Ryan Hutchins

2010-06-30T10:34:00.001-06:00

Greatest World Cup memories of 20 10!

2010-06-12T21:38:00.000-06:00

Long Time, No See

2010-03-03T23:44:00.003-07:00

As I listened to the conversations around me today. Annie brought up the subject of blogging. I turned to Erin and mentioned that I had about 5 blogs. In response, she told me I was weird, which seems to be a recurring them whenever I am around the Penrods. Due to the recent bloggers like Annie, I felt inspired to begin blogging once again. Even though I do not have much to say besides School is cool, I am going to write about random events in my life. I will begin by saying that I will be flying home in two weeks to enjoy a weekend with my family. ha! Sweet! I spoke with my mom today and we set everything up. The only bummer about going home is that I have to take a Biology test the morning of. I will have to do my best work because all that will be running through my head is I will be leaving in a couple hours. I do not want that running through my head. I believe that this is a good start to blogging once again.

NCAA Football rankings estimates for 2009 season finale

2010-01-02T23:21:00.001-07:00

Rankings before Bowl Games

1 Alabama (58)
2 Texas (2)
3 TCU
4 Cincinnati
5 Florida
6 Boise State
7 Oregon
8 Ohio State
9 Georgia Tech
10 Iowa
11 Penn State
12 Virginia Tech
13 LSU
14 Miami (FL)
15 Brigham Young
16 Oregon State
17 Pittsburgh
18 West Virginia
19 Stanford
20 Nebraska
21 Oklahoma State
22 Arizona
23 Utah
24 Wisconsin
25 Central Michigan

My Guess!

1 Alabama
2 TCU
3 Florida
4 Texas
5 Ohio State
6 Iowa
7 Penn State
8 Virginia Tech
9 Boise State
10 Brigham Young
11 Oregon
12 Nebraska
13 Cincinnati
14 Georgia Tech
15 Utah
16 LSU
17 Wisconsin
18 Oaklahoma
19 FSU
20 Air Force
21 Pittsburgh
22 Ole Miss
23 USC
24 Miami
25 Oregon State

Snow!

2009-12-10T11:12:00.002-07:00

It has been sometime since I have written on my blog, but I have exciting news. I have been an eye witness to a miraculous event. The Bay Area is known for its fog, hot summer days, and cold wet winters. However, this year it is known for its snow. Random! This past Tuesday morning I woke up to snow. I happened to be up at 4 am. I popped out of bed and ran downstairs and went outside. It was a beautiful site even though it was dark and cold. I went back to bed so amped for the morning. I woke up later at 8 and went outside again. It was sunnier outside, but still freezing. I took many pictures and then got ready for the day. I went on a couple drives to areas around Alamo and Danville in order to take pictures of the beautiful scene. ha! It was gorgeous. Here are some pictures!

I miss BYU

2009-11-09T17:39:00.002-07:00

Since I have not heard back from BYU, I decided to write about BYU. Today as I was scrabbling through my BYU papers, I cam across a sheet that contained the BYU fight song. I remember sitting at Foundations of Leadership camp and the counselors handed them out to us. They wanted us all to learn and to sing it tomorrow. Problem was it was kind of hard to memorize. I did not completely memorize until halfway through the football season. To this day, I do not know if I can recite the song at all. I thought I would write it down on my blog. Do not know why. Maybe because I am bored and I thought I would write it down.

Rise all loyal Cougars and hurl your challenge to the foe.

We will fight, day or night, rain or snow.

Loyal, strong, and true

Wear the white and blue.

While we sing, get set to spring.

Come on Courgar it's up to you. Oh!

Chorus:

Rise and shout, the Cougars are our

Along the trail to fame and glory

Rise and shout, our cheers will ring out

As you unfold your victr'y story.

On you go to vangish the foe for Alma Mater's sons and daughters.

As we join in song, in praise of you, our faith is strong.

We'll raise our colors high in the blue

And cheer our Cougars of BYU!!!

WoW! That song it sweet! ha!

Why!!

2009-11-05T15:17:00.003-07:00

I deliberately told myself last April that I would never take an independent study class again, but I did and now I do not want to take the class. I know I will not work on it until the last minute when I feel the pressure, but why do that again. The last time I took an independent study class it felt like it was the fourth quarter of the BYU v. UTAH football game a couple years ago. BYU was down by a couple points with barely no time on the clock. With only enough time to perform one more play, Max Hall throws the ball . . . Touchdown! That is how I felt 7 months ago, but I had lost hope that I would score that touchdown or land that good grade. It was not until I felt the cheers of reassurance that I believed in myself. Believed that I could score that touchdown. My family stuck with me and told me that I could receive that B. I knew at that moment that I had to buckle down and get to work. I had three days left of finals and I was leaving in two. I had two more finals left, not including independent study. I finished those finals and began a 5 hour review of the class I dreaded most. Distractions caused me to lose focus, but I held on. The next morning I woke up and felt confident that it was almost over. In under 3 hours I pictured myself packing for home. I rushed over to take the test. I came out of the test center feeling relieved. To my surprise I found out a couple weeks later that I had receive a B+. That was amazing! How? Why? I do not know.

Does that story validate what I am doing know with another independent class. No! I wish I could just throw it away and hang up the towel, but what else am I going to do for the next 5 weeks that I am home. I could exercise, blog, party, and what not, but I should receive college credit for it somehow. In that case, I decided to take a student development class on the subject of life planning and making decisions. It sounds pretty upfront and simple, but it ain't! Talk about writing a final thesis. Every assignment begins with write a . . .! It felt overwhelming and then I get to the final exam preparation and it is a multiple choice test. That is random! Why write so much just to take a multiple choice test at the end of the class.

It is not to late to quit, but it might be fun. I will have to see! I am almost done with the two books I am reading and I have started on a third, but I need to fill my time with something. I am going to stop rambling. Let's see how this independent study class goes before we decide to cut the rope!

My Blogs

2009-11-03T10:44:00.002-07:00

I am currently constructing two more blogs. One of which contains some thoughts about the religious texts that I am currently reading. The other one contains some of my favorite works of art that are taken through the eye of me. I hope you enjoy these new additions to my blog. I do not think anyone reads this blog anyways, but I am doing this for fun just in case some actually does. ha!

Long time no see!

2009-11-01T17:30:00.002-07:00

It has taken me a couple of months to finally update my blog. As most of you already know, I am home from my mission. I came home due to medical issues and I am learning what those are and how to deal with them. I am planning on returning to Brigham Young University in the winter of 2010 with an open mind because I still do not know what I am going to do with the rest of my life. Even though it would be great to know what I want to do, I am just glad that I have this time in my life to learn what I want to do. I am still deciding between architecture and accounting, but due to my medical vacations I have thought about being a physical trainer or doing something along those lines. I am just rambling, but I wanted to update this blog a little bit jsut to let people know that I am home. I hope all is well!

2009-08-07T19:22:00.001-06:00

August 6, 2009

Hello Everybody!

I am sorry that my email last week was not full of information that was interesting. The work in the St. Johns area is rolling forth. We ran into some other new people that we are now teaching. We are teaching a former member named Kathleen Hibbert who is actually doing really well. Her husband was excommunicated, but is working on coming back to church after he finishes some things. They are both reading the scriptures and talking about church a lot. Yesterday she asked for a scripture to help her get through the day and I happened to be reading in Mosiah 24 about Alma and Amulon, which I could share with her. It was amazing to see how the Lord uses each of us as an instrument.

Besides Kathleen, we are teaching a couple named Mary and Richard and they are such good people. They have all these questions about how the church is organized and also about how we receive revelation and answer to prayers. We helped them understand that and then to prep us for our next lesson they said they were going to have questions about the Restoration. This is perfect because that was what we were going to be talking about next. Our other investigator we are teaching is Horatio. He is this guy that we tracted into and he loves God, but he has no set faith. He is willing to listen to us.

Jeremy and Stan are progressing as usual. Jeremy is set with having his baptism in October; he does not want to change that. We are helping Stan to see how important the gospel of Jesus Christ is in his life and to attend church.

The work is truly moving forward and it is amazing to watch it in front of my eyes. I have had a hard weekend, but I am working through it and learning how to better endure to the end to be that missionary that I aspire to be. The mission is hard and it is something that takes time to get used to because it is a life that is not normal to us. I love it though and I am grateful for the opportunity that I have to serve a mission and to invite others to come unto Christ.

That is something we all have the power to do. We do not have to be set apart to do missionary work. We all can be missionaries. All it takes is opening our mouths to talk with someone about their own faith and then to talk about your own. We have countless opportunities to share the gospel. Members are the best source of spreading the gospel because they know a ton of people and then those people know a ton of people. It is a never-ending chain of people. That is how missionary work is truly done. The missionaries teach the investigators that the members find. If we all understood this in the church, the members would be firmer in the faith because by sharing the gospel and bearing one's testimony, we become more steadfast and immovable.

It has been a week since transfers and I have been out 7 weeks in Oregon. Time has flown by, but it has not always been easy. The days seem like months and then the months seem like days. It is weird and is something that I noticed in college, but that I never really learned because I still do not know how to deal with it. Ha!

It sounds like everyone is doing well at home and abroad. I keep receiving letters from my family talking about what is going on at home and about what is happening among all the Danville kids that will soon be embarking off to school. It is strange to think that school is already about to start for everyone. The schools here start on September 8th, which is 5 weeks away, but still that is not a lot of time to think about.

