Merry Christmas!

I can't believe it's Christmas Eve Eve.

I always love the Christmas season. I'm thankful for this time when we really focus on Christ. No one really minds talking about His birth at this time of year. It's great.

Have a wonderful Christmas!!

#ASaviorIsBorn

This season is all about Christ.
I just love the feeling of Christmas, the love and joy and warmth and giving.

This is a video that I love. I love seeing all those youth bear their testimony; you can just see it in their eyes, the joy and truth they feel about Christ.

I'm so grateful to our Father in Heaven who loved us so much that He was willing to give up his Only Begotten Son.
I'm so grateful to Jesus Christ who was willing to pay the price. He died that we might live.

What's the Best Part about Christmas and Why

I can't believe it's already December!! It's crazy.

So, what do I think is the best part about Christmas? I have to say the spirit of Christmas. It's just that loving, giving, warm feeling that's everywhere. I wish we had it all year round.

That's mine. but what's yours? Is it the food? Presents? Giving or receiving? Smells? Sights? Just think about it for a minute. And then, why is that the best part? What makes it great?

Happy December!

There's More Than Just Germs Out There

"5 second rule!"
It's kind of a common phrase you hear when someone drops something on the floor, quickly bends down, picks it up and eats it.
But the thing is, the five second rule doesn't really work. One of my friends put it this way: "The germs aren't just going '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, go!'"
Germs aren't the only thing that doesn't follow the five second rule. Temptations don't either.
We wish germs  would wait five seconds before springing up on our food; we wish temptations would wait until we were ready to face them. Well, sorry, but neither does that. Germs are always out there just like temptations.
They aren't waiting for us to be prepared so we've got to be ready for them. How? (Try not to drop food on the ground.) Scripture study (not just reading, studying and pondering), sincere prayer, regular church attendance.
It's never too late to start preparing. But the sooner you start, the easier it's going to be.

A Short Movie Review: Tomorrowland

Ever since I saw the trailer I've been wanting to see Tomorrowland. I mean, it looked really good.
I don't want to spoil it but that kind of hard to do when you're writing a review. So I'm going to try my best not to spoil it in case you haven't seen it yet but no promises.

I really liked how the movie was all about the power of one person and making a difference.
I also liked how the trio was composed of an older man, a teenage girl and a younger girl who is not what she seems. That was just a nice change from the usual trio, two guys and one girl or two girls and one guy who are all about the same age.
Tomorrowland is one of those movies that makes you think even after you watch it. Scenes and ideas from it just run through your head afterwards, at least it did for me.

There was some language but besides that it was a very inspiring, uplifting movie. And it's just reassuring to know that even in a world that is plagued with so much violence and confusion, we can still be inspired and make it a better place, if we just step out of a comfort zones, even if it's just a little bit.

Go tell the world

     If you could tell one thing to the entire world, what would you say? Would you give encouragement, advice, tell everyone to toughen up?
     Think about it for a moment. Everyone wants to change the world but the big question is how? How are you going to do that? Well, if what you could tell the world would change it, what would you say?
     It's hard to think of only one thing. I mean, look around and there are so many we wish we could tell everyone. You know?
     But if you could make it one thing, what would you say?
     I'll give you a moment to think it over.
     I was asked a similar question at a job interview, the question was "what do you think is the number one problem that teens are facing?" or something along those lines. So, I thought for a few seconds because the first things I thought of were drugs, cigarettes, things like that. Then I realized that we know that those things are bad but we do them anyway. Why?
     Anyhow, my answer was "I think the biggest problem today for teens are conflicting ideas that go against what we know to be true." I don't know how to put that in simpler words but I do know how to explain it. Drugs, smoking, it's not healthy. Both of those things can tear families apart, in fact on cigarette boxes it say that it can cause cancer. And we're always being told about drinking and driving and stuff.
     So, why do we do it then? Why do we smoke when it clearly says that cigarettes can and will harm our bodies? Why do we drink when we know that drinking can rip apart our families and our lives? Why?
     I think it's because there's so many rumors that are constantly going around that tell us that the things we know to be wrong are good and fun and won't harm you at all. We know it's wrong but when everyone else is giving into those rumors we can be pulled in because we want to fit in and it's the "cool" and "in" thing.
     But let me tell you, those addictions, they are not, in any way, worth it. Don't think that you won't be pulled in; that's what a lot of people thought. Popularity, peer pressure; don't let those things push you into things you know are not right. It's not worth it. I promise. The addiction is not worth it. Once you give in, you become a slave.
     So, I know that there are people who've tried it once and don't do it again but that percent of people against the percent of people who keep doing it...well, I don't have actual numbers but I think I'm safe in saying that the scale is heavier on the side of those who keep doing it.
     I know that addictions are powerful, they drag you in and trap you there. Escaping is hard.
     Be careful of the choices you make.

