In Loving Memory of Spencer Millett: 1986-2009
by Christopher on Aug.27, 2009, under Personal, Reflections
Spencer Glen Millett, 23, loving son and brother passed away on August 25, 2009. Spencer was born on May 13, 1986 in Orem, Utah to Howard Lee Millett and Christine Williams. He was raised in Orem with two brothers and three sisters.
Spencer graduated… from Timpanogos High School in 2004. In 2008, he earned an associate’s degree in electrical engineering from Utah Valley University (UVU). Spencer had a passion and talent for ballroom dancing. During his time at UVU he danced with the ballroom tour team for two years. He had the opportunity to compete in England with the tour team in 2006 where they took first place in the Standard Medley and second place in the Latin Medley.
Spencer had recently started school at Utah State and was working on his electronics engineering degree. He was a smart, talented and caring young man. He loved his family and friends very much and showed them love through service.
Spencer is survived by his mother, Christine Williams; father, Howard Lee Millett; grandparents, George and Lavina Crockett; brothers and sisters, Deylene (Jason) Morgan, Howard David (Jessie) Millett; Paul (Holly) Millett, Lisa (Colten) Park; Karen (Steve) Henry; and 13 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 29 at 11 a.m. at the Windsor Fourth Ward Chapel at 1875 North 280 West . A private interment will be held in Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah. The family asks that instead of flowers to please donate the money to the UVU specifically to the ballroom dance department for scholarships.
Updates…
by Christopher on Mar.27, 2009, under Mission, Personal, Reflections
Life is busy as ever but this term is going well. I very much enjoy all of my classes at Sac City, and my professors are awesome! Work is going well too, just crazy. Without fail, Fridays tend to be the most interesting day for that is when we see more behavioral referrals, more strange things, crazy events and other random stuff occur. It keeps us on our toes though!
Take today as an example. I was on my way to work this morning and my car started acting really really funny about 4 blocks away from home. It was idling rough and was sluggish to accelerate. So naturally I took time to investigate and see what is going on. Why you ask? Because I have to be able to drive my car to Utah next Thursday for the Italy Mission reunion and then to see friends/family in Utah, Idaho and down in Southern California. To make a long story short I was nearly 3 hours late to work, but my car seems to be running alright.
Other than those few things, life is fairly normal. We’re coming up on my 1 year annaversary of returning home from my mission (April 9th was my release date, and I got home on April 16th or so). It doesn’t feel like it has been a year already, but when I stop to think about it, I realize exactly where time has gone.
Until next update…
CS
Singles Awareness Day…. and other things
by Christopher on Feb.15, 2009, under Mission, Personal, Reflections
Alright, so in light of the fact that yesterday was Valentines Day.. I figured I would post something. I begin with an excerpt from my journal exactly one year ago. At that time I was serving in the city of Pescara, Italy; which is located over on the eastern coast of the country that I love dearly.
Happy Valentines Day? Those words mean next to nothing to me since I’ve still got a tag on! Next year, however, there will be a valentine…
Happy Singles Awareness Day!
Those were my words, verbatim. However, I do not have a valentine this year and so my words, penned by a hopeful heart, go unanswered.
As I was explaining to my Elders Quorum today, the closest thing I did to being romantic was that I spent an hour and half or more pruning roses in the garden. The roses “kissed” me with their thorns, and left their red lipstick (read my blood), on my hand. (continue reading…)
White Powder Sent to Mormon Temples in Utah, LA
by Christopher on Nov.13, 2008, under News, Personal, Politics, Reflections
Alright…. if defacing our buildings wasn’t enough…. look at what some of the extremists are doing now! Obviously not all people who were opposed to Prop 8 would go this far, and for those that are level headed… thank you. But resulting to attacks akin to bioterrorism isn’t in any way shape or form acceptable and shows once again the level of intolerance that the opposition has. Wow….
LOS ANGELES AP — Authorities are investigating after letters containing white powder were sent to Mormon temples in Utah and California.
A temple that was the site of a recent gay rights protest in Los Angeles was closed Thursday after receiving the envelope. The package was being inspected.
Powder spilled from an envelope onto a clerk’s hand Thursday at the temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The room was decontaminated and the envelope taken by the FBI for testing.
The clerk showed no signs of illness, but the scare shut down a building at Temple Square for more than an hour.
Protests in recent days have targeted the Mormon church, which encouraged its members to fight the recently passed amendment banning gay marriage in California.
The Associated Press
Text taken from the following article, courtesy of the Associated Press and KXTV News 10:
White Powder Sent to Mormon Temples in Utah, LA | News10.net | Sacramento, California | Local News.
Why Mormons are the Prop. 8 Villains
by Christopher on Nov.11, 2008, under Personal, Politics
Anti-Mormonism is part of the reason why Proposition 8 protesters are targeting the LDS Church, according to media and culture experts. They say the use of anti-Mormonism as a way to hurt Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign legitimized its use as a political tool by protesters in California.
Supporters of “same sex marriage” in California are targeting Mormons for protests because the LDS Church supported the state constitutional amendment that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.
“It was clear that the LDS Church was a key spearhead in terms of organizing and supporting the Prop. 8 effort,” said Richard Alan Nelson, a professor of mass communication and public affairs at Louisiana State University and an expert on propaganda in the United States.
But the church’s high profile role may not be the only reason why protesters are singling out the Mormons. (continue reading…)
