Summer & My Photography

Summer so far has been GREAT! I saw Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2.... A WEEK EARLY! It was so fun to brag to my friends haha but, the movie was just amazing. Then after that I went to Girls Camp which was the BOMB DIGETY! I had an awesome cabin (even though it would have been better w/ more people) & I got to feel the spirit a ton. My friend Madi & I almost sunk! ;) It was pretty scary haha, but my mom thinks I'm over reacting. I mean.... we DID have life jackets on.... haha ANYWAYS. I also Got to see Captain America: The First Avenger a week early. & man, was that movie awesome! I can't wait for the next one. I mean it's going to have Black Widow, Hawk Eye, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, & Captain America. Isn't that awesome! I've been working on my photography and I think I'll attach some pictures. My "model"s name is Haley she's my best friends little sister & she's just adorable ;) So, if anyone wants a photo shoot just call me up! So, I've got to go help with dinner so I'm going to make this quick, but I reallllyyyy need some more followers! Please ;) So FOLLOW!

Summer :)

"What time is it? Summer time!" Ahhh, I'll never tired of High School Musical :p Haha, so school's finally out and I am enjoying my summer. Last week I went to Oregon for Trek. Trek is an awesome spiritual opprotunity where people I go to church with and visitors dress up as pioneers and pull a hand cart for usually 25-30 miles in total. I know you guys reading this would probably think that's lame but, it is amazing. You get to meet the nicest people and really learn to not take for granted the little things you have. After trek, I spent a week with my Grandpa and Grandma(Popo & Momo) which was awesome! I also saw the new episode of Pretty Little Liars. I love that show! Now, I am enjoying some time at home preparing for the Fourth of July. I don't even think we've bought fireworks..... who knows. I'm looking forward to the rest of my summer for several reasons.
1. Sarah ,one of my best friends, is making a movie and I get to be in it! I play a jerseylicious girl named Gigi. P.S. You should deff. check out her blog at sararuhhdawn.blogspot.com. It's pretty bomb.
2.Harry Potter is coming out! I'm a true Harry Potter nerd. I love it. So does Sarah haha. A couple years ago we were Sarry Potter and Nimphadora Tonks.
3. Girls Camp is in a week and I am freaking out for it. It's going to be awesome and I hopefully will make some new friends :)
4. EFY is the first week of August, and that is by far the best thing ever. It's Especially For Youth and it's awesome. You get to meet a ton of cute boys ;) AND you gain a better testimony of the church! Two awesome things haha. Not to mention, you get awesome friends.
5. I get to hang out with my friends, during the school year, I don't get many opportunities to spend time with my friends and now I do, plus I have a ton of time to record some song covers for YouTube with some of my friends such as Hudson who plays the guitar, Chris & Cole (Maybe)who both sing and Chris plays the uke & guitar , and hopefully with my sisters friend Cedric who beat box's.

So, my summer is good! And , I'm looking forward to the upcoming school year. I need some followers so please, just click the button and follow my blog! Haha, see ya.

Fly on,
Sydney LaRee

Scripture of the Day:
2 Nephi 1: 21 "Arise from the dust, my sons, and be men, and be determined in one mind and in one heart, united in all things, that ye may not come down into captivity."

Who's that?

Yeah, that's right. It's me! Today was probably one of the most stressed day. I was nervous all day and going crazy running around to tell people to vote for me! But, it was also and amazing day, I found out that a lot of people in my school look up to me and see me as a leader! I love my school so much and am so grateful for the opprotunity that I now have to make the school a fun and better place to be. I would like to thank all of my wonderful peers that voted for me and say that I am so happy to be able to go to school with them. Ally, Lewis, Hudson, Jackie, and Kiki, you guys all did a great job, and I know that no matter what, you guys will be great leaders next year. The year is coming to a close and I have so much to do!
My math End of Course exam is coming out, yet another reason for me to be stressed, plus with me being VP now, Jarred, Chase, Brian, and Kaytie (the other officers) and I have to make an end of the school year video and talk on the last day of school. I am super excited though. The last weeks of school is yes, stressful, but also full of fun, excitement, and time to hang out with your friends.
Another reason I can't wait for the end is because.... I made the variety show! I'm so happy and I can't wait. I am singing Speak Now by Taylor Swift while my wonderful sister plays it on her guitar. I would usually play a song on the piano but I didn't have a song prepared. Speaking of pianos....I have a recital on sunday :/ I am playing All the Right Moves by One Republic and feel very out of place when everyone else is playing classical stuff... plus I always get nervous and screw up..I hate recitals.

Random thingy: A movie that you all should see: Soul Surfer. It is very inspiration and touching.

Scripture of the day:
"I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible." Matthew 17:20

Elections...Oh my...

So, you guys probably don't know this but I'm running for ASB Vice President for my school and I am.... nervous, but also pretty confident. I have some a really tough competition though. His name is Hudson; pretty much one of the most popular guys in the eighth grade. But, I'm not that worried, it's just that we have a lot of the same friends, so they'll have to choose between us. I'm really syked though! Just think, in two days, I'll either be Vice President, or a supporting friend. I can't wait, either way, I'll have a great next school year with friends and family (my little brothers coming to my school :/ ) Wellll, if anyone reading this is attending my school, don't forget to save your vote for me ;) and elections are on friday!

