Tell about an Embarrassing Moment

Where do I start.  I can remember a time when I sent a love note to the area vice president of the company I worked for. 

Before you get any ideas, let me explain.  I was sending an email to my wife, Jennifer.  There was nothing in the note that was questionable.  I started the email by addressing her as "Sweetheart".  It was a normal note, mentioning something about the day and I finished it the same way I finish all of my emails.  I wrote, "I love you." and signed it ,"Forever in Love, Joel".

Once I pressed the send button, I noticed the name on the sent to box was the name of our area vice president.  I started to panic.  One of the biggest reasons for my panic was because I had only been working there for about 3 days and I was not versed in the functions of the email server.  I desperately needed to know how to retract an email.  I fumbled my way around the page and asked another person in the room if they knew how to retract an email.  I figured it out in a few minutes and pulled the email back.

I do not know if the email was ever read by our area vice president.  I f he read it, he never told me about it.  I learned a very valuable lesson that day; always check who you are sending an email to before you press the send button.

Tell Your Favorite Vacation from your Childhood

I think that my favorite vacation as a child was to go to our family reunions. I loved top get together with all of my cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents. We always had a blast.

Biggs Family Reunions

We had many different reunions that I can remember. One in particular was when we went to a lake up by my Uncle Scott's house. We camped right on a peninsula on the lake. The only way to get to the campsite was by riding on a boat. We spent the days skiing and tubing on the lake. We even found fun in running and jumping off the ledge of our campsite, into the water. The surface of the water was about 6 feet down. The only difficulty was that there was a second ledge just below the surface of the water that you would land on if you did not jump out far enough. Most of the cousins had been jumping and my sister, Emily, wanted to jump also. We coached her that she needed to jump far enough to miss the second ledge. The first time she jumped, she would start running and then stop right on the edge. She did that about 4 times. I remember telling her, I think I kind of yelled at her, that if she hesitated that she would hit the ledge below. The time she finally jumped she really did not jump; she just kind of ran up the ledge and "fell" off the edge. I remember feeling like my heart stopped. She was falling in slow motion. I was in the water below and all I could think was that she was going to hit and really hurt herself. I started to swim towards her thinking she was going to need some help. She barely missed the ledge below and was fine. I told her she was not allowed to jump again. I did not want her to temp fate again.

Miller/Johnson Family Reunions

When I was a kid some of my favorite memories were playing card games with my grandparents, uncles, and aunts. One of my favorite memories of our family reunions was when we were all around the campfire. While we were talking one of the garbage bags started moving. We found out that a skunk had crawled into the bag before my uncle tied it closed. The group all backed away from the moving bag. The rest of the trip we enjoyed playing cards and enjoying the time. We also went "snipe" hunting. We went out after dark and my uncle started hollering and we went running over and found blinking red lights in the bushes. We were all scared out of our minds.



How many brothers and sisters do you have? Describe them and tell a story about you and each of them.

Tammy, Justin, Dad, Jennifer, Joel, Mom, Jared, Emily

I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters. I love each of them dearly. Over the years we have grown to be the best of friends.

Justin:

Justin is the big brother that will always be willing to give you the council you need. He is willing to help you when you need an adjustment. He works really hard and sacrifices to provide for his family. Justin has a strong testimony of the gospel and it shows. When Justin went on his mission, we did not see each other for over 3 years. I cherish the time that we had to spend together then and any time that spend now. We lived in the Provo/Orem area at the same time after we were each married. We were able to spend some time together then. I remember that Justin worked as a milk delivery man between his time at BYU and when he went to Chiropractic school. I admired his willingness to work so hard to provide for his family. I feel blessed to call him my elder brother.

Jared:

Jared has always been the wild and crazy one of the family. He loves to get out and have a good time. He always finds a way to find the fun part of any activity. Jared and I were able to play football together in high school. He was an example to me of strength and determination. There were days that I thought the pressure was too much. He was always able to find a way to have fun and get the job done at the same time. Jared loves to play. I enjoy the few times that we have been able to play golf together. He amazes me at his ability to pick up a sport or anything and work until he is successful at it. I always have a great time when he is around, he reminds me of the fun we had together in high school.

Emily:

Emily is a sweetheart. She is kind hearted. She sometimes likes to pick on her older brothers and finds herself in a difficult predicament. She loves to play and have a good time. She love children and is a great teacher. Emily is always willing to lend a hand and share her talents. Emily is an accomplished singer, we all love to hear her sing. She spent her mission as part of a singing group and spread the gospel to the people in Thailand. I always appreciate Emily for her kind nature and the love that she shares with all around her.

Tammy:

Tammy is the baby of the family. She feels that family is the most important thing. She is the youngest, but she has a sense of maturity about her that is well beyond her age. She is very levelheaded and practical. Tammy loves to get out and have fun. We always have a good time together. I remember many times when we were kids that the girls would want to watch a musical and Justin and Jared would like to watch an action movie. I was always the tiebreaker and the girls would love it when we watched a musical. I love spending time with Tammy. There have been times when I have been able to talk with Tammy and have a wonderful conversation about relationships or the gospel. She is my baby sister and I love her dearly.