tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36422563204842139702024-02-19T16:20:56.028-08:00Update with Jordanhmmm just my random thoughts some are serious and some are not so seriousJordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-963235231835904752012-04-23T02:45:00.002-07:002012-04-23T02:45:42.550-07:00Hello food reviews...<br />
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Hello fellow students and
friends. This is the first of what I
hope to be many food reviews here in the <b><i>Student Review</i></b>. My purpose in this review is to bring two
things that I love together…food and people. I know how it feels to sit at home
and wonder where you are going to take your ultra-hot date to eat this weekend;
I know the persistent toggling between looking “expensively impressive” or “playing
it safe and cheap”( sad but true). I
know what it feels like to want to eat out with friends but be too poor to do
it. I know the feeling of hating Ramen Noodles, but still downing a few
packages. The facts are; One, tons of restaurants, snack stops, and just plain
good eats exist here in Utah County; Two, there are tons of creative and
awesome people, with unique ideas and tastes, looking for fun and, or fine
dining. Have no fear…the review is here
to try and line people up with their ideal eats.<o:p></o:p></div>
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How it works is I will try eats
around the area and review them here in the <b><i>Student Review. </i></b>I will rate food eateries on the
basis of five categories; cost ability, date ability, taste ability, social
ability, and serviceability. Cost
ability relates to all things financial about the place. Date ability has everything to do with the
establishment’s compatibility with a good date.
Taste ability is all about the food.
Was it good? Greasy? Filling? Unique?
Social ability deals in atmosphere and classiness. Lastly, serviceability is how good the
service is in all aspects of making the experience good for you the
customer. All ratings are submitted on a
1 to 5 scale…5 being “Holy Smokes that rocks my socks off!” and 1 being, “Let’s
hit up a waffle house…gross!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mission one. Tonight was a visit to a Provo classic (drum
roll please)…”The Malt Shoppe” on University Avenue. The Malt Shoppe is not new in most college
circles. It is an old fashioned
hamburger joint that serves up the classics. When I say classics I obviously
mean burgers, shakes, fries and an occasional corn dog. Tonight, after a long day of study topped off
with a three hour Chem 106 final, I could think of no better way to decompress than
to drown my post-sorrows in an old fashioned shake. The food was good, the jukebox was cookin’
and people were present in abundance. My
food choice consisted of the Pastrami Burger, a Peanut Butter and Chocolate
Shake with fries. Good stuff!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Ratings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cost ability<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> 3</span></b>-Burgers
are a bit on the higher end of fast food, but that does not mean you’re not
getting a good bang for your buck. Besides that, shakes and sides are about the
same price wise as most sit in fast food places.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Date ability <b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3.5-</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>If you are looking for a fun
place, with a warm atmosphere, where you and a date can chat over good food
this is your place. It fairly full on
weekends and fairly empty on weekdays, but you will always have enough privacy
to chat. Plus if conversation ever lags hit up the juke box and reset for more.
The food is filling so I wouldn’t recommend eating here before an active
activity like knife hunting or ultimate Frisbee. It’s a nice sit down and relaxed place…good
for a “DTR.” Jokes<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Taste ability <b>3.8-</b></span>The
food is solid…Burgers are classic and filling and do taste good. Fries are the weak- link but the Shakes more
than make up for them. Try a Chocolate
and Peanut Butter shake…mmmmm.<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Social ability <b>4-</b> </span>Especially
on weekends this place is pretty packed…I have never gone and not met someone I
know there. The music and people make it
a fun place to got whether on a date or with friends.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Serviceability <b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2.5</span>-</b>The one
knock on the service is that it does take a bit of time to get your food on
most occasions. <o:p></o:p></div>
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All in all I had a good time and I
had some good food tonight and it was the perfect way to decompress after my
last final. If you are looking for a
good classic hamburger, a great shake, or just a jukebox stop on by the Malt
Shoppe right off of campus on University Avenue. You will leave full and happy! That I can
guarantee. Also if you have any places you would want me to check out just hit
up my twitter or facebook.<o:p></o:p></div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-4448785412331365142012-04-05T03:13:00.000-07:002012-04-05T03:14:00.706-07:00A letter to my chemistry teacher<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">When thinking about what compounds I really wanted to dissect my mind jumped at a substance that has allowed others to give me loads of grief during my college years. Not a week goes by without someone being on my case about drinking diet sodas and I am sick of it. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> “Did you know aspartame causes cancer?” “Don’t you realize aspartame makes you fat?” “Aspartame was used in the making of the first atomic bomb.” “That stuff will kill you!” These are the words I frequently hear from the “aspartame nay-Sayers.” Forget that I AM A DIABETIC, because that is not the real reason for my frustration. What really chaps my hide are people appointing themselves as my personal nutritional coaches, when they actually don’t know anything about this “divine gift to diabetics everywhere” themselves. I want to shut them up with some cold hard facts and only you can help me Dr. Macedone. I want to know what makes up this flakey white sugar substitute. I want to know what if anything could ever be dangerous within this substance that sprinkles over my cheerios like a light snowfall on a Christmas morning. I crave the knowledge I need to debunk the myth that aspartame is bad and dangerous for my body! Please help me sir!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jordan Mulford, aka “Astounded at Aspartame<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-19859829957187712872012-04-04T21:15:00.004-07:002012-04-05T03:18:33.271-07:00Ahh this is the college life!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodrSdTR2dKzisAOyiMJD5gBjzRkzXTWDdnTnaj70R_H5HY55oeE6PRgu7-jy8pLEjVuYcHbxQXMWL4ZWdPd8tnl2bcwL28aRrGuT1ySUM66cIX3DX1H3_21sS9jdAFD41rENbvWbI1n0/s1600/planking.