Prop 8

I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. These are "MY" religious views. Having said that I do not feel that it is my right to take away another persons right to agency; to choose for themselves. I do not believe that the state should be involved in deciding who should marry. I believe that the church or one's own god should make that decision.
"MY" opinion is that all couples who want to establish a partnership based on legality whether straight or gay should form a domestic partnership and that marriage should be a matter of one's individual church. As one of the Articles of my faith states: We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where or what they may.
Just as when those I love come to celebrate certain events in my life though they may not subscribe to my beliefs I too will come to celebrate certain events in their lives though I may not subscribe to their beliefs. As long as I or those I love or the innocent are not being harmed by others actions I will live and let live.
I have a testimony of Jesus Christ as my Savior. I have a testimony of a Living Prophet on the earth today. I have a testimony that Joseph Smith was a prophet and that he was an instrument in the Lords hands to bring the truth again to the earth. I have a testimony of the Book of Mormon as another testament of Jesus Christ. I have a testimony that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the Lords true church upon the earth. This is "MY" testimony in the Name of Jesus Christ. I WILL NOT force my beliefs on others. I am grateful to those who may not have believed as I do but who allowed me to make my own decisions and I hope that that can be said of myself to others.

Had a great time at the Huntington Beach North Stake reunion. Saw so many dear friends.

Okay here is the Yummy Hurst cookie recipe:
1 cup Butter
1 cup Shortening
1.5 cups sugar
1.5 cups brown sugar
1 Tbls vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1.5 tsp cinnamon
3 cups choc chips
3 cups oats

Mix butter, shortening, and sugars til fluffy.
add vanilla and eggs.
Stop mixer at this point (be careful to not over mix).

Sift: flour, soda, and cinnamon. Fold in to creamed mixture.
mix by hand oats and then choc chips.

Bake on greased pan at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes.

Butterfly life stages

Topic: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Lesson Objective: Learners will demonstrate knowledge of/understanding of/ability to: understand the life cycle of a butterfly.
The teacher will have the children recollect what they have learned in previous lessons about organisms reproducing offspring of their own kind. The offspring resemble their parents and one another just as we do. Today we will learn that life stages are different for different organisms. We will research today the life cycle of a butterfly.
California Content Standard:

2. Plants and animals have predictable life cycles. As a basis for understanding this concept:
b. Students know the sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals, such as butterflies, frogs and mice.
Subject Matter and Grade Level: Life Sciences: Grade Two

Web Resources:
1. Enchanted Learning: This particular site on Enchanted Learning is devoted specifically to butterfly eggs, however it has direct links to research all of the stages of the butterfly. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/lifecycle/Egg.shtml


2. Butterfly Insect museum: this site takes the student directly to photographs of the stages of the butterfly. In addition to this if offers links for further exploring; more photos, maps showing migration, information on collecting as well as how butterflies eat.
http://www.hondurasbutterfly.com/life_cycle.htm

3. Monarch Butterfly Metamorphosis: This site is dedicated to step by step information regarding the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. It shows actual photographs of the stages and explains the stages very clearly.
http://butterflybushes.com/monarch_metamorphosis.htm

Questions for Research:

1. Can butterflies talk to other butterflies and if so how?
2. What is a common name for a butterfly larva?
3. What color are butterfly eggs?
4. What are butterfly wings covered with?
5. A butterfly’s body is divided into three parts. Name the three parts.
6. What are a butterfly’s four stages of life?
7. How many pair of legs does a caterpillar have?
8. What is another name for a chrysalis?
9. What is a caterpillar’s first meal?
10. Most adult butterflies live about how long?