Author Archives: genesiseve

I realize I don’t process stress very well. I absorb it. I read recently that fat protects your organs from toxins. The fat holds onto the toxins. Often as you release fat, you’re also releasing toxins. I have a lot of fat with which to absorb toxins. But if I’m releasing fat–I’m also releasing toxins.Continue reading “Learning to Deal With Stress”

It’s been 15 years since I began my LDS mission. I’ve been looking at some pictures. May is always gorgeous in Utah. Look at that snow-capped mountain! Here I am with my mom, my brother Jack, and my brother Nick. I think Nick was about 6 at the time. He was in kindergarten. I knowContinue reading “15 Years”

I taught a Humanities class where I spent one lecture discussing the ins and outs of World War I. We would discuss how old war fighting traditions stood against machine guns and biological warfare. You can talk about the battles and list the numbers of the dead, show the artists and show how the existentialContinue reading “War Horse at The Capitol Theatre”

There’s a place on State Street where young homeless people can go and find lunch and hope. They provide classes, training, one on one guidance, clothes for interviews, food, and opportunities. Volunteers of America runs the place. It’s on 655 South State Street. They are working to help homeless youth–people who often blend in–to findContinue reading “Helping”

Saturday night, my friend Andrea called me and asked if I wanted to be her date to Hale Centre’s production of Les Miserables that night. The show sold out ages ago. I had heard wonderful things about the show, but I never thought I’d get the chance to actually see the show because I justContinue reading “Seeing Les Miserables at Hale”

Aaron Ford as Leaf Coneybear, Erica Smith as Logainne SchwartzandGrubbeinerre, Mary Nelson as Marcy Park, Michael Howell as William Barfee, Garrett Grigg as Chip Tolentino, McKenzie Heaton as Olive Ostrovsky. (spellings may be off)   Last Friday night I got to see an absolutely enchanting show at the Midvale Main Street Theatre.  I auditioned forContinue reading “Midvale’s 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is Hilarious!”

Things that are currently on my mind: 1) Noah was a complicated story that actually delved into some of the elements of the story that I personally pondered… like the whole letting everyone die thing. 2) Elder Dallin H. Oaks’ talk at the Priesthood Session of the April General Conference of The Church of JesusContinue reading “Always On My Mind”

A couple months ago, I got a call from the radiant Kate Rufener.    “Would you like to be a soloist in an upcoming show at The Grand?” This is The Grand. Isn’t it magnificent? She told me it was going to be a revival of this show.      She told me that thisContinue reading “Singing in a Monty Python Show!”

I saw this shape pass in front of my office window. I hurried over to the door and yelled down the street. “Hey!” He turned back. “Don’t walk in the flower beds. Use the sidewalk please!” He started towards me with this familiar smile. I cut him off with a polite thank you before heContinue reading “The Stranger in the Flowerbed”