http://gizmodo.com/5836582/these-unprecedented-hubble-movies-just-left-me-speechless

Hubble time-lapse video and one of the greatest sigur ros songs...incredible.

mirumate

Liz is coming. liz Is coming. liz is Coming. LIZ IS COMING TO DENVER! tomorrow! yesssssssssssss

ps schliz. this picture. ahahaha

well said, john lennon

this has never been more true. story of my life.

but its a good life.

modernarks etsy

"There is one responsibility which no man can evade; that responsibility is his personal influence, a silent, subtle radiation...This radiation is tremendous. Every...person who lives in this world wields an influence whether for good or for evil. It is not what he says alone; it is not alone what he does. It is what he is...Every man has an atmosphere which is affecting every other man. He cannot escape for one moment from this radiation of his character, this constant weakening or strengthening of others."

--David O. McKay

(A fusion of two quotes, BYU April 1948 and The Instructor October 1964)

agreed

theinksociety

rapture?

Today is Doomsday. Just in case I'm not saved, I went and got some cafe rio for the last time. Enjoy the last day of normal life. Ready, set, Armageddon

JUDGEMENT DAY 2011???

Harold Camping has warned that the Rapture would come on May 21st 2011 for years, and end nears, many are left questioning if his Prophecy is fake. The Bible has taught Christians to always be ready for the Second Coming of Jesus at any time, sparking Judgement Day predictions throughout history. Even Harold Camping had a previous prediction of the Return of Jesus for the Rapture that was incorrect due to a mathematical error – when his September 1994 date came and went without incident. What makes him so sure that this year, this date of May 21 2011, will in fact be the date of the Rapture?

1. The number 5 equals “atonement”, the number 10 equals “completeness”, and the number 17 equals “heaven”.
2. Christ hung on the cross on April 1, 33 AD. The time between April 1, 33 AD and April 1, 2011 is 1,978 years.
3. If 1,978 is multiplied by 365.2422 days (the number of days in a solar year), the result is 722,449.
4. The time between April 1 and May 21 is 51 days.
5. 51 + 722,449 = 722,500.
6. (5 × 10 × 17)² or (atonement × completeness × heaven)² also equals 722,500.

Thus, Camping concludes that 5 × 10 × 17 is telling us a “story from the time Christ made payment for our sins until we’re completely saved.”

End of the World on May 21st? No!

While God give us the date of May 21st Doomsday in the Bible, that is not the date of the End of the World. May 2011 is just the beginning of Armageddon, and the time when Jesus rules over the Earth. Those who aren’t saved in the May 21 Rapture will be left behind after Doomsday under the rule of Jesus Christ for the final five months until the End of the World in 2011.

The End of the World 2011 isn’t May 21st, but instead it is October 21st. After the 5 months of Torment on Earth during the Apocalypse under the rule of Jesus, God will destroy the world on October 21 2011. Flooding, Famine, Locusts, and large Earthquakes will dominate the End Times, causing mass chaos on earth. The times of the end leading up to the End of the World 2011 will be particularly chaotic as Satan himself attempts to defeat Jesus in the battle of Armageddon. The Book of Revelations has already revealed that Jesus will defeat Satan just before the End of the World 2011.

ohhh dear.

oh my oh my oh my oh my

i cannot breathe. this! AH!

To watch more, visit tag

YES! I love this so so much.

long live Yonka and Charlie

dear noah

the boy across from me in the library has been talking to himself for the past hour. say it loud, say it proud, amigo

also, i propose that the library place boxes of tissues on every table. just sayinnn. it would preserve the sanity of many (me)

magic.

http://downtownfrombehind.tumblr.com/

finale

Its finals week. My last one, ever. What?! That is the weirdest. But I am definitely learning a lot this finals season...

tornadoes are fun if experienced with a best friend, in a park.

pasty english winter skin burns easily. first sunburn of the season: check. ouch!

cafe rio tastes better eaten with roommates

a tent indoors is the best place for sleeping and telling secrets/life plans

i want to be outside all. day. long

i have a hardish time focusing

the temple is a wonderful place

frisbee needs to happen more

cousins are so tender

so many people to see, so little time

i really do like byu. so much.

