We are All Enlisted

From every man {and woman}, young and old...I ask for a stronger and more devoted voice, a voice not only against evil and him who is the personification of it, but a voice for good, a voice for the gospel, a voice for God. Brethren of all ages, unbind your tongues and watch your words work wonders in the lives of those “who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it". -Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

I was listening to Elder Holland's talk, 

"We are All Enlisted"

from the October 2011 priesthood session today.

Can I just say, 

WOW.

If you want your life put back 

in to perspective?

Listen/read this.

If you wonder what your purpose is?

How to get back on track

and get with it?

This is the one for you.

The quote above I choose to put on here today

really touched me.

Not only should we be a voice against evil, 

but we should be promoting good.

Promoting truth.

I can live a life doing everything I'm supposed to

and not breaking the commandments, 

but that's nothing without proclaiming

and voicing what is good, 

which is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Share the message!

Share your testimony.

You are enlisted!

That's why you came here...

to fight for good. ;)

Happy Sunday!

Let's just write, ok?

Hey there, pals. 

Lots has been going through my little head lately. 

Good things

Hard things

Difficult things

Mushy love things

Real things

Ya know. 

If I'm gonna be a woman, 

and a singular woman at that-

I gotta stand for something. 

And sometimes standing for something means

breaking down

getting on those knees

unlocking the locked

and cracking the glow stick.

I know, sweetie.

It's rough and quite frankly, HARD

to do that.

But I gotta become.

I gotta live.

Expand.

Intake.

You're great, ya know.

Just thought I'd mention it. 

:)

Always,

LB

Sometimes you find gems

from your childhood. :)

Look at me! ^

{I'm wearing the green and blue suit}

I'm so tan!

And little!

I miss those days...so carefree :)

16

 

It seems like yesterday 

that I was compiling and creating

a blog post for my phenomenal brother,

William, 

for his birthday.

And here we are again, 

celebrating his special day. :)

My friends?

He's 16. 

When on earth did this happen?

I remember holding him 

for the first time in the hospital. 

All the kids had been at Grandma Best's that night.

We had to have someone watch us rascals, right?

And who else better than Grandma and Grandpa? 

When my Mommy and Daddy left to go to the hospital, 

I thought Mom was going to burst. 

Her tummy was HUGE!!!!

After a night at Grandma's, 

we went to see our new little brother. 

I remember looking through the glass...

Dad held me up.

We got to hold him.

:) I remember feeling like my arms 

were gonna fall off.

He was half my size!

But I was so excited to have 

a little guy to be my best friend.

I remember patting his chubby cheeks

and pushing him in the stroller.

I remember putting him on my back 

and taking a picture.

He cried a lot, 

but we loved him just the same. :)

Our family wouldn't be complete without our William.

Anyone would agree.

Had Mom not had another baby?

Well, we wouldn't be the fam we are.

We don't make sense without Will.

It's just how it is. 

William is his own bird with his own song. :)

No one gets in his way.

Plus, 

he's the strongest little guy I know.

I pale in comparison to his strength and wisdom.

He teaches me continually 

and amazes me with his

profound knowledge. :)

 

 

Ya, 

he rocks.

Love you, Bro. 

Happy Birthday!!!

Love Always, 

Little Besty

2+2 = 50

It sure feels splendid to finally

be caught up on my math, folks. 

I'm a genius!!!!

:) Yeah Life.

Little Besty

Saturdays are the most beautiful, exquisite, phenome.....

Oh

Sorry. 

I started snoozing. ;)

Happy Happy Saturday!!!!

Little Besty

Some Trailers for Ya

Women In Black

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Films

I have this thing for watching movies.

Maybe I shouldn't love it so much.

Maybe I should stop watchin' them.

But I don't think I could ever bring myself to let them go.

Granted, I'm not talking about the filthy display on
 a silver screen

that sometimes appears to be called a movie.

That's just down right sad

when people fill their beautiful, delicate minds

with garbage that is disintegrating their knowledge base.

Really?

Please prevent that.

Thanks.

No,

I'm talkin' about the good stuff.

The ones that change thought, action, and paths.

Ones that make your cry because they make you

feel somethin'.

I get excited when I curl up in a blanket on the couch,

or am totally guilty of sneaking in 2 pints of icecream,

sunny D's, saltines, and chocolates in my oversized purse

to the movie theater.

My heart does this whole....

"YEEEESSSSSSS. Thank you for treating me 
to an exquisite time!"

thing.

{Sorta creepy, but true}

I get giddy over angles,

spot on shots of the eyes,

emotional expression,

and how the lines on the face change

when a character realizes something

catostrophic.

Mmmm...

One of my all time FAVORITE things

is to get a blankie, the above ^ mentioned purse,

and go to the movies all by myself.

Then I can have any opinion I want.

I can cry like a baby next to a complete stranger

who doesn't even want to think 
about offering a tissue to me 
because they know it will come back completely

obliterated by...well....things related to the color green. :)

Call me crazy.

No wonder I'm one of the oddest crayons in the box.

I understand obsessing over movies and

doing nothing else with your life at all is

not such a good thing.

I completely agree.

But I'm talking about when it's good

for the time being = this post.

I can honestly say that my life

has been changed by movies.

{the good ones ;)}

Of course we all know Ally isn't Ally

without her HP.

I mean, come on.

Yes, I hear all you certain individuals

screaming at your screen right now because

you thought the Harry Potter films

were completely awful in comparison.

But let me ask you this.

You can't possibly be telling the truth if the

scene in the last film where their putting put up 
the shield around Hogwarts

and the sweet awesome suits of armor 
coming down from the ceiling

didn't totally blow your universe 
and make your heart DO something.

My mother hasn't even seen all the films

or read any of the books,

and she had tears in her eyes

during that sequence.

That's what I'm talking about.

You may not know what's going on in a film,

but your mind and heart know when something

spectacular is going on in front of you.

Princess Bride.

Mulan.

Lion King.

Pursuit of Happiness

You've Got Mail

The Brave Little Toaster

Dead Poet's Society

The Help

A Walk to Remember

Beautiful Mind

Charly

How To Train Your Dragon

StarDust

Lord of the Rings

Harry Potter

Hook

Ninja Turtles

Wizard of Oz

Gone with the Wind

West Side Story

An Affair to Remember

Ever After

Sabrina

The Karate Kid

Star Wars

The Sandlot

Fiddler On the Roof

Home Alone

Finding Neverland

Singing In The Rain

Indiana Jones

Matilda

Toy Story

Shadowlands
Howl's Moving Castle
Goofy Movie
Muppets in Space

Anyway,

today, all I can think about is

the little thumping in my chest begging me

to take it to a film this weekend.

And I think I'll obey. ;)


It's between-


Women In Black
with Daniel Radcliffe
{I'm not a big thriller movie type of girl, 
but I loved the play-even though I wet my pants}


or


Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
with Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, and Thomas Horn


I'll let ya know how it goes. :)


Happy weekend!
And let me know if you're going to watch a film this weekend
or have any recommendations. 


-tata


Little Besty