Autumn!

I have to say, I'm all for fall.  By that, I mean that I love fall.  It's my favorite time of year.  The leaves change color, wind blows through your hair, and you really feel alive.  As the leaves gently fall off of the tree, you get the lovely crunch of foliage under your feet.  It's not too cool, but not too hot either.

Fall, to me, is when God gets out his big paintbox, and doesn't spare anything.  Oranges and yellows mix with the much tamer browns, while the blue sky outside shares space with cirrus clouds.

To me, autumn is a witness to God.  He exists, and Autumn is my proof that he loves us.  He wants us to be happy.

Really, that's why he sent Jesus Christ to pay for our sins.  Through him, we can be clean from all sins.  We can be free. 

Life, Legos, and the Gospel

Let's talk a bit about Legos.  As I've stated back in a previous post, I love them.  They're fun little bits of plastic, aren't they?  (Expensive too, at about 10 cents each...)  You can build pretty much anything and everything with them.  Me and my companion, Elder Lindsley, were just yesterday debating whether or not one could build a house out of legos.  We came to the conclusion that if we had enough bricks and enough superglue, there would be nothing wrong with it.

Here's a look at just some of the weird things people have built with Legos:

• A list of ten weird creations, including an ipod case, a knitting machine, a difference engine, a NES, and a Mac.
• A Rubix Cube solver
• A fully Functional Guitar Hero controller
• The Arc Du Triomphe

• Now just tell me this is not cool. ^
• Last, but definitely not least, The Brick Testament.  The Bible, now in Legos.  Actually really funny.
• If you're hungry for more, go to Seankenney.com

It kind of makes me really respect God a lot more.  Imagine that you are God.  Your task is to organize a world for your children, and all you have to use are Legos.  You have to make it big enough to hold six billion or more people, to be self sustaining, to give light, life, and generally have a place for all your creations and children to live. 

Sure, you have a lot of legos.  But they're still Legos.

Just think about the good job that God has done.  We are living on a world made of things even smaller than Legos.  We're all made out of those atoms.  God loves us, and has provided a way for us to succeed here on this earth.  He is much more intelligent than we can ever hope to be.  In his love, he has provided a way for all of us to become like him.  Jesus Christ came to earth, and suffered for our sins.  It's called the Atonement, and through Jesus Christ we can become perfect.