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodrSdTR2dKzisAOyiMJD5gBjzRkzXTWDdnTnaj70R_H5HY55oeE6PRgu7-jy8pLEjVuYcHbxQXMWL4ZWdPd8tnl2bcwL28aRrGuT1ySUM66cIX3DX1H3_21sS9jdAFD41rENbvWbI1n0/s400/planking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727858983403708530" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I just thought i would tune into the old blog for a quick update...today has been one of those wonderful college days that is going to be the first of many in a row...I awoke around 9 am and started doing homework (the best part of waking up). For the next 4 hours i studied chemistry getting prepared for yet another midterm....I actually reread all the material we had gone over this section because heaven knows i didn't read during the semester (I know i am an idiot). At 1 pm i went to Chemistry class and reviewed for the midterm on campus...this was followed by 3 more hours of last second cramming! By this time my mind was mush (and by that i mean ready to take a test) so i decided to go take a 3 hour chemistry test...ahh just got home and looked at my study guide...woops, turns out I missed a few questions on the exam. Oh well no time to think about it...got a creativity final project i better start cause it is due tomorrow morning and i have another midterm to take tomorrow and another to take on Friday!!! In the immortal words of Hot Rod Hundley (former Jazz announcer), "You got to love it baby!"Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-77587934484012697132012-04-01T02:46:00.003-07:002012-04-01T02:55:02.026-07:00Jazz dream jobHey Hey Hey...so i had a cool opportunity the other night. I won the Jazz dream job contest and was able to stand in with the Jazz social media team as the Jazz played the Kings! It was a fun time! I took my two brothers Seth and Cam and we had a VIP dinner before the game! During the game i sat in the media section next to the visitor tunnel. At half-time i was on the court and got a shout out from the announcer. I was able to briefly meet Al Jefferson, Randy Rigby, Matt Harpring, and Craig Bolerjack! It was pretty awesome! GO JAZZ!!!Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-24862565702392457152012-03-29T17:42:00.002-07:002012-03-29T18:27:37.317-07:00How should i know...I am a man!!<div style="font-weight: normal; ">To: "the uninterested girl"</div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre; "> </span>Maybe i have the intelligence of that sabre-toothed squirrel chasing acorns on the movie Ice Age (his actual name is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Scrat</span>). Maybe i have no tact like a racist grandma who hates your Jewish friends. Maybe i am as inexperienced at dating as Ugly Betty. Whatever the case may be I just need to know where you stand. I feel like i get conflicting messages...let me give you some examples.<div style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We went out on our one date and I feel like we had a good time during those brief moments between your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">texting</span> with "just some guy."-I am happy! However, i have tried to ask you out several times since and every time you lose your phone -I am unhappy! Luckily, on the other hand, you seem to always find it four hours later (like clock work) and send me that reassuring message, "hey <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">jord</span>...lost my phone...tots <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sux</span>...4 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">reals</span> sorry...may-b another time...;)" Oh how that winking emoticon gets me!!! I am happy! However, your real actions speak louder than your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">texted</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">abrevs</span> and smiley faces...for example, you seem to always find a way out of talking to me in class. I mean you have felt like ill and ditched class early four times this semester; Once you lost speaking ability because a bee stung your tongue; and twice you were asleep in your seat before i got to class and awoke just as class ended. What is the deal? I am unhappy!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre; "> </span>I feel like I have the emotions of a middle school girl!!! I am up and i am down!!! Where are we?! Where do i stand?! On one hand you are being flirty in text and nice and for goodness sakes you have never <b>VOCALLY EXPLAINED THAT YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED</b>. On the other hand, however, you treat me like I threw a small puppy off of a very large bridge...like your disgusted!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wait!!!!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I think i have you figured out...you are probably like girls in "chick flick movies." I just need to wait you out. Oh my gosh!! In reality you love me...you just don't know it yet!<br /><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Well my dear I'll have you know that i am no fool...I read you loud and clear lady! Your actions say, "You suck like a young calf on a mother cow's utter." Your words say, "You have such a sweet spirit." I can read between the lines...you're in love with me!!!! You are just confused by your feelings. Having so many hormones and "times of the month" probably does not help. Well I just wanted to let you know that i am here and i will keep asking you out and being your man until that time when you can just verbalize what we both already know...You love me!</div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Love, "another clueless boy"</div></div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-1971899256986553092012-03-25T10:54:00.003-07:002012-03-25T11:27:22.680-07:00Mash-up of my life since JerusalemWow it has been an eternity since i wrote on this blog...only shorter. I am going to make a list....a list of some significant things that have happened to me or things that i have done since i got back to the United States of America...<div>1-Really got into running</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>a-ran several half marathons</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>b-ran the Red Rock Relay with my friends and took second place (that 160 some odd miles suckas)</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>c-ran the Top of Utah full marathon...(both the worst and best thing that i have done)</div><div>2-Dated a girl in the nursing program named Rachel</div><div>3-Dated another girl in the nursing program named Rachel...really two times with two different Rachels...both great girls by the way.</div><div>4-Am almost done with my Exercise Science Major at Brigham Young University...looking at PT schools currently</div><div>5-lived at home one summer...fun but...never again.</div><div>6-Sea World</div><div>7-Drove from Utah to Kentucky and than up through Michigan and down through my mission in Wisconsin...hit up Chicago on my birthday and went to a Cubs game...also added Nauvoo temple to my temple quest.</div><div>8-Worked for my Uncle Ryan last summer...</div><div>9-First time gambling in Vegas...I won money...i can see how gambling could be addictive</div><div>10-Lived with my buddy Steven Mac Shelley and we enjoyed many crazy experiences...(5 hours of straight Tuchanos, a short modeling carreer, throwing flash mob wedding, starring in awesome commercials...etc.)</div><div>11-Pig Wrestling...took 3rd...I know 3 is not a winner</div><div>12-Got hired as a tour guide in Alaska only to be discriminated against and un-hired due to diabetes.</div><div>13-Lived through 5 floods in my basement apartment south of Provo...house living is not all its cracked up to be.