One of the hardest things about the mission is getting up in the morning even after 8 hours of sleep. I do not understand why since I did this for seminary, but it just is and then the mornings are slow because of that. I would encourage all the young men who are thinking about going on a mission to go on a mission because it is the best training you will ever receive for marriage, a career, life, and for the eternities.

I love my mission and know that you will too. It starts off slow, but when the wheels get turning and rolling, it will get faster and faster until you are home. Well, I hope all is well and I would like all of you to read Mosiah 24 about how to overcome trials and difficulties in our lives. This is a great chapter and will help us all. We need to rely on the Lord more often and put our trust in Him. We do this through prayer. We need to pray about questions that we have and we must study out the answers to those questions in order to show the Lord that we did our part in trying to figure out what we should do. After we have done our part, what we think is right, the Lord will bless us with His response. This is all taken from Section 9 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

I hope you are having a great day and that all is well! I miss you all so much and am

grateful for you! I know this church is true without any doubt in my mind. The Lord is always there to help us out if we ask. Love you all!

I have one more thing to ask of you all! It is my Dad's 50th birthday! Wish him a Happy Birthday today or some time this week and maybe give him a hard time about it. Ha! 50 is not that old. I have a couple of eighty-year-old men in my ward that played basketball and other sports until they were 78. Ha! I love my dad!!

Only the Best for the Lord!

Love, Elder Ryan Scott Hutchins

2009-07-31T18:32:00.000-06:00

2009-07-31T18:24:00.004-06:00

Hi Everyone:

The month of July has been busy with summer activities and I have not kept this up like I am supposed to. I am still trying to learn how to do Ryan's blog and when I do, I will send you there to view his letters and photos. For now, I will try to send regular emails of Ryan's letters to those interested. Here are Ryan's letters to everyone for the past four weeks. I have attached a few current photos as well. Ryan's address is still the mission home and he is so happy to hear from you:

Elder Ryan Scott Hutchins

Oregon Portland Mission Office

1400 NW Compton Drive, Suite 250

Beaverton, OR 97006

Mission Letters

July 23, 2009

This is the Hutch from Portland, Oregon!

My mission is becoming everything I hoped and dreamed it would be, even though there are a couple of surprises. ha! The work in St. Johns has been slow this week due to Elder Parker's health, but we have tried our best to do what we can. We have taught our two progessing invesigators a couple of times and we were able to extend a baptismal date to Stan for the 15th of August. He is excited and we assured him that we would help him prepare for this date by teaching him about three times a week. We are working on getting him to church and finding him a fellowshipper. Things are going well with Stan and the ward is willing to help out and assist him because they know who he is because he has been investigating and researching the church for four years. Jeremy is also progressing and we are working to help him gain a greater faith. He is seeing that he has a testimony and we are just working on helping him see how important it is to enter in by the gate. He will have a baptismal date soon. His fellowshippers from U of P are coming into town because of school starting soon, so he will have one shortly.

My first six weeks are coming to an end and transfers are next week, which is weird to see a new batch of missionaries come into the field. I am excited to say that time has gone by fast, but it is weird to think that time goes by fast. My mission will be over before I know it and I will miss it a ton. I did learn something from a General Authority this week. We were listening to a talk and the General Authority said that our mission may be the best two years of our lives, but it should not be. We should continually be moving forward and enjoying every year better than the one before. It was interesting how he put it because every year does get better than the one before if we are doing what is right. We need to continually look unto Christ and live. We need to keep learning something new everyday and progressing in the gospel. I hope that will be true for me as I continually grow closer to my Father in Heaven throughout my life.

Well I do not have much to say, but hi! ha! I am grateful for all your prayers and letters. I am enjoying hearing from you and seeing how your lives are going. I hope you have a great day and that all is well. I will talk to you next week!

Love, Elder Hutchins!

Funny fact: my nickname in the field is the Hutch named after a Tavern named The Hutch! ha!

July 16, 2009

Hello Friends and Family!

I am enjoying my mission so far. Actually, I love my mission. I am having a party every single day. I am enjoying the message I have been called to share with those around me. I know why I am here and I have seen it this past week. The work in St. Johns is rolling forth and we are seeing the success of our labors. Even though they are few, we are seeing success. We have two strong progressing investigators that we are working with that are learning about baptism and the covenant we make. We are also talking with them about the Holy Ghost and how through baptism they will receive the Holy Ghost. We are planning on setting two baptismal dates for the month of August. One of them is going to be ready this week to be baptized, but we want to make sure he has a strong testimony and that he is being baptized for the right reasons. We are also receiving referrals from our wards members and we are seeing success with them. We were able to set an appointment with one of the referrals and we will see how the other three turn out. We have been working with two less actives. One of them is coming back to church and we are making sure he is being fellowshipped while the other is struggling with her testimony. We are working closely with her and helping her remember the feeling she felt when she first joined the church. The work in St. Johns is amazing and I am grateful to serve here.

We are setting appointments, but a majority of them fall through still. The ones that do not fall through are strong and we are enjoying the time we have to teach them about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have been facing a lot of persecution from people, but we brush it off and continue with the work. That is such a nice feeling to know that no matter what some say, it does not have to affect you. Moroni 8:16 descirbes this better becasue the worst someone can do is reject what you have to say. That was sort of random, but the moral of the story is do not let anyone bring you down with words. It might be offending, but stand strong and rely on the Lord because he will strengthen you.

Sorry this email is not as detailed as I planned for it to be because I always forget what I want to say. There is so much to say and not that much time to say it. I road my first bus this week; it was weird and scary and my companion and I both agreed that we would never do that again. Most of the people in this particular area smoke or drink. They are like this 24/7 and it can be funny sometimes. We love the people though in Portland, especially the people in North Portland. We enjoy talking with them and strengthening their testimony and faith in Jesus Christ. I understand more about what it means to love the people because if you do not love them, you will have a harder time talking and explaining the message you have with them.

Well I need to write my family now. I hope all is well and that everyone is having a great summer. I hope to hear from you soon! Thanks for all of your support!

Fun Fact: It takes an hour and 15 minutes to get from where I am from on the transit system to Beaverton when it takes only about 30 minutes by car!

Love, Elder Hutchins!!

July 9, 2009

Hello Everyone!!

It has been a great week in the St. Johns area. Elder Parker and I are accomplishing our goals slowly but surely. We are seeing the success of our labors as more and more people schedule appointments and keep them. We are excited to be here. The members are warming up to us and seeing what we can do. Our trust has grown and we are now seeing more members step up to the plate and assist us. We have one investigator who came over from the Irvington Ward who wants to be baptized. We are working with him and making sure he keeps that goal in mind. We are blessed with him because the Lord knew we needed some encouragement. With the arrival of that investigator we have found the elect that are willing to listen to the message we have. We are loving how accepting everyone is here. The St. Johns area is such an amazing place. Everyone is so humble and willing to talk with us, but are not always willing to listen about the gospel. We are working on that and seeing some success with those that we are now meeting. We are praying constantly and exercising our faith in the Savior Jesus Christ. Without this faith we cannot do what the Lord expects of us. We need to trust that the Lord will help us do all that we want to do. We need to also have confidence in ourselves that we can do it. I love what I have learned since I have been out here.

I do not have any investigators besides Jeremy who I mentionad above who are golden at this moment. I wish there were more, but we are just meeting with people and setting up return appointments. In the near future we know we will have strong investigators, but we are starting from the ground up and are beginning to find those that want to learn more. It would also help if we had investigators that would make it to the first appointment. The Lord is guiding us and he knows who we need to talk to, but we need to do our part first before he does his. We have an investigator though who has scheduled a second appointment and she is accepting of what we have to say. She should be at the next appointment. She was a person who had questions about our faith; we helped her with her concerns and were able to teach her the first lesson.

Sorry this is so short this week, but I do not have much to say because not much has gone on, but tracting and finding people. We have had a lot of appointments, but we have only been able to meet with about 10% of those. We are changing that number around because we want to and need to. I love this work and I love serving the Lord. I hope that all of you who read these emails know that it is by serving that we feel more joy and peace in our lives. It is by sharing the gospel with others that strengthens our testimonies and brings us closer to Christ. I wish that all of you would become the best member missionaries you can be. The prophets have prophecied that the gospel would roll forth. How is that going to happen with only 56,000 missionaries? We have millions of members that should be doing the same thing. I hope this was not too much! It is something I have just noticed is so important! I love you all and wish the best in our lives!!

Only the best for the Lord!

Love, Elder Hutchins!!!

July 2, 2009

From St. Johns to those listening in, this is the Hutch Report! ha!

The work in St. Johns is going forth and picking up speed. It started off slowly, but we are able to find and teach. We have been able to find 8 new investigators this past week. We taught a couple member present lessons, which has been great because we are seeing the support of our ward behind us and helping us along the way. We are still working on finding stronger investigators that keep appointments, but we are making progress and searching for those who are willing to hear the word again. The work will keep moving slowly as we figure out the area, but we know that we will make this area as fruitfull as it was when the ward last had English-speaking elders. We recently helped a young man named Jeremy Smith, who was being taught in the Pennisula Park area by the Zone leaders, move into an apartment in our area. He has a baptismal date and he is ready to accept us. We hope that his baptism will fire up the ward and give them the strength and courage that missionary work can occur in their area.

