New Age; New Me

 Well it's only been 6 years since I last posted on this blog. Back at that time, I was only 19 years old. Wow what a time it has been these last 6 years. I'm definitely not in the same place that I once was. I am now a college graduate (Bachelor's in Family Science), I am full on dating people of the same sex, I'm not active in my church, and I'm just learning and growing as a human being on this planet right now. Well here I am: the new and improved Jonathan. I've been through a lot in the last 6 years and I'm hoping I can share some of my thoughts with you and hopefully remind you of your worth as a human. 

What do I say this time around? When I was younger, I was full of so much more hope. As I've grown and seen the seriousness of life's challenges, it has definitely stumped me from time to time (and by that I mean most days haha). But I still try to keep the faith and move forward. 

I read something recently that discussed how just because we are on this planet, we have worth. We're meant to be down here. That's interesting, especially when you wonder what the whole point of this world is about. But that discussion of our worth keeps me stable. Reminds me that even on my hardest days, when I feel worthless, I'm on this planet so it's got to mean something, right? I know that may not be helpful for you, so I encourage you to find something that keeps you stable and helps you remember that because you're down here, you already have worth given to you. You are made of worth. I know it's difficult, but try to remember that in your darkest moments. 

I'll give myself props. I think I did a pretty darn good job just now. It's just about baby steps. One day at a time. 

Peace and Love ✌💖😜

2 years later......

I can't believe it's been almost 2 years since I've last written. SO much has happened. I'm now out of high school and into college. I have a ligit job that pays quite nicely and I'm no longer sixteen anymore. I decided to change the name of the blog to fit me more. Anyway life is good. Just like I've said before. I haven't written because I've been so busy and not super dedicated to this blog. But I want to start up again at least every once in a while with some good quotes to help you keep going forward in life. Life isn't easy, but it's not supposed to be and we can get through it no matter what. I'll be writing soon again with more inspiration.

Happy Monday Everyone!

Hey guys! I hope you all had an awesome weekend. I just wanted to share what I learned in Seminary today that I think is really important. So we were discussing our next Scripture Mastery. For those of you who don't know what Scripture Mastery is it's just specific scriptures found in the Bible or the Book of Mormon that we try to memorize so that if we are ever struggling in life we can think back on a scripture mastery that uplifts us and makes us feel better. The Scripture Mastery verses are chosen by the Prophet and his apostles. It's super awesome. Anyway so we were talking about D&C 18:10-11 which says "Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God; For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him." This scripture is spectacular and I love it. There are many different lessons you could get from this scripture, but I think the most important lesson is that God loves us. Jesus Christ is our Savior and KNOWS us and LOVES us. He wants us to be safe. Our Heavenly Father loves us too. They both watch over us and protect us everyday. In Seminary we try to look for little mercy moments in our everyday lives. I challenge everyone to look for little mercy moments in your lives. You can find so many. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true. One night I prayed to know if everything I had learned in my life about the gospel was true and I got this amazing feeling. All I can remember is just knowing that there is a Heavenly Father up in Heaven who is watching us and a Savior, even Jesus Christ, who suffered for all of us so that we could repents of our sins. Please don't ever think it's too late to repent. It's never too late. I really want people to know that there is a God up in Heaven that loves us and cares about us. Ever since I've made this blog more viral I've thought a lot about what I want to say to people who are reading this blog. I just want to say NEVER GIVE UP! YOU CAN DO IT! Life is so hard. It is. I mean I have school, church, family, and friend responsibilities. I know that there are those of you out there who are dealing with parents getting divorced, siblings leaving the church, loved ones going on missions, loved ones dying, losing your job, loved ones committing suicide, and loved ones abused. The list could go on and on. I just want to tell you DON'T GIVE UP! PLEASE DON'T! You are so strong. You can make it. If you need to talk to someone talk to a friend, counselor, sibling, children, etc. But always remember that your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, be there for YOU. Never think that he will ever leave you because he won't. He is ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU! Pray to him and he will help you. The answer may not always come immediately, but you WILL be helped. I promise you. Just remember God LOVES you. He wants to bless you. If you are trying so hard keep trying. Just keep climbing. KEEP THE FAITH! NEVER GIVE UP! Life is so worth it. Be nice to everyone you meet. I know if we do these things we can be blessed and be happier which is exactly what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want. I hope you guys have a FANTASTIC week. And don't forget to look for those little Mercy Moments! :)

Positive Attitude

Hey guys! So I just think we should make today a great day. I know that it's already 1:00, but we can change our day around no matter what. As Thanksgiving is getting closer I think we should think about the things that we are grateful. I'm so grateful for my amazing family. We are all going to be together again at Christmastime and I can't wait. I have such amazing parents that help me out everyday. I have the best siblings ever. We always have so much fun together. I have so many great friends. We sometimes just sit and talk and get to know each other better. I'm so grateful for good friends. There are so many other things that I'm grateful for, but it's not about me. Think of some things that you are grateful for today and it will change your attitude. I hope everyone has an awesome day. Don't let anything get you down.

