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Every so often I hear a song from the 70's or 80's that simply resonates within my soul. The song I heard this evening was Burt Bacharach's music from the movie Arthur. These songs become an all encompassing experience where I can remember in vivid detail many things from my childhood in Calimesa and some things throughout high school. It almost always leads me to think about how my life is simply a million random experiences that could either be complete chaos or entirely divine.

I am amazed continually at the push and pull of life. The gospel and my family pull me in one direction and some of my dearest friends strive to push me in another. I made the decision long ago which I would follow but that doesn't lower the difficulty in life.

S is so amazing. I had no concept of fatherhood or parenting my own child. I am forever grateful for the love my father in heaven has blessed our home with.

There is so much to say that I haven't written down recently I am overwhelmed just sitting here in front of the computer. The following sums up the basic idea of things that have weighed heavily on my mind. It is a talk from conference 2010 and written by D. Todd Christofferson.

“Life offers you two precious gifts—one is time, the other freedom of choice, the freedom to buy with your time what you will. You are free to exchange your allotment of time for thrills. You may trade it for base desires. You may invest it in greed. …

“Yours is the freedom to choose. But these are no bargains, for in them you find no lasting satisfaction.

“Every day, every hour, every minute of your span of mortal years must sometime be accounted for. And it is in this life that you walk by faith and prove yourself able to choose good over evil, right over wrong, enduring happiness over mere amusement. And your eternal reward will be according to your choosing.