everyone is doing it.

I am a fan of voting. I think everyone should vote.

I also think it's funny how they advertise voting - like PSA's telling you not to do drugs or to practice abstinence.

Here are some of your fave celebrities using reverse psychology, logic and peer pressure!!



And I haven't posted a Colbert clip in a while.

Stephen T. Colbert

Oh, this news makes me happy.

The best part?
It's a Christmas special.
Airing on November 23rd.

That's an entire month BEFORE Christmas.

Colbert!

This is a clip from last night's show. Colbert has a Ben and Jerry's flavor named after him (Americone Dream) and they have also just named a flavor after Elton John. I share this because Stephen Colbert breaks when he says "I assume that's some sort of English treat made from candied lamb cartilage" while referring to butter brickle. He kind of has a hard time keeping a straight face for most of the sketch. Also, it makes me want some Half Baked.

"Anyone can *read* the news *to* you. What I plan to do is *feel* the news *at* you."

First of all, I like that Mike and Miri have discovered the awesomeness of one Mr. Stephen T. Colbert. He really is funny. I promise.

You just have to rememeber it is a character and admire the amazing job Colbert does in staying in character so seamlessly. He rarely cracks - and when he does it's hilarious. I can't even imagine saying some of the things he says with such conviction and maintaining a straight face. Wow.

Also, I wholeheartedly agree with the following statement made on The Colbert Report: Equations are the devil's sentences!
It's like he knows my inner most thoughts...from high school at least.




Secondly, I had to have an MRI for some jaw problems I've been having. Have you had one of those? Not fun. You can't move a muscle for like 30 minutes. That is hard! AND it is tiny in there. I think I am a little claustrophobic. I didn't think it would bug me, but I had to sing hymns in my head to keep my mind off the small space and loud noises. ick.

That's what the machine looks like. Only the one I was in wasn't as new or nice looking and the room wasn't as inviting. It was kind of dark and, honestly, a little disorganized. The nurse was nice though so that was a plus. Anyway, avoid MRIs...they suck.

Churchy things to blog about

I was just listening to the Colbert Report and thought this interview was interesting. It's Bishop N.T. Wright of the Anglican Church (in a snazzy pink shirt) talking about his new book which is apparently about an "ancient dogma" regarding heaven, resurrection, and a "new heaven." He basically talks about the importance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in terms of how it effects our afterlife and that after we go to heaven for a time then everything will be "recreated." Just watch it. It's obviously a lot to fit into a short interview, but in terms of what we are taught in the LDS church I just found it interesting.



I find interviews and conversations like this to be so interesting. It strengthens my testimony and reminds me what I believe in and why I believe in it. It makes me more confident in my knowledge of the gospel as well. I know that the church is true! I know about the plan of salvation. I know that we have a Heavenly Father who still offers us revelation and scripture and speaks to us through the prophet, Thomas S. Monson. I know that Joseph Smith saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and I'm so thankful for the blessings that experience gives me in my life today. It really is so amazing.

Last night at institute we were reading the end of Matthew chapter 3 and the Joseph Smith Translation of those last verses. This is right after Jesus is baptized by John. The JST clarifies the account in Matthew and describes the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost in three distinct forms - three different personages appearing in three separate states all for one, unified purpose. He also had us read D&C 130:22 which he likes because it is the most clear description of the godhead available and it can open up a conversation that directly leads to sharing the story of Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove.

There was also a non-member in our class last night (there are actually quite a few this summer, which has added so much to the class) who was raised in another religion. She really seemed to embrace everything the teacher was saying - even though it got kind of deep. It's amazing to sit and watch her ask questions and see how excited she is about all of this and to be able to relate some of it to what she has been taught the rest of her life. She told me that going to her previous church was just how she was raised. That's what her family did. She didn't really feel any strong connection to the faith or feel like she belonged there. But she seems so genuinely eager to learn about the gospel now. It's fun to see and it's fun to talk to her about it. Her outlook is so new and refreshing.

"She could kill you with a melon baller"

The Rachel Ray part makes me laugh. A lot. The blind people part does as well - blind people also don't like my car.

Stephen Colbert is amazing times ten.