Sacrifice

Sacrifice

I come to thee in my deepest despair along with in my darkest hour, life's problems got to me they have brought me down, I am on my knees in need of thy power. I understand what you have gone through for each and everyone of us, It gets hard but I have read about your life and I need not fuss. I look unto thee each new day knowing you will listen as I speak my way. I look unto you for comfort and guidance as I continue along the path of life. I used to not care to live but my attitude has changed cause you have blessed me with a wife. You endured many trials, many afflictions and with stood agony in pain. I find you as a hero some one I look up to since you stood up for the truth with no shame. Your spirit is continually with each of us so we are never lost. We need to follow you, listen to you, and obey since it was you who paid the cost. You protect us in our lives as we stay worthy for thee, through each obstacle we overcome. It is because of you that we can live again since you paid the ultimate fee.


By :

Riley P. Maygren

How it all began

Breanne

On my twenty-fifth birthday, here in Salt Lake City, I sat with my head in my lap crying on my couch in my apartment I could feel the tears rolling down. I was sad that at twenty-five years old, I had not accomplished anything or had that great of a life, thus far. I wrote poetry in my spare time to express how I felt and most of it was not that up lifting. I had nothing exciting to write about. At times it crossed my mind how uneventful my life has been. I did not care if I lived that long in this life; it was not that exciting for me. Many years have passed since the last time I was unhappy with my life. A friend of mine, named Breanne, has helped me find true happiness and see a new light in this life.
In the winter month of February 2005, I moved to Salt Lake City, to live on my own and to experience life. I did not know many people when I first drove up here from California, but since I am a Latter Day Saint, I went to a church dance one night so I could meet new people. I went alone and met some people that night. My eyes caught the beauty of a girl and I could not stray away from, her smile could be seen miles away. Her eyes were so pretty you could get lost in them if you stared for a long time; she is tall 5’9, has brown hair, and is the type of girl you would want to take home to your mom and meet the family. This was the girl that seemed to be all that and so much more; the type of girl I would want to be with.
Throughout the dance we chatted and got to know one another. I felt so comfortable with this girl. Eventually we went outside and talked in the nice brisk cold night. As she was standing against the brick wall I slowly went in for the one kiss I will never forget. There are moments in our lives that stick with us forever; this will be one for me. We then exchanged telephone numbers to stay in touch. We continued to stay in contact with one another see each other the following days. Since I was new in town I was not looking for a relationship, nor was I ready for one. Some how and some way things slowly drifted apart between the two of us, we did not call or go see one another for over two years.
I was working for Lowe’s hardware in March 2006, in Salt Lake City. I asked a few young ladies if they needed help finding anything, one was really cute. The attractive one looked familiar and I could not recall where I had seen her. She had an advantage over me; I was wearing a name tag. She told me her name which brought everything back from that church dance over two years ago. We chatted for a bit, I said “Hey, let me get your number so we can catch up with one another”. The funny thing was at the same time I ran into her; I was dating another girl from work so I ended up not calling Breanne. I eventually broke things off with the other girl a few days later. A week passed by and that Thursday I was at my other job in the Gateway called The Body Shop. It was towards the evening and the store was pretty vacant. I looked up when someone came in through the door. There was the girl from Lowe’s looking pretty, she captured me once again. I saw Breanne enter in through the door. I knew this was a sign, there’s no way the same girl runs into you at both your jobs within a week. This time I knew I had to act upon it, so I called her that night after I got home from work. I was not working the next day; I asked her if she wanted to spend the next day together with me. She said yes, but in the back of her mind she did not know what type of guy I was, if I had changed or, whether I just wanted action like the first time. Matter of fact, I had changed and I wanted her to see the new me and to see who I really was.
I picked her up and went to help my sister set up for her mission reunion at her church. We saw the movie “Blades of Glory” and had dinner before the film. I drove her home, walked her to the door and kissed her goodnight. We both had a lot of fun that whole day, I wanted to spend more time with her and she wanted to do the same with me. I found something great and wonderful and I wanted to be around her. She is a great member of the Latter –Day- Saint church and holds strong to the standards, and I at times was a little weak. What I loved about courting this girl, is that she loved doing every day activities with me. We both felt it was a great way to get to know one another. She had a strong spirit about her along with a good head on her shoulders and she knew exactly what she wanted in life. She helped me stay strong spiritually so I did not falter or fall and has been a huge help in my life.
After hanging out for such a short period of time I took her on a date. We went to dinner, saw a film, after that I took her home and sat in the car. I played a special song for her and told her I loved her. A few months later we were at my apartment wrestling with one another. I had her pinned down she said three magic words in that moment I will never forget “I love you”. I was like a boy in a candy shop, seeing all the sugary treats in one place with the biggest smile on my face. It was like meeting a super model you have always dreamed of, the girl was amazing and she was mine. For the first time I had something in my grasp that truly made me happy. We continued our progress of dating and it blossomed like a spring flower growing in midday sun. I called Breanne’s mom and asked her for Breanne’s hand in marriage. I promised her mom one thing over the phone that day, to make her daughter happy.
I was excited to propose to the girl I loved. My mom sent me her original engagement ring that I used the diamonds from to put in Breanne’s ring. She was not aware when the ring was ready so I could surprise her. It was a Friday morning when I got the ring and had her roommate help me with the proposal. I got a bottle of her favorite perfume engraved on it “Will you marry me?” Her bedroom window faced the street where I stood. As her roommate gave her the bottle to open, I was outside with a stereo above my head, the song playing was” Only You” by Yaz. Once she heard it, she looked down and saw me, ran to the stairs and opened the door. I got on my knees and asked the most important question of my life” Will you marry me?” She began crying for her joy was finally fulfilled and we had a future.
There are two things I always look for when dating some one. The first is for a girl to make me happy. Breanne is really good at doing that and I was myself with her I did not try to be someone I was not. The second thing I look for is someone to make me a better person, she does just that. She is always positive about me, about my future and the things I can accomplish. She helps me become a stronger member in our church and more spiritual then I was before. She sees things in me that I never see in myself and she helps me with my confidence. I want to live this life for a long time and I do not want to give up on myself so easily like I used to. I have someone to live for and a young lady to care for, along with loving and making her happy for the rest of my life. The girl I met at a church dance I can now proudly call my wife.