Putting our Mortal Lives into Real Perspective

Hey. So today I was just watching TV after school and just kind of relaxing after a long week of school. My dad came home and we talked a little bit about our lives. My dad was telling me how it's not the mortal consequences that matter, but the eternal consequences that matter. It really made me evaluate my life and to focus on the more important things. I mean I think I watched about 4 or 5 hours of TV today when I could have been studying for the ACT which is tomorrow or mowing the lawn which I now have to do tomorrow after I'm exhausted from the ACT. I think we all need to evaluate our lives and to see maybe where we could work better in some areas. Nobody's Perfect. I don't expect everyone to completely change their lives. It's just that the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes me happy. Life is good. Sometimes it can be hard, but with Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, my Family and my Friends I can do hard things. We all can do hard things. We should never give up because life is too hard. We were meant to be down on this earth so that we could face challenges and overcome them and become more like our Heavenly Father. So please don't give up. You can do it. Life is short and we need to realize that Keeping the Commandments is the right thing to do. It will lead us to happiness. Let's just try to evaluate our lives a little bit. Who's up for the challenge? We can do it. :)

Everybody Needs Inspiration.................

Hey so one day I was just looking around on Google with inspirational quotes. Sometimes I think it's really fun to read them. If I am having a bad day I know that I can look at some inspirational quotes to get me through my day. Also scripture reading and praying will also get you through the day. I don't know what I would do without my scriptures. I had Seminary in 1st period today and it was seriously so awesome. I was so tired, but the Holy Ghost kept me awake. We talked about the Restoration of the Gospel. For those of you who don't know the Restoration is the bringing back of the only true and living church on the earth the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We believe that a man named Joseph Smith was given inspiration from God to restore the church back on the earth. Anyway go to LDS.org for more information. You will find all the answers to your questions on that website. It's a great website. Anyway back to inspirational quotes. They are so good and I have to post a few that are my favorite. Read them and be inspired!!!!! We all can get through our trials with Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father.


I love this quote so much. It is truly awesome.



Another super awesome quote. God does see why we do it. He sees the good in us when others don't always.



So true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



This one I think applies to ALL high school kids. Just because we aren't popular doesn't make us special. God loves us and we are special to him. Don't ever forget that.




This quote is so true. We are given specific trials in our lives because Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know we can overcome them. WE ARE STRONG!




BEST QUOTE EVER!!!!!!!!!



This one is awesome. I have so much respect for Corrie Ten Boom.


Here are some other awesome quotes:


Can anyone guess where this quote is from?








Well hope you enjoyed these quotes and hopefully one of them changed your day. Everyone have an awesome day and never give up. Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father are there for us. Don't give up the Faith. Keep fighting. I know we can do it. Have an awesome day!

Sometimes It's Hard to Stay Positive During the School Year............Tips for the Teenage Soul.

Hey guys! So school started this week for me and yes most of the week was really fun, but now it's back to going to bed early and doing homework for 4+ hours. Sometimes it's really hard to stay positive during the school year. That's why I am going to give you guys some tips to help you out for this next school year. First thing that I like to do is listen to music to help me stay positive. Music can relax you if you are feeling stressed out. Just choose a nice calm song that you can listen to to calm down your nerves. Also another thing that I like to do is meditate. Now I know that sounds weird, but sometimes it works when you are stressed out during the year. If you have a big test coming up try to meditate. By meditating your body will relax and you can study better and keep better focus. Also get to bed on time. I know you want to stay up to watch that new episode of "Parks and Rec," but you need your sleep. Plus most TV's today can record TV Shows. That's how I watched one of my favorite shows "Psych." I would record it and then go to bed and watch it the next day when I got home from school. That way you get to bed on time and can still watch it later. Okay those are the only tips I have because this blog is supposed to be fun and this post is boring. So if any of you have any suggestions for what you can do to make your school year better just comment on this post. Well hope everyone has an awesome day. Bye!

I Can't Wait to Serve a Mission!