Open Your Eyes

"We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is it this the part of wise men, engage in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not and, having ears, hear not?" This is part of Patrick Henry's famous "give me liberty or give me death" speech at the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1775. Henry is one of the best examples of a patriot. He may have grown up like a regular boy in the 1700s but he ended up as one of the most important men in the American Revolution. But how did he go from normal boy running around in the hills and woods of Virginia, to one of the greatest men in history?

Henry grew up in Virginia and he and his siblings took advantage of the land all around them. We might say, "I'm going over to Susan's house," in the same tone as Henry might have said, "I'm going up the mountain." Fishing, hunting, swimming and exploring made up a large part of Henry's childhood. He played a couple different instruments including the violin and harpsichord. His father and uncle were Henry's main teachers though Henry did attend a local school in his early age.

Henry and his brother, William, tried to open a store together but the business failed due to the brothers generosity. Henry tried again at the mercantile trade but it didn't last long. After marrying, Henry took a shot at tobacco farming but after a famine that idea fell through. At this point he turned to law; he taught himself the guidelines, rules and points of law, and went forth to become a lawyer. He amazed the bar examiners and soon joined a law firm. It wasn't that much longer until Henry was widely recognized as a powerful speaker and lawyer. With his strong voice and passions, it's no surprise that Henry was one of the principle leaders in the revolution.

Patrick Henry was all about taking action. He taught it and he lived it. So, how can we do that too? The Declaration of Independence, written one year after Henry's liberty speech, says "that Mankind are more disposed to suffer…than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed." It's easier to stay silent when someone asks for a volunteer for prayer; it's way easier to let someone else open the door for that elderly couple. Patrick Henry was surrounded by people who were too hesitant to act. Henry's friends said things but, as the saying goes, "it's easier said than done." Open your eyes! Do you really notice everything around you? The answer is that you probably don't. Our brains don't recognize all the crazy, wonderful and troubling things that happen all the time. We only focus on what's most important; which might end up being what we think is most important, not what actually is important. The problem is that we live in a world like Henry's. There's just not enough people who stand up and stand out. Our nation is binding itself in troubles and snares. The chains are thick; the keys to the locks are missing. Do we notice the hole America is in? Drugs, shootings, live-in boy and girlfriends. That's only some of the problems. We've got to stand up to these things. And to do that we've got to open our eyes and pay attention. Many of Patrick Henry's friends noticed that he did a lot of observation. By listening and watching, Henry learned a lot about human nature. That's why he was such a great orator, he knew how to captivate and draw people's attention. He saw what was happening and he took action.

Henry lived in a world that is so different but yet so alike to our own. Henry didn't have to worry about bullies in the same way that we do now but he stood up for the right and we can too. But to do so, our eyes must be open, our ears listening intently. Henry lived over three hundred years ago but his example still shines brightly in a dimming world. Put down the phone, get away from the computer, turn off the TV; the world needs to see your light. As Henry asked, "Why stand we here idle?"

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This is an essay I wrote for an online class I'm taking this semester.

Looking on the bright side

     I recently attended a local youth soccer game and I was helping one of the teams out. So I'm standing on the sideline, it's the second half, and I couldn't help but notice that the other team's coaches were really negative. Now, I know that saying things behind people's backs is not okay but it really reminded me about how important it is to be encouraging and focus on the positive, uplifting things.
     I think that sometimes we forget to congratulate those we know. But, you know what's interesting? We seem to be very quick to judge and point out others faults and weaknesses.
     Can we at least strive to recognize the accomplishments of our family members, friends and co-workers? I think so.
     I play soccer (or football) and I've found that you've got to look on the bright side. Because, let's face it, "you're going to win some, you're going to lose some," as one of my coaches once said. So look on the good side. It's kind of like that saying that says something like, "if you think you're going to lose, you're right."
     Besides, when you look on the bright side, you feel better about it later. That's because you recall the good things that happened, not just the bad things. And the good things are things  you can be a little proud of.

"You never see a fault in anybody. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in your life." ~Elizabeth Bennet about her sister, Jane. Pride and Prejudice.

      I wish this could be said of me. I'm still working on it and that's okay because everyone is. Judging and seeing the faults in others, that's natural. But if we can remember to see the positive things that happened, we're happier. (And, you know, soccer is just a game. And as players, we just want to play. Sure we want to win and it feels great when we do but we're not going to die or anything if we don't.)

We don't choose the consequences, either good or bad, that come from the choices we make but we do get to choose our reactions.

What would you do with 275 feet?

This video illustrates the importance of doing well in school now. We have to stand our ground and fight back.

Ever since I learned about Joshua Chamberlain, I've admired him. His bravery and faith was incredible.

We all have a Joshua Chamberlain inside us who is determined and ready to charge, we just have to let him take over. 

