Well, once again some sunny skies roll over, and autumn has begun around here. I recently enjoyed a weekend at the fun activities of Fall Fest, and the end of the first month is just about around the corner. The studies are also coming around fairly well, as Doctrine and Covenants now is just passing the testimony of the Three Witnesses and the account of the 116 pages of the manuscript being lost. It also has been a great time around as some work is being done.
Thankfully, despite the controversy and politics of the current election year, I got to enjoy a little humor about it on the web site known as Jib-Jab, which actually does a decent job at satire on this year's election. A GREAT RELIEF for some of the mud that does get thrown around every election year.
Other than that, it's great to look forward to another Sunday, and another round of Ward callings to set things straight, as the Fall Semester is progressing. Despite what angst there may be, another week is beginning today, and I can take time to relax and meditate on this year.

Labor Day, finally here!

Well, here it is, Labor Day. It's quite uneventful now when I think about it. It's a heavy thunderstorm here in Provo, Utah, and I spend my time inside. Reading chapter 1 of my textbooks and enjoying some time indoors is an interesting alternative. I mostly spend my time here with some sunburn, and seeing some comedy sketches to distract myself from how it feels.
However, aside from the sunburn, the trip last Saturday was a great experience for myself to go on. I got to take a fourteen-mile round trip hike to the very top of Mount Timpanogos, Utah, and got to find the thrill of feeling at the top of the world for once. Sitting up there felt great, and the view was unforgettable of the glacier, the rivers, and the canyons from that point at the top, over 11,000 feet above sea level. It felt great above all, just to see the world from atop the mountain as if it were some amazing handiwork, or sketch in the earth.
Despite the sunburn from this trip, however, I really want to interpret this trip as being a sign that over all of this time I have remaining here at college, times are really going to get better, and will progress. I know that after this storm's over, the storms will cease, and the Sun will once again rise. I will resume class again as tommorrow dawns, and today will be the start of yet another great year as I walk into class, beginning another year, and another great period of time, with this time as a landmark to it.