I like how we talked about roles in class today. There are 8 kids in my family and the roles definitely got switched around a lot when I was growing up. The one that stood out to me the most was my relationship with my older brother Quentin. Our relationship changed a lot when we both grew up a bit. ;p When we were young, he always loved to tease me and I hated it! He and I fought sometimes, but more than anything he just teased me and I never really felt like we were super close. Well when I moved out of the house and came to BYU-I, he changed his tune. Every time I would go home for a visit, he would be so excited to see me, and would even get a bit sad when I had to head back to school. It was like a switch flipped and he and I became much closer after I moved out of the house. :) It's been fun for me to move out and come to school, and then to have the family get so excited to see me when I go home for a weekend visit. I have decided that if you want to know how much your family really loves you, leave them for a little while and then visit them again. They'll show you how much you were missed. :-) I know this isn't true of all families, but that's how it worked in mine. ;)

I had no idea that the world's population had decreased until watching the video for class. All I could remember was people worrying about having too many children and overpopulating the world. I am glad that this is no longer the case, but sad that we have allowed our world to get to this point. I am very grateful for the gospel that teaches us how important families are and that we should have children. My parents both come from families of eight children and there are eight children in my family. I have about 65 first cousins on both sides of my family. I love getting together with everyone and spending time with my immediate family and my extended family. I wouldn't trade my family for anything! I try to tell people that when they act surprised about how big my family is. :)