</div><div>14-Seen my siblings grow to receive the Priesthood and become men</div><div>15-Moved to Sparks 2</div><div>16-Various church callings that have helped me grow one of which was being a primary teacher</div><div>17-met many new people and made lots of new friends</div><div>18-turned 25...quarter century</div><div>19-City league softball...world's worst...i thought it was my fault and was spotty in attendance</div><div>20-quit my job as a BYU intramurals supervisor and am enjoying playing more than one sport per season now.</div><div>21-my buddy Jordan Wade got married...what! Oh Todd Matthews, Oh pretty much Marc Steele....okay so pretty much most of my friends are married...I am a late bloomer okay</div><div>22-witnessed Jimmermania, Linsanity, and Tebowmania</div><div>23-trying to get back into playing lots of bball</div><div>24-all the college fun times (shooting, dates, golf, Festival of Colors, go-carts, hustling my roommates via bowling, house warming parties...etc.)</div><div>25-won a job with the Utah Jazz</div><div>26-finally bought a laptop</div><div>27-played Willy Nilly</div><div>28-applied to be on the Bachelorette</div><div><br /></div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-69007538413501114802010-03-25T09:56:00.000-07:002010-03-25T10:16:01.376-07:00the sea of Galilee!!!Well i am glad to report to my faithful readers that i spent the last 11 days on a kibbutz in the Galilee. I stayed in a bungalo right on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, yes that is the very sea the Christ walked on at one point and calmed at another point. I was able to visit a million and one sites in the area where Christ spent most of his life. I visited Nazereth, Mount of Beattitudes, Capernaum, Caeseria Philippi, and possible mount of Transfiguration sites!!! My friends and i had bomb fires on the beach, swam in the sea, and kayaked the Jordan River. Most amazingly we were also able to study and ponder the teachings of the Savior where they originated from. I loved it so much and i feel that i was able to grow closer to my Savior and become a better person through the experience.<br />Two experiences stood out in the experience as a whole....first my jog to Hypos and secondly my visit to Nain.<br />First, i took some of my freetime on the last day in the Galilee to jog to some ancient ruins, a city called Hypos, that is fixed a top an overlook above the sea of Galilee. It took me some time to fog up the steep winding roads but i did not mind because the view atop the mount was beautiful...on the top of the "mountain" i was able to ponder my life and the Savior's life. I came away feeling more faithful than i have felt in some time...I know that God listens to our prayers and that he loves us...I know that the Lord will hear us and work with us to help us overcome our sins and shortcomings so that we can be better and one day return to live with him as eternal families. It is his work and his glory. After my time at the ruins I began my descent. As i jogged down the roads and looked down over the sea of Galilee, Jesus' hood, my ipod played Onward Christian Soldiers. It dawned on me that this was a neat experience and i began let out a few mighty yawps and whoops...as load as i could!!! The jog down was much easier and faster.<br />Second, I had a cool expeirence at a small modest church, different than most here, that celebrated the story of the widow of Nain. I learned insights from my professors regarding Jesus' compassion for this particular widow whos son had just died. Emotion ran through me as a thought about my mother who was widowed and i thought about the compassion the Savior had shown my family and me. I than was overcome with guilt for all the little miracles i had turned from by sinning, by laziness, by ingratitude, by selfishness and i resolved to be a better person for the Savior!!! I want to be clean and always show my God that i am willing to do what it takes to earn his mercy! I feel my heart changing...Let us all take it upon ourselves to walk a little straighter, to lengthen our stride, and to be just a little better.<br />Well i love you all...I know this is a more serious blog and i hope that is okay...know worries there are plenty of funny blogs ahead of us!<br />JOrdan MulfordJordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-42836497562298656142010-03-10T04:15:00.000-08:002010-03-10T04:35:19.449-08:00Tales from the Crypt<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-07CHBebBjJmxdBk9bpzwFd-KhjP1H4wjCJTbM7MEq5XUzSU0uyVVFaPqQfvUYBasu7b3LgRqBTh8w4KUqU92zbarMKbJwYYgODreDj5rdiHZBdkRD5uF25d38Y6awHD_Vwx-bXqJ2Y/s1600-h/jordan+081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-07CHBebBjJmxdBk9bpzwFd-KhjP1H4wjCJTbM7MEq5XUzSU0uyVVFaPqQfvUYBasu7b3LgRqBTh8w4KUqU92zbarMKbJwYYgODreDj5rdiHZBdkRD5uF25d38Y6awHD_Vwx-bXqJ2Y/s400/jordan+081.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446982403550036322" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B0fRg2UqxjEEkGax_f4AONzKvO7pAqrPTmdNRfUGz6s_XtU4ums4G37e0ddJeKjb_tFz6rh4rEK2B41u76dnweGJ1XuJyjkIujrzLiEQB5Fu1jeZcTVk2YcgMSZuLQdSub_NmdvYHDU/s1600-h/jordan+100.jpg"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">My dear friends i do not entitle this blog "tales of the crypt" because i or you are dead....no no no i am actually in good health....Great health. I entitled this blog in this manner because it is about my adventures in the land known as EGYPT!!! yes yes i know what you are thinking (intro Indiana Jones theme song)...you are thinking how did i ever survive in such a place! Answer: my amazingly amazing adventure skills. In all seriousness it was such a blast!! I rode Camels, i rode a sail boat up the Nile river, I stood inside the Great Pyramids, I walked the walkways of the Karnak and Luxor temples, and i even kissed the sphinx! Ha ha ha no i really did! I witnessed the marvels built by Rameses II and Tutmose III...It was amazing! I was awed by the golden mask of King Tut...and i hiked to the tippy top of Mount Sinai!!! I had so much fun with my friends as we saw sites all week from the scriptures and from Egyptian history. What a blast check out the pics....</span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B0fRg2UqxjEEkGax_f4AONzKvO7pAqrPTmdNRfUGz6s_XtU4ums4G37e0ddJeKjb_tFz6rh4rEK2B41u76dnweGJ1XuJyjkIujrzLiEQB5Fu1jeZcTVk2YcgMSZuLQdSub_NmdvYHDU/s400/jordan+100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446982394854682514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOFgDOC4UsuiWBySXgPQnHzW6Fwo5yDPJ2Mkr1XmFb12OgNUhQJYcQGsfHUcmrD82YADG5ffS_ZOSL-tfAIYmMUWYsthSlPfwthaIjXFzHTy2b93AoUggupkriNpkdjM6QdlckMqZZys/s1600-h/jordan+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOFgDOC4UsuiWBySXgPQnHzW6Fwo5yDPJ2Mkr1XmFb12OgNUhQJYcQGsfHUcmrD82YADG5ffS_ZOSL-tfAIYmMUWYsthSlPfwthaIjXFzHTy2b93AoUggupkriNpkdjM6QdlckMqZZys/s400/jordan+018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446981964840484098" /></a>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-5381672314327587552010-03-10T04:01:00.000-08:002010-03-10T04:14:56.440-08:00Hello soldiers!!!It has been some time since i blogged and i am so so so sorry for that my fellow friends...On the up side i have been keeping a journal!!!<div>Let me tell you about a few things that i have been doing here in the Holy Land!!!! First of all i have been visiting many holy sites and i love every minute of it...to name a few i have seen...where David slew Goliath, the walls of Jericho, where David saw Bathsheeba, where Christ ascended into heaven, where Christ healed the blind man with clay, the site of the temple of Solomon and Zerubbabel and Herod, HEzekiah's tunnel, Elder Holland's favorite place in the Holy Land, The mount of Olives, the mount of Offense, David's Palace in the city of David, Bethlehem, Garden Tomb, the fortifying cities of Israel, Gibeon where the sun stood still, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and many more!!!