Teryl

Child of God. Disciple of Jesus Christ. Not a burner. Fablehaven is my jam. I love BYU! I love my Cougars. I love sports. Did I mention I love BYU!

[Teryl @blossom1625]

What Matters Most https://t.co/RTjdtqN7un

[Henry B. Eyring @EyringHB]

Jesus Christ paid the price for all of our sins. I know that because of Him we will be resurrected and can have eternal life.

[TheHost @TheHost_]

My son has Down syndrome. He’s 9, and last weekend he decided he wanted to order his own food at a restaurant for the very first time. My stomach was in knots because his speech can be hard for strangers to understand, but he was so proud walking up to the counter that I couldn’t tell him no. I just stood beside him hoping whoever took our order would give him a chance.

The waitress looked about 19. Her name tag said Bree.

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Former Raiders defensive back Tanner Wall signed with the Dolphins, according to the league’s transaction wire.

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

Owners found their missing husky hanging out with bears during a drone search..🐕🐾🐻😅

[Jackson Payne @jackson5payne]

MILES DAVIS?!?!

[Jonathan Tavernari @For3JT]

THEY FOUND HER!!!!!
X wins today!!!!

[Oma James🇺🇸 @ChelfcAbby]

My daughter’s cell phone bill showed forty-seven calls to the same unknown number in one month.

Some of them lasted over an hour.
Most of them happened late at night.
She’s fifteen.
I did what any parent would do. I looked up the number.

When it came back as a landline registered to a man’s name I didn’t recognize, my blood went cold.

I drove to the address on my lunch break, sat outside a small brick house with my heart hammering, and finally knocked, ready for the worst conversation of my life....

[FeelGoodThoughts @feelgoodtale]

People are talking about the medical necessity of abortion to save the mother's life. I was one of those mothers.

I was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that was cutting off my airway at 20 weeks of pregnancy. I will never forget when the first doctor, an oncologist, mentioned abortion. We had gone thru years of infertility to get pregnant. I knew I would rather die and give birth. Then I met with another doctor who listed all of the problems the baby would have if I did not terminate. I stood my ground and refused. He said, "That is ok. The baby will probably spontaneously abort anyway."

I searched and found good doctors that supported me, and I gave birth to a healthy baby at 34 weeks.

I will be celebrating 10 years cancer free in May. I have a healthy, beautiful, bright, precious 10 year old daughter who is a living reminder that doctors do not know everything” - Sarah Hull

[BYU Men's Basketball @BYUMBB]

SIGNED.

[Jakub Urbaniak @JakubWiktor3]

Can’t wait to be there. 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️

[Fox News @FoxNews]

Two good Samaritans jumped into action after witnessing a 70-year-old man get knocked to the ground in an attempted robbery inside a Tucson fast-food restaurant.

Instead of freezing up and standing still, the two witnesses jumped in and stopped the suspect from stealing the elderly man's backpack after knocking his walker to the ground.

Officers were able to quickly locate and arrest the 34-year-old suspect within minutes, charging him with attempted robbery.

The victim was treated for his injuries at the scene, and police say the quick actions of bystanders played a key role in stopping the crime.

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

Everyone has their own way of solving problems..🦙😅

[Treyson Bourguet @treysonbourguet]

My Day 1 Fall Camp Standouts 🏈

Offense: Jared Esplin
Hometown guy who works his tail off every day. Fun to see him get in the end zone and celebrate with the guys.

Defense: Evan Johnson
Don’t be surprised when this guy gets drafted day 1 of the NFL draft.

#GoCougs

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Wang Xiao was twenty-four years old when doctors told her she had about one year left to live. She suffered from uremia, a severe condition where the kidneys stop filtering waste from the blood.

Her family members took tests to see if they could donate a kidney, but no one was a match. All standard medical options had completely run out.

Instead of giving up, Wang decided to do something almost no one in her position would ever dare to try. In 2013, she posted a message in an online support group. Her words were direct and honest.

She wrote, "I just want to live."

She was looking for a terminally ill man with her same blood type who would be willing to marry her and donate his kidney after his death. In return, she promised to take care of him with everything she had for whatever time he had left.

Most people scrolled past the post, but a twenty-seven-year-old man named Yu Jianping saw it. Yu was a former manager dealing with myeloma, a serious blood cancer. He had already gone through a bone marrow transplant, but the cancer returned.

His father had to sell their family home to pay for treatments, and his girlfriend had left him after his diagnosis. Yu felt exhausted and ready to stop fighting.

However, when he saw Wang’s message, he realized their blood types matched. He sent her a short message: "I can marry you."

When they met for the first time in a park, something unexpected happened. They genuinely liked each other. During one of their online chats later on, Wang had to step away for her treatment.

She sent him a video from the dialysis machine, smiling despite the tubes and blood around her. She joked, "I am in dialysis now. My arm is stuck. Here is a one-handed monster."

Yu laughed out loud. He later admitted it was the first time he had laughed in a very long time.

On July 16, 2013, they officially registered their marriage. On paper, it was purely a practical contract. They agreed not to live together, not to combine their finances, and not to tell their families about the arrangement. If Yu passed away and his kidney matched, Wang would receive it.