We cannot take this lightly! This is the real deal; we need to decide that we're going to charge and then do it. We cannot afford to think about it too long. In the big picture, your years in high school are short. And essential. This is the time when you are transitioning from a child to an adult. Your habits in high school will heavily affect your life. If you take high school lightly and push it aside, letting your grades slip and spending time with people that don't lift you up, how much harder will it be to change? If you work hard and keep your grades up, college life and life in general will go much smoother.

275 feet. That's less than half a mile. It seems small and insufficient but trust me, those 275 feet are essential.

If Joshua Chamberlain hadn't charged, he may have lost the battle. If he lost the battle, the Union line would have fallen.

If we let our guard down and we let the enemy in, our future is in jeopardy. No one knows exactly what their future is going to be but one mistake can cause a whole bunch of problems.

John and his friend left the party. John's other friend did not. John and his friend stayed in Japan and became successful. John's other friend was sent home.

One choice, one small, seemingly unimportant choice, changed their lives.

I cannot lose my ground. You cannot lose your ground. If we do, we will not get that land back, at least not without a whole hoard of trials.

What are you defending against? What is your enemy? Are you letting them win? 

Don't give up, don't give in.

There is a war raging all around us. We have to stand up and fight. We need to arise. We need to do this now. 

Now is not the time for sitting back and letting others fight. This is our time.

What are you going to do with your 275 feet?

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Note: These two videos can be found on YouTube. The first one is called How 275 feet can change your life for ever, just like it changed America. It was made by Tatiana Fallon (who happens to be a great teacher and mentor.)

The second one is called Leave the Party and was made by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

9/11

Today we commemorate the 2,977 people who died when terrorists crashed 4 planes (although one wasn't really crashed by a terrorist).

When you hear about the events that happened today 14 years years ago, you just feel depressed. But you also feel proud of the brave souls who went in the Twin Towers to rescue others, the passengers of the fourth plane who overpowered the hijackers.
People gave their lives on September 11th, 2001. Police officers and firefighters and EMTs did all they could to save people. None of the passengers on the fourth plane survived.
These people are heroes.

"Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say"

Do we pay attention to what we say? I don't. I mean, I can be pretty sarcastic. But there are some people that would be offended even if you say you're only being sarcastic.

So, taking the whole saying about meaning what you say and meaning what you say, do we pay attention to what we sing?
I personally don't always pay attention to song lyrics but I try to because I think that what goes in our minds definitely plays a part in shaping our characters.

Genius

"He's a genius." "What a genius." "...one of the greatest geniuses on earth."

So, what is genius? The 1828 Webster Dictionary gives a few definitions. I really like the last four:

3. Strength of mind; uncommon powers of intellect, particularly the power of invention. In this sense we say, Homer was a man of genius Hence,
4. A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties. Shakespeare was a rare-genius.
5. Mental powers or faculties. [See No.2.]
6. Nature; disposition; peculiar character; as the genius of the times.1

I attended a conference in 2011 and they gave us t-shirts. Whoever wrote what was on them is a genius.

I like how it says that genius is within. Genius is within each of us; we all have a genius inside that's just waiting to be released.

"Just remember, I'm a- [trips and falls] -genius!" ~ Sherman from Mr. Peabody and Sherman

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1] 1828 Webster Dictionary. Online. "Genius."

Sportsmanship

I went up to Maryland this week to watch my cousin play professional woman's soccer. I really enjoyed it; the game was exciting but one of the things that really caught my eye was the players on both teams.
There were a few injuries, none too serious, and at least one member of the opposing team would make sure the fallen player was alright. It was really eyeopening, not that I think that sports teams hate each other or anything, it was just really nice to see.
At the end of the game, which ended in a tie, the teams not only met in the middle of the field to congratulate one another on a game well played, they hugged each other. It was really cool.

Just because we might not all be on the same team, it doesn't mean we can't be friendly with everyone.

Now

NOW, adverb
1. At the present time.

- 1828 Webster Dictionary

I've heard this word many, many times in the past few years. "Now is the time." "You are needed now." "The time to act is now." "Serve now." "Learn now." Etc.
Now, right now, is the time to act, to do. Don't wait for others to do it for you, you do it. Now.

Y.O.L.O. This usually stands for You Only Live Once, which translates into "party now because you only one life so you should live it up now." But in this CD I listened to a few months ago, the guy speaking pointed out that this can go the other way: "you only live once so you should do all you can to make it good." And I agree, I believe that we should all we can to serve others and grow closer to our Heavenly Father. Besides, if all you do is party and try drugs and stuff like that, are you really happy? In the moment maybe but you don't stay that way.

So, now is the time to do whatever it is that you need to do. Build relationships, learn a new skill or hobby, etc. 

Do things that really matter.

How Do You Want To Be Remembered?

