Utah County

The relationship between my faith and my work as a therapist is very interesting to me. I was born and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) also known as Mormons. When I was two my family moved to a home in Provo, Utah where my father became a professor at Brigham Young University which is owned and run by the LDS Church. The area where I lived was about 99% Mormon. In fourth grade there was only one student in my entire grade-level who was not a member of the…

I woke up on a perfect morning and I can smell yummy waffles when I sat down on the chair when I look at my waffles there was syrup and butter on top when I grab my fork I dive into the waffles I hear a crunch it when in my mouth it was so yummy. Then, we went to school it was fun at school we did lots of writing that, science, and reading, after a lot of things at school we went home.Then We went to the pool It was really fun going to the pool. When we got to the pool it was cold like ice cubes…

A business trip took us to The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was a fantastic Travel Meeting and let’s hope what happened in Las Vegas didn’t stay in Las Vegas. Ricky and I were eager to return to the office and share. I have to admit though, that in between meetings, we did A LOT of sight seeing and if you have never been to Las Vegas, there is a lot to see….and hear. Think sensory overload. Ricky and I discovered the Guinness World Book’s LONGEST road… Las Vegas Boulevard. It goes AROUND the world…

In 2012 some of my family and I went to the Smokie Mountains in Tennessee. Since it was at the end of my family's trip we drove from Orlando Florida to the Smokie Mountains which is roughly a 10 hour drive. May I Remind you this is before I had any electronics. When we finally got to the cabin it took us four tries to get up the driveway. When we did we went in the cabin and saw It was BEAUTIFUL! My parents got up stairs my aunt (to be) and uncle were on the main floor and the kids were shoved…

The Great American West An Analysis of Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” The feminist movement in America was a time of great struggle, change, and most importantly retaliation. Considering the low status of women at that time, being subordinate to their husbands, it was difficult for them to give their. This led many women to the outlet of writing; writing was often a way for them to display their knowledge and independence and begin this new revolution which would disturb the order of things which…

In the book, My Story, fourteen girl old girl, Elizabeth Smart, tells the story of her nine month kidnapping. Through those nine months she experienced an unreal amount of torture and she shares the intimate details of those excruciating events. Elizabeth Smart was known as kind, respectful, and shy. She started playing the harp when she was young and loved it so she played local weddings, funerals, and recitals. She also ran cross country at her high school, Bryant Intermediate School.…

During the westward expansion of the 1860’s and 1890’s geographical maps show that railroad connections played a huge role in growth. During the early 1860’s when railroad connections also known as the “Transcontinental Railroad” were in the beginning stages, states did not develop at a high rate of speed. Amplifying the railroad connections bolster the reach of products fashioned agriculturally both for the production and sale. Increasing railroad connections west of the Mississippi River…

The person I choose to interview was Taylor Kenneth Hammond from West Jordan, Utah. He has moved a total of 3 times in his lifetime, thus far, to finally end up in Lubbock, Texas. Having just turned 26 on the 5th of October he decided to partake in the interview to assist with his interpretations of diversity in his surroundings and current circumstances. During our discussion, he brought up many course related material such as: stereotypes, diversity consciousness, cultural competence. He also…

Throughout history, the west has always been attributed to being untamed, a place on the outskirts of civilization. As settlers began to leave the Eastern parts of the United States in search of new opportunities, they began to found new extensions of humanity. These extensions were often shrewdly put together in comparison to their eastern counterparts and lacked many of the flourished representations of civilized society, because of this many eastern media sources began to exaggerate reports…

The A/C blowing in your face, radio playing, somewhere in the country. Yep, my family is in a car heading to Utah for my aunts wedding. It's good in the car. Who am I kidding this is terrible! It sucks in this thing, the A/C is to cold, the speakers are dying and I am about to puke because I've had so much junk food! Well at least we're at the hotel, and I can sleep! After one night of staying in the best hotel ever! Bath tubs with jets, master bedrooms, room service and food that is…