New Favorite Poem

Two weeks ago my older sister, Cheryl, gave a talk in her singles ward on Patriotism. Mom, Faith, and I went to listen to it. In her talk she read this poem, which I really enjoyed, so I thought I would share it with y'all.

 

IT'S UP TO YOU

 

One song can spark a moment,

One flower can wake the dream.

One tree can start a forest,

One bird can herald spring.

One smile begins a friendship,

One handclasp lifts a soul.

One star can guide a ship at sea,

One word can frame the goal.

One vote can change a nation,

One sunbeam lights a room.

One candle wipes out darkness,

One laugh will conquer gloom.

One step must start each journey,

One word must start each prayer.

One hope will raise our spirits,

One touch can show you care.

One voice can speak with wisdom,

One heart can know what's true.

One life can make the difference,

You see, IT'S UP TO YOU!

Author Unknown

He Is We

Last Saturday my best friend, Haeley, informed my that He Is We (an amazing band) was coming to Mesa, AZ for their Give It All tour! Plus, tickets were only 12 dollars!!! Of course we decided to go, I think we would have been stupid not too. The concert was at the Nile Theater in downtown Mesa. It was a really small venue and there were no chairs, but it had a cute, unique feel to it. Haeley and I were the third group in line so we got a spot right up against the stage. It was so amazing and I love He Is We so much. Rachel, the main girl in the band, has a disease were the vertebrae in her spine are starting to fuse together and she actually was going through chemo therapy while the tour was going on, so they had a really cute girl, Stevie, replace her on the tour. Stevie is a very talented singer and she is really sweet, but it just wasn't the same without Rachel. Because it was a concert and the singers are moving around a lot, it's really hard to get good pictures. I came home and discovered I only had six or seven good pictures. But I made you guys a cute little collage :)

If you have never heard this band before you really need to check out some of their music on youtube. Some of my favorites are Happily Ever After and Blame it On the Rain.