I am enjoying my time here and I love how much I am learning from my trainer and from my efforts. I am so eager to get out and work everyday to find those that are ready to come unto Christ. Problem is, it is hard to find those people. The Spirit is key to everything out here. Without it, we would not know the will of the Father nor what we should be doing with our lives. I am so grateful for that spirit and for the promptings I am given. We are setting up appointments and are going out and teaching now. The work is still not what it was like before the Spanish elders came, but we are going to make it one of the highest baptizing areas in the mission just like it used to be.

This week has been fun because it contained Zone Conference, Zone Leader Exchanges and District Meetings. It has been a busy week, but I have enjoyed every moment of it. I love those who serve in this mission. Zone Conference was sweet because we learned how important it is to get members invovled in the work because without them the worker is slower. We learned that 85% of member referral converts go to the temple while 30% of missionary converts go to the temple. Members are a key part to the work. In Moroni 8:16, I have learned that there is no reason to be afraid to open your mouth because what is the worst people can do but reject what you have to say. We as members of this church need to open our mouths and proclaim the word of God that we have all been asked to proclaim. We as missionaries love members who assist in the work because it makes our job a little bit easier and allows us to teach. We as missionaries have been set apart to preach the word while the members job is to help and find. Sorry if this sounds bold, but it just popped into to my head and I decided to write it down.

Sorry I do not have any info on what is going on, but we have only taught two lessons. We did have a FHE with a less active go super well and I loved it. She is going back to church and her children are not baptized. This is sweet. I have never felt the spirit so strongly while in FHE. We are excited. We have a ward 4th of July breakfast on Saturday and we have invited about 14 people and we are expecting most of them to come because if they do they are one step closer. We also hope to give them a church tour of the chapel to show them what goes on at church so that they will not be afraid to attend.

Well, I love you all and I am grateful for all of your prayers and support! Thank you! Until next time!!

Only the Best for the Lord!!

Love,

Elder Ryan S. Hutchins

June 25, 2009

Hello Everyone!

This is going to be quick since I do not have much time and I just lost the email I was writing for everyone. I hope you are all doing well I am thankful for the prayers and all the support. I am loving my mission, even though it has been rough: new surroundings, so much to learn, and some knee problems. My mission president told me that it is through the rough times that we become strong and he wished that my mission would continue being rough because it will test my faith and make me a better missionary.

My area is a fun place. It is just like Concord, Ca, but with a mix of Oakland too. Ha! It is a fun area to be in because all we do is tract and find people that make appointments, but never show up to them. We are still trying and working our hardest. Well, I gotta go! Sorry this is so short! I love you all and wish you the best of luck! Remember the church is true and it is through spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ that we become closer to Him. I love you all and hope you have a great day!

Only the Best for the Lord!

~Elder Hutchins

June 18, 2009 Email from Portland

2009-06-18T18:31:00.000-06:00

Hi Everyone:

Ryan has finished his training at the MTC in Provo, Utah and has arrived safe and sound in Oregon. His new address is at the mission home if you would like to send him a letter:

Elder Ryan Scott Hutchins

Oregon Portland Mission Office

1400 NW Compton Drive, Suite 250

Beaverton, OR 97006

As a reminder, Ryan's sister and I are posting his photos as we receive them on his blog which is ryan.hutchins@blogspot.com. In case you forget, you may also get onto his blog through facebook. I am learning a lot about how to use my computer because of doing this for Ryan. Enjoy!

Hello everyone!

I arrived yesterday in Portland and I am enjoying it thus far. In order to make my flight and check out of the MTC on time, I had to wake up yesterday around 4 in the morning. It was exciting as my companion and I woke up our roommates that we had previously received the week before. We finished the last touch ups to our suitcases and room and then we were out of there. We checked out of the MTC and traveled along with 13 other missionaries to the Salt Lake Airport to catch a plane for Portland. We had a great flight and loved each minute of it as we caught up on last night's journal entries due to the going away type of parties. It was fun. We were able to hand out a Book of Mormon while we were on the plane to a woman in her early twenties who had never read the book before but had taken classes on the subject of different religions. It was exciting and a great way to start off our mission. After we landed, we met President and Sister Dyches, the AP's, Elder Perry and Elder Parkinson, and the counselors. It was strange to think that this was actually happening. We grabbed our luggage and headed to the cars that would drive to the Portland temple. We arrived at the temple and were given time to think about our mission. It was a joyous time to realize that I was truly a servant of the Lord set apart to invite others to come unto Christ.

I met my companion Elder Parker from Snowflake, AZ. He is a great missionary. He does not have much time left in the mission, but we are going to do well. We were called during the transfer meeting to serve in the St. Johns area, which is the the very northern part of Portland. We arrived in the area and noticed that the work had been slow for 18 months because the previous Elders were spanish speaking. We have a lot to do with no investigators. Basically we are starting from scratch. It is going to be fun. We met with our ward mission leader and he showed us the plan that he has and it looks great, but we still have a ton to do. It is okay though. We are looking forward to this challenge. We went knocking yesterday and my companion mainly did the talking.

So far this has been so overwhelming. It has been so hard these last 24 hours, but I know I can do it. I just need to have faith and rely on the Lord to give me the strength I need. I will learn through experience and learn to overcome this sense of fear, but there should not be a reason to fear. In Moroni 8:16, I have learned that there is no reaon to fear because either they accept what you are saying or they do not. That is the worst of it. I am working on building my faith, so that I can be the best that I can be and do all that I have been called to do. I have realized how little I know, but I am excited to learn and to share what I know, and we will all learn more about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I am loving this work and I am ready to do my best. I am loving everything that is about to come forth. If you desire to write me, my address is the mission home here in Portland. Everything must be sent to the mission home and then it will be forwarded to me. I do not know the address yet, but my mom does. She can give it to you and answer the questions that you may have.

I love you all and I am excited for this work.

Only the best for the Lord!

Love,

Elder Hutchins!!

Hello Hutchins Family,

I don't know if I will be able to write you a letter today, so I will write you now just in case I cannot. Portland is a pretty area, but I believe I enjoy the Bay Area better. The temple is gorgeous and wonderful. I love everything about it and I cannot wait to do a session. It is surrounded by green trees and it looks amazing. As you have already figured out, my preparation day is Thursday. I have an hour to write each Thursday. I will try to do what I have already been doing at the MTC with mail and everything. As for you, you send everything to the Mission Home because we are not allowed to give out our address. I am though in the St. Johns area. My companion is Elder Parker and he is really nice. We are both new to this area and we are experiencing a white wash. All we can do right now is to find those who would appreciate listening to us. It sounds great.

It is hard though. I sort of wish I had not called you yesterday because I finally realized how much I missed all of you and how much I wish I could be with you. This work is hard, but I am excited for it. I love all the support that you have given me and I enjoy the letters and what not. Thank you for everything. Thank you for the bedding. I slept so well last night for the first time in a couple of weeks. It smelled a lot like Bounce and was strong, but I did not care. I do not have that much to say for I sent off a ton of mail on Tuesday to you. I hope you received it because of all those letters. I love you all!! I hope that everything is going well and that you enjoy your summer. It is sunny here and really hot-Ha! I am ready though for the cloudy weather because it is so hot outside. I told Dad that I wish I had another suit. Well, the previous missionary who went home left a suit in the closets and it fits me perfectly-Ha! I love the suit too. I wish I had more ties, but Elder Parker said not to worry because he had received so many ties here. He has a ton! Well, I love you and am gratetful for everything you do. Keep up the good work and enjoy everything!!!

The sister missionaries that are coming to the visitor center that I met are Sister Dinkins and Sister Pinnock. Elder Dyches is serving there as well. I want you to add this email to the list that you forward to. It is Brother Wallace. a.and.wallace@gmail.com. Thank you! Thank you for everything! Also Mom, I hope this is not burdensome, but can you kind of put a date to date stick note on the pictures, so I know when each was taken. Thank you! I love you and I hope that you get better soon! Have a great day and a wonderful week! Until next time!!

Only the best for the Lord!!

Scripture of the day: Moroni 8: 16! Do Not Fear!!

Love,
Elder Hutchins

E-mail from June 11, 2009

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Thursday, June 11, 2009-email

It is great to say it is Preparation day again. I love writing these letters, even though this is only my second one-Ha! So how is everything back at home? I miss the weather there. It is Portland weather here in Provo basically. It is always gloomy and the sun never really shines for more than an hour, but it is okay. The Lord is just preparing me for what is to come for the next couple of years. Week 2 has been great. I received my flight plans to leave next Wednesday, June 17. I have to get up at 4am and be in front of the MTC by 5am. Then, I catch a plane at 8:35am and land in Portland around 9:30am. It is sweet because I am going back to west coast time. I also get to sleep with my pillow again since Mom sent my bedding to the mission home already. The pillows here are not that great. I also do not like the mattress or the sheets, but what can I say because they are the same all over the MTC. They actually might be different for the senior missionaries-Ha!! I bet that is true.

