Task #28: Volunteer Somewhere Regularly

A little while back I volunteered at an incredible place in Salt Lake City, UT called:

"The Children's Place"

A preschool were children can go to school and receive therapy if needed.

It's also a place where parents can receive help as well.

This year I decided to keep going. 

I go every Friday to help the teachers.

I play with the kids and am consistently blessed by their sweet spirits.

I wish they had the gospel in their lives.

I wish that their parents could know and feel of the happiness, hope, understanding and joy that I feel being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

I will write more later about what I have learned there. 

But for now, I encourage you to look at the website and read a little bit about the Center... and about the Church as well if you'd like to know more.

Click below.

The Children's Center 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Before I finish, I just want to take a minute and express to you my feelings about service... I don't care if it feels cliche... It's the real deal.

Bottom line is...

Service is a big deal.

All over the world there is a need. As you walk down the street or the halls of your school, work, or community center... there is SOMEONE who could use your help.

So take the time and do it.

When we are "in the service of our fellow beings, we are only in the service of our God."

God has given us EVERYTHING.

Lets take the time and be his servants.

Take the time TODAY to be his hands.

With MUCH love,

Sydney

Task #27: Sing in front of a large group of college students

I love to sing.

Ask my roommates.

They may or may not get a personal wake up call every morning as I take a shower.

Abnoxious? Probably.

But do they still love me anyway?....

Umm.... Yeah, yeah... I sure hope so.

ANYways, here's my dilemma.

I dread the nervous feeling of singing in front of people.

You know....That gut wrenching feeling.

The all of a sudden urge to go to the bathroom...

Sweaty palms, 100 Mile per hour vibrato,

you know... the works.

I decided that I needed to devise a plan.

Sing in front of the singles ward.

Lots of students.

&

No pressure.

That is exactly what I did.

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It was a lovely Valentines day.

Hay, Charly and I sat in the bathroom of the stake center...

Head to toe in black...

Pasting black eye liner on our faces.

We were getting ready to sing Charly, Hay, and Kris' original hit song:

DEATH TO VALENTINES.

Dodgy?...

YES.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

or something like that.

So I'll let THEM do the talking.

Daddy would be proud of his little "Kiss" band member

After all was said and done..........

The performance went great. Not a nervous feeling inside of me!

Everyone was dying with laughter, and I even got to hop in the Improv show that night as an EMO girl.

"What's your MSN Screen name?" They asked me...

"Black eye liner girl......" I responded in the creepiest voice ever

(Pause)... and then I rasped into the mic "6-6-6"

The crowd lost it.

As did the Game show host for the night.

Now... let me clear something up before I go.

No, I do not HATE valentines day (I actually love it so much.... a DAY of LOVE!!.. who WOULDN'T be happy?)

(...Yes I am being serious, and YES I am single...)

There's nothing depressing about being single.

Life is as AMAZING as you make it!

Love,

Black Eye Liner Girl........666

Task # 26: Be a person of walmart

Always wanted to do it.

So I did.

....

And I liked it!

So often we worry about what other people think. We never take a break from the normal strains of life to just have some fun. 

Watch... I will be the Mom who dressed her kids down just to go the store.

Life is fun.

Life is enjoyable.

Life is happy.

Love, The person of Walmart

Task #25: Make A "Bottle Choir" and Perform

BOOM BABY!

A little while ago, my friends and I had a wallow day?...

For anyone who has seen Gilmore girls you will know what we are talking about.

The only difference was that in Gilmore girls,

Rory ACTUALLY had something to wallow about.

A BREAK UP.

Now, my classy ladies and I...

we decided to wallow.

...and wallow we did.

What for you might ask?

Well... we don't know.

Quite possibly the idea that we had no one to wallow over.

So juvenile.

So fantastic.

We got ice cream, and all sorts of other junk food and lounged on the couch critiquing movie kisses as we sipped coke from glass bottles.

Favorite thing.

On a following Sunday we invited a bundle of people over to my house.

