The scripture came to mind, "Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Luke 12:27
Then I remembered the words Chay said to me once when we were looking up at the stars one night, "How can anyone see this and deny there is a God?"
Chay and I met in Rexburg, Idaho.
A small-small-in-the-middle-of-nowhere town in Southern Idaho that so happens to have the best University in the world. I love BYU-Idaho! I treasure my experience and education from BYU-Idaho.
Anyway, so since most Mormon college students don't drink alcohol, they must be super creative in Rexburg and find ways to entertain themselves instead of being a lush for 4 years. Hence, a large percentage graduate from the university learning to play the guitar, taking the "Social Dance" class, become temporary spelunkers, loving the Sand Dunes and married.
While still dating, Chay and I went with another couple to the St. Anthony Sand Dunes to build a fire and roast marshmallows. My shoe also happened to catch fire that night.
But besides burning a hole in my favorite pair of shoes...
Since we were in the middle of nowhere the night's sky was breathtaking. Chay and I laid on the soft sand and looked up at stars, the millions of stars, everywhere- so bright. Then Chay said something that I will never forget.
"How could anyone see this and deny there is a God?"
Now, I know at the time he was trying to win me over...but...still...
it must have worked...and after 7 almost 8 years of marriage I love to look at the stars with Chay. Chay really loves the stars...not as much as motorcycles, but still, he loves a great night sky. So when I found this video, I couldn't wait to show him.
My thoughts when I watched it for the first time "How could anyone watch this and deny there is a God?"
This is real footage by the way. It's a time-lapse video with hours of footage sped up to display this gorgeous earth's movements. So AWESOME!...and I don't mind the piano music one bit.
The Mountain from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.
5 comments:
tulips always remind me of Grandma Tomblin :)
April thank you for posting that video. I loved it! In fact it made me cry. I LOVE the night sky too. There is somehing so powerful about the stars. I always feel peace of heart and mind when I look up into a clear night sky. It brings me closer to Heavenly Father. I always feel Him close when I look up:)
It is beautifull :)
maybe this will interest you:
http://steps-awareness.blogspot.com/
I tried to deny God once while going for a walk in beautiful Wales! I couldn't! The beauty I walked in made it blantanly obvioust that there must be a creator! If you see a building you know there was an designer, if you see a painting you know there was a painter, when I saw creation I knew that had to be a creator!
God has given us so much. That was a lovely video.
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