Exactly what are the good times???

Yesterday I was reminiscing about thoughts that came to me as I looked through a number of old pictures I had. I mentioned that one of the thoughts was being able to remember the go0d times. If they were so good then why do I need help remembering them? In some cases they have become good times only through the passage of time. In other cases they have been crowded out by less appreciated but more recent times and memories. Sometimes it is the end result of numerous things having occurred through the years that I just recently saw as being good times. In any case I wanted to take a few minutes and share with you what I thought were some of those good times. Hopefully it will spark a feeling of recognition for you regarding the good times in your life. Perhaps it will just give you something to look forward to as you experience good times in the coming years.

Exactly what are the good times?

-your first recognition that making the right choice comes with some sort of reward

-finally mastering being able to ride a bicycle with no help

-experiencing the feeling that comes from having a good friend you can rely on

-finally being able to go to school like the older kids you know

-learning to read for yourself instead of having the book read to you

-getting praise or perhaps an "A" on a school assigment that you worked very hard on

-finally being old enough to go to Junior High School or High School

-after much practice, acquiring the skill to dribble the basketball and run at the same time

-the acquisition of that long awaited and treasured drivers license

-asking a girl for a date and actually having her say that she would be glad to go

-getting up enough courage to finally kiss a girl without botching the job

-having a steady girl friend that you know will go to the dance with you

-completing a season of participating in Legislative Forum by winning the state meet

-after some setbacks and mountains of hard work you finally have a High School Diploma

-having your first quality job providing money to finance your activities and desires

-being worthy to go on a mission and receiving that long awaited mission call

-as you kiss your sweetheart goodby-- knowing that she will be there waiting in two years

-finding that golden contact to teach the gospel to and performing their baptism

-arriving home from your mission and finding your loved ones to greet you ....

everyone that is except for your sweetheart who sent you a dear john letter, married

an unlikely prospect and is due to have her first child in a couple of months

-coming to the realization that you are now free to date anyone you want

-learning a great deal about yourself while playing the field and dating a broad variety of

exceptional young ladies --- some encounters being arranged by others

-being accepted to attend BYU --in those days they took most everyone who applied

-passing college chemistry and geometry with an "A"

-having a car of my own and having my uncle paint it for me (it was an emerald green color

and he said that he thought it looked like a refrigerator with orange peel textured paint

-having a terrific selection of dating prospects in the dance class that I signed up for

-having a young lady that I had recently met broach the subject of marriage with me

Well enough for today with more good times and heavy breathing to follow!