(That's when I made french toast)

But before the guests arrived we 

(Hay, SJ, Charly, Kar and I)

Had a brilliant idea.

We'd fill up the coke bottles
(which were now being used as darling decorations)

and make a "Bottle Choir"

Each of us blowing a different note.

DREAM COME TRUE!

Once people started coming, we performed our fabulous number.

The recording will be up soon!

I love being a "Free Spirit!"

Love, 

The Coke Bottle Girl

Tomorrow I speak in Devotional : Task #24

I am very excited to give the thought in front of my school for devotional tomorrow!

With the excitement though comes some CRAZY nerves...

I hope no one reads this before tomorrow morning when I give the thought... 

If you do... then SHHHH... Don't give it away!

I can do ANYTHING good

by: ME

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

·        Would you have the courage to take challenging classes and do what it takes to be an “A” student?

·        Would you work toward accomplishing your goals?

·        Girls, would you go sit by that kid from your English class who is sitting alone in the café?

·        Boys, would you ask that sweet girl out that you have been making awkward eye contact with in class for the past month?

Brothers and Sisters, I testify the power and success that comes from positive thinking. I also testify of the even greater power that comes from trusting in our Savior, Jesus Christ.

In the April 2003 priesthood session, President Monson said:

“Life’s journey is not traveled on a freeway devoid of obstacles, pitfalls, and snares. Rather, it is a pathway marked by forks and turnings. Decisions are constantly before us. To make them wisely, courage is needed: the courage to say, “No,” the courage to say, “Yes.” Decisions do determine destiny.”

He then went on to say:

“…Though the task seems large, we are strengthened by the truth: “The greatest force in this world today is the power of God as it works through man.” If we are on the Lord’s errand, we are entitled to the Lord’s help. That divine help, however, is predicated upon our worthiness. To sail safely the seas of mortality, to perform a human rescue mission, we need the guidance of that eternal mariner—even the great Jehovah. We look up, we reach out to obtain heavenly help.”

With the Lords constant guidance in our lives we will not fail. As we live our lives righteously with a positive attitude, spirituality, faith, determination, and courage we WILL not fail in life. We... can... and will do... ANYTHING good.

Of this I testify, In the name of Jesus, Christ

Amen.

BOOM, there you go. Three Minutes in front of a good number of students.

I really hope I don't wet my pants...

-Oh but I will be wearing a skirt-

...You get the point.

LOVE, ME

Trials: The Lords Perspective

You know, recently (as you can probably tell by my lack in blog posts...) I have been struggling through the muddy parts of life. AKA... I've had a few trials lately.

Well sir, let me tell you something.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Also known as "the Mormon church"

Is true.

The GOSPEL is perfect.

The people in it are not, but that is the point of life, to learn and grow.

Awwwh... God is Good.

I've felt the love and peace that comes from reading the Book of Mormon recently...

For, it is on the days that I did not read it that I found myself feeling unable to move forward through trials.

I feel as though I can testify of the LOVE our Heavenly Father has for us.

He sent us HERE on earth so that we could follow the plan and learn for ourselves how to become more like him.We rejoiced in the plan which allowed us to come to be tested and tried on earth because we understood that there must be an opposition in all things. We were so excited for this adventure.

Recently I have found so much peace and comfort through trials as I have come to realize that the Lord will never leave us alone... and as my best friend Charlotte told me:

" If he brings you to it, he'll bring you through it..."

Those are words of wisdom.

In fact? If he brings us to it, he will bring us through it and then as you are faithful through it, he will shower you with blessings from on high.

I know that my life has great things coming.

So I am making the choice to find joy in the journey NOW and then.

Life is simply wonderful.

I am a blessed girl.

Love, Sydney

Day #23: Family TIME

Task #23: Strengthen Family Relationships

Drove home to Orem to spend some time with my family.

Tried to tell them I loved them in word and deed.

SUPER successful.

I love my family.

And I am constantly working on getting better at showing it.

Love, Me