Inspired Writings

Not too long ago, maybe 5 minutes ago, I was reading my scriptures and I wanted to share a scripture with you. It goes like this: Found in The Book of Mormon-- 2 Nephi 29:8 "Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall receive more of my word? Know ye not that the testimony of two nations is a witness unto you that I am God, that I remember one nation like unto another? Wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another. And when the two nations shall run together the testimony of the two nations shall run together also." There is some type of unwavering truth that runs through the lines of that scripture. I've discovered it gradually, but now I fully understand the meaning of why we have more than one testament other than the Bible. It is because God has given us two witnesses to further testify of his truth. People may argue that the bible is all one needs, so why would God give us another book? Well, that shouldn't be the question now. The ques...

Lately, I've been noticing (and I don't know if it's because I've been off track for school or what) that I've been slacking. Slacking on everything, really. But specifically, I've been slacking on homework and educating myself. And as a person who talks about how much I value education, I find myself now a hypocrite. My last science class I took online I settled for a C+, not really interested in what I was learning, or even caring to look into it more. I just hoped to finish the semester off with a passing grade. But what's wrong with me? I used to be the type of person who, no matter what class I was in, valued listening to what the teacher had to say. Sure, this class was online, but that shouldn't be the exception. But today in my first class, I think the Lord knew what I needed to hear. In our class discussion, we talked about this concept known as the "Ophelia" Syndrome, which is based off of "Ophelia" from  Hamlet , who can...

This past weekend it was General Conference, and yes I did watch all sessions of general conference this time (well except for the priesthood session obvs...priesthood session is for the men) So basically I thought conference was especially amazing this year. First off, my Facebook feed was blowing up with conference quotes, memes, videos, etc. This just made me get into the whole mood of general conference and I love the fact that so many people, just like me, are around the world watching these inspired messages. I don't know why but lately I've been a real moody brat, and maybe conference was there to change my outlook on a few things. First message I got was to remind myself not to succumb my own will, but God's. For those reading this that believe in a God, he's not going anywhere. And he doesn't purposely sit back and watch us suffer. It probably saddens him at the most to see us make wrong choices and face these consequences, or have something unfortunate...

So...HI! I was cleaning out my room today because, well, we are moving to another house, and I'm also going back to college in April. When I was cleaning out my room and putting things into boxes, I came across a few One Direction posters and a calender and plenty of other things that brought back the worst nostalgia I've ever had while going through old things. And by worst, I mean it was sad. It's happened once before, where I felt this sad nostalgia, and that was after I had graduated. Everything that I had done these past two years in Utah and everything I accomplished was made known to me. It all came to my memory in just this big rush. I can't tell you how sad, or even depressed it makes me. I know I shouldn't dwell too much on past endeavors or whatever but just knowing that those memories are still in my head and can't be taken away gives me the greatest joy I've felt in a long while. It's amazing how a simple song, a word, a smell, can bring ...

I love to watch birds the moment when they, one by one, lift off the ground and take flight for migration; it's such a wonderful sight. And then a more wonderful sight is when they actually are up in the air and you can see the pattern in which they turn and move into the direction they're supposed to go. It makes me think how much we, as humans, are just like those birds. Why do geese fly together? We are just birds in a large flock of other birds, trying to find our place in this typical adventure. And we are taught that our place is right among the other birds, flying with them, and staying on the path to our destination. We leave on new journeys and sometimes we want to embark the new world on our own. We think we are capable of handling it because we are grown and we can do it. That's our fault. I've just turned 19 about a couple of weeks ago, and in some ways, I'm like the bird who wants to fly alone. But mostly, I'm like the bird who wants to stay wit...