Ever wondered about what people will say about you once you're gone, or just on vacation? Do they say you're an excellent friend? Loyal? Funny? Or would they say something different?
Either way, what do you want them to say?

I recently had an interview for a library job and one question I was asked was, "How would your friends describe you?" I thought a moment. "Quiet. They'd probably say smart." But I couldn't really think of anything else. I mean, I don't ask my friends "hey, how would you describe me?" but it made me think about how I'd like people to describe me.
I'd like to say that I'm loyal, funny, smart, kind, thoughtful, a great friend, always willing to serve, helpful. And that brings the thought, "if I want them to say that about me, what do I need to do to achieve that?" Maybe it means that I need to work on being more willing to serve and looking for more ways to serve and then acting on those ideas. Maybe I need to be more attentive to other people's needs and, again, act on my observations.

So, what do you want your friends to say about YOU?

Happy Almost July 4th!

So, July 4th is in just two days. July 4th, America's Independence Day. The day that when we remember how we broke off from Great Britain because we wanted a voice in parliament.

This declaration is one of the most important documents and I invite you to read, or at least skim, over it. Our founding fathers supported this document written primarily by Thomas Jefferson.

(This form of the Declaration was copied pasted from the National Archives and Records Administration website.)

The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. The 56 signatures on the Declaration appear in the positions indicated: Column 1 Georgia:    Button Gwinnett    Lyman Hall    George Walton Column 2 North Carolina:    William Hooper    Joseph Hewes    John Penn South Carolina:    Edward Rutledge    Thomas Heyward, Jr.    Thomas Lynch, Jr.    Arthur Middleton Column 3 Massachusetts: John Hancock Maryland: Samuel Chase William Paca Thomas Stone Charles Carroll of Carrollton Virginia: George Wythe Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Harrison Thomas Nelson, Jr. Francis Lightfoot Lee Carter Braxton Column 4 Pennsylvania:    Robert Morris    Benjamin Rush    Benjamin Franklin    John Morton    George Clymer    James Smith    George Taylor    James Wilson    George Ross Delaware:    Caesar Rodney    George Read    Thomas McKean Column 5 New York:    William Floyd    Philip Livingston    Francis Lewis    Lewis Morris New Jersey:    Richard Stockton    John Witherspoon    Francis Hopkinson    John Hart    Abraham Clark Column 6 New Hampshire:    Josiah Bartlett    William Whipple Massachusetts:    Samuel Adams    John Adams    Robert Treat Paine    Elbridge Gerry Rhode Island:    Stephen Hopkins    William Ellery Connecticut:    Roger Sherman    Samuel Huntington    William Williams    Oliver Wolcott New Hampshire:    Matthew Thornton

Virtue: Then and Now (Especially in Movies)

I just barely got back from Girl's Camp and our theme this year was Go For The Gold! with an emphasis on virtue.

Virtue is a prerequisite to entering the Lord’s holy temples and to receiving the Spirit’s guidance. Virtue “is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards.”  It encompasses chastity and moral purity. Virtue begins in the heart and in the mind. It is nurtured in the home. It is the accumulation of thousands of small decisions and actions. Virtue is a word we don’t hear often in today’s society, but the Latin root word virtus means strength. Virtuous women and men possess a quiet dignity and inner strength. They are confident because they are worthy to receive and be guided by the Holy Ghost. President [Thomas S.] Monson has counseled: “You be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow. There is no friendship more valuable than your own clear conscience, your own moral cleanliness—and what a glorious feeling it is to know that you stand in your appointed place clean and with the confidence that you are worthy to do so” (“Examples of Righteousness,” Apr. 2008 general conference).1

I like how this definition says that virtue starts in the mind and heart.

I know that virtue is an important thing to have especially in this day and age. Virtue is kind of rare these days. When the movie Gone With The Wind was released, it was banned form a number of states due to Rex's last line which included a swear word. But now we hear swear words, cuss words, we hear them all over the place.

I think it's just sad how far America has changed since 1940 (the year Gone With The Wind came out). And it just seems to be getting worse. I mean, how many G rated movies do we see these days?

I looked on IMDb and looked at the Most Popular Feature Films of 2014 and in the first two pages found no G-Rated movies. That doesn't mean there aren't any but.... So I didn't see any G-Rated but do you want to know how many R-Rated movies were on there? No, you don't. I don't believe that we should have any R rated movies. The R stands for restricted. Why is anyone watching anything that is restricted?! I just don't get it.

R-rated movies are not for people under 17 and definitely not for kids. I think that if youth and children can't watch it because of the content and stuff, then we shouldn't have it at all.

Virtue is something we need. Gordon B. Hinckley said that "There is nothing in all this world as magnificent as virtue. It glows without tarnish. It is precious and beautiful. It is above price. It cannot be bought or sold. It is the fruit of self-mastery." "Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God." (D&C 121:45)
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1 lds.org/virtue