THE RASSIE REPORT

  I am sick of the same old narrative that I am a "sin and an abomination." Charlie Bird shared on his Instagram recently, the negative comments he gets daily. The comments were grotesque and awful. The comments were attacking from different angles of who he is and what he is promoting. It's annoying that many individuals feel like its their duty to tell you if you are doing something right or wrong.  In the Gospel, God is the ultimate judge. We--as imperfect individuals--cannot dictate who is right or wrong. We don't have the perfect understanding of ethics to determine or police other people's actions. Marginalization occurs "when certain groups of people get denied access to certain areas of society. Many factors can lead to this denial of access to institutions and opportunities, including historical bias and lack of funding. Marginalized people don't belong to one demographic. It can occur due to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability ...

I needed to get a big boy job that would benefit me more than trying to sell a cookie. As many of you know, I started working for a cookie company in September. It was a temporary position while I looked for a PR job or something remote. It took me several months to find a job that seemed interesting and applied to what I am studying in college. I found a job opportunity and was hired by the end of the week. The company is called Mox and it's a skincare company dedicated to strengthening men's skin through their 100% natural products. If you don't know, I love skincare products. I have a small routine that I do myself and I couldn't help but jump on this opportunity. I am a marketing specialist and I will be mainly helping coordinate collaborations with influencers and celebrities. We are currently discussing a deal with Chris Evans! This job is completely remote and pays more than the cookie shop! So, I am excited to get more experience and meet so many amazing in...

Since coming out, I have felt very lost. A majority of that confusion comes from knowing that I am not following the "traditional" plan that everyone else follows. I taught hundreds of individuals on my mission about the Plan of Salvation or the Plan God has created for us. But, as I have been 100% myself, I haven't seen God in my life as much as I thought I would. That changed this past summer, when I took a leap of faith and did a study abroad in hopes that I would like it, and declare my major. On the first day, the professor on the trip sat me down and asked me if he had convinced me to continue in the PR program. As I reflected on the day, we visited the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Trevi Fountain. Those experiences are forever ingrained in my brain. In that instance, I realized that God had been directing me. First, giving me a peer mentor in the PR program. As I got to know her, I met her peer mentor. As we became friends, he inspired my peer mentor--Ashlyn to ask...

 I think I am going to start adding these sections to my blog! They will offer some more photos with quick descriptions, so you can scroll and go on your way.  Tubing at Soldier Hollow Addison and I went up to Soldier Hollow with our ward to go tubing! SH has these massive hills that you can tube down and catch some good speed. It was really fun, and free which was a plus! We finished off the night with hot chocolate and donuts.  Dirtylicious My best-friend Alexa introduced me into this dance fitness class titled Dirtylicious. It involves more intimate dancing (think zumba but twerking and touching yourself expressively) and it's all about body positivity and loving what you have. The class is mostly girls, but I don't mind! It's a great workout and I burn about 650-800 calories with a dance combo.  Charlee's Birthday We celebrated Charlee's birthday! She had a lot of friends over and invited me which was super sweet. We had some yummy food and played some games! It...