J-mans blog

Party animal

2009-02-15T21:19:00.000-08:00

So Friday and Saturday I was a party animal, on Friday I went to my friend Amber's and I was very hyper after eating all the candy and food that was there, when I got home, I was so tired I couldn't even make it to my bed. then yesterday I had some friends over to celebrate my birthday, it wasnt that I had a lot of sugar,It was just that I was laughing so hard that it blew the wind right out of me, luckily I made it to my bed, cause the couch was not that great compared to my bed. Well anyway that was my wild weekend.

Birthdays and more birthday's

2009-02-15T18:39:00.000-08:00

Well as you all know, Jenna and I have birthdays this month and there are a couple things I have realized that have changed sinece the last one:

-This year, Britni wasn't here to celebrate it with us, but I am very grateful that I can see her, Tucker and Nate over the webcam

-this year, I had a couple friends over so I could enjoy my birthday with others.

-I now have a friend who has the same birthday as me, which isn't something that you find to often.

-now that I am 14, I am expected to get a job this summer (something none of my other siblings had or will have to do.)

though this is a year of many changes for me and my family, I know that these changes are all for the better (though some may be better for others) anyway I just want Jenna to know.......HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Piano Recital

2009-01-21T14:08:00.001-08:00

Well on the 27th of December me and Meili had a piano recital and she did excellent. I played "We Three Kings" and "Joy To The World" and Meili played "Good King Wenciless" and "Away In A Manger". I had fun and can't wait until our festival in march, it should be fun.

Choir concert

2008-10-09T19:59:00.000-07:00

well tonight was my first choir concert and it was fun to sing and dance and to also watch all of the other choirs sing & dance. In case you are wondering, here is the songs we sang to:
Let Love Come Near
Into The West
Galway Piper
Bless The Broken Road
Rock'n Roll Party

It was great and I can't wait for my next concert in december

*sorry no pics, I didn't bring my camera and my mom didn't either.

Crime Can Happen Anywhere

2008-09-20T14:05:00.000-07:00

So about half an hour ago, are neighbor from across the street came and told us that 2 teenagers went into our garage & stole 2 gas cans. But they apparently weren't experinced criminal's, because the cops found them about 4 blocks away filling their car with gas, they are now being charged with felony. So it shows even if you live in a small neighborhood, Crime can still take place. I would also like to thank our neighbor for watching the incident.

Scout Camp

2008-08-28T19:43:00.001-07:00

Well I went to Scout Camp about thrre weeks ago and it was fun I guess you can say and here are some pictures of what I did.

*I think that thios one looks professional
*Me pulling a rope*Me and My scout troop
*me having fun on the boat
It was a great trip over all, and they luckily had plumbing :)

The Talkative Talker Talks

2008-06-22T15:29:00.000-07:00

Well, I just spoke in church today and I thought I would Blog it.

Here is the talk if you would like to read it.

Honoring the Priesthood

Hello everyone, I was asked to speak today on honoring the priesthood. Well I didn’t really know a whole lot about this particular subject, so when I asked my sister Courtni what she thought it meant, she said and I quote “honoring the priesthood is obeying are father in heaven, and to live to a higher standard than most people because you hold the power of god.” That really told me a lot, and when you think about it, every word she said was true.

If we men hold the power of our father in heaven, we should live to a higher standard than others because we are also carrying his name with that priesthood and we should give his name the best reputation that we can give it. We should also live to a higher standard because if we have the most powerful power on this earth, then we should show more respect to it than we respect are friends.

Now think, is obeying are father in heaven really honoring the priesthood? Well I believe it is, because if the priesthood is our father in heavens power, then if we are obeying our fathers words, then we are honoring his power witch is the priesthood.

Now as I started to go deeper into the subject, another idea popped into my head, and it was another way to honor the priesthood, honoring those who carry the priesthood. Think of the people who carry the priesthood and do many things with it such as: baptisms, sacrament, confirmations and blessings. We couldn’t have one of those things if it weren’t for those who carry the priesthood, so just show those who carry the priesthood that you are grateful for what they do; now I am not saying every time they do something that requires the priesthood, you go hug them and thank them, but just smile at them and let it show that you really do appreciate it.

