Student Success Statement: THomas S. Monson

Student Success Statement

“Obedience is the great test of life.”

             Thomas S. Monson

Reflection:

          I totally agree that obedience is a test of life. We really aren’t going to get anywhere in life with disobedience, it just leads to some of the worst things ever. I think the end of this test just shows the result of how responsible you were in life and how much you loves God. To me, I obey God because he is worth obeying. I hear a lot of people complaining about how theres so much crime and bad things going on in the world, and honestly it’s because of the lack of obedience people have to the law, and to God. If people were to obey the law, then there would be no dead people, no murders, if people were to obey God, there wouldn’t be evil, there would be peace just like everyone wants. This life is something that is temporary. Maybe I don’t agree with everything people tell me to do, but I’ll do anything that I know is right. Being obedient should not be put as a whole “What if someone orders me to do drugs?” Okay well, then don’t obey that. We want the best for our life and for our world then be obedient to the things you know are right. Be obedient to God and be obedient in life because it brings a lot of blessings. When you disobey, like for example murder, witch is against the law and against the commandments of God, whats going to happen? You go to jail. That’s not something good. Trust me there are so many good things that happen with obedience. The right obedience. Obey God.

Student Success Statement

“Obedience sums up our entire duty.”

          Hosea Ballou

Reflection:

        Our entire life we have to obey someone, or something. We have Parents, laws, police, judges, doctors, we have a lot of people in this world we have to obey. Its our duty. Right now my life is based on obeying God, my parents, and everyone who has authority over me, even laws. It sums up our duty because our duty down here on earth is to fufill Gods will, to make sure his plans are done. We have to obey him our entire lives, so it sums up our duty. When we become rebellious we aren’t doing nothing, no work, no duty. We will not be summed up at the end. Not being obedient actually affects us as humans a lot, if there were no obedience I could tell you there would be so many people dead by now, so many. Obedience is something we all want people to have. You want your future kids to be obedient to you, you want your boss to, and sometimes we want our parents to do what we tell them to do. And when they don’t we get really angry. Now why would someone be obedient to you when you don’t even want to do the same. Obedience is a way of life, not a bad one. It’s not blackmail and its not unfair. Obey God, and obey everyone around you, blessings come J. 

Student Success Statement: Boyd K. Parker

Student Success Statement

“The more obedient we are, the more freedom we have.”
                           Boyd K. Packer

Reflection: It’s true. The more we learn to be obedient the more freedom we really do have, If we obey the law, we are free from any worry or anything bad from happening like going to jail, or getting fines. If we obey our parents we a free from the feeling of guily, anger, from being grounded. If we obey God, we are free from everything because he will take it all way. Freedom is something beautiful, but yes you do have to be obedient. J God loves us and he wants the best of us and just like we obey our parents, we should obey him to because he is our Father. J  

Obedience

Obedience

Obedience means to cooperating with an order, request law, or someone’s admission to another’s authority. Some other words that also mean the same thing as obedience to me would be:

·       Listen

·       Do

·       Follow

Some examples of obedience would be like, when your parents tell you to stop doing something, you stop doing it. That is obedience, because you are doing exactly what your parents are telling you to do. Parents only want the best for you. Listening to anyone who has authority over you, Mom, Dad, Teachers, Family members, Cops, GOD. Listen to them, because that shows obedience, you are listening to whatever they are telling you to do, And no I am not a saying if they tell you to do something bad go and do it, but if they are asking for a favor, asking you to do something you know is not bad then do it. God loves obedience, obeying him is the best thing you could ever do. Following God, following what he says, and just him in general. That shows a lot of obedience. Why? Because we are down here on earth and sometimes as our human nature we do not want to do what other people tell us to, because we are human. But following God, listening to him, and DOING what he wants us to do that shows how obedient you are.

The Top 5 Heart Health Tips

The top 5 heart health tips

1. Try and keep a healthy diet
2. Avoid smoking
3. Keep an active lifestyle
4. Mainainting a healthy body weight
5. Reduce your stress

Some things i am palnning on doing to better my health is to stop eating so much junk food. I love love love chips and i just love junk food, but latley thats all  im eating, small portions of dinner and the rest is just junk. Especailly since i love love love love love pizza i eat a lot of that. So what i'm goign to do is to try and stop eating so much junk food becasue i do not want to get sick. Another thing would have to be working out mroe. I'm not reallty active, unless i'm at church and i dance around to the worship songs htne yea, also swimming in P.E. but thats about it. I usually just watch T.V, eat, and use my moms phone. I mean besides reading my bible and all, i go to church and stuff but i don't do any excersise and working out with my mom would be a good way for us to bond. During the summer i will do it. I plan laslty, on loosing weight. I really have a hard time workign out so its going to take a while to get used to. I really just want to loose wieght to be skinny but also because iw ant to be healthy. I need to be healthy because down here on earth sickness is real and well i have to fufill God's plan before i die. I do not want to end up sick and dieing early. I want to fufill his plan for me and just his will so i have to be healthy. I will try my hardest to be healthy, nothings gonna hold me back.

Student Success Statement: Hippocrates

“A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.”

