President Benson for President

Thats right! We're bring him back and electing him President of the United States of America. Okay...not really. I am in a "study of Mormon culture" class and we are covering a book which talks about the 10 individuals who were Mormon and Presidential candidates (or hoped to be.) I am covering Ezra Taft Benson. He was a very politically active person before being the President of the church. Interesting stuff really.

Well, sadly I must run.

I wish...
...that money wasn't such a necessity.
...that I had 3 hours every friday to just sit in a library and dig around and read whatever I wanted to expand my horizons.
...I wish I had more motivation to accomplish things.
...I wish I had the energy to renew some friendships with some old friends, and to try and be a positive influence on them. But it takes so much energy. It's so sad...because I really think I could do a lot of good, but its just so hard.

Yeah, for "porch swing" talks. Last night, I enjoyed an hour long "porch swing" talk with Emily. It was great.

Which brings me to another topic. "Ya. Yea. Yay. Yeah. Yah." I wish I (and everyone else) knew how to use these 5 words correctly. It can be very confusing.

I wish...
-I had a better knowledge of the scriptures. I just can't remember things. I've read the books tons of time...but still can't.
-I could take a glimpse of one day, 6 months into the future. Just to see who was there in that day, and what I was doing and such. It would be very telling.

Great answer!

So, I asked someone the two wishes question and got a great response. One of the best responses I've had in years...and I ask a lot of people. She said "I wish I could meet someone that would change my life." Brilliant. And actually she said it a little differently, but I can't remember the exact wording, but it was good. It's true. I guess we all want to meet someone who will change our lives (for the better), but never put it in words. It gives you a desire to meet new people though.

That reminds me, for some reason I've also had this feeling that there is someone I am supposed to listen to. Like there is someone I could 'change there life'. Whoa! I didn't even think until right then that they could be related events. But maybe not. Anyway, for like a week straight in my scripture study, in another book I was reading, and at the temple, I had this thought. The thought was "Listen to people. It is important to be a good listener at this time in your life. There is someone who needs you." So, I've been keeping my ears open, but at the same time it also taught me that I could definitely be a better friend to a lot of people and be a better listener.

Anyway, so my two wishes today are: 1) Meet someone that will change my life for the better. 2) Listen to someone and change their life.