There is often a kind of silence that we try to keep to ourselves in our day to day lives. That silence lies within the deepest parts of our hearts; Not the warmest, but the coldest. This is the part of our heart that is caged and surrounded by darkness. We all have some kind of darkness or weakness or something that aches in our souls. And ya know what's crazy? It's different for everyone. Hi. Again, this is Alicia, or Ali for short. I'm not going to reveal some big portion of my past because that isn't what I'm trying to accomplish here. What I want to accomplish today is for people to get at least ONE perspective. It doesn't matter what you get from this blog post, but let's hope it's for the right reasons. I put a lot of time and effort in gathering my thoughts together for this. Going back to our darkest part of our hearts, why do we have a darkness, a secret, or a regret? Obviously we have felt inadequate at some point in our lives, or have bee...

I'm going to talk about something that I know is important and this topic is based off a song I was listening to not too long ago. In the musical, (or now a movie)  Hairspray , there is a song called "I know Where I've been," and when I first heard that song, I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics of it; I payed attention to what they were actually doing. What is happening at this point in the story is Motormouth Maybelle, a black mother and tv show host for the "Negro" version of The Corny Collins Show, sings about the constant struggle she has to go through being black in the 50's as a group of Negroes march down the city to protest their oppression. But thinking over it, I realize that this has nothing to with her just being black, but this has everything to do with standing up for what you believe in. Let's dissect the lyrics a bit. There's a cry in the distance; It's a voice that comes from deep within. We all have a spirit ...

When writing a story, I realize that writing every day really helps. I should probably take my own advice for writing with this blog because I do not, in fact, right in my blog everyday. But as far as writing a story, I'm going to show how writing every day is one of the ways to at least, ya know, finish it. I have about 6 or 7 pending stories that I still haven't finished and why? Because I lose motivation...because I don't write everyday. If one isn't actively engaged in their story everyday, how can one expect to finish it? When you write everyday, at least when I have, I have a new perspective on the part of the story I'm at. For example, if the story took place in cave when I left it, it was because I was probably feeling dark and moody that day, and then when I started writing again, and it took place finding light outside the cave, it was probably because I was feeling happy or free. Either way, you have another perspective from a new day then you did before...

At church today we received this packet, and it was filled with simple, short messages with a general theme of what I took to be as appreciating the little things in life. I was inspired to write this short entry today in hopes of inspiring someone and to show how I was inspired, myself. This lesson I learned today, is in itself, a little thing. I, personally, have been fascinated with everything in life. Ever since I was young, I've found myself staring at everything I came across in awe, appreciating it's whole existence. I had known in my heart, since I was young, there is something great about this Earth. It's not only found in the people of the Earth, but in the nature of it. How could one take a glance the sky and not think that there isn't some kind of plan for us here? Maybe because it's just a glance. Maybe people don't take the time out of their busy, hectic lives to look longer, or look closer. There is much that goes on in our lives that we take fo...

I was just thinking about sharing some of my favorite songs with you today. Old or new, I love music and it's been one of the most influential parts of my life. There a lot of opinions about how the oldies were much better than music nowadays, but I totally disagree! I wasn't born in the 70's or 80's, but I've heard that music, and I like it! But I like some music now, too! And just because music now isn't the same style as the music back then doesn't mean it still doesn't rock! Sure, over time, we've added more base and technological stuff, but not every song is a winner. And you have that one song out of a million which can change a whole generation, and the whole feel of it. Sometimes we just have to respect certain things, even if we don't necessarily accept it. Stop bagging what you think as horrible music, because somebody else could love it. We all have different tastes in music, and our job is to simply respect their taste and move on. Wi...

There is beauty in everything. I don't know how, but God leads us ways that we couldn't possibly imagine. I'm going to tell you a few experiences that definitely left me feeling blessed by God. I, of all people, have such incredible blessings from him; I can't even fathom why I deserve half of them. Like, all my troubles go away and are left into the hands of Heavenly Father most times I've struggled lately. Not a week ago, I was stressing over the fact that something was holding me back from going on a mission: money. I thought that I wouldn't be able to go because I hate borrowing any kind of money from the church whatsoever if I were to pay for some of it and I also wouldn't be able to earn that money on my own. But the other night, I decided to pray and afterwards, and I wasn't expecting it, but I got this overwhelming peace that going on my mission was one of the most important things I was to be doing at this time and the money shouldn't matt...

