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This week was quite fun for me because I got to portray the main antagonist in a Reader's Theater called 'Priscilla Pringle's Predicament/All's Swell That Ends Swell' that Playgoers of Lethbridge put on at Lethbridge Whoop-Up Days 2017. The story was written by Ed Bayly, a truly wonderful individual. Doing the performances all week reminded me of how much I love participating in theater. Please enjoy this recording! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIh88Y5H3cI&t=1135s

Hello everyone ",my name is Viva. Thank you to, all for the continued work, that is being done. I would like to share, my story. A single mother and being converted into, The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. H'm? Where to begin... Well, I was born, in the Island of Tonga Tapu. My father and mother came, to the United States back, in 1970-76. I have a total of 11,siblings.  Step brothers and sisters. I am the middle child out,of a group of 5,raised together. We moved to, Seattle, WA, with my two brothers at, the time. My other siblings, we're in Tonga, with their mothers. I remember the hotel we stayed in, Seattle,It was a studio, no fridge, kitchen, just less then 800 square feet, of an area. It was small😌. But it was the beginning of, my parents trying to make a new life.( Where all the Saints will be gathered. The United States Of America. ) So, my parents got jobs, they worked day and night, to collect for a house, to buy. My mom worked two jobs, m...

 Published in Meridian Magazine by Lisa McDougle One thousand cried out in want of a voice, their pleas desperate for understanding and validation. It seemed behind each statistic and checked box was a shattered human being who felt lost of all sense of value in the world, in their relationships, and even in their ward families. The words “outcast,” “cipher,” “misfit,” and even “plague” jumped out at me. What was this so-called condition that so isolated them from the associations that they had once enjoyed? Leprosy? Chicken Pox? No, the devastating “plague” of divorce. The survey was born of my own heartbreak after divorcing, and wondering how, when I needed comfort and support the most, I felt suddenly alone in the world? In 2011, after 32 years of marriage, I got out of an unhealthy marriage only to find myself on a deserted Island, so to speak. Friends, family, and ward members seemed to go in to hiding the moment I found myself in unchartered territory. Not only did I fee...

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In our ever day life we experience fluxuation of our well-being there is one state of mind that can bring both misery and gladness while being in the same circumstance  Hope Hope can give you the will to move on when every fiber of your being is telling you to cease Hope can bring unmerciful agony to the soul Hope can give you a reason to keep living instead of taking your life Hope can take you to the depths of madness Hope can give you the inner strength to take another step Hope can fill your head with false dreams Hope allows you to see the shimmer of light through the stormy clouds Hope can give you a distorted view of reality then when the reality of the situation comes to fruition it destroys your glimmer of hope that agony can kill you or cause you to have no mercy having hate running through your veins or having your soul escape in either case You cease to exist Hope can give you the will to carry on and find that inner strength that will push you past all...

As we pass one another in the street why do we look at each other like a stranger when the book says we are brothers and sisters just because we did not grow up in the same home with someone telling us that is your brother and sister show them love forgive them when they hurt you but the book says we are all brother and sisters to each other so are you being a real or just another snake so turn your life around let the one from above take over your heart you will never be the same again and you will finally have peace in your heart and be able to deal with the pain in this life because we all have pain in our hearts from the past so let the one from above change your heart and you will never be the same again instead of being a snake you will be a person of faith so let him heal your heart and give you a new start to forgive one another and to love one another CR 1-16-16 owner J

Around & around we go trying to fill a void in our hearts, so around & around we go, trying to fill a void in our hearts, The Son of Man's compassion, passion and grace step in, to fill the void holding us tenderly, by his love and grace Jesus will never let us go So around and around our love grows hard to walk away from such love Jesus is the only way to live a life of bliss So around and around our love grows Jesus gave his life for you and me Wiping away every tear showing you grace from above now that is true love So around and around our love grows to the one who laid down his life so we can live a life of bliss hard to walk away from such love so around and around our love grows to him who laid down his life for you and me CR2016-01-04 iz

Turn away Do not look at me For you shall be ashamed of What you see So turn away, do not look at me For you shall be ashamed of What you see I have not broken free   from my own chains still bound by my own habit do not look at me for you shall be ashamed of what you see I am unable to break free From my chains Still bound by my own habit As you shake your head, as You walk past by me Silent looks of disappointment is all I ever hear So do not look at me You will be ashamed of me I am still bound by my own habit Unable to break free Silent looks of disappointment is all I ever hear I lost the fight and now I walk day and night unable to find rest For my tried soul So do not look at me For you shall be ashamed of me Chat Conversation End

I know you will miss me It will cause you some misery But believe me when I say Do not look back, I know U will be missing me if you take a look around the Corner take a step back when you do not see me hold on to my memory i know you will be missing me cause you some misery Know that I am still in your corner this is no mystery I know That u will be Missing me Cause you some misery Do not look around the corner where I use To be Believe me this is the way it has to be I know you will be missing me This will cause you some misery Hold on to my memory I know u will be missing me

After I ask you to forgive me for the bad things in my heart you have taken away my depression and give me a new chance for a new life that can not ever compare to what this world has for me so as I open my heart to you during my nightly prayer you come to rescue me and give me hope to continue on this road that you laid before me I am no longer alone and hope that you know I am sincere when I ask you to come into my heart their is no other way for me to walk down this journey unless i turn away from everything that is dark so i will let your love and light guide me on my way to be with you again and live forever in your peace and grace I love you for dying for me and changing my heart

I fall into my same routine even  Though it is killing me.  I just cannot stop for the life of me  in the end it will cost me more then what I get out of it  wish I had never gone down this road guess that is just  life the things we do not want to do: we become a pro at them.

