Remote Team Project Meeting

I found the remote meeting to be very interesting. First of all, we are so blessed to have Google Docs and other document sharing. Our group used Google Drive to share information and documents with one another. It was especially useful while were putting our report together, because it allowed us all to work on the same document between meetings and perform each of our respective responsibilities.

Our experience with Google Hangouts was an interesting one. I personally ran into trouble with sound. I could hear everyone, but no one could here me. As I began to start messaging, something happened, and I could be heard. However, Kirk had a similar problem, but was never able to resolve it. Luckily, Hangouts allows for a message feature where we can type in messages to communicate.

Technology is amazing and has developed so much in the last few years. I feel this exercise was very useful, for the use of technology to perform remote meetings is growing. There will be a time that we will be working in group projects and may need to plan over the internet. This practice has made me one step more comfortable and being able to work in such a situation.

Of Course...Running

As many may know. I love running. So what better to show my enthusiasm for running than to post a blog to Runner's World Magazine. Below, is a blog post talking about BYU's very own Jared Ward. He currently is a professor in the statistics department and just recently qualified to run in the Olympics as a marathon contestant for the U.S. It is so awesome to have someone in our own neighborhood going to Rio de Janeiro to represent the U.S.

Jared Ward

Also, below is a survey to find out what our classes preferences, goals and ambitions are in relation to running.

Do you like running?

Lonesome

I had the experience to participate one of the best stake conferences I had ever seen. It was new and exciting. The stake president decided to focus on the music for the conference program. We had the amazing opportunity to sing primary songs as a congregation and watch as my ward choir sang "I am a Child of God" in ten different languages. It was definitely one for the books, especially since one of the speakers was a catholic who currently lives in my ward. However, what I want to focus on is a talk that was given, that really touched my heart. I guess it is because I really related to it. He talked about being lonely. The speaker explained his own personal experience, and how school was going great, he had a girlfriend, a nice job, and life was going great, yet he still felt lonely.

I found it so interesting that someone of his caliber could still feel loneliness. I then realized that anyone can feel loneliness and that it is okay. The problem is when you do not address it. The speaker shared his experience about how he handled. Basically, he asked the Lord's help and sought peace through the gospel. It brought a new light into his life.

I often feel loneliness, and I think we all do, even when life seems "perfect." However, the Lord is ready to help and to heal us. He can bring us peace if we seek it and we can be blessed with it. I am going to work more diligently to seek the Lord to fight loneliness, and to remember that I am never truly alone, but have the support and love of my Father on high.

Councils, Even Family Councils

All over the globe on the first weekend of April, there are families watching the General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day. This is a time where many members of the church gather to listen to the global leaders of the church as they begin to speak and teach on several topics. For this week, I would really like to focus on the talk given by the Apostle Elder M. Russell Ballard. He gave an amazing talk on councils and how they can be utilized in the family. I found it to be very eye-opening. I realized that a successful family needs to council together and that parents need to council together in order to plan and guide the family to success. I come a from a family that would do this often, but because it was so normal, I never realized how essential it is to having a successful family.

I may have a while before starting my own family, but I should apply this teaching exactly how Elder Ballard said. He told young single adults to meet often with roommates to plan the week, and create rules for the apartment. By meeting together often, we can verify that everyone is on the same page and address the needs or concerns of each person. This will help to create unity and respect in the apartment.

I plan to put this in action by talking with my roommates often, and working to create a better relationship with each roommate. I am lucky and have amazing roommates, but we can always achieve to be better, and I will do exactly that.