Hey guys! So last night after I wrote on the blog I hiked the "Y" with a couple of my friends. It was so much fun. We had a party! Anyway so we are walking up the trail and I look back and see this guy aways behind us and I'm like "guys we need to walk faster, someone is going to catch up with us" just to be funny. So then later this guy passed us as we stopped. So we were like whatever and made it to the Y. Then we see the guy up there and we just start a conversation with him. We figure out he's a college student going to UVU. Next, we meet his friend who is about the same age. I just have this full out conversation with them and while we were talking I had this feeling to tell them about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I didn't know exactly when to bring it up and eventually we started talking about it. One of the guys got baptized a few years ago and another one is going to church every week, but hasn't been baptized yet. I had a great love for these two guys that I had just barely met. I just wanted them to know how happy the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes me. We talked about the spirit and I said how amazing that feeling is when you have it. They agreed. I wish I could have said more. Now I  just hope that things go well for them and that they keep going to church. This experience made me think a lot about my mission that I could be going on next year. I can't wait to go out on mission and teach others about the gospel of Jesus Christ and help them to be happy! I will never forget talking to those guys! What a great experience! We can all be missionaries even in our own cities. Hope everyone has a great day! :)

Our Live are very Fragile

Hey guys! Sorry it's yet again been a long time since I have written on the blog. I just got distracted with Summer and not having to worry about school. Anyway I wanted to talk today about our lives. Our souls. I like the word souls. Or spirits is a good one too. We all have spirits. Our lives are very fragile. If you didn't already hear a few days ago Robin Williams died. He actually committed suicide. It is so sad. He was such a great actor and man. He did good things and entertained us at the same time. On Facebook one of my friends had a post that talked about how we all thought Robin Williams was the happiest guy in the entire world and how we would never think that he would commit suicide. But he did. My friend cautioned everyone to be nice to every person we speak to because they may be acting happy on the outside, but may be super depressed on the inside. I fully agree with that. So let me repeat again our lives are very fragile. I mean imagine if someone you weren't very fond of died. How would you feel? You might blame yourself for their death. Then another person is sad. There are so many people out their in the world and we all have problems. I like to use the word challenges. We all have challenges in this life. We are supposed to have challenges in this life. Without challenges we wouldn't learn anything. We need to grow and learn everything that we can while we are alive. We need to be nicer to people. We can't put people down. I know that there are those people who are just so mean and won't ever apologize. Don't worry about them. Just be nice to them. You don't know what struggles they are going through in life right now. I know that if we are nicer to people, that the world can be a happier place and we can all be united. Even just a smile can make someone's day. There's a song that I love. It's called "Need a Little Love." In the chorus it says "Love, it's always worth it. Love, everyone deserves it. It's the friend that holds your hand when nobody understands. Love, it wants to heal you. Love, can see the real you, but you have to open up when you need a little love." I love that so much. We all have to be open to giving and feeling love. Love is what makes the world a better place. So please you guys be nice to everyone and always include others. We can change the world! Everyone have an awesome Thursday night. I'm about to hike the "Y." Wahoo!

Happy April Everyone!

Hey guys sorry again for not posting for the longest time. I have just gotten so busy in school and church work that I haven't had any time to write on the blog. I'll try better! Anyway I just again want to say how much I love the gospel of Jesus Christ and how amazing it is. I am 17 now and it's crazy that in just one year I could be serving a mission! I am so excited! I have started reading "Preach My Gospel" and for those of you who don't know what that is it's a manual that missionaries use a lot throughout their mission to make it a success. It helps you to know the gospel better and to help your testimony grow. Anyway I love the gospel of Jesus Christ with all my heart, mind, and strength. I love reading the scriptures and praying to my Heavenly Father. I have been blessed so much this week and year with so many things. I could have a huge list of things that my Heavenly Father has blessed me with. That is the point of this blog. So many people out there have blogs and just talk about life. I want to share the gospel with the world meaning that I want to share my happiness with the world. I know that they only way one can be happy in life is when they are living the gospel of Jesus Christ. I truly am happy. Yes I have my hard days where I am just sick of life, but the gospel is always there and never changes. Celebrities change and so does the world around us, but the gospel of Jesus Christ NEVER changes. I love it so much. I know that there is a God out there and he loves everyone even the craziest of people. He's God he is the greatest person in the universe. I know that Jesus Christ loves everyone in the world too. He is our Savior and our Redeemer. He died so that we could all repent of all of the bad decisions that we have made in life. That is pretty awesome. A lot of people think the gospel is so confusing and difficult, but it's not. It's simple. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ made the gospel simple for US because they LOVE us. I love them and am so grateful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I know it. I live it. I love it.

Hello again I am sorry.