</div><div>It is pretty cool i will not lie....that list is so wussy and for that i am sorry for not staying on top of my blog....</div><div>WEll i love you all my friends,</div><div>JOrdan Mulford</div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-65933013543236822672010-01-31T00:27:00.000-08:002010-01-31T00:45:20.430-08:00Mustache MilitiaHere i stand in the Holiest of Lands! I have stood in the presence of world wonders like the Nile and the Pyramids. I look out my bedroom window every morning and see the dome of the rock and the western wall. I sleep and awake to the Jerusalem call to prayer...I truly live in a land of magic carpet rides; it is a whole new world! How could i dare close my eyes? Such a beautiful place and yet i yearn for more!!! My heart it cries, "what a gaping hole there is in my left atrium...What is missing?!!!" I listen and i wonder and ponder. After many nights of resltess dreams and lost sleep due to the worry and need to fill my broken heart i have come to only one conclusion! I must join with the Mustache Militia!!! They have been signing volunteers here but a fortnight ago. I must sign my soul to a contract binding me to the growth of facial hair on my upper lip....this and only this will calm my troubled mind. In the carefully sculpted short stubble on my upper lip i will find peace...<br />If you too feel lost and alone....maybe your heart and soul cry out, "help us we need comfort!" consider the Mustache Militia. They are an elite group of substantial military prowess similar to that of the Navy Seals or the Green Berets...and yet they are more. It is truly a misconception that they are a symbol of burps and farts...wife beater t-shirts and Nascar. They are upper class gentleman with standards..."forks on the left and knives on the right," they order the uneducated. They are a symbol of all manhood. Raw Testosterone!!! They can simultaneously fold a man into a pretzel; Eat a nine course meal in a tux; and take a shower!<br />Think of the greats...Tom Selik...Chuck Norris...and Johnny Depp.<br />Mustache equals Peace!!!<br />cordially yours,<br />Jordan MulfordJordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-56583875333562056752010-01-20T02:08:00.000-08:002010-01-20T02:24:36.344-08:00The WallWell hello one and all...I know that i have not written as diligently as i need to do!!! I do have things to tell you though about this wonderful land we call Holy!! It is fantastic...I have visited many places and been witness to many examples of different religious beliefs...Let me tell you about one such occasion...There is a wall here known as the Wailing Wall this wall is held sacred by the Jewish people and they often are found worshipping at the wall. Jews will often pray at the wall and write written prayers and stick them into the cracks of the wall...when they pray they rock back and forth and read from the scriptures. They do this so that they can show the Lord that they are using their heart, might, mind and souls in their worship! After praying they back up slowly from the wall so as not to turn there backs on the Lord. I have also prayed at the wall and stuck my written prayer into the cracks that are all over in it. <br /><br />Why is this wall so sacred you may ask. Well let me give you the brief synopsis. This is where the temple of Solomon stood before it was destroyed...than Zerubabel rebuilt his temple their. Finally Herod added onto the temple and made it a marvelous and magnificent place in his time. <br />This temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70AD. The Wall is what is left of the temple mount of Herod's temple. It is holy to the Jews as it is the last remnant of the temple that they have!<br /><br />The other night i went to the temple to welcome in the Sabbath with my peers. The wall was transformed to a jovial party. When these guys say they are welcoming in the Sabbath they really do a bang up job!!! WE were dancing and singing and making merry! It was such a cool experience....people were in there nice clothes praying and worshipping together....It was so cool!!! Bottom line if you are the kind of person that is spiritual and at the same time loves to party it up...I have found the place for you!!!Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-27874798549926763172010-01-12T13:01:00.000-08:002010-01-12T13:02:44.300-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyU_sa3iFDuKRktPhN9kR747P40PTVjQENrqXrYGFKa0ysv_F3hyphenhyphenk9T-xRrMXc6kPQEAVbOYzgv3K3zdWS8v9R-1ZHOe2jAMabhZM0_NNZURfV2H_F4QlexxhSIIIQHCk28lIT8d5rk8/s1600-h/jo6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425961552775346034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyU_sa3iFDuKRktPhN9kR747P40PTVjQENrqXrYGFKa0ysv_F3hyphenhyphenk9T-xRrMXc6kPQEAVbOYzgv3K3zdWS8v9R-1ZHOe2jAMabhZM0_NNZURfV2H_F4QlexxhSIIIQHCk28lIT8d5rk8/s400/jo6.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zU3LptD8ImjArPJG9BbpnXJsd3Ua-kwcMMaMzu-oWBydi8Lg3PsxXmlk5HXtKlJxaRodxKE42pWlRNkh1h84Hhgy896WBymkrZYbnpZDgdec2hcyAd73kND6yUBYOSrA_1LYZYS-lu8/s1600-h/jo5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425961541574099506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zU3LptD8ImjArPJG9BbpnXJsd3Ua-kwcMMaMzu-oWBydi8Lg3PsxXmlk5HXtKlJxaRodxKE42pWlRNkh1h84Hhgy896WBymkrZYbnpZDgdec2hcyAd73kND6yUBYOSrA_1LYZYS-lu8/s400/jo5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyDyZk5Ka_pM8qhgAUCt3F4g_mNRLfZq7O1lrDZHEGGio-7bIQmxAe7LW6yHp-urYnxX5kPeiclhYjkNqYmO9KFUAIl3fHfogs-MFhoHkTZkQzAQPqAFA6p7F5_DDtEQI5Q2rJUK9F3U/s1600-h/jo4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425961540383327026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyDyZk5Ka_pM8qhgAUCt3F4g_mNRLfZq7O1lrDZHEGGio-7bIQmxAe7LW6yHp-urYnxX5kPeiclhYjkNqYmO9KFUAIl3fHfogs-MFhoHkTZkQzAQPqAFA6p7F5_DDtEQI5Q2rJUK9F3U/s400/jo4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvEgACd1lR9tRvxrMaPlSCgca7Z-NKPtQwLabdpnXUIPj7R3JErqZJrf3PwPhy5eXgW2Mg0gotz4ByNkA6ztGbGH7S-NbHX4pymVsKFQz_tRvUxApUnzt7dSp14zhP4agVeiHkrsdFD8/s1600-h/jo3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425961533715437810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvEgACd1lR9tRvxrMaPlSCgca7Z-NKPtQwLabdpnXUIPj7R3JErqZJrf3PwPhy5eXgW2Mg0gotz4ByNkA6ztGbGH7S-NbHX4pymVsKFQz_tRvUxApUnzt7dSp14zhP4agVeiHkrsdFD8/s400/jo3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGU5rZDZ-iT7Bj6NBm5MuVGZD4KjJhxjsbVkrPzySzW7hYlFc2drjC2pkuXjnZY4thvTu68IMr6LVbu7lsqgnM0prRWKPBM-JemB65fj7l2TIh96O9JFZ3En_PyEbFtEhIYl57yZa9AE/s1600-h/jo2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425961528358699058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGU5rZDZ-iT7Bj6NBm5MuVGZD4KjJhxjsbVkrPzySzW7hYlFc2drjC2pkuXjnZY4thvTu68IMr6LVbu7lsqgnM0prRWKPBM-JemB65fj7l2TIh96O9JFZ3En_PyEbFtEhIYl57yZa9AE/s400/jo2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-67476781479406218782010-01-12T12:58:00.001-08:002010-01-12T12:58:58.423-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvAR0yOtOoVuamk3Dk_aYGzd1iuqRMfFay1IHWmmh5UAt5ZAOoJbaEAXvoyqm_cjyhkFKMtKjX7tk61j3yC4e5EQsnoob_agNm5y8z5rYjC01EeRbU8luCOJn-F2tfAabdtKm_fJoJBw/s1600-h/jo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425960736384686098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvAR0yOtOoVuamk3Dk_aYGzd1iuqRMfFay1IHWmmh5UAt5ZAOoJbaEAXvoyqm_cjyhkFKMtKjX7tk61j3yC4e5EQsnoob_agNm5y8z5rYjC01EeRbU8luCOJn-F2tfAabdtKm_fJoJBw/s400/jo.