When you close that door, be mindful of your decorum because the world you create is someone else reality. Their eyes need to see: civility, charity, decency, tolerance, and honor.

The very first breath you take of your life   you are not self aware that you are alive as you grow you start to understand how frail you really are and that one day you will   take your last breath so, we fear Death   No one has ever defeated Death    Only the son of god    has and is sitting      At the right hand of our father   proclaiming we are his beloved so that we can spend the rest of time with our beloved father who has perpared a place for us so now enter in to the joy of our lord

Their are moments In Life Where their is No need for Words Only a simple innocent Embrace Is, all it takes to Give hope to your loved one That you will give them Warmth (When, the world had turned their back on them) Tenderness and loving (After they been hurt too many times to count) Caring for their well being (To replace all those lonely nights when it seemed like The world had forgotten them) No words need to be spoken you, are here to give them Unconditional Love You will always be there for them When they need you the most to wipe every Tear from their eye and replace The painful memories With joy and happiness Just a simple Innocent embrace Speaks, louder Then any words only the sound of Love Can be heard From your embrace these moments in life are here for you to Hold unto when life becomes much to dark Jesus is here To embrace you and Never let you go to bring you warmth from this cold world we live in to give you the strength T...

I really, do not know where To beginI feel so lost and unable To understand All of life’s hurts and pains the circle of life and death As we mourn the lost Of a good friend, husband, brother, and father Around the other side or just four hours away A happy couple is celebrating the Birth of a baby boy or girl To the family: I truly wish I could have done more So I hope you can forgive me I did not know that he was Going down the road of despair Throughout my life I have been to many of these Solemn occasions lost a good friend or a family member Which makes me feel even more alone in this Upside world that we live in I know how it feels the pain and feeling Like you are no good to anyone because the lost of our physical ability is not what it use to be I wonder at times where did that other me Has gone to and I hope that someday he comes back home he has been gone for way to long So come back home my friend You will continue to live on forever Not just ...

As we sit across from each other the room is filled with Lies that we Keep telling each other Y do we keep playing this Game when we Both know that I have already Lost U Is it because Neither of us is brave Enough to take That last step and our lives Will never be the Same again I remember that very day when I look into your eye's and all I could see was a stranger Looking back at me When U Speak I go deaf & your love turn to hate I just do not know where to turn then you spoke to the both of us so we Look up and let you restore our love for one another Your cold heart starts to melt my ear opens up now we are on a new path laid before us in the book we are so thankful that the both of us got a second chance due to the one from above who help us remember the taste of our love so thank you Lord for your saving grace

So in the world of today: -A report was released saying the NYC doesn’t do much to discipline its bad police officers. -Arnie Duncan is stepping down as secretary of education. John B King will replace him. -the ship El Faro and its 33 crew members is missing near hurricane Joaquin. -a shooter targeted Christians at Umpqua community college. 9 were killed and 9 were injured. -The Vatican made a point of saying that the pope’s meeting with Kim Davis was not a sign of support. -6 states declared a state of emergency in preparation for hurricane Joaquin. -Canada plans to make a phone line so people can call in on Muslims using ‘barbaric cultural practices’. -South Africa is losing a minimum of one person a day to Isis recruitment. -The US told Russia to fight Isis instead of Syrian rebels. - Someone set A California Planned Parenthood clinic on fire. -Obamacare costs went up 50% in Minnesota. - North Korea called for a peace treaty with the US.

So in the world of today: -A package containing an Isis threat, involving a child’s alleged kidnapping was found in New York. -New Zealand laid claim to a giant portion of the ocean for environmental reasons. -Russia was found to have tried 5 times to hack Clinton’s emails. -Afghanistan got Kunduz back. -Argentina’s president announced that the US suggested that they send nuclear materials to Iran in 2010. The White House confirmed. -A Chinese woman found a spider had spun a web in her ear and was living there. -9/11 responders are losing their benefits. -The secret service admitted to violating rep. Jason Chavez’s privacy. -A Chicago suburb is not letting a Muslim community build a worship center. The federal government is suing.

So in the world of today: • Warren Jeff’s kids told the press that he sexually molested them. • Cecile Richards (president for Planned Parenthood) had to go before congress. She admitted that none of the centers do mammograms. • A study found that the US and Europe have been largely unsuccessful in stopping people from joining Isis. • Cuba wants Guantanamo back. • The DA in Nassau New York told employees they were not permitted to own guns, even at home.

S o in the world of today: -Boehner resigned from congress. -The Pope called for protection of the environment, housing and labor groups, and criticized uneven wealth distribution. He also came out in favor of the Iran Deal. -Syrian rebels was caught giving US arms to Al Qaeda. -The Obama administration found a chain of work emails Clinton failed to turn over. -A Saudi Prince was arrested in California for sexual assault.