Spencer Thayne

I love peace, opposition, fun, and discipline.

I was born in Sacramento, California but moved a few months later. The moving continued through my early life and I have now lived in California, Utah, Montana, Washington, New Jersey, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oregon and Idaho. I have loved every place I have lived and love how my eyes were opened to a new place and new people.

My mom had seven children, of which I am the second. My family comes second only to God. I love them.

When I was 12, my parents got divorced. The same year was my first year out of elementary school and into junior high, and the same year I watched my dog get hit by a car. This was one of the most difficult times of my life but I got through it with hundreds of lessons behind me.

My dad remarried and that added another mom and three new sisters. I love them as if we had been together all along.

I worked through high school and learned many lessons along the way. I was in a few plays and learned to love english.

After High School, I went on an LDS mission to The Philippines. This was one of the hardest experiences of my life, but not the hardest.

My first few weeks in the Philippines, I often questioned if I really could do it. After a month or so something happened and I began to accept the people and their culture, although virtually nothing was the same as where I grew up. Being there taught me one of the most important lessons I have learned: that even if we change everything about our lives, we are still people, and we are still great.

I am thankful everyday for learning; for the sacrifice so many have gone through for so many years so that I can learn so much, so simply, and for the lessons my own life has taught me.

I am just in the beginning of creating my own life and culture. Me is just blossoming and discovering what type of flower it will become.

I have decided to pursue a career as a teacher because I think teaching is the greatest thing a human can do. If there were no teachers, everyone born would start back at the beginning. I think the best way to teach is to do so simply. Just simple.