In return, Wang promised to care for Yu's elderly father for the rest of his life.

Yet, daily life quickly changed their plan. Wang began accompanying Yu to his hospital visits. Yu cooked warm soup for her after her exhausting dialysis sessions.

They walked down hospital hallways together and joked about their situations. Slowly, the cold business contract transformed into genuine love.

When Yu urgently needed another expensive bone marrow transplant that his family could not afford, Wang refused to let him give up.

She set up a small street stall to sell flowers.

Next to the bouquets, she placed a handwritten note telling their story: two sick people trying to save each other, one day at a time.

Passersby stopped to read, bought flowers, and shared the story with others. Kindness spread quickly. Wang eventually raised about 500,000 yuan, which was over 90,000 dollars, covering the full cost of Yu’s operation.

Then, the unthinkable happened. Yu’s condition stabilized after his second transplant.

Around the same time, Wang’s medical team noticed her health improving, and her dialysis sessions were reduced. Eventually, doctors told her she might not even need a kidney transplant anymore.

In February 2015, they held a real wedding ceremony surrounded by friends and family.

Today, they run a flower shop called "Yongsheng Flower" in Xi'an, grown from the very same street stall that saved Yu’s life. Their story was even adapted into a major Chinese movie in 2024.

Wang and Yu showed the world that even in the darkest moments, love and human connection can heal what medicine alone cannot.

[Sean Walker @ActuallyDSW]

In addition to new players, #BYU football also has a few new job titles.

Former Utah State/Oregon State/Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen is now "chief consultant to the head coach," in addition to his role as senior defensive consultant.

[Bill @Billgetzfroggy]

🚨 According to FanSided, the Giants may have already found a late-round steal in BYU LB Jack “Cannonball” Kelly.

Kelly has been turning heads at training camp, including running step-for-step with 4.32-speed WR Calvin Austin III, breaking up the pass and nearly coming away with an INT.

📈 His stock is UP. 👀

[Jonny Linehan @jlinehan9]

Love coming home to South Field! @BYU

[MJ👑 @iam__Jezreel]

Every giant in the Bible was defeated by someone who simply believed God was bigger.

You have that same God.

[Shauna Howell @shauna_howell1]

So grateful to the CSC! So many great designers out there doing incredible work. 🙏

[Kateri Seraphina @KateriSeraphina]

À la fin des années 1960, Angela Lansbury découvrit que sa fille adolescente passait du temps avec l’entourage de Charles Manson — avant les meurtres, avant que le monde ne connaisse son nom. Elle perçut immédiatement le danger. Sa réaction fut rapide et radicale. 📷
Lansbury était une immense star vivant à Malibu, au sommet de sa carrière. Sa fille, Deirdre, s’était retrouvée mêlée à la culture de la drogue de l’époque et attirée par un homme charismatique qui rassemblait des jeunes dans les canyons de Los Angeles.
« Cela me peine de le dire, confia Lansbury plus tard, mais à un moment donné, Deirdre faisait partie d’un groupe mené par Charles Manson. Elle faisait partie de nombreux jeunes qui le connaissaient — et ils étaient fascinés. »
Lansbury n’attendit pas que la situation se résolve d’elle-même.
Elle abandonna ses contrats, ses relations professionnelles et le sommet de sa carrière à Hollywood. Elle fit ses valises et déménagea toute la famille dans une ferme du comté de Cork, en Irlande — un lieu isolé, calme, totalement hors de portée de Los Angeles.
« J’ai dit à Peter : “Nous devons partir”, » se souvenait-elle. « J’étais certaine que nous devions quitter cet endroit. Je n’allais pas rester à regarder mes enfants se détruire. »
Pendant une année entière, elle n’accepta aucun rôle.
Elle cuisinait. Elle jardinaît. Elle était simplement une mère. Pas de scénarios. Pas de tapis rouges. Juste le travail quotidien, discret et sans glamour, consistant à aider ses enfants à retrouver leur chemin.
Et cela fonctionna.
Loin des sectes et du chaos, Deirdre et son fils Anthony commencèrent à aller mieux. Deirdre finit par épouser un chef italien et ouvrit un restaurant à succès en Californie. Anthony devint réalisateur de télévision.
Des années plus tard, la série qui fit d’Angela Lansbury une figure mondiale — Murder, She Wrote — serait diffusée pendant douze saisons et la rendrait l’une des personnalités les plus aimées de la télévision.
Mais avant que Jessica Fletcher ne résolve le moindre mystère, Angela Lansbury avait déjà pris la décision la plus importante de sa vie.
Elle avait choisi ses enfants plutôt que sa carrière.
Sans hésiter. Sans jamais regarder en arrière.
« Aucun niveau de célébrité ou d’argent, comprit-elle, ne vaut le prix de la paix de sa famille. »
Elle a tout abandonné pour sauver ses enfants. Et elle les a sauvés.

[Sean Walker @ActuallyDSW]

.@byuwbb picks up a commitment out of the 2027 class from Abby Christensen, a 6-foot-2 SF who averaged 19.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.1 bpg last year for @FremontGBB.

Utah 5A first team. Region 6 MVP. All-time single-season scoring leader at Fremont.