Urban Poly Princess

It's weird not being home with my family on a holiday. Helene invited me to her house since her parents and brother came up to visit. Her dad makes yummy half-moon pies. I'm used to pies with pineapple and custard. These didn't have custard but they were still good. His crust is perfect. Helene's parents' chicken was tender and yummy, I'm just used to more seasoning. I wonder if my family overdo the seasoning. I miss my family BBQs although it was nice not to have to cook. I have a ham in the freezer and I bought yeast and flour to make rolls. I really did have good intentions BUT the chance NOT to have to cook was too great. I was going to take pineapple and Li Hing Mui but I decided to take a case of diet coke instead. I'm going to take pineapple to my fhe BBQ tomorrow. Again with the culture clash-they are providing buns and condiments. My Tongan singles ward had BBQ chicken all the time and it was boneless, skinless but tender and scrumptious! I wish I learned how to grill right. The women never touched the grills-Something I'm fine with but now I wish I knew how they did it. My cousin knows how-when I get a chance I am forcing him to teach me. We frequently had these loaded leaders who fed us and took us out all the time AND paid for everything. We always went to some buffet after a ward temple night or morning. I know that's not how the rest of the world operates. It was just nice.
The bishop before the last one was related to me and raised in Tonga. He had this huge beautiful house in South Jordan he loved to have us over at. He liked to roast us pigs. Although I can't eat anything when I can look at its face, being around enough Tongan functions made it so it didn't really faze me. He did BBQ corn on the cob though and that was amazing. Tomorrow I'm going to buy hamburger and make my own patties. I was thinking of marinading some chicken and pork but I don't have money to buy enough for everyone AND I'm not going to eat that with everyone else grilling hot dogs and hamburgers.
I went to a Cantata at the tabernacle. It was beautiful although I felt sleepy after eating all those desserts at Helene's house. The director was extremely talented. He along with a few other people composed ALL the music. He performed a piano solo that was off the hook. I wonder if David can play like that. I need to ask him if he can play Toccata and Fuge in D minor. I looove that piece. I looove Bach.
Tomorrow is the first day of my very LAST class for this MBA program. I can't wait!!! I am rethinking my thesis a little. Since I've already done all this work on the Cache Valley Library Association, I should do something related to that. I wonder how hard it would be to get those ribbons printed that everyone uses at the Utah Library Association. The American Library Association has one as does Emporia State University. It would feel legit if I could get CVLA ribbons with adhesive printed. I'm going to look into that tomorrow.
My definite goal is to sleep early tonight. For me that means B4 midnight. Life is great!!!
Today during sacrament meeting I thought a lot about how we often ignore what a great gift the resurrection part of the atonement is and focus instead on overcoming spiritual death. I can see why this happens BUT I also was thinking how they kept talking about how incredible our physical bodies really are during conference. I think we can't take overcoming physical death lightly. Just because we all receive it, I think we fail to recognize how amazing this part of the atonement can be.
During my new Life Skills Sunday School class we were discussing the ordinances of the temple. I thought we listed them all when Alex said the ordinance of receiving the Melchizedek priesthood. I had to ask him to repeat that. As many times as I've been to the temple I've never known about this!!! That was a major realization for me. I suppose that makes sense that Elders would need that before serving missions. Women who work in the temple undoubtedly are using priesthood power. Does that mean they "hold" the priesthood just for that moment? So it only makes sense that the higher priesthood offices would be conferred in the temple too. High priest, Elder, Prophet, seer, and revelator. All of the 12 are given ALL the keys of the Holy Priesthood although ALL are only active with the prophet and president of the church. Members of the first presidency are also given these. U have to see Christ to have your calling and election made sure. The apostles would have to have their calling and election made sure. Other people have this done so it only makes sense that they would. Is this what being a special witness of Christ really means. Who ordains apostles? I can speculate a bunch but that's all it is really. I can tell myself and discover myself what doctrine may mean, imply or result in BUT it's for my own illumination. I don't speak for anyone. Thank goodness!!