ACE

ACE

You may call him what you like wheather it be husband, fhater, grandfather, friend uncle or even a hero but in the eyes of many he was no zero. A father of two who helped raise them thru and thru it was because of his wife and him they grew. A loving husband who devoted his time and all his effort to his wife, who he absolotely loved to serve all his life. I think about the man I used to call grandfather it makes my eyes swell up and my tears roll down and takes away the frown as I recall the man he was and the man he is. Still today the image of him in my head is of something marvolus and great but I am afraid its something I can't achieve. A harder worker then many maybe less then a few but he was the best one i ever knew. A man who climbed to great heights through his work and lifes efforts. He was always full of life laughter and jokes but him as a grandpa to me was no hoax

By:

Riley P. Maygren

Crushed

Crushed

Oh gosh here I go again, another ride, I need to survive so I can stay alive. A broken heart is shattered once again the pieces are lying on the floor, I don't know if I can pick them up anymore. What is love, to me it is real, to others to others it may be fake or some fun ordeal. Wow what went wrong I guess our love song ended and the one I cared about did not stick by my side that long. Once again my dreams never became reality and my wishes never came true, these are the things I wish I knew, but spirtually I grew. The tears are rolling down my cheeks that came from my eyes it happened slowly but surely so it was no surprise, it still feels like apart of me died that is why I cried. I put forth so much effort in, and I feel like I got nothing in return and I am the one who got burned. Thanks for all the times you cared.

By:

Riley P. Maygren

My Garden

My Garden

The earth is round I am bound to make it better, even every little day I go out and make my garden wetter. I go out everyday to check out my garden that's full of a variety of plants, I make sure they are not wilting away or being overtaking by ants. I take time to feed them and give them the sunshine they need, so every few days I check on them and get out all the huge weeds. Have all my plants next to the fence lined up in a row, I make sure they receive there light every one and then I give birdseed to the crows. The grass is green and growing strong, thankfully I have not let it grow too long. The apples are turning ripe and falling off the tree, red and green ones to me they are all free. The tomato's are finally turning light orange and bright red, I am so happy for they have finally arrived I will taste them in the morning I am going to bed. the worms try to invade my plants along the dirt path, they no idea if they will even touch a leaf for they will feel my wrath. No we have plenty of fruits and vegetables to make our meals better at the dinner table, it is because of my hard work and dedication I put in that this is all able.

By:

R.Porter Maygren

The Final Ending

The Final Ending

I see that smile on your face, oh how can I tell If I am winning the race, trying to tell if you are ahead is an unsolved case. My days are long my nights are short, should I keep going or should I abort. I can't feel your vibes at certain places, I don't know If I am stuck on first or I am rounding the bases. The sun shines my eyes light up, for I am starring at my long awaited butter cup. The long wait is slowly coming to a close, from my heart to yours our friendship from here on out grows. How can I tell If you adore me, or I am just being a real bore and you just watch me be. My tears are strolling slowly down my cheeks because of my sadness, being with you I will never know If I can receive that gladness. I will never know If your miss me, or at certain times you going to dis me. Well the road Is slowly coming to a close, and the flower pedals are finally falling off the rose. As I start to walk away; you realize what you will be missing, how you and I will do no more kissing. As we walk a way from each other, It will be the hardest times but we both one day will find our eternal lovers.

By:

R.Porter Maygren

You and I

You and I

Look at what you have and I don't, you act like the biggest show boat. You have money galore, and your riches go from the ceiling to the floor. You got a little prideful when you it the big bucks, so now you need your old friends your the one who sold out your out of luck. The media took you places you never thought you would go, you went on the best tours and played amazing shows. You look back and wonder how did I get here in a few months span, I used to know a few people here and there now I can't tell who's my biggest fan. Look at me I did not get caught up in the worldly things, now I see you are a changed person waling with your bling bling. Nothing is new just like in high school you followed the crowd, except now you have all sorts of eyes on you watch what you do make sure its allowed. Now just for a season take a short look at me, I don't have the worlds eyes watching I am not contained just a little more free. I am still humble as ever never letting the world get ahead of me, if so I would feel so trapped and just feel like I need to flee. I am still in the slumps of where we grew up keeping it real, you have no idea how bad its gotten you could at least come pay a visit son this is how i feel. Now I am going to school and working a nine to five, and trying to make a way to stay alive. In this underground world we never get respected, and do we ever get to help with who will be elected. Times are getting hard on this wild ride, now stay real don't let me catch you in a place where you think you can hide.

By:

R.Porter Maygren