Hello again. Sorry it's been 3 months. I really want to try harder. School has been really tough this year. I don't have as much free time as I do in the summer. Anyway I want to share something anyway. So in Seminary today I learned about the Olive Trees and Jacob Chapter 5. I learned that I can be a missionary now and in 2 years when it's my turn to serve a mission. I know we can all be missionaries just at home. Be an example!!!! Anyway I have to go for Family Prayer. Check in soon. Bye!!!!!

Guess Who's Back?

Hi everyone!!!! What's up? Guess who's back? This guy. Holy cow can you believe it? It's been one day and I am back. That must be a new record. Wahoo!! Anyway so I just want everyone to know to just be happy tomorrow. Tuesday is going to be a great day!!!! I am going school shopping. Wahoo!! New clothes!!!! I am so excited. And then I get to do Summer Homework and clean my room. Wahoo!! NOT!!!! I am excited for the school shopping part, but not for the homework and cleaning. It's not fun, but I need to do it and use my day up wisely. I shouldn't just sit around all day and be bored. At least summer homework gives me something to do. Plus school starts on Thursday so I have to get it done NOW!!!! Ya so everyone just be HAPPY!!!! Tomorrow can be a great day if you make it one. Man I can't wait to read my scriptures tonight. I just got to Helaman a few nights ago and it's been great. Awesome stories. Ya so I just wanted to say to everyone out there to be happy tomorrow. Do something silly like eat some chicken and laugh. Crack a clean joke or two. Just something that brightens up your day. Let's all be positive. Anyway so I don't really know what else to type.................awkward silence...................this is not awkward at all.............Oh ya I got something. I just want to say how grateful I am for my family. I love them all so much. My last sister just got married last week and crazy things have happened. What I mean by crazy is watching my other sister's kids and being exhausted from all the running around at the wedding. The wedding was awesome though. I love the Salt Lake City Temple. It is gorgeous. Anyway family is super important to me and I love my family so much. I am so grateful for all that they do. My last sister left today to go home for a long time. I really miss all three of my sister's because they are all gone. Anyway I will see them all soon. Ya so be grateful for your family and whenever you spend time with your family make the memories last. Ya so I am tired, but I really wanted to write and I did so chicken is delicious. Bye!!!!

Hello Again?

Hi everyone!!!! Sorry it's been like a month since I've posted. I have been really busy, but I am committed to keep going on this blog. The whole point of the blog is for me to share my wonderful experiences that I have in my life everyday. I can't stop now. There are so many awesome experiences that I have had and that I will have. I HAVE to share them. Anyway so it's been a busy month and a half. That's why I haven't posted in a long time. But school is starting soon and I am getting all organized and everything so the blog will be a big priority, at least on Sunday's. Okay so today I had an amazing time at church. I truly felt the spirit speaking to me in Priesthood. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is so amazing and I am so happy to be apart of it. Anyway so this awesome kid in my quorum was sharing a very special experience. It was so great and the spirit was like a fire burning inside me. It was a fantastic experience. So in my extended family there is some trouble. I don't want to get into what it is exactly because it's a personal family problem.I just have been thinking about it for a long time and it is a sad situation. I just want everyone who is reading this blog everyday to know how hard life can be. I know from experience life can be so hard. I mean school and family and friends and pressure from adults to be "perfect." It's such a tough life even if you aren't a teenager like me. Like in my family the person who is dealing with the family situation is way older than me. He is a great person and has been so strong through the whole thing. Let's all just admit it. Life is tough. But if we stay strong (like my family member) we can do anything and still be happy no matter what happens. The gospel keeps me happy everyday. My cousin is crazy and she is a big issue in this family situation. If I could say anything to her I would say "Are you happier now than you were before?" I'm pretty sure she would say she is, but on the inside she would think differently because the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes us all happier. I know it does. I am so happy right now because I could feel God's love for me so strongly today in Priesthood. I really needed that to happen. I'm really stressed with Summer homework and school is starting really soon. I am freaking out. But I know it will all get done and I will feel better after school starts. Heavenly Father will help me. I know it. Everyone just keep moving forward (Like Walt Disney said in "Meet the Robinson's") and just have hope. Things will be okay if you stay strong in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I know it. Until next post see you all later!!!!

A New Day!!!!