Fly on,

Sydney LaRee

P.S. Fanfiction is an awesome website. Check it out!

I wrote one, my username is Mrs.FangBelikovIvashkovWayland

Faith

Today at church I had the opportunity of giving a talk in sacrament. For anyone who missed it, here it is!

Faith:

The second I said to my mom that I hadn’t given a talk in two years I knew it was a bad idea. We were sitting in sacrament on Mother’s Day and I was reminded that my first and only talk was given exactly two years previous, on Mother’s day. I should have learned by now that when ever someone says that they haven’t given a talk in a while, you get one. And of course while sitting in Sunday school Brother Frandsen comes to the door pointing at me. Next time, I’m just going to keep my mouth shut.

What is faith? To a kid it might be, believing Santa will come each year, to an adult it might be knowing that everything will turn out alright, but for everyone the same definition applies. “If ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true” (Alma 32:21). In the dictionary it says that faith is a noun but I think that’s it’s more of a verb. You have to put faith into action to truly have it. You can’t just say you believe in Christ and expect that to be enough. You have to exercise your faith to be a good example and live faithfully in the gospel. Living faithfully will strengthen your testimony, increase your blessings, and help you be prepared for the trials of life.

True To the Faith says, “Faith is a gift from God, but you must nurture your faith to keep it strong. … You can nurture the gift of faith by praying to Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ. … You can strengthen your faith by keeping the commandments. … You can also develop your faith by studying the scriptures and the words of latter-day prophets.” Doing these things will also help your testimony grow. Your testimony is built off your faith and the more your faith increases the more your testimony does. Daily prayer is an important thing that helps develop both your testimony and faith. I know for most teenagers it’s hard to have a morning prayer when you’re trying to get out the door and run to your bus before it’s too late, but even saying it on the way to school, or at school would be better than not at all. Starting of the day and ending the day in with the spirit really changes the whole attitude of the day. Praying, reading the scriptures, and attending church will strengthen your build your faith and strengthen your testimony.

Paying your tithing is a test of your faith but also provides eternal blessings. Tithing has always been an important law of the gospel. Robert D. Hales said, “tithing develops and tests our faith. By sacrificing to the Lord what we may think we need or want for ourselves, we learn to rely on Him. Our faith in Him makes it possible to keep temple covenants and receive eternal temple blessings.” If you don’t pay your tithing you would be unable to enter the house of god and receive the blessings of the Lord. Robert D. Hales also shared this story about faith “I know of a couple who lived thousands of miles from the nearest temple. Although they earned little, they faithfully paid their tithing and saved all that they could to journey to the house of the Lord. After a year, the husband’s brother—not a member of the Church—unexpectedly came forward and offered them two airplane tickets. This temporal blessing made possible the spiritual blessings of their temple endowments and sealing. An additional spiritual blessing came later as the brother, touched by the couple’s humble faithfulness, joined the Church.” This story shows that many blessings can come out of living faithfully. You never know who your faith may affect so being an example through out your everyday life can not only bless your self, but others.

Through out life, we go through many trials that test our faith. All around us there has been earthquakes, tsunamis, deaths, divorce, and loss, we lose much and suffer through hard times but it is all for a reason. The first reaction of a person when they lose someone or something is to think, “why me?” They wonder why it had to be there family or there home. It is at this time your faith is tested. It is how we deal with the trials that will develop our faith. Russell M. Nelson said, “Rarely in the future will it be easy or popular to be a faithful Latter-day Saint.” We need to live faithfully and develop our faith to be able to stand strong in the face of lives challenges.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

American Idol: The Biggest Mistake

Did anyone watch American Idol last night? Big big upset! James D

urbin got voted off! I expected him to go

all the way! If Haley doesn't get voted off, or if she makes it to the finale I will be soo mad! James has an amazing voice, and hopefully will make it by himself. Thumbs up for

Scotty

and Lauren!

To Dance or Not to Dance is the Question....

I took dancing lessons when I was about 3 years old to when I was 6. I remember once at a dance recital I was so mad because my brother had to be my partner when really I wanted to be with Whittney, my best friends from Oregon. I'll just tell you that...we screwed up. Haha, but I put it aside and kept dancing. Unfortunitly I didn't get to continue when we moved to my current home but, there we other ways I danced. Such as, when I was in the King and I. I got to dance in that dressed up as an asian...what an experience. And now, I get to go to church dances every 2nd saterday of the month! And that, is what I am posting about. Tomorrow is one of those dances and I'm grounded! How am I supposed to pursue my dream!? I'm just kidding it's not my dream, but it is one of the few nights I get to hang out with my B-Crew! My B-Crew is Rachel, Chris, Cole, Erik, and Rethlyn. We party it up ;) Haha, so hopefully my mama will let me! Peace out.

Sydney LaRee

P.S. The picture of my when I was little was when I was in dance. The picture of my with my bun and smiling is when I was in the King and I.