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-13465134119227943852010-01-08T02:53:00.000-08:002010-01-08T02:58:32.292-08:00Jerusalem!!!Well hello my dear and faithful readers...I have found myself in the Holy Land....and all that i can say is WOW!!! It is amazing already...as i have witnessed the Muslim call to Prayer and the Christian worship at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and also watched the Orthodox Jews praying i have felt the spirit so strongly....The people are so devout!!! I walked throught he streets of the old city yesterday and i was in shock as i winded in and out of allyways and small streets with shops on every side...It was as if i went back in time to the time of Christ!!! I love this place and i promise to post pics and to keep you updated with more stories when i have more to say....Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-87247480747003143282009-11-21T17:16:00.000-08:002009-11-21T17:33:40.475-08:00Hmmm have no fear i am still here!Hello faithful friends and followers of this blog i have not forgotten about you and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">in fact</span> i have some things to write today! I know you probably all thought that i died from the swine flu or from some disease that developed from a third world country but i am hoping to put a stop to these rumors now. I have a tale to tell you that truly occurred to me the other day.<br /><br />Once upon a time i was drafted in the 13<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> round of the Provo City League draft to the proud "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dish One</span>" team! It was a great day for my family and i and although their is no guaranteed money my rookie year (or ever for that matter) I hope that i can play well enough to get into a Spanish Developmental league or something where i could make minimum wage! I know that i have lofty goals but hey what i am a dreamer.<br /><br />The season debut came at Centennial Middle School in front of a capacity crowd of 4 people and 1 infant...man was i nervous. My nerves soon gave way to basketball <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">instinct</span> however as i slipped on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ice rink</span> we were playing on back and forth through the first half. I finished as my teams leading scorer with 6 points or something like that. The juices were flowing now and everything was looking towards a bright career in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">untalented</span> basketball leagues throughout the world! I am pretty sure that is how Greg <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ostertag</span> and Chris <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Kaman</span> got there starts and look at them now!!! Need i say more?<br /><br />Early in the third quarter disaster struck! I was running a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">loose ball</span> down on the baseline and like a large predatory cat i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">leaped</span> to save the basketball...It was beautiful and then everything went dark! I woke up a couple minutes later surrounded by people...apparently i had run myself into the brick wall on the baseline and knocked myself out! Everything was fuzzy and i was really loopy for the rest of the evening! A few days, six stitches and a black eye later i am here to tell you that i am okay and have realized my dreams of being an underground basketball pro have fallen short...much like other childhood dreams i have had...like being a cop, being an NFL star, winning the Tour <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">De</span> France and being able to tap dance! I just am writing to let my fans know of my retirement from the Provo City League...It will be another five years before i can be drafted into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">PCL</span> Hall of Fame where i may join greats like...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ostertag</span>, Shawn Bradley, Ronnie Price, Brett <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Kocherhans</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Marky</span> Mark (Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Wahlberg</span>).Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-28182050829372479272009-08-15T15:13:00.000-07:002009-08-15T15:48:20.798-07:00Quidditch..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1WnL1uadoz8-JO29N8F-mdcIoePH7Wmq1pyIptUb_UAqCOhfoWYFSi2NPp9TlYMlHSazvtfyv_g4qTKs3g8Q8bbdUk8r4T_trHEqAJx1fAAlRZ1nMHtJg0OPti-EKnFnATUAFOy7-48/s1600-h/quiditch"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370326069800423202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1WnL1uadoz8-JO29N8F-mdcIoePH7Wmq1pyIptUb_UAqCOhfoWYFSi2NPp9TlYMlHSazvtfyv_g4qTKs3g8Q8bbdUk8r4T_trHEqAJx1fAAlRZ1nMHtJg0OPti-EKnFnATUAFOy7-48/s400/quiditch" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzQvGTZmGJDma2KbOAH6_dvsLMIbMMn0iuyfcsTTaTOmOZ-Dciqo-L08Fz63NGi3uZ_KvkBCYuKjxfL989-G29TO7Ogu2Z0EKl7KnjXlX_Eynn6kQYMylbOZ-NYVIulHlowW-RaYItFA/s1600-h/quiditch+2"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370325562591648258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzQvGTZmGJDma2KbOAH6_dvsLMIbMMn0iuyfcsTTaTOmOZ-Dciqo-L08Fz63NGi3uZ_KvkBCYuKjxfL989-G29TO7Ogu2Z0EKl7KnjXlX_Eynn6kQYMylbOZ-NYVIulHlowW-RaYItFA/s400/quiditch+2" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well brothers and sisters of the blog i just wanted to report to you one of the funnest and yet dumbest dates i have ever been a part of....I call it muggle Quidditch!!! Yeah that is what i wrote...Quidditch! A sport that seperates men and women from boys and girls. Stars of the pitch hit the field with brooms between there legs this past week!</div><br /><br /><div>IT was a overcast and cool evening when the teams from Gryffindor and Slytherin hit the BYU intermural field. This would be a clash of the titans....let us introduce the players...</div><br /><br /><div>For Slytherin from Bingham High School we had both Brian and Mallory...From Snow Canyon HIgh School Jordan and Lyndee...from Davis High we had Katie and finally from Timpanogus HIgh School Jeremy Jeffs.</div><br /><br /><div>For Gryffindor also from Bingham High School we had Kelsi Hansen who was accompanied by Brett Kocherhans from Timpanogus HIgh School. From Delta High we have Karylinne. From somewhere in the great state of Maine was Scott. Finally from Davis high we had Sammy and her date Steve who is from Fresno...</div><br /><br /><div>They had come from far and wide to compete here in Provo Utah! It was to be a battle remembered for the coming eons! </div><br /><br /><div>The match started slowly as both teams conserved energy...but the quiet was soon broken as karylinne nailed Jeremy Jeffs with a bludger right in the face...It was on like Donkey Kong! </div><br /><br /><div>Kelsi Hansen quickly showed why she was in the running for MVP of the AQL (American Quiditch League) as she promptly scored 3 goals all on fast breaks. she was just outrunning the feild and it became quickly apparent that Slytherin needed a defensive boost...enter Jordan Mulford and Brian Bourne aka the Bash Brothers...The Bash Brothers began controlling Kelsi and Brett's High powered attacks with counter attacks of bludgers. </div><br /><br /><div>While The Bash Brothers controlled Brett and Kelsi...Slytherins attacking trio of Jeremy, Mallory and Lyndee poured on some heat offensively. The score became tight.