2013 183rd annual lds general conference LIVE

Faith.

Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?
Student : Yes.
Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent.)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Is satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor: Where does satan come from ?
Student : From … GOD …
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor: So who created evil ?
(Student did not answer.)
Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them ?
(Student had no answer.)
Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)
Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.
Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class was in uproar.)
Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter. )
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.
Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

Some Random Thoughts...

well here's what i've decided...

i am strong because i am weak

i am beautiful because i know my flaws

i am a lover because i am a fighter

i am fearless because i have been afraid

i am wise because i have because foolish

&& i can laugh because i’ve know sadness

i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Phil. 4:13

we're all a little weird. && life's a little weird. and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours we join up in a mutual weirdness && call it love.

don't STOP believing...

well... what can i say? i'm unique. i'm not like other girls. i am myself... just me (: && i promise you won't find anyone else in this world quite like me. i mean what can i say? i'm just different(:

life is about trusting our feelings && taking chances, losing && finding happiness, appreciating the memories && learning from the past.

i've made mistakes in my life. i've let people take advantage of me && i've accepted way less than i deserved.
but i've learned from my bad choices && even though there are some things i can never get back && people who will never be sorry, i'll know better next time && i won't settle for anything less than i deserve.

i'll never try to fit in. i was born to stand out.

there comes a time in life

when you have to let go of

all the pointless drama

&& the people who create it

&& surround yourself with

people who make you laugh

so hard that your forget

the bad && focus solely

on the good. after all,

life is too short to be

anything but happy.

you NEVER know how strong you are until BEING STRONG is the only choice you have.

there will be many people who walk in && out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints behind.

don't tell God how big your storm is, tell your storm how big your God is.

don't just exist...

LIVE.

when life puts you through tough situations... don't say WHY ME? say TRY ME!!

maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. maybe they're supposed to run until they find someone, just as wild, to run with.

i'm a lover not a fighter... but i'll fight for what i love.

a wise girl knows her limits...

but a wise woman knows she has none. (:

LOVE the life you live, && LIVE the life you love.

DON'T worry... be HAPPY. (:

laugh your heart out

dance in the rain

cherish the moments

ignore the pain

love && learn

forget && forgive

because remember you

have only one life

to live.

TAKE A CHANCE because you never know how perfect something may turn out to be.

EVERYTHING

HAPPENS

FOR A REASON

live the life you want to REMEMBER.

someday, everything will make PERFECT SENSE. so for now, laugh at all the CONFUSION, smile through the TEARS, && keep reminding yourself... everything happens for a reason.

WEEKENDS ARE FOR THE WARRIORS(:

be who you want to be, not who others want to see.

be a fruitloop in a world full of cheerios.

i'mnot

aperfectgirl

my hair does'nt

always stay in place

i spill a lot of things && i'm pretty clumsy

but when i think about

it && step back i remember how

amazing my life truly is

&& that maybe...

i like being

imperfect.

LAUGH IT ALL OFF.

life is too short for drama.

some girls are just born with glitter in their veins (;

take chances. take a lot of them.

becuase honestly, no matter where

you end up && with who, it always ends up

just the way it should be.

your mistakes make you who you are.

you learn and grow with each choice you make.

EVERYTHING is worth it. say how you feel

always.

be you && be okay with it.

these are the days worth living, these are the years we're given

these are the moments && these are the times...

so let's make the best of our lives.

DANCE
as though no one is watching
LOVE
as though you have never been hurt before
SING
as though no one can hear you
LIVE
as though heaven is on earth

when life knocks you down on your knees, know that you are in the perfect position to
p r a y

LIVE FOR TODAY
because yesterdays are
over && tomorrows
may never come...

in the end;;
everything will be okay.
if it isn't okay...
it isn't the end.

THE only THiNGS iN LiFE
YOU regret ARE THE risks
THAT YOU DIDN'T TAKE.

DANCE. SING. BE WILD.
IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BLEND IN.

it's good to be random.

BE SPONTANEOUS.

don't play games with a girl who can play better.
i dare you. try me.

a painter paints on a canvas.
a musician paints on silence.

i have to put some edward cullen quotes on here....

I'm here, & i love you. I have always loved you, and i will always love you. I was thinking of you, seeing your face in my mind , every secound that i was away. When i told you i didn't want you, it was the very blackest kind of blasphemy.

Before you my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars- points of light and reason. .... And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed , but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no reason for anything.

you are exactly my brand of heroin.

i'm gonna crank up the volume and
sing like i'm a superstar
and dance around like i'm famous
because that's just how i roll

If ever there is tomorrow when

we're not together.. there is something

you must always remember...

you are braver than you believe,

stronger than you seem,

and smarter than you think.

but the most important thing is,

even if we're apart..

i'll always be with you.

music was her life
and the lyrics
were her STORY.

you know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your
d r e a m s.

BE original, spotaneous, loving crazy, proper, loud, daring, classy, && unique.

hold your head high gorgeous.... they'd all kill to see you fall.

life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.
so love the people who treat you right, && forget about
the ones who don't. believe that everything happens for
a reasons. if you get a chance, take it. if it changes your
life then let it. nobody said it would be easy. they only
said it would be worth it. xxx...

imperfection is beauty.
madness is genius.
&& it's better to be
absolutely rediculous
than absolutely boring.

DON'T tell me they sky's the limit

when there are footprints on the moon.

life is going to push you around.
it's going to beat you up, && it's going to scare you.
but then, one day, you realize...
you're not just a survivor.
you're a warrior.

the real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

baby when life rains on your parade... bust out the slipnslide!!

every great dream begins with a dreamer.
always remember you have within you the
strength, patience && the passion to reach
for the starts to change the world. <3>

one should dream more while they are awake.

life isn't about FINDING YOURSELF.
life is about CREATING YOURSELF.

the greatest thing you'll ever learn
is to love && be loved in return.



well... yeah. maybe more to come(: