We Must Be Doing Something Right.

Joseph Smith said "It seems as though the adversary was aware, at a very early period in my life, that I was destined to prove a disturber and annoyer of his kingdom; else why should the powers of darkness combine against me? Why the opposition and persecution that arose against me, almost in my infancy?"

Well we must be doing a good job carrying on his legacy. Recently HBO decided to show an enactment of a portion of the Temple ceremony in the series Big Love. Many people are upset to, say the least, about the disrespectful way they are treating something that we hold so sacred. Nephi wrote in the Book of Mormon "For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet..."

I look at this situation as a sign that we are on the right track as a church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will never be universally accepted and respected because we are Jesus Christ's church. When Jesus Christ walked the earth he was publicly mocked, ridiculed, spit upon, even tortured and crucified. He was not mainstream. He was not popular. If the world EVER leaves us alone then we will need to start worrying because we have probably fallen off the path as a people.

I have always been know as a bit of a disturber and annoyer, but with a little work maybe someday I'll also be known as a disturber and annoyer of Satan's kingdom. I'll put it on my list.

I'm just trying to be a better person. My name is Tyrel!

My name is Tyrel

Karma : The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny.

I don't know how many of you are familiar with the sitcom My Name is Earl, it happens to be one of my favorites shows. Yes it is a little raunchy and has some crude humor in it, but I think it has a pretty solid message. Earl, who has been for most of his life a bad person, learns the hard way about what karma is. I'll spare you the details of the show, but in essence he learns that the only way his life is going to get any better is if he starts doing good things. He even goes as far as making a list of all of the bad things he has done and tries to make up for them. A pretty noble concept if you ask me.

Ok, I don't believe in karma the way that hindus and buddhists do. I don't think that it completely controls your destiny, but I do believe that what goes around eventually comes around and if nothing else if you want to be treated a certain way you should act a certain way. So humor me for a bit and don't judge me too harshly because I promise I am more aware of my own short comings than you are and I am harder on myself than you will ever be toward me.

observation #1 Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother

This is a commandment I've never questioned. I have been blessed because of it. I am proud of my name. I love my parents unconditionally. I will not speak evil of them. I feel the same way toward my grandparents and I feel strongly about my heritage. Because thats important to me, I am married to someone who feels the same way about her parents. She loves and honors my parents as I do hers and it has been a blessing in our lives.

I've also seen the opposite recently. I've seen good people who can only focus on the negative things about their parents and also their inlaws. It made me sad when I saw their kids act so disrespectfully toward them. It disheartens me to see people I admire so much be so stupid.

speaking of stupid...

Observation #2 Stupid Car!!!

I've been struggling with a situation at work. It has stressed me out and, quite frankly, made me pretty angry and bitter. About the same time I was struggling I was asked by my branch president to speak in church on "relying on Lord." This frustrated me even more because I had been praying my fat little heart out for answers on this situation. How am I supposed to speak on something I don't know how to do? Well, while I was preparing my talk this scenario popped into my mind. If I was driving down the road and saw someone broke down, screaming at their car, kicking their tires, red in the face mad; I probably wouldn't stop to help them. In contrast, if I saw someone broke down on the side of the road with the hood up, or pushing their car out of the way, or maybe just in tears crying and trying; that would probably be the person I would want to help. I think Gods feels the same about us. Maybe thats not so much karma, but it sounded good.

I think I'm going to make my own little karma list. If I want good things to happen I have to do good things and work on my own shortcomings.

I'm out of time, I'll continue this later.

I'm just trying to be a better person...My name is Tyrel

Brock and I won Superior Manager awards. Not Quite as good as last year where we were actually in the Top Ten. I'll take a free trip to San Francisco though and a nice little trophy. :)>

Well It's been a long time since I've been on here...oops The trip to San Francisco was good. We went fo Harman's Top Ten (KFC) Brock and I didn't quite do as well this year as we did last year, but we feel pretty good about the turn around the store has made in the last 3 years. We were only in S.F. for three days so we just hung out at the pier most of the time, but we had alot of fun. My favorite part of the trip was going to the Giants game at ATT Park. We have picture of alcatraz in the background, we went there last year. Thats all I have time for today, I love you all!

San Fran

Hey everybody, we will be heading for San Francisco for the next 3 days.(Grandpa calls it the land of fruits and nuts) We will be home on Thursday and I'll post some pictures and stuff. We promise we won't have too much fun...hmm

First Things First

I was thinking...I know kinda unusual for me..... What is the first thing I should 'blog' about? So I thought and thought and as the smoke began to fill the room I realized what most people I'm sure would have realized immediately; I'm gonna tell everybody what they already know. I'm a very lucky man!!! How did a big dumb ape like me end up with the most beautiful and perfect woman alive? It's beyond reason, beyond science, beyond any explanation. It is just dumb luck! (And a common love for a good game of thumb war!) Danielle is my perfect match, my friend, my lover, and my everything. Just Dumb Luck!!!

Tyrel

Ok everybody, be patient with me as I get this Blog started. I'll try and keep up with all of my computer savvy freinds and family. I love you all, Tyrel