i'm gonna miss this

africa, you will always have my heart

Kenya Photos -- National Geographic

photo by eli morey. he's real good

Kristie and I went inside today!

color berlin


first encounter with a moth this season = legitimate terror in my heart

la republica dominicana, tambien

before:

after:

what a crazy, happy, special moment opening a mission call is. I wish I could describe the feeling of such peace and "yes...of course!" when you read where you are called to serve. The video won't load--but just imagine trembling hands, happy cries, family voices from the realm of skype, and bursts of screaming. I am out of this world excited!

look at this paradise:
yes i am aware that not a single particle of my flesh will get to touch that heavenly water




june 15! june 15! I'll be spending 3 weeks in the Provo MTC and 6 weeks in the Dominican Republic MTC--full immersion into Spanish after 3 weeks! yikes I cannot even wait

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

woah.

this little chunk joined the fam today!

makenzie ella morey, welcome to the world! you are adorable and precious and, like cambree and abby a few months ago, i love you so much already. i just want to smudge those little cheeks! congrats sara and eli! she is one lucky little girl.

I am an aunt 5 times now! too wonderful. I love these newest additions to the family so so much. And the older additions too. Thank goodness families are forever, I love all of them too much to be apart from them for longer than a year and half.



once again, skype and tokbox saved the day for our family. technology, you blow my mind


life is such a miracle

he's got the whole world in his hands

i would venture to say that entering an elevator packed full of silent college students staring straight at you is one of the most awkward social encounters of life. for everyone involved



a little short about elevators and multiculturalism that was shown during Pangea Day 2008. remember pangea day 2008? that was the best thing

Sufjan Stevens Radio on Pandora, could you get any better right now?! You are rocking my world.

flour power

caught it

badminton, drums, tap dancing, roller skates, globes, hula hoops, shopping carts, awkward dancing, balloons. too many things that I love in one video! so fun

i NEED these

it is very cold. i feel like my icicle ears can be snapped in half the moment i walk outside

another birthday

i need to be better about acknowledging everyone's birthdays. just a sidenote.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA MARIE ARCHER MOREY


what a cute child

Sara and I have always been very similar. I started high school right after she graduated, and I remember writing a paper about her in choir at the end of my first semester. I wanted to be like her so badly--to sing and cheer and act and do student council. She was such a fun big sister to Kristie and I, playing "Salon" with us and reading us Harry Potter when it wasn't even popular yet. I loved her friends and always wanted to be included in the high school parties. She was always a great big sister and let me join the party, even her slumber parties in middle school. We used to joke that I was her mini-me because I literally wanted to do everything she did.
Well, we've grown up and come into our own...at least I have gained my own identity. But I still look up to her so much as the woman, mother, wife, teacher, friend, daughter, and sister that she is. She is funny, thoughtful, creative, talented, friendly, spiritual, focused, fun, and motivated. She still looks out for me to this day, giving me dating and friend advice and SO much help and insight with teaching and lesson plans.

I got to spend a lot of time with her little Morey clan the last few years when they lived in Utah or were home in Colorado for the summers and I loved it. So much.


I really miss going to their house every Sunday and having that family so close. Those Moreys mean so much to me and I am so grateful for them in my life. Last year we sang "Love at Home" for their Mother's Day Sacrament meeting and it was so so fun to sing with those two. Seriously one of my favorite memories from last year. (You can find a little not-so-great-but-better-that-nothin video of it here). Sara was the one who taught me how to harmonize, sitting with me at the piano playing "Nearer, My God to Thee", pointing out the alto line for me to sing. I love that great sister of mine and I'm so glad she was born 26 years ago. Our family is so blessed to have her.

2 weeks friends. TWO WEEKS. Let the countdown and guessing begin

amazing. I invite everyone to come to this class with me on Monday nights. You will be non-stop entertained by this fantastic man, "Uncle Cliff", for 2 hours.


"My dear young friends in EDLF 452,

I beg your pardon for having missed our last class. I feel bad about it and hope you will all forgive me. Here is my excuse. It may not constitute a good excuse, but it's a real one, and I've promised the Man Upstairs that I won't tell a lie.

