Urban Poly Princess

Zumba needs to happen every morning. It just makes my morning showers feel better. I have a bunch of chicken I've been defrosting for a week now. I need to stick it in the oven tonight no matter what.

1 Nephi 18
3 And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft, and I did ^apray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord ^bshowed unto me ^cgreat things.

I love that Nephi prays a lot and enjoys learning a bunch directly from the Lord.

7 And now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the elder was called ^aJacob and the younger ^bJoseph.

Lehi may have fathered these kids, but Sariah was the one who went into "LABOR" - A man - Mormon is definitely compiling this.

16 Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did ^apraise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.

This murmuring or complaining is something I need to quit. I was so angry at the temple when my feet were killing me and I wanted to go home. That 10-hour shift made me so mad. I didn't murmur out loud but I was surely doing this inside my heart. The pain ceased immediately and I didn't suffer blisters. I was probably born during this time because I'm such a wimp. Walk the plains ALL day in substandard footwear PLUS pee AND crap in the bushes??? OH HELL NO!!! I will NEVER get why people enjoy camping and hiking. Helene would tell me about her hikes for her old job and I would tell her it just sounded like hell to me.

Tali Toluta'u is one of my facebook friends. He is 1/2 Tongan like me and super fine. I remember playing cards with him and his aunt when he was 10. His dad is an art professor at BYU-Hawaii. Somehow he was divorced. He has 3 beautiful boys. He loves country music AND the great outdoors. He always posts about wanting to attend a country music concert with someone. He once posted about his ideal girl: someone who loved to hike, camp, didn't care about make-up and loved being in jeans. When I read that I just thought, WOW, I am sooo NOT that girl. I love make up, stilettos AND dressing up. I haaate camping, hiking and the great outdoors ESPECIALLY if I have to work to get there. 

19 And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also ^amy wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me.

Nephi casually mentions his wife and children. Uh huh if you are going to wander the wilderness that long it only makes sense that he had children there, especially if his parents had 2. What an interesting childhood his kids must have had.

Welcome to Conference - Thomas S. Monson
I urge you to be attentive and receptive to the messages which we will hear. That we may do so is my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, the Lord, amen.

Nice message for me as I prepare to listen to conference this weekend.