I am loving it here. Life is so much fun. Going from class to meals is so much fun. I do not get to do much physical activity since my knee is still injured, though I do not know what I did to hurt it. I went to the hospital today and I am not going to have surgery or an MRI. I will go to physical therapy two more times before I leave next week. I get to leave the MTC to go to the therapist, but it is not that fun after going a couple of times. I wish I could be in class because rumor has it that I will miss the MTC when I enter the mission field because I will not have the time to study like I do here. I love studying! The gospel is so amazing and I know little about what I am going to teach. There is so much to learn about the gospel. One of my teachers made a comment about our knowledge of the gospel. He said the most emphasized principle in the gospel is the Atonement, but we do not know that much about it. The author of the Infinite Atonement studied the atonement for 18 years and he still does not understand it completely. We need to be studying the scriptures and pondering the words of the Savior. I have learned so much here that I wish I had known and practiced before I left home. Having a scripture journal is one of the most important items you can have. When you write down the words or promptings that you feel, you will recognize the spirit more often in your life. Plus, what we write down here on earth will be written in heaven and the spirit will manifest experiences that we have written down to us in the time and place we need them (D&C 84:85; John 14:26).

I have had such an amazing time with my companion and the Elders and Sisters in my district. We are actually singing a song this Sunday because it is our last Sunday before we head out. It is a bit scary to think that I am entering the mission field in Portland Oregon, but I have no need to be afraid because the Lord is always with me if I just obey. Obedience is key to everything. If we are obedient so many attributes of Christ and what not will come to pass. Obedience is stressed so much in the MTC and will be stressed in the field as well. I am excited to do the Lord's work and to be a servant. I am grateful to the black name tag I have been given. The name tag is so important because it shows me that I am acting in the Lord's name and that I am saying what the Lord would be saying. This gospel is so important. I am grateful to share it in less than a week.

The MTC is fun right now. I spent a day in my room with another Elder because he was sick and I was not feeling well myself. I read to page 470 of Jesus the Christ and I have learned so much about our Savior. He has done so much for us and I never recognized all that He has truly done. Read that book along with Our Search for Happiness. It will bring you closer to Christ. We had Elder Bednar speak this week, but I was not able to attend it because I volunteered to stay back with the sick elder. Elder Bednar taught the missionaries that we need not think about whether it is a prompting from the spirit or our mind, but do the action if it is a righteous one. I hope that made sense-Ha! If you have a righteous thought, just act upon it because it is from the spirit. I also missed going to the temple today because the same Elder was sick and I decided to stay with him so others could have the opportunity to go since I was going to the temple often before my mission. I got a lot of studying done in the meantime and wrote home and to my siblings. I love this Church and I am grateful for the opportunity to be a missionary. Share the gospel with all those that you encounter. It is hard, but you can do it!! Well, I am going to go because I have to finish some more letters and my laundry.

Only the Best for the Lord!

Love, Elder Hutchins!!

Word for the week! Inch Hema = what now!!

Thursday, June 11, 2009-letter

Hey Mom and Dad!

How are you? I just wanted to express my gratitude for you two and the love that you have shown me. Thank you for all your support these past years and my whole life. I have learned so much from you two and I am doing all that I can to do what you have taught me. I am loving my time here and it would not be as great if I were not taught so well in my home. Thank you! I am enjoying everything I learn here. The gospel and everything is amazing and I love learning and knowing what I am going to teach for the next couple of years. I just wanted to let you know how much I love and care about you! Thank you! I enjoy the weekly letters!

Love, Elder Hutchins

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Elder Ryan Hutchins-June 15, 2009

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Elder Ryan Hutchins entering the Mission Training Center May 27, 2009

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009-The day Elder Ryan Hutchins entered the Mission Training Center!

Dear Family:

I do not have much time. Today has been amazing. Ever since I said goodbye to mom and dad, the day has been absolutely amazing. The Spirit is so strong in the Mission Training Center! I love it here. My companion, Elder Trenton Christiansen, is a great missionary. He is from Bountiful, UT. We have had good conversations, but as our Zone Leader said, "we must follow the Babylon rule" and put off what we used to do. It is only gospel talk here. I am excited, but I do not know how hard it will be until I wake up tomorrow at 6:30am. Sorry this is short, but I wrote in my journal first. I want to let you know that I love all of you! The gospel is true without a doubt. Thank youMom and Dad for all the life lessons that you have taught me. I am grateful for each of them! I appreciate all that you have done! My Preparation Day (P-Day) will be next week since I have just arrived. I love you all! Thank you for everything!

Love, Elder Hutchins

Only the best for the Lord!

Thursday, June 4, 2009-P-Day!

It is good to be able to email. I feel like I haven't used a computer for so long. I miss it! Actually, I do not really miss the computer because it is really just a distraction in my life and I am on the Lord's time, so I better just do what is asked of me.

My first week at the the MTC has been a great experience. I have learned so much and I had countless opportunities to share the gospel where it was with missionaries or through the call center. I am having the time of my life and there is no other place I would rather be than here. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a member of this church and to have the opportunity to serve as one of the Lord's servants and to where the name tag, which reads Elder Hutchins.

The MTC is like school except you study for 12 hours a day with an hour of gym time and then breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is weird going from one meal to class and then back to another meal then class. I got used to it, but it took a while. The first couple of days were hard because I was given all this information and I did not know what to do with it. One of my teachers described it as drinking from a fire hose. Truly it is like drinking from a fire hose. It is all worth it. I have learned so much and I do not know what to share with everyone. The church is true without a doubt and I know that our Heavenly Father loves me and he loves you. If you have not taken a look atPreach My Gospel, I would. Preach My Gospel is the best document I have ever read. It is a missionary's best friend. You live with it 24/7! There is never a moment in your life when you do not think about PMG. Read it, study it, ponder it, and teach it! it will bless your lives. Those who are thinking about going on a mission should look at PMG and read and learn about it. It is a great tool to use when speaking to a friend or an investigator. I would like you to focus on the secton finding people because it teaches the members what their role is as missionaries. We are all missionaries. The members are to find and the Elder or Sister has been set apart as the teacher of the Lord. We teach who you find! It is a great system.

I have met a bunch of Elders who are going to the Oakland Mission and they are excited! I have told them about the Danville stake and the Walnut Creek Stake. I hear the news about the combining of the SF mission and Oakland mission. Sad day! That will not happen until July though.

I would love to hear from all of you even though I will not get back with you soon, but I will try! I hope you have a great day and you will be hearing more from me in the future. I love you all and I am grateful to be wearing the Savior's name on my name tag along with mine. There is no greater calling!

Only the best for the Lord!!!

Cool words: "chavalat" = very good and "inch hema" = what now! ha! I love living with Elders who are going all across the world. I have less than two weeks until I leave for Portland!!!

Hey mom! You can respond to this email and I can write you back. I have about 12 minutes left of writing time. Send this to everyone. You can add whatever you want! I love you! I am also going to start copying journal entries and I am going to send them to you!

I sent an email to 8hutch8@gmail and to my email. I hope you receive it! I love you so very much! I wish I could talk to you! I miss you, but I know you are supporting me in all that I do. I have another investigator named Issac Rahn! I love this gospel! Check my email for my last email just in case you did not receive it!!
Love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My knee is doing good. I received x-rays and am having physical therapy during each of my gym times. I go back to the doctor next week for a check up and then if it still hurts I will receive an MRI. By the way, I can email until 6 o'clock each P-day and I get about 30 minutes each day. I am writing on and off through out the day on Thursday, so you will hear from me a lot. it is only like this at the MTC though. I am sending you letters today. I hope all is well and that Mae is not getting into trouble. Ha!

Testing, Testing, 1 2 3....

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So good to be back home!

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This past week has been fun due to the fact that I am done with school for 2 years. Sweet! All I had to do to recognize that this dream was true was finish my Book of Mormon and Independent Study final on Monday and Tuesday. After I finished my final on Tuesday, I ran back to the dorm and started packing because i wanted to get out of Provo so badly. ha! Joseph was studying, so I packed quietly. After a couple hours, I noticed how much stuff I had. Note to self: don't bring so much stuff to school. Jewels came by at three and we loaded her car up for the trek across the desert.

That night Jewels, Mae, and I drove down to Grandma's house. As we arrived to Grandma's Dad called to see where we were and I told him. We ate a great dinner and spent some good time talking to each other and discussing random topics. Jewels and I finally left and headed back to Mapleton. I dropped Jewels off and said goodbye to the Mapleton house for the last time. I hopped in Jewels car and drove to Helaman Halls to finish loading the car. When I got back, the room was completely empty because Joe had already left for home. I saw some guys heading out the door and supposedly they were going to a movie. I walked over to David John with them and they noticed the girls already left for the movie. We went outside and saw Cortney Saunders leaving. I chased after her car and told them I was leaving. I said my goodbyes to most of the girls, but there were a ton that were already at the movie. It was okay. Instead I went to Taylor Hall to say goodbye to Kelsey Woods, Rachel Kiene, Jenna Barker, and Lisa Rowley. We had a strange talk in the lobby and then Kelsey told me she needed to go. I walked with her to the library, but we only made it to the quad before she figured she did not want to go to the library. We saw Laura and talked with her for an hour and then it was time for me to head back to Sandy. I gave the girls a hug and said goodbye. It was weird because Kelsey and I both felt that we would be seeing each other again. I drove back to Sandy to Grandma's house and immediately went to bed.