</div><br /><br /><div>HOwever the comeback was short lived as Gryffindor dug deep...Karylinne and Scott played some rough defense hitting Slytherin players with there brooms. In interview Scott Meile said, "It got rough out there and me and my girl just laid a beat down on those idiots..." When asked if Gryffindor played dirty Karylinne responded, "Do we play dirty...I guess if you call hitting peoples faces with brooms dirty than absolutely yes!"</div><br /><br /><div>While the team rivalry was obviously heated it pailed in comparison to the individual rivalry between Katie and Sammy. They both had played at DAvis High together. "YEah we played high school Quidditch together but that doesn't mean i like her...In fact i have hated sammy ever since i was a girl...she stole my polly pockets one afternoon while playing at my house." The rivalry was evident as Sammy and Katie gunned for only each other the whole game! It was crazy!</div><br /><br /><div>With 4 minutes left Jeremy scored 2 goals to pull Slytherine within 3 goals but the come back was to late as time ran out shortly thereafter! In the end it was Gryffindor who pulled out the victory!</div><br /><br /><div>All in all this battle of titans was one for the records!</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-54922735721989442312009-07-12T15:18:00.000-07:002009-07-12T16:05:05.297-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0Cc6Bm6ZcQlaPHWjUGYmCB924Yem2vv2zjkKtJtAoztirEGBO6t88IDprWcYHzXUiK-js15e5pq8hcjM9vxsdY_u0djXOoYbD4Tsxr9jpxTS3TDoVec0Ob1H4XZ4iylekdmGZP6lkzs/s1600-h/DSC07865%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357709062293682562" style="WIDTH: 411px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0Cc6Bm6ZcQlaPHWjUGYmCB924Yem2vv2zjkKtJtAoztirEGBO6t88IDprWcYHzXUiK-js15e5pq8hcjM9vxsdY_u0djXOoYbD4Tsxr9jpxTS3TDoVec0Ob1H4XZ4iylekdmGZP6lkzs/s400/DSC07865%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a> well today i simply had a great day of church! I went to my friend Tara Vawdry's farewell talk today! I looked up and saw a beautiful celestial being...it was my cousin Cory, who has downs syndrome, behind her were my aunt and uncle and two of my cousins from southern California. I proceeded to run into many freinds! Friendships are the best things on the planet!<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBpjfhIF2CNd8rb4sOPrFuNR-eEfchtCwiXKhjgX_f-bhGEMXnKXVSn8i_KTCHSFKFdgKmjUXEq_n6J6pPdg-Vfiat5Nxh4uG96uK-tzg_vZ-UBhqKnHvzAN-cClB_UQrOJou0WVWaGY/s1600-h/DSC07859%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357709031291952706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBpjfhIF2CNd8rb4sOPrFuNR-eEfchtCwiXKhjgX_f-bhGEMXnKXVSn8i_KTCHSFKFdgKmjUXEq_n6J6pPdg-Vfiat5Nxh4uG96uK-tzg_vZ-UBhqKnHvzAN-cClB_UQrOJou0WVWaGY/s400/DSC07859%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a> After this excursion i went to my parent's ward and dressed as Moroni for the primary! I was able to bear testimony of the Book of Mormon and of Moroni's promise. It was so fun!!! a</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4aF9Gsoo4_fwjNw47dqIbViBDRKoCAp43N1czxkvUbm_aKvoDelMwqzijS5aDITSxyd8VJGe1CQRq33KM-DnVBWaIcF3cwGlcJp3Jc1eWnj2EOPIrx2muDvYeDFOKGUWdIUhmuJLjRA/s1600-h/DSC07860%5B2%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357709026505207538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4aF9Gsoo4_fwjNw47dqIbViBDRKoCAp43N1czxkvUbm_aKvoDelMwqzijS5aDITSxyd8VJGe1CQRq33KM-DnVBWaIcF3cwGlcJp3Jc1eWnj2EOPIrx2muDvYeDFOKGUWdIUhmuJLjRA/s400/DSC07860%5B2%5D" border="0" /></a> I than went home and ate dinner with my family still dressed as Moroni! i even helped cook some bacon...what a great day!!! Shibot Shilom! </div></div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-24577388366376259242009-07-11T14:15:00.000-07:002009-07-11T14:17:12.464-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqgcuQeq-DuZBgfbfZrQWU2If3Dv-Lq1rrCwiBneD21d_WQ20CVLizYDkLQNfkSg5fLjGQduFSZ_io_jHxbkMC5LXNyFs42-i1GGSR1dHKfi4wdGI0UFxqgEH_eF_qecBLteXbqi_b0A/s1600-h/lovelovelove.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357314423574900802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqgcuQeq-DuZBgfbfZrQWU2If3Dv-Lq1rrCwiBneD21d_WQ20CVLizYDkLQNfkSg5fLjGQduFSZ_io_jHxbkMC5LXNyFs42-i1GGSR1dHKfi4wdGI0UFxqgEH_eF_qecBLteXbqi_b0A/s400/lovelovelove.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />WEll i decided to take a gorgeous picture of myself so here you go! Eat your hearts out!Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-7397495246219983652009-07-09T20:02:00.000-07:002009-07-09T20:11:39.172-07:00Woah!Dear Readers, <div>I have some good news and some bad news! First of all i am glad that my last blog got as much attention as it did! I am glad to have a following! haha</div><div>Bad news is for some reason many missed the humor and actually thought i was serious! I am sorry to those who care so much as to be so bugged about that application blog. I thought that you all knew me better than that! haha basically it was all in jest except for the fact that i am 6'1" tall and do in fact weigh 175 lbs. hmmm well to clear things up i am very much not into finding girlfriends via application!!! well just so you know. cause i know some people are worried about that. As far as me as being arrogant i just might be!</div><div>Jordan Mulford</div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-64500738078299973252009-07-08T15:12:00.000-07:002009-07-08T15:35:51.207-07:00Now accepting applicationsDear readers,<br />How are you all? I just wanted to officially put myself on the market with this Lovesick blog application! If your interested leave your name and number and the answers to the quick survey at the bottom of this blog in the comments section! haha If youre really interested you may bring cookies to my apartment to meet personally i really especially like Chocolate chip! yum.<br />Well to tell you all a little about myself i am 6'1" tall and I weigh 175 pounds! (lean mean loving machine) I have green brown eyes that even turn gold sometimes (can anyone say Edward Cowen?) I am athletic and i love to play any sport...I love to run and hike and hit up the lake! I enjoy good camping trips and doing ramdom things! I think i am pretty good looking but i guess that is debatable! (but honestly 95% of all females find me lucious) If i could be any icecream it would be Peanut Butter N' Chocolate from Baskin Robbins! I have had many sweet experiences and would love to tell you about them! I have even written a short novel entitled Guns and Taxes and Roses too! It is a goody!<br />I love going out on dates and i love making people happy and i love trying new things and i love just chilling and always being myself and if you dont like me than that is tough cause i am one in a million! I am an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ and if you have any questions i would love to try and answers those questions to the best of my ability! I went on an LDS mission to Wisconsin and when i gave my farewell talk i wore a cheese head hat! that just goes to show that i am a goof! I love laughing and laughing so please be funny and think i am funny!!! Actually Jerry Seinfeld voted me the funniest Mormon alive in 07 so ....<br />WEll let me ask you all a few questions:<br />1-How big is your dad and does he own a gun and if you answered yes to either of those question please explain his favorite fighting style and how good of a shot he is.