Im in a New York State of Mind!!!

Congrats to the 2009 World Series Champions, Your New York Yankees!!!!!

Congrats to

Jo,

Jete

Al

Godzilla

AP

Mariano

and

hip

hip

Jorge Posada!!!

thanks for a great year!!!

Repeat in 2010!!!

Fire Bronco!!!

enough said!

Greatest Decision Ever Made

After attending Priesthood Session at the Conference Center Earlier I was thinking, "man, all ive blogged about is stuff thats really not that important", ie. BYU, man they frustrate me! ok I gotta stay on track here, back to Conference. So I thought I should write about something that had brought me more sleepless nights, more heartache, more crazy, crazy experiences, and more joy than anything i had experienced up to that point, My Mission! I feel im lucky to say that my Mission was honestly the greatest 2 plus years of my life. Hahaha you might see the 2 plus and wonder about that. well thats another entry for another day.

Elder Britten David Goldhardt, you have been hereby called to serve in the New Jersey Morristown Mission! Every Latter day Saint young man anxiously waits for the day when they can read were Our Father in Heaven Needs them to seve for 24 months. So many thoughts ran through my head when i was told over the phone i was being reassinged.. (again, another entry for another day) First thought was, what the heck is in New Jersey?, all i could think of was New York, and it was somewhere on the east coast. Being the Historian that i claim to be, i started to look up all the historical facts on New Jersey, and of course most, are associated with the Revolutionary War, as I read and read I became more and more facinated with the Garden State. I had pictured in my mind old open Battle Fields, and lots and lots of trees. hahahaha boy was in for a rude awakening. I arrived in New Jersey june 24th 2002, I was met in the Newark airport by the AP's and drove to the mission home to meet the mission pres. I wont state his name, only because he was a jerk. haha and i only had him as Mission Pres for 2 weeks. President Norman then came in and resurrected the great New Jersey Morristown Mission of Excellence.

In every area i learned something new, I gained a new attribute, and strengthened my Testimony. My Mission was the hardest Time of my life!!! I had many experiences that i will never tell my parents, that scared the hell outta me, Experiences that made me think am i ready to go? Experiences that created a great love for the people of Jersey. I think its funny that when i think of my Mission, I can only remember the great times! and i only remember the hard parts when i read my journal. On my Mission i learned to think of others First, something i had very rarely done prior to the Mish, and now im told to stop thinking of others first and focus on myself, i have struggled with that alot!!! I met the greatest People in the world , in the state of Hardknocks, I met the Rene Family in Rockland, Tevon and Danielle in Jersey City, Michelle in Jersey City as well.

In Passaic there was the Great Wither Family! whom I love and look up to sooooo Much!!! They are great Examples to me in living the Gospel! Victor, Jackie, and there two sons (at the time) Jonathon and Kevin were the best! They fed us and were my family out there! they took care of me! i dont know how I'll ever be able to repay them for all that they did. haha vico.. "its the weekend!!!!" haha crazy video making! :-) In Elizabeth there were Kimberly Hughs, and Kitchner Toussaint.. Although there were many others, these specifically made a deep impact on my life and im in debted to them forever! As my brother Eric serves the people in Spain im often reminded of experiences on my mish and it brings back so many good memories..hahaha bashing with the J dubs, having them admit to us that our church was the true church, but they're not ready to join yet. having preachers break down, when giving the first vision, seeing how hard the adversary works when teaching the first vision.

Seeing all the CRAZY people!! i swear there's some interesting people their!. haha. oh man. So with all this, why was my mission the best 2 years of my life? Because , i came to "know" God our Father, His tender mercies upon his children. His deep love for all his children, His Son Jesus Christ, the power of his Atonement, and the many blessings and opportunities it gives all of us! I came to know the Book of Mormon, wow its crazy how history repeats its self!!!! i gained a greater respect for the Prophet Joseph Smith and a Sure Knowledge that this is Gods Church, and he is at the head of it! its been said that from knowledge comes truth, i would like to add that with the knowledge i gained, came Joy and an extreme Happiness! How Lucky I was To Serve a Mission in New Jersey, I love that state! i love the people! I love the Gospel I was able to share with them. and I loved seeing the Spirit Touch these people while sharing the the great message we had been sent their to share. What a Hard, Gut renching, Heartaching work it was. But what a great, rewarding and joyful Experience! There truly is Joy in the Journey.

peace out peeps!

Thoughts......

1-Erin finishes her first Marathon under 5 hours!!! way to go Babers!
2-Eric is Kickin Trash in the Mission!!!
3-BYU is over rated,
4-Max Hall is over rated, (he now has more intereceptions than touchdowns)
5-change of seasons suck!! i hate getting sick!!
6-Basketball team is 2-0, but we still have a ways to go till were good.
7-SNL opens with a live F bomb, WTH is going on in this world?!?
8-Obama......oh no he cant!
9-My Iron play was exceptionaly great yesterday!!! (best golf round of the year!)
10-My life is great! Erin is Great, my Family is Great!

What a WASTE!!!