The next morning, Dad and I prepared for the journey. We packed the car and said our final goodbyes to Grandma and Grandpa. I thanked them for being so close to me and housing me during the school year. The trek across the desert was fun. Dad and I talked the whole way and I did not fall asleep. I tend to fall asleep because the drive is so boring, but I didn't. It was funny because I kept quizzing Dad about who was who on the radio. ha! We did not make it to Alamo, but we did stop at the cabin in Tahoe. We bought T's for dinner and watched the NBA playoffs the rest of the night. The next morning we just slept in and when we finally woke up, we decided to drive down to Reno and go see a movie. We watched State of Play and enjoyed the film. Afterwards, we went to BJ's and shared a salad, pizza, pizookie. No longer will I have to make a pizookie in the toasters at the Cannon Center. ha!! We drove back over Mt. Rose and we partied at the cabin until mom and Nessa got in. We hung out with them until Nessa had to go back Northstar to hang out with her volleyball team. Friday morning was intense because it was snowing! IT WAS SNOWING! Lame! I left Utah to get away from the snow. ha! Dad, Mom, and I had to take highway 80 to get to Reno instead of taking Mt. Rose. We arrived to Jenessa's volleyball tournament and watched two of her games. They lost the first game when they should have destroyed the team, but they won the second game. We ended up leaving after her second game, so we could get ready to go. As soon as we got to Incline, Dad and I hooked up the wireless internet. It was fun. Now the cabin has wireless! Party! Dad and I packed up the car and drove home. We stopped in Vacaville in order to go to Fentons. We had a great meal that filled us up! ha! After an hour we got back on the freeway and were stuck in traffic because a car the caught on fire burned a hole in the pavement. We saw a truck diving through the lines in order to exit, so we followed and ended up taking side streets until we got to the air base. It was sweet. We saved 15 minutes just by taking the detour. We arrived home and unpacked the car. I ended up unpacking everything that night because there was no one to hang out with and Jaclyn got mad because she wanted me to hang out with Katie and them.

Saturday was another fun day. It was officially my first day home. I slept in and hung out around the house. Jaclyn, Cam, Dad, and I went to Kinders for lunch and each got a Ball Tip sandwich. It was so good. Later after watching the first 10 rounds of the NFL draft and knowing that the 49ers picked Micahel Crabtree the best WR, we went on a hike. Dad was mad because I was taking him up and up and up. It was fun though. He enjoyed the view and the exercise. We enjoyed the hike, but ended the hike early in order to go to Mr. Dabiers baptism. It was a great experience. Everyone in the room was so excited to see him entering the waters of baptism. The spirit was strong. I love baptisms and cannot wait for the opportunity to participate in such a spiritual experience. After the baptism, I went home and did nothing because Jessi Robins did not call me until 10 o'clock, saying that they were doing anything. Dad had already gone to bed and told me to wait up for cameron. I watched TV until 12. I watched parts of Fun with Dick and Jane, Jerassic Park III, and The Rookie. What a productive night. If Jaclyn knew I did that last night, she would kill me! ha!

Well today is Sunday and I am going to CVIII to watch Mark Jackman speak and then I will coming back to CVIII to attend Mavkis and Nick's Eagle Court of Honor! ha!

This has been a fun week because I am now finally home!!!!!!!!!!!

Final for CM105

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Here are some of the pictures I took of my house for CM105. We had to build a house that had already been created and built. We had to take the scale on the plans and convert into 1/8" scale equals 1'. It was fun but it took about 60 hours. I received a 96% on the project. ha! Sweet!

Elder holland's easter message

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The best Video I have ever watched!

The “Easter Message - None Were with Him” @ Yahoo! Video

Best Saturday Conference day ever!

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Yesterday was sweet. I watched conference with a couple guys and after the first session we drove to the conference center because we saw a bunch of empty seats. So my FHE dad, Max Fisher, and another kid, Dan Shuetz, and I headed for temple square. We parked a mile away from the conference center and rushed over. We had 5 minutes before the afternoon session was about to start. We asked a guest service if we could still make it in and he said talk to this guy over here. The man working the door gave us three tickets. We rushed into the building and were walking towards the doors as the started closing. A nice sister opened the doors for us, so we went inside and noticed we had ground level seating. It was sweet. It was Fishers first time at conference and he had perfect seats. We enjoyed the session and loved being at conference more than in the dorm watching it.
After the session we walked around and looked for the cheapest food. We ended up walking a mile or so to a burger place and ate. We walked back and the guys went to the stand by line while I waited around for Bishop Stone and Brent Miller. We met up with each other and walked to the conference center and met a man by the name of Matthew Eyring, which you could have already guessed is President Eyrings son. ha! We walked into the conference center with him and talked with him for a couple minutes before we had to leave. Brent got to sit with Brother Mckay's older brothers family, in the 8th row, while Bishop Stone and I sat in the balcony. Priesthood Session was absolutely amazing though. ha! I loved it. After Priesthood Session, Dan and Max, Bishop Stone, the Mckay's, Brent, and I went to the Stone's apartment complex, which is the same building the prophet lives in. ha! We walked in a i saw friends that have a place there, but we went up to the apartment and Bishop Stone's sister who married the oldest Mckay son came over to us and offered us the rest of their dinner. ha! That was a bad idea because we really finished all of it and then the four freshman were capable of finishing off a gallon of ice cream. ha! We sat and talked with everyone. The McKay's that we hung out with look like the Mckay's in Danville. It was funny. Brother McKay from Danville is much like his older brother. Saturday was pretty sweet. We drove home at like 10:30 and did not get home till 11:30.

Who knew!

2009-03-25T11:11:00.002-06:00

Last night I was playing around with the Budge 1200 blog and I stumbled upon a sweet gadget. I figured out how to add music to one's blog. It took awhile to figure it out, but I was able to get a playlist onto my blog. Now when you look at my blog it will play music. The playlist is a list of all the favored songs from Budge 1200 that have been overplayed. ha!

If you want to know how to add music to your blog, follow these steps: 1. there is a gadget called playlist.com and you go onto the website and it allows you to make a playlist of songs. Once you have made your playlist, you click on a link that reads, "get code for playlist." Once you copy the code you past it on a gadget called HTML/JAVA. It is sweet. I believe this is how I did it. I am good at doing it myself, but when explaining it, I am not the best.

Katie Fidel's wedding!

2009-03-20T14:20:00.006-06:00

Wednesday the 18th was such a wonderful day. It is hard to explain how great the day actually was. Every minute was occupied by something worth while. ha! I loved it! Number one my family was in town, so it made that day even more enjoyable, but I need to go into details about why it was amazing! I drove to Grandma's house on Tuesday after Joe's and my adventure through all the homes. I hung out with the family and talked with them about life and we caught up on the past couple of weeks since I saw them last. Dad and I woke up around 5:15 am in order to get ready to go to the Salt Lake Temple. We left by 6:05 and made our way from Sandy to Salt Lake City. We parked and made our way to the Temple. It was cold outside, but you knew the sun was going to be up shortly to warm up the day. As we entered the temple, we felt like newbs. ha! We did not know how to get anywhere. Temple workers helped us find our way to the changing room. We attended a live session at 7 o'clock. I loved it. The Salt Lake Temple is gorgeous and the workmanship is spectacular. When we entered the celestial room the spirit was so strong and a man came over to dad and started talking to him. Eventually the man taught us a little bit about the Celestial room and the Temple as a whole. He gave us a mini tour of some of the rooms and it was so much fun. I loved the temple that day!

After we had changed back, he left to head to the sealing for Katie while I went outside. As I was exciting the door, mom, Taylor Fidel, and Jaclyn told me to head back in. I went back in and was able to participate in Katie's sealing. I was able to view and sit in and watch. That was amazing. I will never forget this day so far, but it just gets better. We were able to congratulate Katie and Dalin their marriage. It was sweet! I love Katie!

After the sealing, I ran for the car and picked up my camera. I ran back and began taking pictures as we sat and waited for Katie to change into her wedding dress. When they came out of the doors, we were all excited because they were officially married. We took pictures for about an hour and we all enjoyed taking pictures. I went off and took a bunch of pictures of the temple and eventually took a ton.

After taking all those pictures, Dad, Mom, Jaclyn, and I went to Sonic and ordered some food and enjoyed the delicious food that we are not able to get in Cali. ha! It was fun. We talked and partied in the Civic. After we had finished eating, we drove to Woods Cross in Bountiful to go to a lunch in for Katie and Dallin. We got there and enjoyed the lunch in. It was a typical lunch in with the good food, slide show, the introduction of all the guest, the toast, and so forth. It was fun, but Dad, Brett, and I left early to head back to Provo. We dropped Brett off at work while Dad and I went to the missionary mall. We bought all my clothes that I needed for my mission and it was so much fun. We enjoyed picking out clothing and picturing what it would be like Portland for the next two years. Luckily Dad went to the same mission 30 years ago so he knew what I needed. I was given two free ties, which made me so excited because I love ties. When everything was being rung up, I guessed that it would cost about 1,200 dollars. When I handed over my credit card to the cashier, he told me it cost. 1,180. I was so close. ha! My dad and I had such a fun time buying clothes and picturing what my life was going to be for the next two years. The guy that helped me us out told us that I needed to take a picture with the world map they have in the store. I took a picture with me pointing at Portland and then my dad joined the picture and pointed at the same mission.

