deepthinker

my dad's rule was that i could go to dances when i turned fourteen, but i couldn't go with a date (obviously that owuld only apply to school dances). it worked out well, cuz you have way more fun that way anyway.

my name is elyssa(el-ee-sa). i am 16. i'm jsut a busy busy kid. i do tons of drama. lots and lots of drama!! acting is one of the biggest things i do. i also sing a lot, but those goes along with the drama!!

right, but a lot of times we get stuck in a rut and it takes someone from the "outside" so to speak to show us that it really should change. i'm just worried about helping "my girls" adjust to it, and muself as well.

AVRIL LAVIGNE!! EWWW!! we can't be friends anymore franken, lol. when you said TATU, i was like, what are you serious? but then i realkized that their bad songs are only in russian. i have the russian cd's cuz my brother is a russain linguist and got them for me. lol, but it'a sll good, cuz i don't know what their saying, lol. anybody excited about relient k's new CD mmhmm? i certainly am (franken, can't remember, did i introduce you to relient k?)

i like no doubt's old stuff, but i'm not really a fan of their new stuff. i like more older stuff then new stuff, and i don't mean oldies, i mean things like ace of base. MHMM!!

haha, i like them too!! you know me too well.

haha, so i guess there's no adivce? lol.

i love the all american rejects!! woot!

our young women are having major issues with our new young women's pres. the presidency was recently changed and, being the laurel's pres, i am experienceing it a lot. but there are a lot of things that they are trying to change that we have been doing for years. and it really odd things like, changing rooms, (ie, the left reoom in the multi-purpose room versus the center with all doors open.) and silly things that their making us do, and, i know it's stupid, but my girls are having a really hard time with it. any advice?

our young women are having major issues with our new young women's pres. the presidency was recently changed and, being the laurel's pres, i am experienceing it a lot. but there are a lot of things that they are trying to change that we have been doing for years. and it really odd things like, changing rooms, (ie, the left reoom in the multi-purpose room versus the center with all doors open.) and silly things that their making us do, and, i know it's stupid, but my girls are having a really hard time with it. any advice?

well, all i know is that i didn't finish reading it because of the language. i knew that i had to take a stand on it becuase it was sooooo hard for me to understand the story past all the profanity. i was not penalized for it in class though. my teacher said he respected me for standing up for my beliefs.

this isn't exactly on topic, but, we had that lesson today too. and our teacher said, "no, what would you girls do if a boy came up to you in school and said, 'do you want to ge necking in the woods?'" and our entire class cracked up i jsut hought it was really funny, sorry. but on a more serious note, i think that it's easier for me personally to make correct decisions because i live in a place where the church isn't that prevelant at all, and so i see other people ruining their lives with these things, and so those bad things don't even seem like choices at all.

i'd look at them and see which one is the least gross looking. then take the best one. because i don't want to eat a gross apple.

harry's a horrible jerk in the fifth book. i wanted to punch him in his face. a friend of mine, who has raised, and is rasing teenage boys, told me that J.K. Rowling perfectly portrayed a teenage in boy. and that she oculd tell because everyone wanted to punch him. i thought that was pretty funny of her to say.

i hung out with my family on my 16th birthday. people talk about doing huge things for their birthday, but i jsu dont' thikn it's all that necessary. as long as you love the people you are around, doing anything can be fun!!

They sell Harry Potter books at Deseret Book. 'nuf said! lol.

I hate to ask, but isn't that the whole point of a patriarchal blessing, to give you strength and advice for when you are struggling? what i meant was that, if you NEED your patriarchal blessing to live the gospel, you're probably not ready. You need to be able to stand on your owntwo feet doctrinally. i dunno, this probably doesn't make sense. lol. but i jsut think that if you're floundering, you're not ready. i think, at the time that oyu get it, you need to know for yourself, you need to be doctrinally sound. --the gospel according to me, lol.

our family will sometimes moake something together. like cookies or bread or whatever else. it's really fun for the kids to help with that and then be able to eat what they hepled with. we also play games.

it's not like it's for mormons, but the stuff that the church cans is really good. my dad bought tons of it last time, and, well, that didn't stay in food storage very long, i can tell you that much. lol.

if you're looking to get it because you want to have more strenght and follow what's right, it's probably not right for you to get it yet. now i know i odn't know oyu and all. but i felt that i was ready for mine, (16), when i was able to live the gospel without it. i had enough strength with my scriptures and doctrine, that i fel that i was worthy for personal revelation. if you feel that oyu need it to continue to live worthyly, it probably isn't the right time.

well, the way i see it is this, what's the point of a peck on the cheek. affection, so why not show it in some other way where kissing is no involved. it just makes life much easier. i dunno, personally, i plan on saving my first kiss for my wedding, but that's just me. i jsut think it's easier to set your standards high and keep them there then having to worry about all these rules.

haha, actually, i found it completely hilarious cedar!! lol.

we are specifically counciled to not date until sixteen, and even then in group dates. that doesn't sound like listen to your parents. that's what it says, end of sentence. i don't want to sound mean, and i apologize if i do, but that's what we have been counciled to do.

i hate to agree with the masses, but dating when you're twelve is ridiculous. being that age is already hard enough. let alone being that ge and having a significant other. yes, you're right, it is your choice, but, they gave you advice hoping you would make the correct one. you say that you listen to yout parents and all that jazz, which is great. but if yo're listening to the prophet, except on this one thing, who's to say you won't bend a rule some other time. maybe something else that is said won't suit you jsut right, so you'll adapt it to fit your needs. it's so much easier jsut to follow all the rules the way that they are set. you dont' even have to make decision, you already know what you are and aren't going to. maybe you should jsut follow the council on this one.

see. people don't look down on me for my beliefs, they just think they're funny. i mean, i suppose it is easier for me, because i simply don't care what people think of me, but it's stil hard to keep your values while others are trying to pull you down. basically, they need decide what is important for them. if these youth decide that living these values is important to them, then they can do it. if these are kids who simply go becasue it's easier to keep peace, then it probably doesn't matter to them. tell them that the right frineds, althought they may not follow the same values, will atleast support and respect them for their values. it's so hard, i know, but it really pays off.