I JUST FLAT-OUT FORGOT. I've never in my 20 years at BYU taught a class on Monday, and this is throwing me for a loop. (I always think our class is on Tuesday and was looking very forward to seeing all of your bright and spiritual faces the next day. Bummer!) What's more, you have already seen my pathetically eroded memory, which can't follow itself more than 6 or 7 sentences at a stretch. Third, I've got some heavy duty family stuff going on right now and it's distracting me more than my usual distracted state. And finally, I don't get "time and space." I'm good at some things, but none of them have to do with time and space. I look so forward to being on the other side of the veil where time/space are, I believe, more poetic, rubbery, and fun.

Anyway, please do forgive me. No new homework. We'll just go over what you've read. And I've got a cool video for you. It is far out, right on, and groovy (as we used to say in my day).

Thanks for your patience with your old Uncle Cliff

Uncle Cliff"

yes.

rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky

On Friday night, the roommates and I (we missed you calpal) decided we needed to go snowshoeing. We had never been, so we even youtubed "how to snowshoe". Saturday morning, $9 later and lots of unnecessary layers, we were trekking through deep deep snow in the heart of Provo Canyon. It was amazing. We are completely hooked and I want to go everyday. It was beautiful and breathtaking and so peaceful. High point: walking on top of the snow singing John Denver's "Eagle and the Hawk" with shliz. High point: trying to climb a hill, failing, and sliding down 34 times. High point: sitting on the back of our snowshoes, slide-skiing down a steep hill. High point: being the only ones on top of a little mountain, listening to avalanches in the distance, basking in the glory of the mountains. SO GREAT
Liz pointed out how lucky we are to live so close to the mountains, with beautiful nature and recreational activities so accessible. We really are so lucky and I love that about living in Provo.
Can't get enough of those lakes, mountains, and meadows. There's just nothing like it.





photo credit to Winston

to quote lizziegirl "hello snowshoeing. welcome to my life"

I cannot get enough of this CD. Or this song.

I have so many special memories of Rob Gardner's music--Sara singing "My Kindness Shall Not Depart from Thee" from Joseph Smith: The Prophet at camp. My talented friends singing "The Witnesses of the Book of Mormon" at firesides. Having him sing and share his talents with us on the Trek. Youth Conference based on He is Jesus Christ. Feeling uplifted and strengthened during hard times in Uganda by his inspired music. And now, learning of and rejoicing in the blessings of the atonement and the hope that comes from that great sacrifice.

Go buy Lamb of God. It is beautiful.

change is gonna come

I always freak out about the first day of school. Always. As long as I can remember. It is never as bad as I think it will be, in fact, I usually end up [mostly] enjoying it. I'm always pleasantly surprised, if you will. This night-before-the-first-day-back was no different from the rest: emotions running high, late night phone calls to my mom, tossing and turning all night long. What is my deal?! At least I will definitely be able to relate to my student's first day of school jitters when I am teaching, ha!
This semester will bring an end to a lot of wonderful things that have been my life and my world for so long. And I am quite sure that was the cause of my inner turmoil Monday night. BIG change. I'm ready for the changes and so so excited, but the end is in sight and it is surreal. On Monday, a day filled with best friends, I kind of wanted time to stop. But then I reminded myself, as I have so many many times, that nothing happens until something moves. Right, Albert Einstein? Good things are happening to me and the wonderful people in my life, and it is so exciting to see what is in store for their futures. They are going to do some serious good in this world. So why stop now? We're just barely getting started.
Well, clearly still emotional, on Tuesday morning I found this Mormon Message, which I do not usually seek out. It touched my little heart and spoke to my soul. Tender mercy? Yes yes yes. I am not moving on from some great sin, but I am moving on from clinging too tightly to the past. Because I know, I really do know, that what God has in store for me is bigger and better than what I have going on right now

Such a strong reminder of hope, faith, and trust. Some of my favorite concepts.
Change is gonna come. And I'm excited. Not saying I'm ready, but give me a few months, and I will be. (i better be)

Bring. It. On. 2011.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I really liked you.