Hola everybody!!!! Okay so it's been a while since I have written. I'm very sorry. I have been distracted. I just got home from a high adventure camp last night. It was actually a pretty good experience. We went to Havasupai Falls. It was a 11 hour drive and 10 mile hike to the campground. It was an exhausting journey. I left on Wednesday of last week and we got to Arizona and I started feeling really sick. Lately I've been suffering with really bad anxiety whenever I leave home. I went to the Temple to do baptisms in another city like a month ago and that's when it started. The trip wasn't that long. My stomach just gets really nervous in big situations and I feel sick. But I don't have to go to the bathroom and I never throw up. I just feel really sick. This is a big challenge for me in my life right now. I want to go on huge trips away from home and have fun, but my stomach stops me every time. That's why I learn to breathe and try to relax. I try to get my mind off of it and just enjoy life. I prayed like a zillion times (I get really nervous when I'm sick I need to be patient) in the car hoping for a miracle when later I received a miracle. Just being around my friends (the scouts) and getting my mind of the sickness made me feel better. I knew it was my Heavenly Father who helped me. I mean I know he wanted me to see his beautiful waterfalls in Arizona. He wanted me to enjoy spending time outdoors. I feel bad because I wanted the whole point of the trip to be about making myself better. Improving my life. But all I did was eat candy in the car, watch movies, and counting the minutes until I was home. I didn't sit down and just enjoy what I had. I realize now how grateful I am for everything that I have. I love my friends. They are the most amazing people that I know. We don't always get along and sometimes I get really frustrated when they act immature. But the point is that they are all great and they all have their own individual problems and I should just learn to be patient with them. They are great people and I love them. There is even one friend who doesn't like me very much. I mean I try, but anyways I am very grateful for that person. I'm grateful for all the wonderful times that we have had. The good and fun times when we aren't mad at each other. I'm also grateful for my family. They are so awesome. They care about my needs and always are willing to help me. I'm grateful for my phone. I have an iphone and I love it. There are so many things I can do on it. Anyway my heart is full today and I love it. Today I went to church and I felt the Spirit so strong in Priesthood. It was so good. I love feeling the spirit. I also felt the Spirit while I was watching the movie "The Testaments." If you don't know what it is look it up. It's a great movie!!!! Anyway I love SUMMER. It is so AWESOME. I love the warm weather and hanging out with my friends. I love singing at the top of my lungs in my sister's room. I love looking out the window from the top floor of my house and seeing the sunset. I always think of the beach. I love the beach. I want to go to LA so badly. I've never been there before and I would love to see the freeway and the awesome beaches there. We actually started heading there yesterday. My leaders got on the wrong freeway and started going to LA. I was so excited until they realized they were going the wrong way and turned around. Ya oh I am so excited to watch a new episode of "Sam and Cat." It's a funny show. Okay well I will write soon. Bye!!!! Bye!!!! Bye!!!! (Backstreet Boys style)

Hello Again!!!! Wow it's already Wednesday. My day has been great. I was so happy to read my scriptures this morning before I started my day. Last night was so great. Okay so the story goes...... I had Driver's Ed today and I am practicing for my road test. So all I do is drive out on the road. Anyway so I had to get up early to go and that meant going to bed on time. So I read my scriptures early and was ready for bed. I read a talk from Conference, which was really amazing, and then I studied my scriptures. I have to say that when you study your scriptures, it's easier to understand them and more fun. Anyway so ya, but I hope that I have a lot of followers. Probably not because it's a blog and I just barely started it. So ya. My inspiration today for everyone is to always follow your dreams no matter what anyone says.

Okay I am now going to change the color of font: Wahoo!!!! Okay it's not that exciting, but it's a start. So everyone remember who you are and I am going to post a video of a ride from Disneyland. Can you guess what it is?

Like I said before my religion is a big part of my life. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ. For those of you who haven't read my first post I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I love my religion. It is the greatest part of my life. One thing that I would love to do right now is bear my testimony. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is so amazing. I love my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is so amazing and really is the best. I know that Joseph Smith was a true Prophet of God and that Thomas S. Monson is a true Prophet of God today. I know that Jesus Christ came to this Earth and atoned for everyone's sins. I am so grateful for him and his wonderful example. I know that families can be together forever. I love my wonderful parents. They are such great examples to me. I know that the scriptures are true. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Hello everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to my blog!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited!!!!!!!!! This is going to be so awesome and fun. For this first post I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jonathan Marchant and I am 16 years old. I love to sing and dance. I love to sing karaoke. Singing is a big part of my life. I sing everyday whether its an LDS church hymn or just a popular song on the radio. Anyway music is also a big part of my life. I love listening to music. It is so fun. I love just rocking out to my favorite tunes and dancing around. One of my favorite shows is Psych. I think it is so funny. I also love Disneyland. I have been there many times and enjoy it so much. I love the rides and the fun, happy feeling that you get when you are there. It is a great place. My family is very important to me. I love them all very much. We always have fun when we are together. They are all amazing and I love them. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I love it. A lot of this blog is based on my religion. I have some really amazing spiritual experiences that I would love to share with the world. Anyway that is a little bit about me.