Everyone interprets movies in different ways; it's true. You gain something new from a movie, book, or a tv show and it's some knowledge that you have never known before. It can be inspiring, uplifting, or even depressing but no matter what, you gain new knowledge from it. I recently (and as in recently, I mean maybe an hour ago) just finished watching, for the first time, Lord of the Rings. And before you say,"What, this chick hasn't seen Lotr before?" let me tell you that when I was really young, I would watch parts of it and then I mistakenly labeled the movie as boring and for a perfectly plausible reason at my age. That reason is being I never saw the beginning, but only parts of the movie and because of that, was never able to understand the story and the meaning behind why these hobbits and elves and wizards etc. were teaming up together to defeat these creepy goblin things. So it wasn't my fault I had no idea what was going on. Any other kid probably...

Why do we do the things we do? Why are we the people we are? Why do we perform in such a way that we can maybe someday call ourselves successful? And even when we reach that success, why are we never satisfied with it? Or why are we? We had a discussion previously in one of my high school classes about the reason why we have the characteristics that make up our personality we have today? Are we just born with them, or do the influences around us make us like that? Well, I think it really is a mix of both. We are kind of born with our own unique personality. Yes, maybe from the start, it looks as if we are all just crying babies. But as we grow, we react and handle to different things in many ways. And many could argue that that the people around us could be affecting every choice we make. A toddler may mimic his father by yelling because he can't have any candy. But consider siblings born in the same situation. Obviously it won't be in the EXACT same situation as the other si...

Before I start, I'd like to apologize for missing a couple days on writing for this blog. I'm really just apologizing to myself since nobody reads this anyways...But still, it's the respectful thing to do. Another thing is I want to point out that my blog is my personal opinion about things so please don't take offense to anything I may say. I try to keep this blog respectful of other cultures, people's opinions, etc. and to be real with you, and since nothing I say is guaranteed to be correct, who cares? Voicing personal opinions here, just saying. Alright, well today I'd like to talk about a few matters that have been on my mind involving society and our media. I guess my mind is just mainly boggled about the way media has influenced our society in so many ways. You know, I hear a rap song every other day about drinking, going to 'the club', wasting your life away, having nonchalant attitudes, being rich and famous, and other things and I understand ...

           feministfiction.com   movies.disney.com So, ever since I saw Disney's Frozen,  I have been comparing it to Disney's movie, Tangled,  and I highly doubt I'm the only one making this comparison. So, which one is better, many people may ask. Personally, I like both; they each have their own uniqueness about them. The first time I saw both Frozen and Tangled was in movie theaters, and I was blown away both times. It's kind of hard to compare the two, as they are two such great, inspiring and valuable stories, much of what Disney is notorious for. They both share many similarities including similar animation, kingdoms/castles, journeys with strangers, horses that can understand you but can't really talk...but the moral of these stories are completely different. From what I perceived, Tangled was all about following your dreams and being a light that destroys all the darkness in the world. Frozen's message was...

I always find myself straying away from this blog but I promise that I'm not doing it intentionally. It's currently 4 a.m and I am having a go at my late night writing once again, but this time it's because I am off track from school, I'm organizing my wordpress blog, and just to throw it in there, it's my time of the month. Now that i got that out of the way, I can finally express myself and I will try to in the least confusing way possible because I have the potential to slip with my mind all being exhausted and whatnot. First off, this blog is going to be my personal blog, where I post all my rants and thoughts about life in general and I'm going to try and keep up with it everyday (I've been using twitter for my rants but now I just realize that was dumb because how are you supposed to suppress all that emotion into 140 characters? That's right, you can't). Now, let's get down to business to defeat the huns. Since it's basically still t...