Levi's Hilarious Voicemail: Brought To You By Google Voice

This was a funny voice mail message that I received from my good friend Levi. Hilarious background noises as he sadly tells me he cannot come over. Haha.

The BDN: Tables Turned Again.

Well, it's been a while since I blogged, so I thought I would take some time to do so. I feel like I am getting less and less creative. Kinda. The funny part is I feel like I used to write blog entries that were much more interesting and creative, but then I go back and read them, and I realize that they were far from interesting or creative.

I don't think anyone reads this thing much anyways these days. But that's okay. I mostly keep my blog to keep myself entertained. I love going off on random stuff. And even though looking back on the old stuff embarrasses me a little bit, I must admit it does give me a good laugh. I mean...Imagine reading all this stuff I write 20 years from now. It'll be simply hilarious. It's literally another journal. I love it.

I've learned a lot about myself the last few weeks. I was planning on going into details and what not, but I just now realized that it wouldn't be a good idea. But it does satisfy me to say that I often find that I am disappointed in myself. I feel like I returned home from my mission with a good vision in mind of what I needed to do and what I needed to be. I started off alright, but then quickly corrected my small mistakes. And I was on a roll.

But I feel like I've lost a lot of that vision. I've simply lost my priorities. In the middle of school, work, and other worries, I often find myself doubting and fearing what lies ahead. I do, however, have a strong desire to keep on doing what's right and reevaluating myself so I can get back on the right track. But the truth is I am just a lonely person, and I am desperate for a friend or two. I know it's not true, but I am starting to feel--little by little--that people are forgetting about me.

But why am I complaining? Haha. I need to just get over it, go on some dates, and get married or something. Yes. That's it. That's the solution. I need to find the One. At least then I will have someone to love and support me during life's greatest challenges. :) Now...if only it were as easy as it looks. :/ Haha.

But until then: I am looking forward to going on a run with my little brother Logan in about an hour. The kid really loves basketball, and he wants to start getting in shape and begin training so that he can play varsity next year. I am also looking forward to my two day road trip up to Utah with Timmy. It'll be good for both of us. I'll keep you posted.

Lost Treasure #13: Best Friend Wallpaper

I believe this gem speaks for itself. Simply hilarious.

Elder Nelson V And Other Thoughts

Well, I have a few more minutes before I need to prepare myself for the Singles Ward, and so I decided that now would be a good time to update everyone on what has been going on.

First, I must congratulate my little brother Timmy! On Thursday he was called to serve in the Omaha, Nebraska Mission. He reports on April 4. I am excited for him. He is going to learn so much. And I know he'll be a great missionary because he's so humble, and he has a big heart. And so the missionary work goes forth again with and Elder Nelson in the ranks. Elder Nelson V to be exact. I am proud of you, brother, and I love ya!

Second, I am grateful for goals and challenges. The family ward has been working on a goal to finish The Book of Mormon by June 3, 2012. It's been such a great experience thus far. My Old Testament teacher also challenged us to give up music for a week and replace it with General Conference talks. And, well, a huge difference has been seen this last week! By doing these two things, I know the Lord has been blessing and helping me greatly.

Third, I'm not only on a search for a wife, but even more importantly: I'm on a search for someone I can trust to be the mother of my future kids. Pretty crazy to think about, eh?

Lastly, this whole iPhone thing has been fun, but simply ridiculous/hilarious at times. Observe how I found Matt sleeping a few days ago:

Lost Treasure #12: Two Years Apart

We're two years apart. I went, and I came home. And now it's his turn. Love you, brother! I am proud of you. Looking forward to seeing where you go!

A Post From My iPhone

Well, I just finished up some work for my job. I've really enjoyed it thus far. Now I am sitting on the couch listening to Conference talks. And I thought I would test this out and see if the blogger app works on this iPhone. The greatest!

Enjoy this picture of the invention that I came up with today. So delicious!

My Problem With The Ladies

These last few weeks I've had the opportunity to think a lot about a question that has always been on my mind, "Why is it so hard for me to be myself around girls?" It makes me laugh to think about it, but...I always thought that my mission would help me come around.

My mission taught me a lot of things about girls, yes. I learned how to respect them better. I learned the importance of actually thinking before I speak to a girl. Most importantly of all: I was taught by my awesome mission president what I need to look for in a girl before I date her.

Now, just because I've been taught these things doesn't mean that I'm necessarily good at them. Being my awkward, RM-self, I've noticed that I'm actually VERY rusty. We won't throw out any names, but I've been very impressed by a few young ladies that I have met since coming home. No, I'm not one of those guys that will propose to a girl only days after meeting her; I don't think that'd be a good idea. But yes, I am the kind of guy who likes to take these impressive young ladies out on a few dates in order to get to know them, make them laugh, and perhaps give them a compliment or two on their personality or their appearance. Because that's what I've been taught to do my whole life.

However, you know you have problems when you say things like the following to a girl:
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"Hey! I didn't even realize you were here until you said something!"-BDN

"So....How was your Monday....???"-BDN
"It was good."-Girl
"...That's good....."-BDN
"...."-Girl

[BDN walks up to the girl at church.]
"(Girl's first name) (girls's last name)! How's it going?"-BDN
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And those are only a few examples. And so I sort of have noticed that I kind of freak girls out and scare them away. It's a shame, really. Because I really am a nice guy. But alas....

practice makes progress, right?