Save Dallen's Face!

Hey all...

So in case anyone else was looking for this event, I will repost it here:

In case some of you didn't hear, Dallen smashed his face into a tree....lol.. but actually its very serious! :( He was swinging very fast from a pretty high platform, went crooked, and his body slammed into the tree. He fell limp, was knocked out, and can't remember 18 hours after what had happened. They said he was completely out of it for awhile, and apparently was responding to some things, but he doesn't remember any of it. Along with a concussion, a swollen ankle (looks broken to me), and a very painful shoulder, he crushed the bones around his eye socket, as well as smashing in his cheekbone. He went in for reconstructive surgery ..unfortunately he has no insurance!!! So his bill is going to be ridiculous, with having a hospital stay, as well as surgery from a specialist. So, he is asking for some help! If you would be willing to donate anything, you can try clicking on the link... Spread the word to anyone you know of that knows him! Here's how you do it online: TO DONATE TOWARD DALLEN'S MEDICAL COSTS, CLICK THE FOLLOWING and FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS https://www.paypal.com/ Now, toward the top of the screen, click "Send money!" On the right side of the screen it says, SEND MONEY NOW. You're paying someone in the "UNITED STATES" Add the AMOUNT you'd like to donate and leave CURRENCY as USD (US Dollars) My Payment is for: FRIENDS AND FAMILY --Click Continue-- Add Dallen's emails address to pay his PayPal Account: dallenmjohnson@gmail.com Add your email address --Click Continue-- Add how you'd like to donate! It's as simple as that! :)

Pictures of Summer...

 So first off, last week my roommate did my hair...and it came out ORANGE! hahaha!  It has faded since, but its still kind of orange.....First thing she said was, "Wow, you look like a ROCKSTAR!"

Secondly, my friend Dallen got into a huge accident while rope swinging and broke a bunch of bones in his face!  All around his eye socket and his cheekbone, totally crushed in....if you want to donate let me know and I will send you the info!  (He has no insurance and had to have facial reconstructive surgery....) This is us going to visit him...I didn't even get any pictures of him!  

And this is heather....

And this is Joshy...

And this is Joel-y.....

This was when one apartment made a telephone line with two cups and a string and stretched it across the complex! So fun....I've always wanted to see that actually done, and bam. 

There was this cool guy at Utah Lake that volunteered to do a bunch of pictures of us--He even took our picture by his old car! So fun....we missed Ward Prayer, but it was a fun night and a nice bike ride to Utah Lake. :) 

C.S. Lewis Says it Best....

My friend said this to me and I just thought I'd share it for anyone out there, even though it is not Valentine's day :), it's a good reminder of what it means to love (it is Summer, right? No time like Summer for a little love!)  


"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. 

The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell."
                                                       C. S. Lewis

Answers to Prayer

I just read this and wanted to share it, to anyone that may be struggling with this (for me it was more just trying to find answers to prayer, not necessarily questions on doctrine at this time...)

"How can I question without losing the Spirit? . . . All of us have questions at times in our lives on policies, procedures, or even principles. The best way to find the answers we seek is to search out the solution for ourselves.
"How do we go about it?
"First and foremost, it is our attitude, or how we ask the question, that is very, very important. If it is a demand, one loses the opportunity for an answer.
"Second, if we have strong feelings about the way something should be and are unwilling to listen, we may lose the opportunity to get an answer.
"One only has to remember when Martin Harris wanted to take home pages of the Book of Mormon translation to show to others. Joseph Smith prayed to the Lord a number of times to finally be allowed to let the man do it. The Lord knew that the pages would be lost. But sometimes we want something so much and keep praying about it that the Lord lets us do it for our learning experience.
"Sometimes we are drawn into seeking and giving answers that bring recognition or notoriety to 'our' thinking and to 'our' opinion. Don't look for signs or answers that build you up. Humility and submissiveness to God will always be fundamental in receiving direction from Him."
Robert D. Hales, Gifts of the Spirit, Ensign, Feb. 2002, 17–18