Sacrament Talks

I am giving a talk in Sacrament meeting today about Becoming Saviors on Mount Zion. I have spoken quite a few times in the Londonderry YSA Ward and twice in my home ward, the Wildflower Ward, before and after my mission. I was never asked to speak in my YSA wards in Logan or Boston. I also did a youth talk at the senior center in Sandy. I have spoken on a variety of topics. I always get really nervous and one time my mouth even touched the microphone. Eww! I am the concluding speaker today so I hope the other guys take a long time. I write how it goes next Sunday.

Graduation Ceremonies

This week I thought I would write about my graduation ceremonies. High School This graduation ceremony went pretty well though the speakers took a long time. This old man went on a long baseball metaphor. It felt like a huge accomplishment because it was the culmination of 13 years of education and I had a bad case of senioritis. I was so excited to be an adult and go to college. It was nice being with friends I grew up with. Leanna had the Jordan High graduation at 10:00 AM at the Maverik Center and my Hillcrest High one was at 6:00 pm at the same place. The only bad thing was that the girls had to wear white caps and gowns that really washed out a pale person like me. Grandma and Grandpa Cressall also went to that one with Papa. Leanna and Mom sat separately. College I did not go to my USU one and I regretted that for a long time. I did not walk with my fellow political science graduates. I made up for it by going to my SLCC graduation when I got my history AA. It was at the Maverik Center so it was de ja vu. Only Mom and Leanna went to this one because Papa was in Netherlands. It was nice and I wore a black cap and gown. An actress from Jane the Virgin was the speaker. Graduate School This was the best because the whole family was there including Katie. She was always living other places for the previous ones. I also had a brother in law, David. I wrote about it last week but it was nice. I even sat on the front row. It was nice wearing the history honor society cords and the master's hood. The APU one also was pretty short and it was great it was in Maryland!

Graduation and D.C. trip

I had my master’s graduation ceremony yesterday. It went well despite my cap being backwards the whole time. It was cool wearing the master’s hood. A celebrated female General was the speaker and she did a great job. This what the whole family did in D.C. Wednesday: We flew to Reagan Airport via Detroit then walked around Arlington, VA where our hotel was. Thursday: White House tour! Holocaust Museum American Indian Museum Friday: National Gallery of Art Air and Space Museum National Harbor Saturday: Graduation Old Town Alexandria Sunday: Arlington National Cemetery Fly home Next Sunday I will write more about the D.C. trip! We also spent time in Virginia and Maryland. I think I will also do a post about my past graduation ceremonies!

People to People Student Leadership Conference

I am going to DC this week for my master's graduation. The entire family including Mom, Papa, Katie, Leanna, David, me, and Cyndi are coming. Everyone has not been together in a long time. We scored tickets for the White House tour on Thursday. Commencement is on Saturday. We are also trying to go to the National Gallery of Art and Holocaust Memorial Museum. I haven't been there since my People to People trip in 8th grade. Looking back, we went so many cool places like Eisenhower Farm, Gettysburg, Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg. I just did not appreciate it. We didn't do many leadership activities or actual lessons on US history and government like in JNSLC. The actual People to People company actually shut down a while ago. We just did field trips. I like working as a team advisor for the National Student Leadership Conference as an adult. It provides a good balance among leadership, US government instruction, and field trips. It was a good trip for 8th grade though. I cannot wait to keep going back so I can see everything in DC!