<br />2-Do you or do you not kiss well? haha but seriously...If the answer is no would you be willing to go through basic training.<br />3-DO you have grieving past boyfriends seeking revenge or blood?<br />4-Who are you most like...Elaine from Seinfeld...Fibi from friends...Rachel from friends...PAm from the Office...Claire in the Cosby show...or Miss Piggy in any Muppet films<br />5-What is more fun? shopping or hiking<br />6-Weapon of choice? gun, knife, knitting needles, brass knuckles, or baseball bat and why? these questions can be very telling.<br />7-Are your nicknames names that deal with overly possesiveness or total aloofness for example have you ever been called "the clinger" or "the black widow"?<br />8-Do you enjoy the company of dancing elves?<br />9-Would you rather marry someone that is smoking hot but is not funny and compatable with you or marry someone ugly that is easy to talk to, smart, and compatable with you?<br />10-Tell me your opinion on female bathing suits?<br />Thanks for your time and effort i will get back to ya!<br />JordanJordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-72934317180635580812009-06-23T17:30:00.000-07:002009-06-23T17:42:32.517-07:00Ouch Moments that Define us!well hello friends and family and whoever else stumbles upon this blog!!! I have had the opportunity to think deeply about life and especially the hard times in life! I recently lost one of my dear friends and I feel inadequate to express how hard that was for me! See i am the type of guy that really loves easily and totally and when i lose those around me i take it very hard! I can honestly attest that it was one of the hardest trials that i have been through! Anyway this got me to thinking alot about hard things in life. I have come to the conclusion that these hard times and heart break times are crossroads in our lives! I looked back at some of the most heart wrenching and absolutely painful experiences that i have had in my life and i can absolutely say that these times have served as defining moments! We always here that theLord refines us and that the Lord molds us and i can honestly say that hard experiences have helped me to become who i need to be! <br /> Every time we come to these hard times where we feel our hearts crack we can go one of two ways! We can either fly under the radar and give up or we really can apply ourselves to learning knew things, serving others, and coming to the Lord! I promise that the way to go is to commend ourselves to our Heavenly Father and let him make of us what he will! Those hurts in our hearts are just the Lord carving them out so that they can hold more love later!<br /> In closing just remember the next time you hurt and feel like life will never be the same cherixh that experience and that hurt and let it work in you to become a better person! commend yourself to the Lord, go to the Temple, find peace in prayer and scrpture study, and be still and watch God design that beautiful tapestry He is making of your life!Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-63339760612165654762009-06-16T22:59:00.000-07:002009-06-16T23:25:22.342-07:00Do you know what i did last summer?Dear readers i remember a time when i was a lad in Santa Clara Utah getting out of the car with my mom and dad at the city park! Oh how wonderful was the sight of swing and slides in the summer sun! Ohhh parks were a big part of my young life. From t-ball to coach pitch to pitching machine and finally to pitching by extremely fast and innacurate older kids baseball all happened at the various parks that dotted the greater St. George area!<br /> Can i just tell you that it never once occurred to me at any time that someone actually took care of these parks. It was an ahaha moment when i realized someone actually mowed that lawn and someone actually prunes those trees and someone actually cleans those bath....oh actually no one does that!<br /> I am now 22 years old...I am 6'1" and very good looking...and i have taken a second job this summer taking care of parks for the city of Orem! Can you believe that! Because of this job or should i say North Korean torture i have realized the need to respet our parks...and i would like to convey to my readers the need to salute the park maintenance man!<br /> Here is an ode to the ever heroic park maintanance man:<br />He wakes early in the morning and drives to his post...the same post at which he has been sentry day in and day out for fourty hours a week all summer long! He wonders, "what does the day hold for me?" He can only hope to have an easy day of mowing lawns and fixing sprinklers and weed wacking but he is not niave. He knows that behind every bathroom stall there is stench with a chance of unflushed toilets. Oh how he dreads picking up poo with shovels k9 and human fecal matter alike! Or maybe he will run into hygene products today!? This unsung hero never knows every stall is like a russian roulette with 5 bullets in the the 6 slot chamber! After bathrooms he knows he will clean up garbage. Loads and loads of garbage. Chances are likely that he will be drenched by rancid garbage juices leaking from not so secure bags! Oh the horror!<br />His mind wonders as he drives an empty state street! Maybe his mower will break again! Or a bird will attack him today! Maybe cute little demon children that can be called AGents of Evil will break things he just fixed today! eeek his mind is wondering now! he is veering in and out of lanes. He is truly lucky that he is a lone driver this morning! A cold sweat crosses his brow as he remembers! He hears and sees things in his sleep because he dreads his job so badly!<br /> He arrives and readies himself to wrestle with firehoses, to pick up poo, to clean up vomit, to declog grains, to edge, to weed wack, to mow, to clean grills, to clean tables, to pick up refuse, to save baby birds and plop them into there nests to only become a target for there fodder when they are old, to take care of every parents kids, to remove graffitti, and of course to stand as a gaurdian at his post, the city Park!!!<br /> Today we salute you Park Maintenance Man!!!Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-57088026233685727502009-06-11T15:14:00.000-07:002009-06-11T17:15:06.173-07:00the apple of my eye!So there is this girl (giggle giggle)...haha. She is an amazing person she really is! I have known her now for over a year and man we have had some great times! She is easily my best bud and we even dated for a bit. haha she is great! So I am going to now share ten Great moments since i have known her.<br />10-One time we went to state basketball together and watched my old school in action! On the way home i had her laughing so hard! it was great just laughing together.....and so on and so forth!<br />9-We went on a fancy date to Tepinyakis dressed in our nicest attire...it was fun we ordered the most expensive thing on the menu and pretended to be really rich although we definitely are not!<br />8-when she went to Ukraine for 5 months she and i emailed each other for the whole time and it was so fun to read up on each other! In fact i read them again just today and i realize how great and patient she has been with me!<br />7-haha we dressed as babies and went to a ward bowling party! we had bought footy pajamas!<br />6-WE used to work out together and one day while jogging we ran into a huge hail storm we were soaked!<br />5-On many occasions i have listened to her tell stories...i just like listening to her especially when she is really passionate about the story! talking to her was the best! i used to take her to class like all the time and we would just chat and that was super fun!