Planet Yellowstone

(pictures taken with a Galaxy Android phone camera)

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Creo En Ti Amigo
by Gabriela Mistral

Creo en ti amigo:
Si tu sonrisa es como un rayo de luz
que alegra mi existencia.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si tus ojos brillan de alegría al encontrarnos.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si compartes mis lágrimas y
sabes llorar con los que lloran.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si tu mano está abierta para dar y
tu voluntad es generosa para ayudar.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si tus palabras son sinceras y
expresan lo que siente tu corazón.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si sabes comprender
bondadosamente mis debilidades y
me defiendes cuando me calumnian.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si tienes valor para corregirme amablemente.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si sabes orar por mí,
y brindarme buen ejemplo.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si tu amistad me lleva a amar más a Dios
y a tratar mejor a los demás.

Creo en ti amigo:
Si no te avergüenzas de ser mi amigo
en las horas tristes y amargas.

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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

New Pics

SLC Temple, April 2011

Provo, Spring Break, 2011

If winter is apologizing to spring, she is doing a superb job.

Waffles

Last time I went to Utah to drop off my son to the MTC my family and I stayed in this descent motel where they offered a good variety of complimentary continental breakfast.  Having instant oatmeal and boiled eggs the previous morning, the following day I decided to venture on the wild side and come up with something new.  As I was scanning the ingredients laid before me I noticed a Danish doughnut which instantly gave me a thought “that thing in the middle is cheese cream…hmmm.”  "Bang!" I came up a perfect recipe.

I went to the bagel section of the kitchen/longue, which was only 5 feet away from me.  I grabbed two pockets of Kraft cream cheese and a little plastic container of  Kraft strawberry jam.  I then went to the waffle section of the kitchen/lounge which was about 10 feet away and I took a cup of premade waffle batter and dispensed it in the already hot PRO Belgian Waffle Maker.  Before closing the ½ of the waffle iron, I opened the pockets of cream cheese and strawberry jam and spread it throughout the batter as it began to sizzle.  I then closed the waffle iron, flipped it upside down, and the waited for the 2 min 30 sec alarm signal, which automatically starts as soon as you close and flip over the waffle iron.  I waited and then opened it.  The end product smelled and  looked delicious.  

I then took my newly made food invention to the table where my family sat eating cereals and bagels.  I sat down with a smirk on my face and told them what I did.  Some of my critics, as always, rolled their eyes.  This is to be expected if you are always coming up with inventions that never materialize or see the light of their creation.  This time it was in front of them.  I took the first bite, and the waffle just melted in my mouth….delicious!  Kelly, noticing my sublime reaction, asked for a bite, and guess what?  She liked it! She was converted an instant convert.  You have to know Kelly; she is the best cook in town.  She is also a hard critique of food because she is that good.  To have her thumbs up should mean a lot to anybody; to me it just gave me much pleasure.  Jay followed and he liked it too.  The reviews were in.  I had to be taken serious as a novice cool.  Kelly thought it was the best waffles she has ever tasted.  

A good complimentary continental breakfast offers you choices for your imagination and it provides you with the basic tools, waffle iron, toaster, microwave, to help you materialize your imaginings, even a perfect recipe.  Don't just take my words, ask the critiques.

Standing

If the Lord were to come tomorrow where would you be? What will you be doing? Where were you be standing? What would you be looking at? What would you be saying? What would you be thinking?


For that last two or three days I have had this strong impression that the Lord's second coming is near. It is not an apocalyptic feeling, a prophetic statement, or even a vision that I had. It is a peaceful feeling that He can't wait to come and meet with us and I can't wait to see Him again. It's a feeling of joy that He will be returning soon to the House of his Father, even the temple. Yes, I know for a fact, and my heart doesn't doubt it for a second, that He will visit us there. This feeling just can't seem to escape from me.

Have you been there lately? Have you heard Him whisper to you? Have you felt his countenance around you? Have you felt his presence there? If so, then you'll know what I am referringn to.  If you haven't yet, don't wait. Each time I go to the temple the feelings and the promptings that He is there gets stronger and stronger. His coming is near. I am not sure if I will live to see his second coming, but lately I have had the stongest desire to see that my children and grandchild, and future grandchildren know and be ready to know where to stand, where to be, when the second coming finally takes place.  I hope that they know they feel very comfortable in that place.  

So where will I be standing when He comes? By now, you know where I want and will be when He comes.  If I am permitted to live that great and glorious day, I hope that I will be standing in the temple with my wife and children, and Penny, and future grandchildren. There, we'll be all dressed in white, hugging, crying with joy, embracing each other, and hearing Kelly saying “I told you He will come” and me saying “I always knew He will” and hearing my children say “I don't want us to be anywhere else. Thank you mom for all that you taught us, because without it we wouldn't be standing here.”

 I hope to see us all there, dressed in white, being ready to receive Him. To me, this is what the second coming would be like.



“Stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord.”

Morbid but genius marketing idea!

So, let's say you are living your last days on this earth, advanced in age, don't have much money, and don't want to place the financial burden of having your children pitch in to buy you a casket.  What do you do?  Well...here is this little morbid idea that I came up with that could revolutionize the way we purchase our caskets in these troubling economic times.  A self-made kit casket!  Yes!  Wouldn't this be a wonderful idea?  A casket that your family can put together on their own that you already purchased for no more than 300 dollars.  Yes.  A casket that all it takes is a  little assemble.  Heck, if you can buy a desk at Wal-Mart and put it together, why can't you put a casket your self?  Well, not your self, but your family would be put it together.  All you would need to do is go to a place like Wal-Mart, purchase the casket, store it underneath your bed, and inform your children or will executor where they would find the casket if you were to pass away.  Imagine that...Instead of spending 5000 dollars, save your money, invest in a 300 dollar self-made casket, and enjoy living the last days of your life with the money you saved, 4,700, or donate it to someone in need. 

Now, I know that this sounds sac religious, but to be honest, I wouldn't like myself to be burried in anything other than a rectangular, simple made casket, made out of plywood and nails, and then donate my saving to someone who needs it, a young man who needs money to go on a mission, or helping a starving college student, or a homeless single parent.  That makes plain sense to me. So, if you want to go into the business of making and selling home made kit caskets, be my guest, take it from here; if it works, all I would ask that you do is to donate 10% of your gross earnings to yours truly.  Thanks for your kind consideration.