And as I went deeper, I wrote a story on honoring the priesthood, and I would like to share it with you.

“Jimmy was an 11 year old boy; he was active and had many friends. Jimmy was LDS and went to church every Sunday, but never really listened to what was being taught because he would always think about what he would do with his friends the next day.
Jimmy knew that he should be paying attention to the lesson because he was about to turn 12 and was about to receive the priesthood, but he thought that it was something that he would rarely ever use. One Monday, he was playing with his friends, they were playing ball and having a great time, Jimmy wanted to climb trees though, but they wouldn’t go, so Jimmy went alone. While Jimmy was climbing trees, he had slipped on a branch and fell and broke his arms. It was an hour later that his friends found him, they called 911 and Jimmy was rushed to the hospital. Jimmy’s x-rays showed that his bones were broken but they were also pinching a nerve that could paralyze Jimmy and would require surgery immediately, but Jimmy’s father asked if he could give Jimmy a blessing and when his father gave him a blessing, Jimmy felt a great pain had been taken off him, and those words ran through Jimmy’s mind through the whole surgery. After, Jimmy thanked his father and his father said “don’t thank me Jimmy, thank your father in heaven for giving me the priesthood.” Jimmy thought about what his father had said for a whole day and realized that he should honor his father in heaven for what he had done, and so he did for the rest of his existence.

Now think about Jimmy and what he had been through, do you think you would feel safe if you went into surgery and didn’t have someone who held the priesthood to give you a blessing, I can tell you right now I would be terrified. But thanks to are father in Heaven, we get to have people who hold the priesthood that can give us help when we ask for it, and all I ask of everyone is to show honor and respect to those who bless are everyday lives.

Now to close my talk I would like to share something personal with you.

Every Sunday I pass the sacrament and I think about my gifts that I have, and the first one that pops in my mind every time is the priesthood. And every night when I say my personal prayers, usually one of the first things that I say thanks for is the priesthood. Now at the beginning of my talk I said that I didn’t know very much about honoring the priesthood, and I didn’t know that I was honoring it everyday since I had received it.

Patience Is Required

2008-06-09T19:26:00.000-07:00

Well here is some thing that Jenna did that requires a lot of patience, wich most of us know she doesn't have much of. But it was really cool and quite nice, sorry about the light in the video, we don't have the best light.

Hawain Dancers

2008-06-09T19:22:00.001-07:00

Well, Here are some pics of are little Hawaiin dancers. They Did a little program and it was really good.

SnowMobile trip

2008-05-21T17:58:00.001-07:00

Well Britni has been nagging me for 2 months to put these pictures on so here they are.

I hope U are satisfied Britni.

HE'S HERE, HE IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-04-23T20:10:00.000-07:00

Today is a very happy day for our family, Little Baby Tucker Nathan Watkins was born today, here are some pictures and a video of our familys newest member!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Death of a friend

2008-03-30T20:32:00.000-07:00

hardly any of you know this, but on Easter Sunday night, one of my friends, Josh commings, died in his sleep. But we have to remember all of the good things that was in his life and all the good memories that we have had with him. here is a link to a song that I feel really fits the mood right now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7w7dGqLWys.

You Are In Our Prayers Josh.

there goes my hair

2008-02-22T17:33:00.000-08:00

Well as most of you know, i had really long hair. But I just got my haircut today and it is quit a dramatic change, take a look.

The Making Of a play

2008-01-22T17:38:00.000-08:00

I was recently in the production of School House Rock. it was really fun, but it is now over. But it had to be one of the most amazing experinces of my life, And if you want to know what school house rock is, go to youtube and they have plenty of videos of school house rock. Thanks

Now that is what I call snow

2008-01-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

This year, snow is what to expect the most of, well at least utah and there is still more to come.

My Bro

2007-12-04T19:22:00.001-08:00

Here is a picture of my brother in Brasil rejoicing to see a Mcdonalds, you see over there, the food is beens and rice and he was completly happy to see American food. Well that is all I have for now see ya.