M RR R 14 February 2018
Loma Linda Academy News Reflecting on LLA since 1940s
Issue VII
How I Found ‘The One’
Dr. Carter
We met here at Loma Linda Academy. She was a freshman and I was a senior and it was actually in the Youth 202 room at Loma Linda University Church where Doug Mace was the youth pastor, and she knew me from before. I didn’t know her. But she came up to me at the end of sabbath school to introduce herself and we ended up talking for three and a half hours. We remained good friends that entire year. We ended up singing in a musical together … We went on choir tour together. It was a fun experience and we were good friends.
The Mirror staff interviewed some of the teachers and how they found their other half... Mrs. Elssmann
Ok so I met my husband at La Sierra University and we were both freshman but I didn’t actually meet him at first, I only saw him. We were both village students [and] we both lived in Loma Linda. We would get on the bus that took us to school, so at school he would be getting on the bus when I was getting off the bus. We were always opposite schedules but we would see each other getting on and off the bus and I thought he was so cute and every time I saw him he smiled at me and I’m like agh I gotta find out who this guy is. So I looked in my book where you looked for everybody’s faces [and it] has their name in it. I couldn’t find him anywhere I looked and I looked, and I’m like where is this guy, I can’t understand who this guy is, I cannot find him anywhere. So then my friend from high school said hey there’s a group of us going camping and Glenn Elssmann wants to know if you wanna come, and I’m like no who’s that, and she’s like oh it’s just some guy I know, and I’m like wait what does he look like, and she described him and I’m like mm that could be the guy, so I’m going to say yes. So this was an entire week long trip I went on a blind date with him. [It] sounds like a movie. So we went down the Colorado River for one whole week as our first date. For sure don’t get serious because you’re going to change so much in the next ten years that you’re gone that you don’t know who you want to get serious with yet.
Initially I thought of her as a friend in part because of the fact that I was a senior and she was a freshman and in high school that is a huge age gap. I was thinking about moving on to college and I didn’t entertain the idea of thinking of her romantically, but I think in retrospect that ended up being one of the key reasons when we decided to date many years later. We could look back on that time, on that friendship and know that we had something there that was very natural and very honest without the whole “oh we’re dating and so we are presenting our best at each other.” So because we thought of each other as friends, we were ourselves around each other and we didn’t go through that “oh I like this person hehe haha now I’m nervous. What do I say? What will they think if I’m this?” It was just a very open friendship in that respect. I would say date your best friend. Don’t get caught up in all of the drama. Find somebody who likes you and likes to be around you and who accepts you for who you are and doesn’t want to try to change you. That almost never works. I just feel incredibly lucky because I found somebody who liked who I am and who I was right from the beginning. Don’t try to force it… Just trust the process, trust that God has a plan for you and the right person will come at the right time. It may be in high school, it may be when you’re 40. Find somebody who you love to be around and who loves to be around you and values you for who you are right now, not who they think you might become someday.
Pastor Skortez
My wife and I first met when we were freshmen on the La Sierra campus. And I was up by the La Sierra Hall. And she was walking with a friend of ours, a mutual friend. And we hadn’t met yet. And I was good enough friends with this friend that I yelled across the campus some silly teasing ya know. I roasted her somehow. And my wife looks at her friend and goes, “who is that guy?” they go, “Oh that’s just Rob, ya know he’s just teasing ya know.” And that was her first introduction she’s like, “who is that guy I’m not sure he’s a nice guy ya know.” So becoming romantically involved was not as scary or problematic because we trusted each other and we had a good friendship. Yeah so you know advice for teens, it really works best when you take time to get to know somebody that way you see them in a non
Mr. Herrmann
I met my significant other at La Sierra University in the 2000’s. Well originally we were friends. We had a very professional relationship and later on when we were both at a single place in our life we started talking more and more and that talking, you know, as it does, leads to a more flirtatious relationship and that was then parlayed into… well we have two kids. Yes. I have to quote my friend Lamar Sandiford. “Teenagers should keep their clothes on.”
stressful and non romantic. setting and when you do get interested romantically or you take that step, you’re a lot more confident. You know the person and you know what to expect.
Raw Raspberry Cream Filled Chocolate Candies
Mrs. Rantung
My husband and I met in 2002, in my home church. I was a freshman in college, and he was a senior in college. He was a student missionary in my home church, so we worked together in my home church.
Source: Chef Amber Shea Ingredients
For chocolate • 1 cup finely grated cacao butter • ¾ cup raw cacao powder • ½ cup maple syrup, agave, or coconut nectar • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • Pinch of sea salt For the raspberry cream: • 1 (10-oz.) bag frozen organic raspberries, thawed • ½ cup raw cashews, soaked for 2-4 hours • ½ cup pitted dates • 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds • 2 teaspoons lemon juice • Pinch of sea salt
He is humorous, and a very funny guy. He is very caring and very gentle. And also he is quite talented, too. He plays lots of instruments such as piano, guitar, and drums. He learns very quickly. We have traveled a lot in our eight and half years of marriage so far. We have moved for six times ever since we got married in 2009. The advice I have for teens and relationships is “be patient”. ;)
Mr. Davisson
I met my wife after my freshman year of college. We met at this summer camp we both worked at. The next summer, I had gotten really sick, so I arrive about a month late to the summer camp. I lost a lot of weight and didn’t know a lot of the new staff. Her kindness made me feel loved and welcomed. My advice is be patient, and once you do meet the one, communication is hugely important.
Instructions
1. To make the chocolate, gently melt the cacao butter in a dehydrator or in a double boiler over low heat. Add cacao powder, sweetener, vanilla, and salt. Stir thoroughly to combine, and set aside. 2. To make the raspberry cream, combine the raspberries, cashews, dates, chia seeds, lemon juice, and salt in a highspeed blender and blend until completely smooth. 3. To assemble the candies, spoon the chocolate mixture into molds (for best result, use a shape with a good amount of depth) about 1/3 of the way full. Add a small amount of raspberry cream to fill the mold 2/3 full. Add another spoonful of chocolate mixture to fully fill the mold. Freeze for several hours or overnight until completely firm. 4. The next day, when the candies are fully set, pop em out of the models and INDULGE! 5. These are best stored in the refrigerator or freezer
Mrs. Constanzo
We met in 2000 at White Memorial Church. He was singing with Heritage Singers Español, and I was there with some of my friends. We got to know each other better when I moved to Northern California (Santa Rosa) and he was living at the Heritage Singers ranch in Placerville. He was kind and sweet and we became good friends. After awhile, the friendship turned into dating . . . and a year later, we were engaged! Like anything else in life, respect, honesty, and communication is of utmost importance. It’s always better to have a solid friendship first, before ever even thinking about dating.
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Briefs • Friday, February 2 Spanish classes II and III went to the San Diego Safari Park to explore and look at the many animals and translate phrases about the park into Spanish • Wednesday, February 7, the Physics class went to Knott’s Berry Farm to ride the rollercoasters and write out different equations about them • Tuesday, February 6, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Hualien in Taiwan causing several buildings to collapse or start to collapse. Several people were killed and rescuers are still searching for many missing people • The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea began on Wednesday, February 7, and the opening ceremony took place on Friday, February 9. The games will go through most of February until the last competitions on the 25th.
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