<br />4-Haha coming in at number4 is obviously the time she cried because of me and i drove down to rain tree at 2 am and just heard her out and we talked!<br />3-Doing service together was always fun! we made valentimes for each other and went to the food bank together! I love when she is passionate about the Gospel and really important things. she has helped me be a better person for sure!<br />2-I sang "out of my league" and so on and so forth.<br />1-I took her on a date and tipped her over in the lake...we were tredding water for over an hour and I ruined her camera and lost her phone and we looked like two drowned rats!Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-23385672030849251912009-06-07T13:06:00.001-07:002009-06-07T13:55:03.403-07:00Hello one and all i just wanted to write a blog so you would all know that i am not dead! I am actually alive! Where you may have thought me to be at the bottom of Utah lake chained to a chair i am in fact just residing comfortably at my apartment in Provo Utah. I would love to tell you where that apartment is but due to the masses of fans i have, that have adoringly entitled themselves "the X Factor" i cannot reveal my secret lair for fear that i may be run over by a stampede of fans wanting autographs, pictures, or articles of my clothing!<br /> BAck to the blog.. I just found out that there is such a thing as Sasquatch!!! Seriously i saw him with my own eyes while camping in Camus Utah the other weekend. I know what you are thinkin, "JOrdan drank to much of the 'fire water' again." In my defense i have never touched alcohol in my life...unless you count the condensation that comes off of a drunk persons breath...cause in that case i would qualify as an alcoholic as a missionary. Truly as far as drinking alcohol though i have never partaken and it has never been a temptation for me...though i have been offered the vile substance at times. Again i stray...my apologies! Scary as it may be,i was with two of my friends, namely Lindsey Jordan and Carly Cook, and we were talking about this big footed beast around the camp fire, and yes sasquatch qualifies as a beast (refer to earlier blog about beasts), more specifically we were talking about "a Goofy Movie" in which Sasquatch is shown doing disco like John Travolta! hahaha it is a funny scene and even funnier when you have Carly imitatiting Big Foot who was dancing disco in th flick. Anyway we were talking this scene up and watching Carly dance and laughing when i heard my stomach talk to me in stomach language, which actually is a lot like German. My gastro intestinal track said, "Jordan, it is getting a little like L.A. rushhour down in here, could you help us out?" When i heard this kind statement from my stomach a did what anyone would do...i ignored it. Well after watching Carly and now Lindsey dance like complete morons for some time my stomach must have been sick of the display cause it communicated again to me this time in it a much more aggresive dialect. It growled, " You idiot! You are asking for colon cancer! GO! Go! GO!" well this was enough for me and i grabbed the t.p. and booked it into the Camus wilderness......For fear of being discovered i trudged like Lewis and Clark across what seemed like the entire continent until i found the perfect spot and parden my french (palrle vou francais), assumed the position!?! It was in the dark wildernes while in the position that i saw them...gulp...two beady eyes staring at me from across the way in a bush! "Oh dear" i thought...."what could it be?" those eyes and my eyes stare at each other for over 10 minutes trying to figure each other out. Atleast it seemed that long. The eyes moved and seemed to raise! I soon realized whatever beast these eyes belonged was much bigger than i...this thing was standing up adn then i realized i had been staring at BIG FOOt...he had been crouching in the bush....needless to say i told my stomach in broken german that they could wait and i ran off! The ENDJordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642256320484213970.post-55597638101608161412009-04-22T11:21:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:51:31.037-07:00THe DAting World<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Listen to me! Listen to me! Why is dating so hard? Why can't I find the one? DO you ever ask yourself these questions? DO YOU? Be Honest. No one will know. Let me help where i can.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Believe it or not i have failed at dating once or twice or three times...okay it happens enough to keep me continually guessing and completely confused about girls! Which is a lot!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Let me give you 5 things that i have done that are not wise to do with that girl you asked out and want to take out again...here we Go!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">1</span>-Just be yourself! Numero uno DO NOT TRY TO HARD! What i mean by that is don't try to the point where you are not yourself! You want her to like you for you after all and not the fake you....This really is huge.!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">2</span>-DO NOT read into texts too much! People are different...some people text a lot and some don't; some girls text flirty and some don't; some girls text you after a date and some don't. (although if they do text you after the date that is a good sign). The point is that you cannot convey emotion sarcasm or anything like that over text so just don't read into texts too much. My advice is take every text literally as to what it reads.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">3</span>-DO NOT overreact especially early in the dating! I know how you feel guys when you kind of start crushing on a girl after a date or two and than for one reason or another you get this idea in your head for whatever reason that something is wrong! What do we want to do? We want to know...My advice is relax remember that you do not want to overreact over something that probably is not even true. Just learn to let it roll off of your back!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">4</span>-Remember that dating does not mean you are getting married! The point of dating is to build relationships and find things that you like in girls. You WILL find your best friend whom you will want to marry but there is no reason that the others should not be friends.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">5</span>-Follow your GUT! If you think that she wants to cuddle or hold your hand and your GUT says go for it than do it! If you feel like your GUT is telling you to hold off than hold off! We are humans we need to bridal our feelings. It has been my discovery that 88.97% percent of the time your GUT is right! IF your GUT is wrong you can laugh about it later! hahaha Also keep in mind that when you kiss, hold hands, or cuddle when the time is right it will be 93 times more meaningful and enjoyable! </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Well spoken from a true girl amateur i hope it helps men! And to all those girls i have failed with at my own advice i sincerely apologize and want you to know that i am constantly living and learning!!!</div><div>Jordan Mulford ...wow this one is actually kind of serious!</div>Jordan Mulfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011567137394014534noreply@blogger.com3