #0066cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>dream</b></span></span>
that my Mission President, Jack R.. Christianson asked me to come
back to New York for a few months. I said <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>YES
</b></span></span>of course and told him that my bags were still
packed...When I woke up, I realized how much I <span style="color: #b80047;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">miss
</span></span>serving the Lord in New York. As I have gone about my
day, I think I have brought up “my mission” about every 5
minutes. I <span style="color: #9999ff;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">miss
</span></span>the feeling of watching people <span style="color: #ff420e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">change</span></span>
because they have found the <span style="color: #aecf00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TRUTH</b></span></span>.
Today, my brother sent me this link <span style="font-size: large;"><b>“Dear
Elder,”</b></span> it was a video from a girl named Al Fox, who was
baptized in the Rochester Mission. While watching it I had that <span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>spark
</b></span></span>I was missing come back into me like a fire cracker
on the <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4</span></span><span style="color: red;"><sup><span style="font-size: x-large;">th</span></sup></span>
of <span style="color: #280099;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">July</span></span>. As I
started to look through her blog and her pictures, I knew one thing
about her... <b>She knows it's true and she wants to share it! </b>Her
conversion story is one of <span style="color: #666699;"><span style="font-size: large;">inspiration</span></span>
to members, people investigating The Church of Jesus Christ of
Later-day Saints and the wonderful missionaries who are serving. Al
is right...<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>NEVER
GIVE UP</b></span></span>... Everyone needs to be rescued, it may not
seem easy at first, but when truth hits, it will leave an<span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
impression</span></span>. Al Fox is not <b>ashamed </b>of who
she is, she has come to know that </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 44pt;">She
is a Daughter of God and She's HOT!!!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here
is her video </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Dear Elder” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and her blog is <a href="http://www.alfoxshead.blogspot.com/">www.alfoxshead.blogspot.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.whywerehot.blogspot.com/">www.whywerehot.blogspot.com</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC', cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.mormon.org/">www.mormon.org</a></span></span></span></div>
</div>Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-51388787865757629592011-11-28T15:28:00.001-08:002011-11-28T16:41:44.096-08:00Sista, Sista!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'John Handy LET';"><span style="font-size: 88pt;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>-Sisters-</b></span><span style="color: #999999;">
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<span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I
have two </span></span></span><span style="color: #9999cc;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">WONDERFUL</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
sisters, that I look up to a lot. It has been so much fun to get to
know them as an</span></span></span><span style="color: #b80047;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>
“adult” </b></i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and
not the annoying little sister. What I have noticed about all three
of us, is that we are each </span></span></span><span style="color: #aecf00;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DIFFERENT</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">.
My sister </span></span></span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Emily</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">,
loves to run, hike, ride bikes, and talk food. My sister </span></span></span><span style="color: #ffd320;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LauriAnn</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
loves to study history, go on road trips, read books, and watch Boise
State Football. I like to watch t.v shows, play on computers, golf,
and snowboard. As you can see we are each different,</span></span></span><span style="color: #ff3366;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: #23b8dc;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HOWEVER</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
we each have something in common, we are </span></span></span><span style="color: #ff3366;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Daughters
of God</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">,
and he loves us. There are going to be many different Girls that you
will meet and interact with, some you might not get along with, and
some may be your best friends. When you find those girls who might
</span></span></span><span style="color: #e6ff00;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ACT
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">different,
or doesn't dress like you, or have the newest things, </span></span></span><span style="color: #c5000b;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ALWAYS</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
remember that THEY too are Daughters of God, and He loves them, treat
them how He treats you...with </span></span></span><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LOVE</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">"Remember that you're a daughter of God, and you're hot!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.mormon.org/">www.mormon.org</a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.sistervaterlaus.blogspot.com/">www.sistervaterlaus.blogspot.com</a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Clare Vaterlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064959246845022008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231822102235337158.post-11997470499173967072011-11-22T10:40:00.001-08:002011-11-22T16:25:49.255-08:00Remember You're a Daughter of God, and You're HOT!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We
start <span style="color: lime;">routines </span>to become better people,
routines<span style="color: lime;"> </span>become <span style="color: #ffd320;">habits</span>,
and habits become <span style="color: #0066cc;">lifestyles</span><span style="color: magenta;">.</span>
While serving a mission I started with a routine that has become a
lifestyle. Every Night I would tell my companions before they fell
asleep <span style="color: magenta;">that they were daughters of God, and
they were hot.</span> As daughters of God, we have so many things in
this world that put us <span style="color: #2300dc;"><span style="font-size: 32pt;">down,</span></span>
we do not need to be one of those <span style="color: #2323dc;">“</span><span style="color: #dc2300;">things</span><span style="color: #2323dc;">”
</span>that contributes. When we UNDERSTAND that we are daughters of God, we <span style="color: red;">love</span> ourselves and can become
the daughter of God that we have been sent to be. <span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We
are worth something</span></span>, and we are <span style="color: #e6ff00;">beautiful</span>
to him, even on those bad hair days.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">
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next time you look in the mirror and think, “man another zit!”
Try telling yourself,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: magenta;">“<span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: 48pt;">I'm
a Daughter of God, and I'm Hot!”</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: large;">www.mormon.org</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: large;">(C)LV2011</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: large;">www.whywerehot.blogspot.com</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Jivetalk;"><span style="font-size: large;">www.sistervaterlaus.blogspot.com</span></span></span></div>
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