A Millennial Mindset

Two values I’ve always taken for granted don’t make as much sense to me now as they have in the past.

1. Just be yourself

2. It’s what’s on the inside that counts

I just don’t know about these. Do you subscribe to these ideas? Why or why not?

I’ve used the Study Notebook app on lds.org for over a year. During that time, I’ve seen it evolve dramatically. It seems to me that updates have accelerated over the past few months. For me, this tool has gone from a poor excuse for a study journal to the hub of my gospel study. I can bookmark, annotate, highlight, and even make separate journal entries. I can organize all of these items by notebook, by tag, and by type. And best of all, I can cross reference across all church materials (standard works, general conferences, devotionals, manuals…you name it) with the click of a mouse. This tool can facilitate a completely immersive gospel study experience. 

In addition to its great functionality, the Study Notebook is stored in the cloud, so you can access it anywhere you have a computer and the internet. Also, this amazing tool will soon work together with LDS mobile scripture apps which will soon sync with your Study Notebook.

Tonight a very generous friend treated us to dinner at a French restaurant in Pacific Grove, CA. It was my first experience with French food, and I won’t be forgetting it any time soon. I had chicken mushroom tomato soup, and then roast chicken. Our group ordered white chocolate cake and raspberry pie for dessert.

Every bite was a dream.

Live classical guitar music was the icing on the (proverbial) cake. And the company was excellent!

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a marine biologist so that I could swim with orcas. Free Willy was my favorite movie.

I've always been a fan of Martinelli's sparkling apple cider. Growing up, we'd only drink it on special occasions like Christmas and Thanksgiving. Today, I had dinner in Watsonville, California. As you'll notice from the bottom of the label, Martinelli's is made and bottled in that very city. Needless to say, I was inordinately excited to be eating dinner at a friend's house located just down the road from the source of this tasty beverage. 

I'm not sure what this little outcropping is called, but I saw it on the way home from work and couldn't resist doing a little exploring.

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The past is a funny thing. Sometimes I want to forget it ever happened. Sometimes I want nothing more than to return to it.

Tonight’s overcast sky and warm temperature made it hard to pass up
the opportunity to shoot some photos. I am still learning a lot about
how to shoot in low light.

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