Just checking in friends

Here are 2 projects I am working on in my Visual Communication Class. We even worked on a Prezi.com presentation that I will add a link to here when I can figure out how to embed it into this blog.

First Draft of my Magazine Cover.

This is my first draft for a fictional Magazine Cover.
What do you all think. I hated it after seeing how much work the other students put into theirs. I need to try harder. Also I need to get feed back from others that will give honest constructive critiques.

BYUI online is not easy, but worth it.

I do not know about the rest of you who have tried online colleges, but for me it has been an eye opening experience. I took online classes part of last year and part of this year and I did just fine. The way it was set due dates and it keep track of what you had done.That was using a program called iLearn 2.0. Well as usual if it is not broke they had to break it. iLearn 3.0 is  not as user friendly. Some class keep track. some are done on Facebook, and yet others are done through online books, where all the quizzes are.
Don't get me wrong if it sound like I am complaining, (I actual am.) I still want to say how great it is to be learning new things. I had six classes. I figured after 2 weeks it was way to much. So now I am down to 4 classes. 10 credits instead of 16. Well now my grant I had; they took away because I am not signed up for 12 credits.
I hope I do not have to mess with any of that and it will work out.
I had prayed and ponder for a week over dropping those 2 classes of to keep them My wife and  I both decide to drop the 2 classes and move them to next semester.
How is every one doing? The General conference for the whole Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 5 two hour sessions in all, starts tomorrow and runs into Sunday. Its on BYU TV. It is also broadcasted at the Rockford Stake Center Here in Rockford, IL and other chapels through out the world.

This is how I feel sometimes when I pray for strength!

2 Nephi 4; 20 -23 From the Book of Mormon. 

20 My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

 21 He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh.

 22 He hath confounded mine enemies, unto the causing of them to quake before me.

 23 Behold, he hath heard my cry by day, and he hath given me knowledge by visions in the night-time.

 24 And by day have I waxed bold in mighty prayer before him; yea, my voice have I sent up on high; and angels came down and ministered unto me.

This is how I feel sometimes when I pray for strength! Praying for strength is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of Faith!

Web addrress change and the addition of some of my artwork.

FYI: I have added some other school work and a place to put some of my old artwork on display for others to view. I could of made another blog or website, but this way I can maintain this one and still post scriptures and my other thoughts on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I will no doubt eventually purchase a domain address for my artwork and as a place for my services as a Freelance Graphic Designer to be acquired.

Summer is almost over. Preparing for Fall 2016 Semester!

Hello everyone,
    I hope all had good times with family and friends these past 2 months.
    I myself had one of my best summers as an Adult.  My wife and I spent some good quality time together. We went camping again this year. We did not get out last summer. We went fish many, many times. Most of the time we had at least one of our grown children with us. Jenny loves camping and fishing too. I spent must of my time setting up and baiting the hooks and taking fishes of those hooks for my wife and Jennie. Some time we were able to go fish with our oldest son, James, on his pontoon boat. It is so peaceful where he lives near Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
    We went to graduations, going away parties for friends who sons have joined the armed services. We got in a few ballgames and even caught a few Nephews Football games the past couple of weeks.
    Well it has been fun this last couple of months enrolling at BYUI for this fall semester , which starts September 12. Applying for grants and student loans, not so much fun. Making sure you buy the correct books and excess codes and just getting into the correct mindset to do my best .
    I will continue to post things in the coming months, so be on the look out for my postings. fell free to contact me by email if you have a subject you would like me to research the post about it.
    I am thinking of renaming my blog! I want to be able to cover other subject matter as I am taking 16 credits this Fall. Any suggestions on a new name I would like to here them. 
  Thanks again for view my blog.
Kevin

The Family: A Proclamation To The World

Below is a Proclamation to the world from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was presented to the world 21 years ago. It is my opinion that it was and will forever be the belief of the church that I belong to. It shows the roles of males and females and the role of the family. It is not meant to offend anyone. It's purpose is to let the world know that God has and order to things and that the commandments it set for Adam and Eve, still exists for us today.

Once again I do not speak for "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Besides "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" which I copied and pasted to this blog from the LDS.org website, all other words and statements are my own. My God bless us all as we try to show love and respect for each other. 

Kevin

THE FAMILY

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A PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

WE, THE FIRST PRESIDENCY and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

IN THE PREMORTAL REALM, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.

WE DECLARE the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.

HUSBAND AND WIFE have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

THE FAMILY is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

WE WARN that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

WE CALL UPON responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.