After that fun event, we drove back to Sandy and hung out with Grandma and Grandpa before we went to the reception. We ate dinner their too because we were only going to find desserts at the reception. We ate and Dad was contemplating on whether or not he should go to the reception because he wanted to spend time grandma. Instead of staying he went after I convinced him. ha! The reception was fun. We enjoyed the food and we loved talking with everyone there. Alie Fidel came up to me and we talked for a while and she told me I had to go to their girl party the next day. ha! I said I might, but I did not promise her anything. I left the reception early to drive home because I had to study for a test and get homework done too. Wednesday was such a great day. I loved it! Thursday was fun too because I ended up going to the Fidel's house and hanging out with Fidels, Mom, Jaclyn, and Jewels. It was fun. We watched Sense and Sensibility. We watched the four hour version. It almost killed me, but I enjoyed watching and talking with everyone. ha! Jewels and I only wanted to stay for like an hour, but we ended up staying for 5 hours, which was okay but we had work to do for school. ha! Well that was the whole wedding in a nut shell and some other fun events. This week has been absolutely wonderful!

Why!

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This past Monday as I was heading over to Juliann's house, Brett wanted to show Jewels and I this house that had burnt down. Actually, I do not think he even knew the house burned down. We were just looking at the huge mansions of Mapleton. We were driving down this one road and we found this house that supposedly burned down the previous sunday morning at 5:30 am. Sad Day. The house was amazing. The house next door was selling for about $900,000 and this house looked like it could be about 1 mil. Well we looked at the house for second and then we left. The next day Joseph and I drove over to the same neighborhood because I wanted to show Joe. The house was gone. We walked around the whole house and looked at the damage and assessed that the contractor must have done it because the house was super nice and almost completed. He set the house on fire just to receive the insurance money, but hopefully he will go to jail like the rest of the people who are doing as he is with his real estate. We walked around the house and it was amazing to see what fire can do in an instance. The steel frame in the basement was bent. The center of the fire must have been in the kitchen because it looked as if the metal frame was between the kitchen and the family room. It was sad. The house had an amazing exterior finish. Also, the land was huge. It was about an acre or more of land. The house itself had a garage design that both Joe and I admired and were sad to say that it has gone to waste.

On the same trip we drove the street where the burned down house was and found a house the was finished framing and walked around. It was huge. The house was probably owned by the same contractor as the burned down house, so it will not be finished any time soon. The house had a different floor plan other homes that I have walked through. I liked it but it was strange. The basement was probably my favorite part because when you got to the southern most part near the staircase, there was this random window into another room. You looked through the window frame and look down into another level underneath the basement. The room looked like it was built for a movie theater. It was amazing. I was in love with the framing and the workmanship of the wood in some parts of the house. It was sweet. I should probably stop talking about this house because it was just house being built, but I loved walking through it and smelling the wood. ha! After we drove away from that house, I should Joe this huge mansion that is owned by the dentist of Mapleton. The house is ridiculous, but a little strange and at the same time. The house's finish has grown on me and I love it.

The reasons why Joseph Warburton and I are alike.

2009-03-15T13:32:00.009-06:00

Joe and I became roommates on December 15th, 2008. We began the Winter Semester at BYU on January 5th. It has been such a great semester and we have figured out random facts about each other and have found out that we are a lot alike. Well here are some of the reasons why we are alike:

1. We got our mission call the same day and opened them up on friday.

2. We are staying on the West Coast for our Missions. He is going to Long Beach and I am going to Portland.

3. We are reporting to the MTC in the month of May.

4. Our birthdays are in the month of May and only four days apart.

5. We both received our Eagles at age 13.

6. We both played soccer in high school.

7. We both received our Duty to God award during our senior year.

8. We both found our way to BYU for school.

9. We both love suspenseful movies.

10. We both love HSM3 the best out of the trilogy.

11. We are the middle child in our families.

12. We both do not want to be in school anymore and wish to be on our missions.

13. We both end up going to bed at the same time every night and get up almost at the same time every morning.

14. We are both first counselors in our quorum presidency's.

15. We both think Sleeping Beauty is the best Disney Princess.

16. We almost do everything together because we just like hanging out with each other.

17. We both have the same Book of Mormon class with brother Johnson.

18. We both have one brother.

19. We both rely on my itunes music. ha!

20. We both scared our parents when we were born by living in a hospital for the first couple days of our lives.

21. We have both been through the temple.

22. We both went to St. George over President's day weekend and hung out with his family.

23. We do not mean to procrastinate, but we do. ha!

24. We both live in Budge 1200 hall and share dorm 1216.

Random facts about the lovely state of Oregon!

2009-03-11T11:46:00.004-06:00

I was playing around on the computer during my free time and thought about looking up facts about my mission. Well here are some of the facts that I found about my mission!

1. Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state.

2. Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-served gas stations.

3. The world's tallest Barber shop poll stands in Forest Grove, Oregon.

4. Oregon is home to the world's shortest river. The D River is only 121 feet long.

5. In Portland, people are banned from whistling underwater.

6. Oregon has no sales tax!!

7. Oregon's Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America.

8. While it is illegal to buy or sell marijuana in Oregon, it is legal to smoke it on your own property.

9. The Hazelnut is Oregon's state nut. Oregon is the only state that has an official state nut.

10. Every year Portland throws a 24-day long party known as the Rose Festival

11. Population of Oregon equals 3,790,060.

12. Portland's population as of 2008 is 575,930.

13. Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures (F) in Portland: January- 46/37, February- 50/39, March- 56/41, April- 61/44, May- 67/49, June- 79/57, July- 79/58, August- 74/55, September- 63/48, October- 51/42, November- 46/37, December- 42/34.

12. Annual Precipitation in Portland in 43.1 inches.

13. The LDS church is the second largest church in Oregon and will soon be the largest church in Oregon!

14. Over 90% of the population is white.

15. The only sport team to really watch in Oregon is the Trailblazers.

16. Oregon is a Democratic state, but if you look at it county by county, it looks more Republican.

17. My dad went there 30 years ago when the mission comprised of the northwestern states.

18. I will be serving there for the next two years of my life.

19. I arrive in Oregon towards the beginning of June, so I will be able to enjoy summer there until it starts raining again!

20. The Portland, Oregon area better be ready for me!

21. The Portland Temple finishing uses the most marble than any other temple!

The Reasons Why

2009-03-05T18:27:00.005-07:00

The reasons why someone would throw a Banana at the Budge 1200 door:

1. to let out frustration

2. received a terrible grade on their most recent test

3. wishing the Banana was one of their professors

4. wishing school was over

5. Bananas are fun to throw and watch explode

6. he wants the hall to smell and repel everyone who walks down our hall away

7. is a criminal

8. the guy doesn't want girls coming over during visiting hours

9. wants to give the janitors more work

10. wants someone to slip and fall

This past thursday we received a case around 5 o'clock. The man on the phone expressed his feelings about a recent incident in the Budge 1200 Hall. He reported that someone had thrown a Banana at the door, which lead out to the stairwell on the south side of the building. After investigating the crime, I found no figure prints or cause to way a Banana would be found on the door and ground. Well it happens to be that I know the guy who threw the Banana at the door. ha! It was my roommate Joseph Warburton. ha! He is a funny guy. When asking why he did it, he simply stated, "that he had a rotten Banana and wanted to do something with it." I guess that is why it ended up on the door. It is probably one of the funniest events to hit Budge 1200. While Joseph is trying to figure out a way to flee the country, I am telling everyone about Joe's hilarious work. Everyone finds it funny, but the stench is killing some of the poor souls who live near the crime. Topher Mitchell said, "I hate this... why did it have to be near my door?" David Murray expressed his opinion when he touched the door and felt that it was sticky. He exclaimed, "why?" We all love Joe and know that it was just out of fun. Hey! If it was me with the Banana, I would have probably done that same thing. After a Hall poll, 99.4% of the guys would do the same thing if they had the Banana in their hands right now. Joe's final statement was, "if I had the Banana in my hands right now, I would do it again." What would we do without Joe? We are all grateful for his sarcasm and are waiting to see if he cleans it up.

Jordan River Temple Experience!

2009-03-02T17:16:00.004-07:00

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to take out my own endowments with my sister Jaclyn. We were escorted by our father and mother and it was such a great experience. Juliann and Brett, Grandpa, the Fidels, and some of Jaclyn's friends came along. It is such a wonderful feeling, knowing that I am living my life correctly in order to participate in the living ordinances of the temple. The Jordan River Temple is beautiful. I love how it is the same floor plan as the Provo and Ogden temple, but they look different on the outside because of the finishing. I love the temple and I want to go to it everyday, but there is always something to do for school, so I cannot go, but I am going to try to go once a week with the guys. The church is true without a doubt and I love knowing that it is true! Following our temple session, we went over to Grandma's house for a lunch in and it was so good. I love the food my grandma always had prepared for me when I come over. ha! Life is great and I love seeing my family. They will be back in March for Katie Fidels wedding, so I will be able to see them again.

I am going to the Temple!!!

