A Wonderful Day

Today was just one of those days (the awesome ones).  And to think it all started with 6 hours of sleep.  Today another freshman and I (yes, I'm still a freshman) got assigned to remodel the rear of the frame on the hybrid race car.  That means grinding away the welded joints and plotting out the new design.  It was definitely a fun time.  I finished my CAD modeling pretty quickly while I was on campus, and got a 92% on the Biology test I took today.  I also learned from my statics teacher that I did really well on the exam from last week.  I don't mean to boast, but all of this contributes towards "A Wonderful Day."  Then I got home, did a little homework, and found that I'd run out of things to do...which means I had some free time!  After some perusing Yahoo! News, finishing up some "To Do's," and making dinner creations, I finally got to adding another post here.  I am definitely grateful for this day, and for amazing roommates.  Only one more day until the weekend!

Busy, busy, busy

Those 3 "busys" are to make up for the days I missed.  This has been one of the craziest weeks thus far.  It has also been one of the most enjoyable.  It might sound strange, but there is something to being busy.  As long as you are "anxiously engaged," and not needlessly busy; I feel like life is full of happiness, rather than momentary pleasure.  I've had the opportunity this week, to be a part of (and by that, I mean a dust speck on the wall) the group that works on the hybrid race car that BYU competes with.  It's made my week that much busier, but so much more enjoyable.  I am grateful for opportunities to get up and do something.

Crafting and Comparisons

In an effort to "get involved", I awoke at 6:00 am to head down to BYU Racing to work on the Hybrid Racer for a few hours before class.  Although my status currently, is somewhat equivalent to peon; the other students working there are quite willing to explain things.  I was able to continue with the hands-on projects at 4:00 this afternoon where I helped out with the GEO (Global Engineering Outreach) club, constructing somewhat of a toilet for villagers living on islands of reeds in Peru.  I am grateful for being able to build things.
I also LOVE analogies; and so it was with great excitement that I listened to the analogy of "The Miners and the Atonement" during Institute.  Bro. Harker referenced the recently rescued miners in Peru, and compared their situation, and the happenings associated with it, to the Atonement.  Think about it.  It is a wonderful comparison.  (If you need some help with it, just think of us as the miners, and the cave they were stuck in as sin.  You should be able to launch from there.)  I am grateful for analogies.

Square 1

Before I begin this blog, I ought to provide some background information about me.  I am a college student pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University. Yes, I'm also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I served my mission in Portland, Oregon, and got back this past April.
If I had to choose the best part of today it would be the amazing professors at BYU.  I'd decided I wanted to be more involved in the happenings in the Mechanical Engineering Department, and so I went to talk with some of the professors during their office hours.  Not only did they give me very handy information, but they were not at all perturbed at my uninvited visit, or my questions.  In the New Testament, we're told that we "see through a glass darkly."  I think that our futures are sometimes that same way.  We don't know exactly where our lives are headed or the specifics of the coming months.  This feeling can be kind of daunting, and make us feel somewhat apprehensive.  Those short conversations today were wonderful because they made my "glass" a little clearer.