Aren't teenagers great!
Just love them!!!
They have a lot to deal with .
I feel like the WORLD is constantly in their face..
Do this!
Be that!
Have this!
I asked 5 beautiful girls about life... I wanted to know how they are dealing with the world around them and
what helps them to get through the day.
Where do they feel support?
How can help them?
What support can we give?
I asked 5 young women from the ages of 13 -18.
Their actually quite cute girls...
They might even be related...
It is interesting how they each have different struggles and different interests and yet there answers seem to be a common theme...
See what you think.
The first 2 darlings are from #2.
Meet Kell and Mollie
What is your full name?
Makael Britney Watts
What is your favorite treat?
Chocolate covered peanuts
What is your favorite color?
Light blue
What helps you get through a school day?
Knowing that eventually I can get home and see my family,
and that I can start a new day tomorrow!
Is is hard to be a righteous example?
It's hard to be a good example sometimes, depending on who you're hanging out with. But I love having seminary during the day, to kind of remind me of what's really important!
I like to ask myself....Will this matter in a month or a year?
How have you used social media for good?
I love posting about my family and church activities!
Tell us one of your unique talents?
I am very witty and think of jokes to tell my family all the time!
What is your favorite quote?
"Our Greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that fighters us.
We ask ourselves,
who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just is some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light SHINE, we consciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
-Marianne Williamson
Tell us one person that inspires you and why?
My brother really inspires me!
He has completely turned his life around,
and he is so strong in his faith and testimony!
Love you sweet Kell!
My full name is Mollie Lorrin Watts.
My favorite treat is Cold Stone ice cream.
My favorite colors are black & white.
What helps me get through a school day is thinking of what I come home too. School is hard and it's hard to stand up for what you believe in or to block out the negatives. What helps me is making sure that I read my scriptures and say my prayers every night, and remember that God is always there.
If I'm having a hard day what helps me is music, and my family.
I've used social media for good just by not being negative, and always being the sweetest I can towards everyone.
One of my talents is to draw. I really enjoy drawing because I love creating things that haven't been created before and it lets me express myself. I also like to play the guitar, I just started a few months ago and I find it very beautiful and fun to mix chords together and see what ones sound good played together
My favorite quote is : "the key is to be a doer, not just a hearer; to be a light, not a judge of the darkness."
One person that inspires me is my mom because she isn't judgemental, she's so nice to everybody and has such a sweet spirit about her.
Love you sweet Mollie!
Now meet Tai from #3.
She is a true gem!
My name is Tai Walker Green- I'm #3's daughter.
I love ice cream, movies, and dogs.
My favorite color is blue, like a cornflower blue. Keri always makes fun of me because apparently "cornflower" is too specific. Haha!!
School is just one of those things that kinda sucks sometimes, but it's necessary! To get through school, i just have to do my work with the knowledge that it will help me in the future. Attitude is everything!!
Being an example isn't something that I think about much.. That's probably not the correct answer, but it's honest. Haha.. I think that if you just try your best to be fair and kind, then you're being a positive example. The quote that my family loves, by Marianne Williamson, says that, "as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same," and I believe that wholeheartedly.
When I'm having a hard day, or when I'm afraid or otherwise feeling unwell, I try to have an eternal perspective.by that I mean, just step outside of myself and my perspective for just a moment. Any pain or discomfort we feel will not last forever. You just have to trust that the sun will rise the next day and that the world isn't over!
Our lives are saturated with social media, and I just choose not to post or share anything that would make someone uncomfortable. I usually think about my family before I post anything. If my family would be disappointed in something I want to post, then I won't post it! "Don't do anything that would embarrass you, your team, or your family." (That's another Cuzin's Kamp nugget of knowledge.)
Everyone has unique talents! I can't fold into a pretzel like Kell probably can, but I am practically like a mini-IMDb. (I really like movies.) Also, I can write/balance a chemical equation and tell you all of the diatomic molecules.
My favorite quote: "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." -Abraham Lincoln
My mom inspires me. She's the strongest person I've ever known. She has created this whole life for us by herself and I admire her insanely strong determination. She hasn't let her trials make her bitter or hard, instead she has grown from them. She's also like the funniest person on earth.
WE LOVE YOU SWEET TAI!!!
Our next sweetheart is from #4
Megs..
What is your full name?
Meghan Jo Braegger
What is your favorite treat?
Kit Kat
What is your favorite color?
Sea Green
What helps you get through a school day?
Knowing it's gonna be over soon!
Is school hard?
Not really
Is is hard to be a righteous example?
Yes, there is a lot of temptations at school
What have you learned that helps you?
Knowing what calling I have (Beehive President),
it helps me remember that I need to set an example
What if you re having a hard day - what helps you to get through?
My friends. Just stay focused and do my work.
I love listening to good music too.
Tell us one of your unique talents?
I think I'm funny. I do Miranda Sings pretty good and it makes my friends laugh. I'm good at school work. Oh I'm taller than my mom and I'm 13! :)
What is your favorite quote?
Be your own kind of beautiful
Tell us one person that inspires you and why?
My Aunt Annie. She's always happy and I love to be around her. I just love her.
LOVE YOU SWEET MEGHAN!!
The last 2 girls are from sweet #5.
Abbie and Autumn
What is your full name?
Abigail Elizabeth Morfin
What is your favorite treat? Gummy worms!!
What is your favorite color? Pink
What helps you get through a school day? Friends(:
Is school hard? No(:
Is is hard to be a righteous example? No way, I want to be an example!
What have you learned that helps you? Motivation.
What if you are having a hard day - what helps you to get through? Music and my mom(:
How have you used social media for good? Post about family, sisters, my mom, extended family. Good quotes. 💛
Tell us one of your unique talents? drawing, painting, anything to do with art! 🎨
What is your favorite quote? "If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working for it"
Tell us one person that inspires you and why? My mother, I watched her build her empire💛
WE LOVE YOU ABBIE!!!
What is your full name?
Autumn j. Morfin
What is your favorite treat?
Pickles & green grapes
What is your favorite color?
Purple
What helps you get through a school day?
Focus on myself, think positive.
Is is hard to be a righteous example?
It can be!
what have you learned that helps you?
In some circumstances. Just to focus on making myself happy and feel good.
If I'm having a bad day. I like to talk to my mom. She always helps me.
I use social media to show my personality and uplift others.
My unique talent is showing my light towards others. And making people laugh with my laugh!
My favorite quote is- Lions don't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep!
Tell us one person that inspires you and why? My mom inspires me because she has shown me that no matter what position or trial you are in, you can always turn it around and use that situation to get stronger.
WE LOVE YOU AUTUMN J!!
How can we not just love the YOUTH!!!
They are incredible and they need our love and support.
We need to teach and lift and help.
And they will teach and lift and help us!
How can help them?
What support can we give?
-I love the quote Rhonna Farrer has posted before-
"We RISE by LIFTING Others!"
Let us love our kids!
Encourage them!
Lift where we stand!
Lift THEM where THEY STAND!
Hugs times 5!
xoxoxoxo
and just on a side note.....
5 days until this wonderful handsome man comes home!
LOVE YOU ELDER WATTS
CELEBRATIONS BEGINS SHORTLY!
