RYAN

i said what i meant

I'm assuming you mean YOKES*

dont let it happen again

JOKES

i had a dentist appointment today. Before I went in, I ate a brownie to piss him off

here am i

Hey guys, I thought I'd drop you all a line and say hi. My life is hella busy these days but i'm loving it. Currently I'm working two part time yobs and going to school doing 12 credits. I still work at Great Harvest, but I got another job as a cook at a pizza place here in Provo. If you havent been able to tell, I'm trying to gain respect and approval from the FGB... I can now bake delicious sweets and bread, as well as cook amazing pizza's, pastas, and salads.

Alex and I havent been hanging out with many people lately as a result of our busy schedules, and it's made our social life a little less than exciting. The thing is, we are just focussed on finishing school, making money, and getting on with life. Sometimes we just feel like we're stuck in a rutt here in Utah so we are doing everything we can to get out of here and begin our lives and start a family.

Anyway, Yoe comes home in a few short weeks. CRAZY!!! I cant wait to see that guy and hang out again. I hope you all are doing well and are staying focused on what really matters... Chocolate milk and THEE GIIIRRLLLL!!!!!

Watch this video... Sooo sick

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7485167

ALSO: I was watching Storage Wars on TV last night and this guy bought a storage unit with a drum set inside. The bass drum had a Thrice Alchemy Index sticker on it, but he thought the drums belonged to the band Earth Wind and Fire lol. I laughed.

24 KOBE!

Paul,

First off, sweet song, I enjoyed listening to it. Also here is a quote by President Joseph Fielding Smith from the institute manual on that verse:

D&C 84:4. What Is the Meaning of Generation?

President Joseph Fielding Smith wrote: “There have been various interpretations of the meaning of a generation. It is held by some that a generation is one hundred years; by others that it is one hundred and twenty years; by others that a generation as expressed in this and other scriptures has reference to a period of time which is indefinite. The Savior said: ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign.’ This did not have reference to a period of years, but to a period of wickedness. A generation may mean the time of this present dispensation.” (Church History and Modern Revelation, 1:337.)

I believe you are right in that the meaning of generation pertains to this last dispensation. Emma and I are doing great. I turned 24 this past weekend and that was pretty hilarious. Emma took care of me and got me some new mocc's which is rockin! We went out with friends for dinner and then games/cake/dessert afterwards. It has been snowing here this past weekend and today. It sucks and that is stupid. On one last note, I picked up this guy in a wheelchair who was having his dog act like a sled dog and pull him through the snow and ice, and he was stoked that I had a Strung Out sticker on my car. He said that was totally "punk rock" and told me about how his sister just tried to kill herself by shooting herself in the kidney and how that was "hardcore." Yah he was a little out there, but funny.

I recorded a song last night

Pretty stoked about it. Here is the url:

http://soundcloud.com/devvlov/sip

and the lyrics are on my blog.

Other than that things are good. Just busy with school, work, and surfing. I have a lead, she's pretty cool, we'll see though. Her name is Caroline Grochmal, she's from Yorba Linda and says she knows Yessie's wife...doubt it. I don't know, not going to try too hard with this one, seems like when I try it doesn't work, so I'll just do what Sam has been telling me since 2009 and not try to get a girlfriend and then apparently I'll get one. Pretty stoked about that song/jam session with the guy that recorded the song, I'll probably start a band with him. I kinda got faded out of the other one I was in with my friend Aaron, he just stopped calling me when they would practice, kinda lame. So i'm stoked to make music again with this guy Devin and my buddy Justin Chen.

Also, I've been working on my spirituality lately and things have been great! Church has been a good spiritual experience for me each week in 2012. Here is a question I've had for a long time:
In D&C 84:4 it says that "the city of New Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even the place of the temple, which temple shall be reared in this generation." The question I have is, how long is a generation here, because if it meant a literal generation then this prophecy has not been fulfilled, there has never been a temple built there in Missouri. The answer I've received is that the word "generation" means dispensation in the D&C. What are your thoughts?