A retraction will soon come

Dear Twilight Fans of all Ages (especially Brandi Cope)

When I get more time I will print a retraction of some inaccurate statements I might have said about Twilight.

FYI the papers are in less than two weeks now

Elder Athans Pic

Here is the Pic I sent in with my papers

Life

I just felt like updating with a kind of sappy post.  I don't really know why.  My heart is very full and because of that I am sure that testimony will be born throughout this blog entry.  I had the opportunity and blessing to go back to Charlotte this weekend.  I have a great love for the city and the people there.  I feel truly blessed for my assocations there.  I know that Heavenly Father sent me there for a purpose.  There is no doubt in my mind of that.  I have a testimony that Heavenly Father puts people into our lives at times when we need them most.  I have thought a lot about that and how I often would rely on these people that were placed along the path to help me.  There are a few people that come to mind.  I want to thank them publicly (if blogging is considered public).  There are my dear friends Mark, Brian, and Frank.  My love and apprecation goes out to not only them but to their respective  wives and children as well.  I feel that without these great examples to me I would not be the person that I am today.

I want to talk a little bit about the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  There are many things in Christ's church that I have a testimony of, however, I can bear the strongest testimony of the Atonement.  I do this because many of my friends are experiencing trials that are testing their faith and are causing emotional pain for them.  My heart goes out to them.  I have been there a few times and though I do not know exactly how they feel,  I know what it feels like.  Because of this, it has caused me to do a lot of pondering on where I have been and where I am now.  The bridge that has gotten me from where I was to where I am now is the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  I know this without any doubt in my mind.  It has made me realize this truth about the Atonement.  If you want or need the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ THEN you HAVE to rely on it.  Once I applied this principle it made all the difference.  There is nothing that our Saviour has not felt or that He cannot help us with.  I am reminded of the picture that you see here of the Master.  He stands at the door knocking all we have to do is let Him in.  When we do this, He can make us into what we need to be.  He will change our lives because He knows what we feel and how to succor us.  We can live with our Father once again.  All we need to do is to follow his more excellent way to to quote a scripture.

I feel like this needed to be shared.  Maybe not to those who read this, but for me.  Our testimonies grow as we bear them.  If you have any questions on what I talked about just ask or pray and read scriptures about it.

Woodlake Triathlon 2009

So as many of you know, I was in training for a triathlon.  Well, I did it.  The training could have been a lot better but I survived.  I had to two goals for the triathlon. 1)Beat my Dad 2) Finish under two hours.  I accomplished both of my goals.  My Time was 1hour 53 Minutes 52 Seconds.  I beat my dad by almost 2o minutes.  Here are a few pics.

Dad and Uncle Scott before they went off

The 3 Competeing Athans'

Gotta love the Spandex....Phelps has nothing on me

Dad isnt serious enough

My transition area

I am grateful I did and feel very accomplished...I want to thank all of my Idaho friends that helped me especially my trainer and my dietian

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Current Weight

So at the beginning of the semester i weighed 153.

Two weeks after dieting 141

My Life Update

It has been a while since I have done anything to my blog.  Here is a little update for my life!

1) School is winding down.  The BYUI learning model is really killing me.  I have like twelve thousand group projects due every week.  Really, its a little rediculous.  I know that the leaders here are inspired especially President Clark...but there is something that needs to be realized and a happy medium needs to be made.  Oh well, I have less than a month (April 9th).  Then California BABY.

2) I have begun  a training and diet program.  For those you who will say Zach you are already so skinny you dont need to lose weight.  I know that you dont have to tell me that.  I will honestly say that I am like a woman (no offense) when it comes to my weight.  I am not trying to lose weight.  It is just kind of happening.  I have decided to do a triathlon with my father on memorial day.  I have a friend who is gonna do two this summers; so, she and I are training together.  A triathlon is something that I have always kind of wanted to do...so I figure its the perfect time to start.  I am not allowed to eat anything with sugar.  If you know me at all...it is killing me.  I am eating pretty healthy.  I spent 45 bucks on all healthy CRAP.  My body is still adjusting to it.  I try to keep telling myself if I can makei it 21 days I will be ok...because it will then be a habit.  

3) Brian and Brandi...congrats on the baby I think

So yeah theres my life...comment me back