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LDS Civility: LDS World: Civility is essential to strong societies; By Kristine Frederickson, For the Deseret News     Slow to Anger – Gordon B. Hinckley      An example(?): Watch (first with sound off then with sound on)  Mitt … Continue reading →

I remember my first assembly with Dallon Oaks, I had memorized the BYU fight song, he lead, I sang loudly, he looked at me. I used the confidence I felt, many times. BYU buys the Y trail, hurray Reshma Saujani: … Continue reading →

Watch I think that the true secret to prayer is that all of life can be a prayer. We can keep an awareness of God our Father in our mind – like when we know someone is standing behind us … Continue reading →

http://ldsliving.com/Church-Releases-5-Incredible-New-Songs-for-Youth/s/81492

Friday Minute

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom Study Bloom’s Taxinomy and then watch Elder Ballard’s requests again  Elder M. Russell Ballard speaks | Bad Comma      From my experience, I gave the students the … Continue reading →

Watch  Tuesday, March 8, 2016, beginning at 6:00 p.m. MST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-evan-moffic/was-jesus-a-reform-rabbi_b_9370694.html?utm_hp_ref=religion&ir=Religion What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Jewishness of Jesus: A New Way of Seeing the Most Influential Rabbi in History – Kindle edition by Rabbi Evan Moffic. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. A Jew’s 10 … Continue reading →

https://www.lds.org/church/news/keep-a-proper-balance-seventy-tells-byu-hawaii-graduates?lang=eng Live balanced lives, BYU-Hawaii graduates are told | Deseret News “Our time spent in Church and community service may vary during different periods of our life depending on specific callings we may receive and our family circumstances,” he said. … Continue reading →

http://www.ldsdaily.com/world/archaeological-dig-was-there-a-holy-place-of-worship-at-nephis-bountiful/

Adding to Art Suppernal https://history.lds.org/exhibit/iac-2015-tell-me-the-stories-of-jesus?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/church/news/black-heroes-in-latter-day-saint-history-the-latest-in-museum-lecture-series?lang=eng Still left looking for these being watch-able.

https://www.lds.org/church/news/use-social-media-to-inspire-youth-to-come-and-see-gospel-messages?lang=eng Still a youth at 65,  because I enjoy these. Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ

News  A hurray from an E-Systems Raytheon retiree. While at Raytheon I volunteered to help with their Women’s conference, they asked me to chair the speakers committee; gave me a chance to talk to the conference committee about a few … Continue reading →

Book Extract Angels Among Us (13×13 Framed Print) – Deseret Book (see this, support LDS artists if you can; I helped support my young bride through my Senior BYU year, in part, selling art at Trolly Square in SLC) I am … Continue reading →

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-mind-maps-to-unleash-your-brains-creativity-1348869811 I found this to be helpful in many ways. I had a friend at E-Systems Raytheon who convinced me of these, I would sit by him in meetings as he mind mapped across day long engineering presentations. I used … Continue reading →

https://www.lds.org/church/news/first-50-years-of-relief-society-reflected-in-new-book-of-original-documents?lang=eng The Church Historian’s Press The book is available at retail outlets for LDS books, but Brother Grow said much of it is online atchurchhistorianspress.org. He said all of it will be online within about a year. Online access is … Continue reading →

http://ldsliving.com/Why-Brigham-Young-Commissioned-a-Mormon-Alphabet/s/81375 BYU: Deseret Alphabet     Deseret Alphabet Translator

Follow the girls Here, boys Here links, actually both, first:   Bishop Richard C. Edgley: “I have never witnessed the removal of an actual mountain. But because of faith I have seen a mountain of doubt and despair removed and replaced with hope … Continue reading →

She performed alongside dozens of survivors of abuse     An emotionally clarifying experience, tears, release…

Facebook concert Her Facebook An appreciative fan!

5 ways to boost your understanding of the world’s religions      Think you know a lot about religion? Harvard researchers disagree I recommend this course

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/02/22/cuba-lung-cancer-vaccine_n_7267518.html

The 10 The promise of the Internet is finally happening       MOOC List | A complete list of Massive Open Online Courses (free online courses) offered by the best universities and entities.