Wow! i dont know where to begin, Im still ticked off about BYU's performance last Saturday vs FSU. The Defense looked lifeless, the offense looked like it was just trying to get the game to end and Bronco looked like the same ol Bronco we've come to know..that of a lifeless being on the sideline. Getting trounced by 26 pts on your home field is embarressing! Fans are getting a little up tight, how is it that BYU can beat Oklahoma, and then play like complete crap against a non ranked FSU squad? But is this what we will have to expect from Bronco or anyone else for that matter???... Can BYU make the jump to the next level? or are they content on winning conference Championships and going to vegas. Well Bronco, your the only one who must be content. We dont want to go to vegas!!, and we are Sick and Tired of losing to utah!!!! You are the Coach, prepare them as if EVERY game is a BIG game. if the Church does not accept mediocrity from its Missionaries, it should not accept it from the fooball program. By the way if i failed to mention this earlier i apoplogize.. this post is 98% rant on the crappyness that was BYU Football.

Even though the Football game turned out to be a bust the day itself wasnt. Erin ran the Top of Utah Marathon, and finished in less than 5 hours!! incredible i know!!! im really proud of her, and the dedication she showed while training. Good job babers!!! Earlier sat i was able to go to grandpa goldhardts and do the annual week yard work, I love going over there and helping them out and visiting with them!!! I was able to take my dad to the game (his first one in more than 6 years!!!) hhahaa, i hope he enjoyed it, even though it sucked....big time!!!! being there with him at the game made me miss Eric even more! it doesnt seem complete unless the 3 amigo's are together doing something! i look forward to his return in March!!!! well i guess i will end there, atleast its on a happy note, im not so pissed off at byu anymore...crap, now that i write that i just got really bugged again! hahaha. also Vico, if you read this Holla!!! istill need to reply to your email! that made my day last week!! here is a Pic of Erin and myself as you requested! looks like our slow white guys are back for BYU but always!! just always remember...............................

peace out

peeps!

BYU vs Oklahoma

This was billed as the biggest game since 1990 when The Miami Hurricanes made a visit to Provo to take on BYU and their Junior Quarterback Ty Detmer. That game ended in a shocking BYU win over the previously#1 ranked Hurricanes and also springboarded Ty to win the Heisman Trophy.

Fast forward to Sept 5th 2009, BYU traveled to the Football palace known as "The house that Jerry built" "Jerry's House" etc.. BYU would be taking on the storied program of Oklahoma University. Oklahoma entered the game ranked 3rd in the country. They would leave being beat 14-13, they would leave with last years Heisman trophy winner Sam Bradford in a sling having been crushed by Coleby Clawson. They would leave shocked as we all were that not only did BYU hang with them, They put together the winning drive and the Defense played lights out!!!

Erin, myslef and her family went up to their Cabin at Bear Lake, We searched everywhere up there to find a place to watch the game but to no avail, we ended up listening to Greg Wrubel call the game. At times the Radio would dim out, hahaha it was a great time though, everyone was listening to the game, it was so intense in the final 5 min of the game and it was fun for me to imagine what was taking place.

BYU has positioned itself to make a legitimate run to the National Title game, which is ironic considering this year is the 25 year aniversary of the 1984 Team winning it all! as of 9/14/09 BYU is ranked 7th, with a home game looming this Saturday against Florida State.

Speaking earlier of Erin, what a great, amazing, wonderful, awesome, funny, unlivewithoutable, hot, incredible person she is!! im so lucky! and what a great family she has!!! oh and things are good!! i mean theoretically speaking...real good! :-)

The Crappy yewts

RED TEAMS SUCKS!!!

With College Football Season upon us, I would like to remind everyone of my hatred for Little Brother, utah utes. Some say that your a fan of your fathers team....while some of this may be true i have ALWAYS hated that school!!!!! the first time i saw them play wasnt against BYU either, i hated how cocky the players were and how freakin stupid there fans were!!! my first encounter with Utah fans came back before i went on my mission, we went to the game in provo and sat in the north endzone, after hearing the F bomb fly left and right..which at the time i couldve care less about., but it all went south when 3 utah fans spit in my face after a BYU win.. Very Classy retards!!!


Utah fans come out when they win,....well even then kinda... you think after the o4 bcs team, they wouldve sold out every home game the year after and from then on, i mean there stadium is alot smaller than the Y's.. good grief.. haha but no they cant even do that. although i did here they sell out tomorrow's game against Utah state junior aggies...good job utes.. now do this on a continous baises for about 28 years. and you might...just might have the tradition that BYU has and that you little brother have always longed for!

This year the that "other team" is ranked 18th in the preseason polls. which is only due to there win in the sugar bowl.. and rightfully so.. but in no way will they keep that!! for starters they have two new qb's who are a jc transfer and a true freshman.....cant wait to rattle the hell outta them! on defense, they lose kruger and a cb to the nfl. misi is out with a injury.. mark it here!! there defense will be exposed this year, and i think Gary Anderson's aggies will prove that!. i think they'll be lucky to win 7 games this year. with loses to oregon, tcu, BYU..









Utes are classless, redneck, pigs! who are the biggest bandwagon jumpers in the country! Good Riddence to you this year! welcome back to mediocrity.. you can have your two bcs wins. we'll gladly take all our conference championships, our Outland Trophy Winners (2), our Doalk Walker Award Winner, Coach of the year, Davey O'Brien Awards (4) **more than any other school**Sammy Baugh Trophy College Passer of the Year (7) Heisman Trophy Winner. and most of all the National Championship! All these amount to tradition and Honor, All of these amount to BYU FOOTBALL!! GO COUGARS!!!!!