2009-02-27T07:54:00.007-07:00

This past week was totally awesome! I had my stake presidents interview on wednesday for my temple interview. President Groesbeck and I talked for a bit because his son also went to Portland, Oregon on his mission and he told me about his sons experience in Portland. I am so excited to serve the people of Oregon!! I am even more excited right now to be able to go through the temple this saturday. As I was laying in bed last night, it dawned on me that I was about to sincerely go through the temple. I felt really old. I can recall all my good friends going on missions and I always thought they were so much older than I was, but they are not. I am now at the stage in life where my decisions will change the rest of my life and these decisions are huge. I have accepted the call to serve a mission and now I have committed myself to living worthily to attended the temple and abide by the covenants I make with Heavenly Father. WoW! All of this sounds overwhelming, but it really is not. I am super excited!!! Jewels and I are going to the church distribution center today to buy garments and maybe even some temple clothing if I see something that I like. After shopping there, Jewels and I will head up to Sandy and spend the rest of the night hanging out with family. Dad, Mom, and Jaclyn are flying inaround 5:30 today. Exciting!!! It is really happening! I spend the night at my grandma's house and wake up early that saturday morning to attend the temple. Jaclyn and I will be escorted by my father to the temple. We have to at the Jordan River Temple at 8:50 and our actual session starts at 10:20. I am so excited! Well it is time to finish this up because I have class. BOO! ha! Just kidding. I love school, but I want to be at Grandma's already!

I wish!

2009-02-25T07:47:00.004-07:00

Last night was so funny! Joseph and I decided to do something super exciting, but we had nothing in mind until I told him I had a Target gift card. I asked him if we could drive down to Orem and go to Target. I had planned to use the gift card to buy a DVD, but I did not which one to buy. We arrived at Target and I knew which one I wanted. I was searching the aisles until I found High School Musical 3. Joseph had not seen it, so I bought it. I was anxious to watch it. We ended up watching the movie that night in our room after we had done everything we intended on doing that day. It was sweet! I love HSM3! Joseph enjoyed it as well. It made us think of high school and how much we miss it. The movie is cheesy, but that is key feature in the movie. ha! I might have to watch it again. Maybe today, pretending I am Troy! ha! I wish life could be like a High School Musical, wishing everyone knew each other and was tight and wishing your life was a musical with music was constantly following you. That would be a sick, but we all know it cannot happen. Actually, in my world, I walk around with songs always playing in my head, wishing that they could be expressed through a sound system and everyone would join in by song. ha! Life would be so much better if it was just a High School Musical. If only, if only, I was as lucky as Troy! ha! Well there is random moment of the day, wishing I was someone in a movie like High School Musical 3!!

I am going to Portland, Oregon!

2009-02-20T20:13:00.006-07:00

Well, well, well!! I finally received my call today after waiting for over two weeks. I went to the mailbox after hearing from a friend that the calls were finally here and saw nothing. I went to the front desk and asked if they had a call for Ryan Hutchins and they did. The rule at the mail room is funny. In order to receive your call, you must sing Called to Serve. I did and i was handed the call. I was so excited, but I knew I would not be able to open it till that night. I had 6 hours of waiting. I was dying. ha! I met up with Jewels and we drove to Brick Oven pizza where we had lunch with Grandma and Grandpa and Aunty Gayla. We ate and enjoyed ourselves. We came back to Juliann's house and had a three hour wait till Dad was home from work and all the kids were home from school. 4:30 cam around and Dad called and said it was time for me to open it. We rushed upstairs to the computer and turned on ichat and we saw the family back in Alamo. We set everything and called people. I got Joseph on the line and he was excited. It was time. I opened up the envelope and began to read . . . "Elder Ryan Scott Hutchins." I quickly scanned the the whole paragraph before I kept reading. I saw my initial destination and started laughing. Grandpa leaned over my shoulder and started laughing as well. I read the rest of the call to my family. When I said that I would be serving in the Portland, Oregon mission, everyone thought I was lying until I showed them the fine print. It was funny!! It still amazes me that I am old enough to go on a mission. I report to the MTC May 27. I am a future missionary! Now I have to wait till school gets out!

Joseph also opened his call last night and he will be serving in Long Beach, California. Spanish speaking. He finally has the opportunity along with Brent to see how amazing California is! ha! He reports to the MTC on May 13!

I stayed at Juliann's place that night. We were both tired, but we still had a good time together. Brett flew to El Salvador, so we gave each other company. We went to Missionary Mall and received a free tie for my mission call. That was sweet! ha!

Guesses about my mission!

2009-02-19T10:37:00.004-07:00

Dad - Palymra, New York/ Mexico or Puerto Rico

Marm - Maine/ Australia

Jaclyn - Washington state/ Canada or Scotland

Brett - South Dakota/ Italy

Juliann - Texas/ Philippines

Me - New York, New York/ Spain

Cameron - Argentina/ Italy

Jenessa - Ohio/ Canada

Steve Fidel - Arabic speaking

Melia Fidel - Alabama/ Spain

Alie Fidel - New Jersey/ Venezuela

Scotty Fidel - North Dakota/ Chad

Grandpa Russ - Germany/ France/ Mexico

Uncle Don - Gila Bend, Arizona

Aunt Sandy - South America

Cousin Chris - San Antonio/ Bolivia

Aunt Linda - Pittsburgh/ Ireland

Cousin John - Seattle, WA/ Honduras

Lauren Gehring - Texas/ Argentina or England

Marilyn Leininger - Leon, Mexico with companion Elder Bryce Leininger

Carolyn Stanton - Idaho

Joseph Warburton - New York/ South America

Mitch Mills - California spanish speaking/ Russia

Uncle Roger - Ireland

Aunt Gayla - Atlanta, Georgia

Patti Mortensen - Japan/Thailand

Jose Leon - Chili/ Dominican Republic

Candi Leon - Denmark

2009-02-17T20:29:00.002-07:00

I am going crazy! I want my call to come! I cannot wait another day. I went to the mailbox three times today! I went after breakfast and lunch. When I was done with homework, I checked again! It is driving me nuts. ha! I love the anticipation and I am hoping it comes tomorrow!

This past Sunday at Samuel's singles ward, Joseph and I had the opportunity to listen to Elder Anderson of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. He was very inspired. He spoke in sacrament and Elders Quorum. He was not assigned to come to the ward anyways. He was at the St. George Temple this past Saturday, sealing his nephew. He gave the best lesson in Elders Quorum and all he did was answer questions. He answered the rhetorical questions that are found throughout the scriptures. He asked me to read a passage about prayer. He asked me to turn to the Bible Dictionary (pg. 752) and read a certain paragraph about prayer. I love this paragraph!

"As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God,

then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part. Many of the

so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship. Prayer is

the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought

into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will

of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already

willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings

require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a

form of work, and is an appointed means for

obtaining the highest of blessings."

This passage was the medicine to my prayers. I was wondering how I could strengthen my relationship with my Father in Heaven and this passage of scripture was given to me that day so I could know. I know now that once we recognize our relationship with our Father that our prayers and thoughts will come naturally. If we pray unto God, we will know that our relationship is there and we will see that it is truly there by the blessings we se in our lives and in the lives of those around us. My favorites phrase of this passage is that "prayer is a form of work." We can't just kneel down and pray and expect the Lord to answer our prayers. We have to kneel down and pray until we feeling like praying. We must pray continually even if it takes longer than two minutes. The most ernest prayers are the ones that you pour your heart and soul into! By doing so we are promised to obtain "the highest blessings." What a sweet promise we are given. I love the if-then statements throughout the scriptures and this is my favorite one! I love this gospel so much and I am about to serve two years of my life teaching what I know to be true! Well I should go now!

The trek across the desert!

2009-02-17T08:13:00.003-07:00

Joseph and I embarked on our journey around three o'clock on a Tuesday afternoon. We stopped at the IN-N-OUT in Washington and it was packed beyond belief. I have never seen an IN-N-OUT that packed. Living in California, I am blessed to have two within a 30 mile radius. They are never packed near me unless a high school football game just finished. The only reason we went to IN-N-OUT was to make me happy because I love it there, also Joseph wanted to try the Neopolitan shake. He absolutely loved it, which is good because now the Neopolitan shake is his only reason to go to IN-N-OUT. ha! The drive home seemed longer than the way up. Joseph and I met random drivers and we basically became friends with them or enemies. ha! There was a Honda and a Lincoln that annoyed the heck out of us because the women driving them did not know how to drive. ha! We kept passing them and then they would speed up and then slow down again. We had cruise control on the whole entire time. It was funny. There was another car that we became BFFs with. It was a trailblazer that would purposely do what the girls did. Except this car would get behind us and drive a couple miles before getting in front of us and slowing down in front of us. We laughed at each other each time we passed. The drive was sweet. We talked and told fun stories and listened to music and partied. ha! The storm did not touch us. The storm began after we had arrived in Provo. Well the weekend is over and school must begin! BOO!!

Welcome to St. George!

2009-02-14T22:02:00.006-07:00

Joe and I were bored this friday afternoon and decided to drive down to St. George. We got to St. George and were welcomed by his family, who are super nice. I love them. We have had such a great time. This saturday has been fun. Joe and I have been relaxing and enjoying ourselves. We played cards games with his little sister Whitney and watched as we both dominated her in cards and in pool. ha! His other sister Victoria was in and out of the house because today was her Junior Prom, so she was doing her day date. It was sweet. She would come back and tell us of her small little date. Joe and I went on a little trip, after we dropped off Whitney, to the St. George Temple. The temple is gorgeous. We hung out there for a little bit and then picked up Whitney. We drove around and Joe showed me St. George and all that it had in store. I love St. George. It is super pretty. Later that evening, the whole family and I went to Kathleen dance performance at the half time show for the Dixie girls basketball team. She did great and it was her first major performance. Joe and I almost got into a fight with these true Dixie fans. We were sitting in the section of seats that were for ticket holders, but there was no one around. Honestly, who goes to watch a Dixie State College basketball game. The guy got mad at us and it was the funniest thing in the world. ha! Well that is the day so far. Joe's mom made a great roast and we had a lovely dinner. Following the most excellent dinner, we watched Night in the Museum. The movie was hilarious, but now I am super tired and want to go to bed.

