Hurricane Sandy and the LDS Church

Very neat. When you are far away, and want to help, it's nice to know that there are people out there who are willing to help and serve in ways you can't. And you can volunteer and help out from a distance in ways that they may not be able to. I am grateful for the life, the example, and the spirit of Jesus Christ which leads people to be and do good.


Mormon Helping Hands :: Hurricane Sandy :: Rockaways, NY from Joshua Brown on Vimeo.


God bless all the people affected by Hurricane Sandy and all the helping hands across the nation.

College Graduation 2009

I finally made a photobook of the event!

And wanted to share it:

http://app.picaboo.com/WebView/Project.aspx?clientID=8b0c8f292736a29f420770e740067383&version=81006

Commencement (Graduation)

Special thanks to my family, who made it all possible! Even Alli who is M.I.A. It's true that part of the motivation in walking was having Alisha say that she would come up and watch. That meant Annika came up to visit. Who can say, "No" to that?

Alisha got her all decked out in a USU Aggie hair bow and shirt. She looked so cute for her favorite aunt's graduation.

Last weekend I went down to visit and I showed Annika how she can sit on my foot and I would take her for a ride. Now she always comes over and sits on my foot and wraps her arms around my leg ready for a ride. Graduation morning was no different.

Me with the other Professional & Technical Writers/Graduates that I went through my schooling with. WE ARE ALL DONE!!!! YAY!!!!!

(Carly Kropf & Mike Teagle are missing and were missed... they didn't walk.)

Just for a little blog fun where am I!? (No cheating Alisha cuz you took the picture...)

Starting my commencement walk... To which I did not trip. Receiving what looks like my diploma - but it's really just the case for my diploma. ;^)

Me with some of my friends Jenny & Celia.
Me & Mike

(Yes. He sat through graduation but did not walk.)

I did it!
And P.S. I ended school receiving a 4.0!!!!

Official Announcement

I am announcing my graduation. Officially. From Utah State University. YAY!!!!! I have finally reached the point where I have a Bachelor's Degree. I am graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in English with an emphasis in Professional & Technical Writing. The degree entails document type writing (grants, proposals, instructions sets, etc.), editing, design, website creation, etc. So not the typical English teaching major everyone thinks of when I say that I am an English major. We focus on computers and design just as much if not more than on writing & grammar.

I haven't wanted to walk for graduation but Alisha & my mom (and Marci Monson) have all encouraged me to do so saying that it is a great way to commemorate the end. So I will be walking. Since I just decided to walk there are no announcements or anything going out (hence the official announcement post). I just called and learned what I need to do and the following schedule is why I wasn't going to walk:

8:30 I line up on the quad
9:00 Graduates walk to the spectrum
9:30 USU Graduation Ceremony begins
11:30 line up in spectrum for HASS graduation
12:00 HASS Graduation Ceremony begins

Wish me luck and pray I don't trip! Wa-hoo! I'm so outta here!

Presidential Campaign 2008

I got this sticker Thursday after I early voted!!! Woot Woot!!! I actually kinda enjoy elections because I enjoy learning what the different candidate's stand for and being able to take part in voting for the things I believe in. Either way I hope that whatever happens is best for America. I have heard "the lesser of two evils" a lot during this campaign and I know that neither candidate is probably anyone's ideal candidate, but I hope that everyone is willing to try to make a difference... just get on out there and vote! Whoop Whoop!

Oh and don't forget if you don't vote, you can't complain! :)