Today has been weird like a gremlin! Grmlins are possIbly one of the most disgusting rides of all time! But I have to admit I do like the six cylinder engine in them! ANC tried to beat the subcompact world with this best and I think it did! Son in actuality I am having a good day to me but a bad day in others eyes possibly. It started out with a bang paying some electric bills and when I hit the throttle and went to catch the bus to save money on gas I got to catch up on homework and read and listen to my new headphones. Then I went to the same class twice. Math with Gerald Martin. He is hilarious! I believe most all AMCs are good and even the Gremlin was an ugly success. I would compare the Gremlin to the new Honda Accord with 4 wheel-drive. It is ugly! But with the 4 wheel-drive and the dependability of a Honda and the power of the engine it is enough to make me want to have that ugly ride. So have a Gremlin of a day!

Mmmm! These chicken nuggets are soooo good! I work at McDonalds and I just had a minute when I was on break. I was thinking about how these chicken nuggets were almost as big as the tread on my tires! I have BF Goodrich all-terrain tires and I can drive that baby anywhere! I was thinking that good traction is just like having high moral values! It keeps you grounded! Just a small thought. Let it build in your oun mind. I'm getting back to work.

So, I just got some new brakes on my Jeep Cherekee and it stops like a champ now. Before I got these new brake calipers and rotors I was using my handbrake for a few days. I thought it was just a minor problem where I had slipped a front brake pad and it would be no problem. But when I went to fix it the calipers were leaking fluid and I knew it was a much bigger problem! I could've died! I went to Bruce Marrien down the street and he helped me get a good price on all the things I would have to buy for this problem to go away! There was so much danger in driving around without brakes and I underestimated the problem. I even had the missionaries in the car with me a few times. When I went back and thought about it, I realized how stupid I was for not taking care of the problem earlier. This story is a lot like temptation. If you think temptation is just a small problem think again. Temptation is serious! And once you underestimate it it will only get worse. One time trying drugs could actually kill you in the long run. Be realistic. One time doing drugs has killed people already. Don't kid yourself. And lying could stop you from making any real friends. All sin has serious consequences! Thankfully there is always a Bruce Marrien! It's Jesus Christ. Repent. Pray for forgiveness. Stop sinning and get your life back. I know Jesus Christ will always help you if you go to Him. He helped me.

Safety

I have been thinking a lot about getting a motorcycle since being home off my mission. I have been trying to see how much money I am really going to have to put into them and there are a few things that I need on top of the bike itself that a person needs. A helmet is very important! What if you split your skull open?? Huh huh? Yeah that's bad! A helmet can prevent that kind of thing from happening. Also bike insurance... I cant say I would like to pay for these things, but.. I have to admit insurance on a bike would be very very nice to have! Just these two things can protect from physical danger on a great ride!

There is another type of danger that is in the world and reading The Book of Mormon can protect you!

Prophecies regarding the last days often refer to large-scale calamities such as earthquakes or famines or floods. These in turn may be linked to widespread economic or political upheavals of one kind or another.

But there is one kind of latter-day destruction that has always sounded to me more personal than public, more individual than collective—a warning, perhaps more applicable inside the Church than outside it. The Savior warned that in the last days even those of the covenant, the very elect, could be deceived by the enemy of truth. ¹ If we think of this as a form of spiritual destruction, it may cast light on another latter-day prophecy. Think of the heart as the figurative center of our faith, the poetic location of our loyalties and our values; then consider Jesus’s declaration that in the last days “men’s hearts [shall fail] them.” ²

Brothers and sisters, God always provides safety for the soul, and with the Book of Mormon, He has again done that in our time. Remember this declaration by Jesus Himself: “Whoso treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived” ¹⁵ —and in the last days neither your heart nor your faith will fail you. Of this I earnestly testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

For the whole talk go to: http://lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/safety-for-the-soul?lang=eng&query=holland+safety

It has been awhile

Have you ever thought that balance was important?

This little baby gets good gas milage but may or may not be safe. I really want one too so I am not just against bikes. I love bikes and have ridden them a lot and love them!! They can be such an awesome experience! But... when danger in involved and you dont have balance..

Even Travis Pastrana can get hurt! He is in my opinion the best biker I know. He tried to land another record breaking jump in the x games and fell and broke bones and lost.

Just like balance is important in motor sports balance is vital to your success! Even the best of the best can fail if their priorities are not in line. I know that my number one priority is God and then myself and then my family and then the list goes on and on.