                                                Hippocrates

Reflection: One of the things we have that’s a really great gift is health. We have a great lifestyle when we are healthy. Spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. Every single are of our lives needs to be healthy, NOT PERFECT, but healthy. I mean imagine not being healthy emotionally. I have met some people who are emotionally unhealthy and I think it’s just the saddest thing to see them, always complaining about life and everything and being so bitter. That’s not healthy. Mentally we have to be healthy to because we can’t be so negative all the time, we need to reduce our stress and worries. Being spiritually healthy Is really important to, to me it is. I keep myself healthy like that by reading my bible because I need to feed my spirit everyday and grow fruit. It’s like watering a garden, but God is my gardener. And physically we need to be healthy, because that’s how we make it to live every single day. Health is a good feeling, after we finish having the flu we all feel a whole lot better and we actually feel good. Well that feeling is a healthy feeling, a sign you’re healthy again. And that feeling is beautiful. Now you see why it is important? Because it feels good, it makes us good, and health is a blessing. We wake up everyday, that is a blessing, God does not need us but he loves us so much he wants us. He wants us, his children to be healthy, and when we are not he is there to be our healer. Our God is a miracle maker. Be healthy. 

Student Success Statement: Chae Richardson

                      Student Success Statement

“Courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway.”

                                    Chae Richardson

Reflection: I believe and I know so well that fear can take over people because its roaming around us waiting for it to actually be used. I’m scared of things, everyone is scared of things. I’ve seen a lot of people who have let fear control them, they were scared to death. That feeling lead them to do something wrong. If you’re scared to death of not fitting in, some people are willing to smoke weed or go to parties and do other things people say are cool just because they are so scared to death of not fitting in. That’s just one example. There are so many bad things people do because they are scared to death. What I’m scared of mostly is God. It’s a good kind of fear, fearing God is what makes me have courage. Maybe some people who don’t believe, you don’t want to fear God but fear everything bad that can happen to you. Be scared to death of the consquences. Being scared of negative things makes us want to get closer to the positive things. For me, I fear God, he’s not negative but I fear him because my entire life in his hands and I’m scared of loosing him and I don’t want to disobey him. I’m scared of the negative things in this world because I know that things won’t come out well with my life here on earth and how I might end up when my judgement from God comes. But really, think about the negative things, fear doing those because it gives you courage to do the right things. If you’re scared of doing the right thing, do it, that’s what makes you stronger. 

Student Success Statement: Alexander Pope

                          Student Success Statement

           “Act well In your part; there all honor lies.”
                              Alexander Pope

Reflection: There is a lot of honor in everything we do. The good things not the bad things. You can’t find honor in stealing, you cannot find honor in doing drugs. Why? Because when you do drugs you are not honoring God, yourself, and those who have authority over you. You just can’t. The definitions for Honor are; high respect; esteem, a privilege, and regard with respect. You are now aware of what it means. You know you should have a lot of honor, you are a child of the most high, a child of God. It is a privalage because we are sinners, we do not honor him all the time but he still loves us despite anything and everything. Also, with respect, we should respect ourselves, our parents, our friends, our enemies, everyone. Especially God. There is where honor lies, because everything that’s good is honorable. 

Student Success Statement: Sophocles

Student Success Statement

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”

                             Sophocles

Honestly, no matter be honorable. In everything and all the time, doesn’t matter if somebody sees it or not. No one has to recognize how much honor you have, only God, yourself, your family. And even if they don’t see it who cares? At least you’re going the right way. For example, a test, you know very well that if you pass that test you will be honored and given a scholarship  but if you don’t you will get no recognition. So you cheat and you get honored, get treated like a winner, but you know very well yourself that you aren’t a winner, you cheated. But let’s say you don’t cheat, so you fail the test, you have another chance. There are other things that are greater coming your way. And even if you were not treated like a prince or princess because you passed and aren’t told, “Good job” God is proud of you, because even though you failed, you didn’t fail to have honor. Being honorable is being real, doing the right thing. I honor my God by loving him all the time, I honor my parents by obeying them. Now honor yourself, this country, your school, friends, family, teachers, no matter what because when you honor them you are showing your good self and are honoring yourself. In a good way though not a conceited way. What I’m saying is that you should be honorable, one day you are going to be a mother or a father, and you would want your kids to honor you. So honor everyone, honor yourself. And have honor. Choose the right always. 

Student Success Statement: A proverb

Student Success Statement

“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”

            A proverb

Reflection:

        I actually agree a lot with this proverb. If I look back at the people I used to hang out with I used to be just like them. Saying I hated everyone and how people were annoying. I didn’t do things but I said things that I deeply regret. At times I would feel depressed and bitter. Thankfully that’s not me anymore. I started going to the youth group at my church and those people, all of them, they are my dear friends. Once I started going there and I hung out with them a lot of good things happened, my additude changed, I was more inspired to start a relationship with God. The fact that they are led by the same God, and that we believe the same thing and just have a passion for him is what brings us together. Let me tell you one thing, I love all of them to death. They are there to help me. They are the kindest people I have met. I have also started making cool new friends at school , I hang out with a great group of friends that I love just as much as my youth group. I don’t let anyone influence me, no one, I am spirit led and I know who I am in Christ and I know that I shouldn’t do what is wrong. Watch out with the people you hang out with, when you are around so much negativity it can affect you just like if you go to a haunted house, if you go the negativity that’s inside the house will begin to effect you and then fear comes. So when negativity comes around the people you are with, that’s what affects you. I love everyone, I have learned to love everyone, I do not judge and I do not just hang out with innocent people. I know people who always do bad things but just as long as they don’t tell me to do it it’s okay. Ill be friends with anyone, and so can you, just be careful. Find out who you are first because its eaiser to find out who you are, then you start to figure out who you want to hang out with. Choose the right. Always.