What a fun day

2009-02-11T21:19:00.002-07:00

I woke up to a snow. Even though I am tired of seeing snow on the sidewalks as I walk to class, I love seeing snow in the mountains. I road up with my class to Sundance and was ready to embark on a sweet adventure. As I strapped in, the wind blew and the snow feel instantly. I took the ski left up to the top of the front side and road down a black diamond run. I found myself in knee high powder and. I was full of excitement. I love powder. My class and I stayed on the backside the rest of the day and we road bowls, ridges, and trees. We found powder up to our thighs and had a great time going off jumps and doing whatever we wanted to. Today will probably be the last time I see snow like this while boarding till I get home from the mish.

Besides the great snow yesterday, Joe and I received a Valentines from Laura Bayles ! We were the Mesa girls photographers this past Sunday. Laura presented us with two photos from that photo shoot. After we received the present and visiting hours were over, Joe and I ended up leaving the girls a message on their phones, telling them of their gift to come. ha! Last night was hilarious. The messages had some of the most random things! Well here is the pictures they gave us.

Love package from home!

2009-02-10T14:07:00.002-07:00

Mom had warned me that I would be receiving a package this week that contained items of importance. As I opened my mailbox today, I noticed a slip of paper, signifying that my package was here. I handed the mail person my slip and moments later received a package of significant size. I saw Joe and told him that we had to rush to the room. We arrived to our room and quickly opened the package. As we opened it we saw a big red box. Joe thought my mom had boughten me shoes. It was funny. I opened the box and found two ties. One for Joe and one for me. I also found a gift card California Kitchen and was excited to read that the card can only be used when on a date. There was also a card from my mom. It was sweet and lovely! Joe said it was the type of card that shows that a mom truly cares for you and is sincerely going to miss you when you leave for a mission. That is so true. Thanks mom, for the card! I loved it!

Dad also contributed to the card by giving me his church news cutout articles. This article was my favorite. It was about a missionary dealing with discouragement. I could relate to this missionary because that is how I felt yesterday. The scripture in the article has become my favorite so far. It is John 16:33, "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." This scripture is a soul lifter.

Underneath the box was food galore! Nothing says I love you, more than sending your starving college son a bunch of junk food. ha! I love it! Joe and I have plans for the candy. This upcoming weekend is Valentines Day and the food can be of good use! ha! Life is good right now and I am excited to have received this wonderful gift. Well that is it from BUDGE 1216! Over and out cricket!

Actually side note. . . Joe and I came up with nicknames for the girls we hang out a ton.

Kelsey Woods - MUI

Rachel Kiene - Steel Leg

Laura Bayles - Iron Head

Hannah Marsh - Gretel

Lisa Rowley - Sunshine

My date with the girl who always puts a smile on my face, Kelsey Woods!

2009-02-10T08:05:00.003-07:00

Kelsey Woods and I went on a double date this past Saturday, 2/7. The date was by far one of my favorites. We started the date off right with a walk. As we were walking past the Hinckley Building, my friend, Chris Halverson, yelled my name out. I ran towards him and tripped over a sprinkler head, landing in his arms. ha! We talked over a little bit and I told him what I was up to and introduced him to Kelsey. He thought she was cute and that I was in for a fun date. ha! Kelsey and I walked to the stream next to Heritage Halls and stayed there for the time being. We played around on the frozen little pond and Kelsey kept saying she was walking on water when actually she was walking on ice. We found out where Kelsey was born. It was funny. ha! Joe delivered our dinner to us and ended up eating with us too. We had a fun conversation with each other and had a party together. It was a triple date this point, but I ended it as fast as it happened. ha! After we finished talking, Kelsey and I walked over to the HFAC. We arrived early and waited around until the doors opened. We walked in the De Jong Concert Hall and were ready to be dazzled by the Young Ambassadors team. The performance was absolutely amazing. We both had the chills throughout the performance could not stop talking about it after the show was over. When the show was over, Kelsey and I went back to Helaman Halls and picked up Joseph Warburton and Hannah Marsh. We ended up going to Denny's in Suzie. We road in style! ha! We were there for so long. We messed around and had random conversations with each other. We were all on something and it was great. To sum up the date, we made each other cry and basically die. Saturday night was hilarious and absolutely delightful. Thank you Kelsey for going with me!

My Mission Papers are in!

2009-02-09T08:18:00.002-07:00

Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to meet with my Stake Presidency and turn in my papers. It was so exciting. I gave my Bishop my papers a week before the 4th and I was finally able to turn them in last week. I was coming home from snowboarding and my friend Jace McClaws called me and told me to hurry up. He told me our papers were into the Stake Presidency. I rushed back and got ready. We ran over to the JKB and had our interviews. I met with President Sumsion. He let me press the send button. I can't believe my papers are in! I should find out either this week or next week. I cannot believe it is time for me to go on a mission. I feel like yesterday my friend, Mark Jackman, left on his mission. He is coming home this March. I love this church and my life!

Disneyland

2008-12-26T10:15:00.005-07:00

Disneyland this year will be one of my fondest memories with my family. Dad, Mom, Jaclyn, Jenessa, Cameron, and I embarked on your trip on the 19th of December. All the kids were excited to leave school and go to the happiest place on earth. We arrived in Disneyland that night and entered the park. We could not control our utter excitement. The rides were just awaiting us. We traveled back and forth between Disneyland and California land trying to hit every ride. We loved our time in Disneyland. Dad was kind to us and made us reservations at Blue Bayou in order to keep our tradition alive. He also got us these legit seats for Fantasmic where each person received a meal box plus unlimited hot chocolate. It was a trip full of memories that I will never forget. On monday I was able to hang out with Carly Tobler for five hours. She met my family and I met hers. It was exciting to see her even though we had not seen each other for three days. ha! I love Christmas and all that it brings!!

The iFly Crew!

2008-11-26T18:26:00.004-07:00

Today was interesting. The Family decided to go to iFly, which is a place were a huge fan sends you up in a tube and you fly. It was not a normal family activity, but it was so much fun. Highlights of the event: Dad's face, Brett 6'4 body looking like a rag doll, Jenessa's body looking as if she was going to dive for a volleyball, Cameron's ability to make it look easy, and then me being so stiff. It was so much fun. We only were in the tube for about 2 minutes, but it was worth it.

Home!

2008-11-25T15:33:00.002-07:00

As my plan landed, the scent of the bay outside was strong and brought back fond memories of arduous trips to Oakland, Berkley, and San Fran. Dad picked Jewels, Brett, Baby Mae, and I up at the Oakland Airport Monday night. The drive home reminded me of how much I miss California and why. I loved it! The best part of the night was arriving at 65 Lark Place. The garage door opened and the family was already at the door, waiting me (not really, they wanted to see Mae more). I walked into the house and felt as if I had not been there for years when in reality it had only been 3 months. I walked up to my room to find it disfigured, but more organized and spacious then when I had left. Mom's dinner that night broke the streak of Cannon Center meals and it made me happy to be eating my mom's cooking. I could not live with just mom's cooking that night because I found myself at Inn Out Burger at 11 o'clock. I brought along my sister and brother and Katelyn Hagen came along. I forgot the taste of Inn Out and felt reunited with it after I took the first bite of my hamburger! This trip will be exciting and is only the beginning.

Operation Girls Camp

2008-11-23T17:19:00.003-07:00

I have been known to create videos for the girls when they leave for Girls Camp and this past summer Operation Girls Camp was amazing! I made a slideshow dvd for the girls. It took me about three days, but it was worth it. The dvd contains pictures from our choir trip to ACDA in LA, Junior Prom, Showbiz tour, fun moments in time, Treble Clef Tour, and much more. I wish I had more time and money to make a sick picture dvd, but I did not. ha! How I miss you girls. I wish I had known you longer than a year and wished that I had moved to Alamo earlier in life, but everything happens for a reason. Only knowing all of you girls for a year was perfect. You all made my senior year the best year of high school. Thank you! I hope college goes well for you next year!

So it seems like the dvd is too big. The pictures will come up later when I put up the albums.

Las Trampas Hike

2008-11-23T17:02:00.009-07:00

As college drew near, I caught trying to figure out my life. I knew I was going to BYU to prepare myself for my mission, but I did not know which career path I wanted to take. I was pondering on whether taking the path my father took or down the path that I had drawn up since I was a child. On this hike I was able to clear my mind and learn more about myself and my intentions for BYU. While I was hiking in the Las Trampas Regional Park behind my house I cleared my mind and took pictures while hiking/rock climbing.

The BYU experience!

2008-11-23T16:31:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to make one of these blogs for so long, but I have never found the time to do one, so I am going to start now. Here is a couple of the photos I have taken at BYU and hopefully I will create different pages for them.