        BYU freshman video goes viral for backward throwing skills – The Daily Universe      Sister Holland’s Surprising Reaction When She First Met Elder Holland

An evening with a General Authority: Elder Ballard introduces new initiative for seminary students | Deseret News Speech . Elder M. Russell Ballard: Teaching youths in the 21st century Watch. Evening with Elder M. Russell Ballard    Press Release. An Evening … Continue reading →

http://www.businessinsider.com/tricks-to-overcome-anxiety-and-fear-2016-2 This is not an LDS article.

This is not an LDS article. http://lifehacker.com/go-on-a-regular-purge-to-downsize-your-life-and-save-mo-1761462792 How to Downsize Your Lifestyle

https://www.lds.org/youth/article/whats-your-chain-reaction?lang=eng The chain can be how we follow. From my experience, no other church has more programs’ chains, more leaders trying to start chains… what is needed is more links. Each link needs to use all resources available – Holy … Continue reading →

http://ldsliving.com/LDS-Archaeologists-Begin-Digging-and-Diving-at-What-Could-Be-Nephi-s-Bountiful/s/81439 I like this article because it is about the people.    There are other articles.

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865648739/UTubers-Utah-native-Jenn-Blosil-eliminated-from-6American-Idol7-thanks-viewers-for-their-support.html?pg=all Great collection of links STILL A FAN

Facebook. Homepage. I am an RSS Feed fan of LDSTech: Feedly on my Amazon Fire. Newsify on my iPhone. (I keep asking for RSS Addresses for LDS social media like Facebook. Or better an LDSTech supported timeline links site for … Continue reading →

http://www.byutv.org/show/e1ae5313-4a4c-4ea1-84bd-89e0fedc26f4/our-savior-in-the-gospels    I like this format, how they speak for themselves and say “we”.  I watched this episode     Contained my favorite Bible story:    And ended with something I think about with every severe angina attack, somethings several times … Continue reading →

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/25/byu-faculty-advises-students-to-miss-class-when-sick/ Wow(?),  chances  chances changes

Video     How I feel, a lot and often. I relate to this more than any video for years!

Article Jenn Blosil | Search Results | Bad Comma

Article:      Common Grief     Highly Sensitive Healing Your Sensitive, Broken Heart

Article 

Please broadcast this via the Internet to the rest of us: https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2016-01-002-service-through-song?cid=HP_MO_2-22-2016_dPFD_fMLIB_xLIDyI-2_&lang=eng .   

http://ldsliving.com/Quiz-Scripture-or-Not-Scripture/s/81215 fun, I hope they do more of these,

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865648452/Association-for-Mormon-Letters-Award-finalists-for-2015-announced.html?pg=all​      Homepage of Association for Mormon Letters Dawning of a Brighter Day

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/24/douglas-m-johnson-addresses-students-on-defusing-religious-extremism/     I liked: Studies in the Bible and Antiquity vol. 2 (2010) – Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship   International Center for Religion and Diplomacy Publications heading categories works, for examples: Monthly Updates      Blog … Continue reading →

https://m.youtube.com/#/playlist?list=PLOrN0FV73AsIeKPG48pi390UWWdOVyIgi Published on Jan 23, 2014 from Hugh Nibley’s Pearl of Great Price Lectures Series at Brigham Young University, Winter Semester, 1986.

I enjoy taking a scripture – where I am especially thankful to its author – and tracing it to links from LDS.org to other author’s content, with my thankfulness for them, also.  LDS Scripture of the Day: FEBRUARY 23, 2016 … Continue reading →

These are links, click them: Donald W. Parry: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship I bought this book: Angels by Donald W. Parry,  a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Brigham Young University holds the Abraham O. Smoot Professorship. For nearly … Continue reading →

http://happiness-seekers.com/2016/02/22/7-tools-that-could-transform-your-scripture-study/ Not sure when but this goes with their first method: Home :: Search the 1828 Noah Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language (FREE) :: 1828.mshaffer.com Christlike Attributes | Bad Comma October 28, 2013

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865648341/She-rescued-me-officer-says-discussing-new-book-about-saving-Baby-Lily.html?pg=all?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fldsliving.com%2FAn-Angelic-Voice-Guided-an-Officer-to-Save-a-Baby-How-This-Saved-His-Faith%2Fs%2F81403

https://www.lds.org/church/news/spiritual-nourishment-and-long-handled-spoons?lang=eng

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/23/11-best-mobile-apps-for-keeping-on-top-of-the-news1/ I use Feedly (Newsify). Gradually I have added LDS and LDS Supportive sites. Also, excellently easy to Remove sites! I like the Mark all read, I do not like the trouble tracking Facebook (there are workarounds but Mr easy … Continue reading →

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/23/millennials-and-religion-the-lds-perspective1/

http://ldsliving.com/How-Many-Jews-Have-Become-Mormon-Why-They-See-No-Contradiction/s/81395

The Choice Generation  

http://ldsliving.com/2-Mormons-Still-Standing-on-American-Idol-The-LDS-Contestant-the-Media-Missed/s/81396

https://www.mormon.org/easter/hallelujah-chorus-video

   http://beckstrombuzz.blogspot.com/2016/02/kind-words-are-sweet-tones-of-heart.html    I remember these, a man at the door wanted to set a return time to argue Faith or Works, I requested Both. He said, I won, we handed him a Book of Mormon. We returned to find … Continue reading →

   BYU women’s softball finishes DeMarini Classic with 4-1 record – The Daily Universe My pinoner: Me in the moment, I did not know this photo was being taken:

http://craftyjournal.com/kids-angel-crafts-to-make/

.  Beginnings of the Relief Society – YouTube       Who Were The Women In the Early Relief Society     Joseph Smith’s Sermons to Women     The Voice of Latter-day Saint Women      MORE 10 accomplishments of … Continue reading →

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865648036/Send-it-in-Memories-of-the-Jordan-River-Utah-Temple.html?pg=all

The Clean Cut: LDS contestant Jenn Blosil earns spot in ‘American Idol’ Top 14, standing ovation from Keith Urban | Deseret News http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865648091/The-Clean-Cut-LDS-contestant-Jenn-Blosil-earns-spot-in-6American-Idol7-Top-14-standing-ovation.html?pg=all Jenn Blosil | Search Results | Bad Comma

http://ldsliving.com/Music-Video-Opera-Singer-s-Breathtaking-Rendition-of-The-Prayer-with-the-Tabernacle-Choir/s/81373

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harvard-world-religions-online-class_us_56c76b55e4b041136f16dd0a?ir=Religion&section=us_religion&utm_hp_ref=religion Update1. Of Good Report: Professor Grant Hardy | Bad Comma Update 2. Of Good Report: Professor Grant Hardy; adding Daniel C. Peterson | Bad Comma

LDSLiving – The Ultimate List of Mormon Musicians on the Billboard Charts        – 9 Mormons with Millions of YouTube Followers     – 4 Famous LDS “American Idol” Stars and Where They Are Now

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/19/byu-womens-basketball-wins-first-wcc-regular-season-championship/     Hurray     Watch on BYUtv:   

There is a lot of fun and deep learning from reviewing the References of Confersnce Talks.    Click Show References near end For example, Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice – Neil L. Andersen    1. supportive of … Continue reading →

Relative Race | BYUtv’s New Reality Competition Show               http://ldsliving.com/New-BYUtv-Show-Is-Unexpected-Mashup-of-Family-History-Meets-Reality-TV/s/81362

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xOmFlQT_cos

List: https://m.youtube.com/#/playlist?list=PLXPFet_zDHirzi-2HREuMBjxdrvgqANUL

https://history.lds.org/subsection/book-of-mormon-exhibits?lang=eng     I here bear my testimony of the love of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost for us all. I am thankful for the Bible and its second witness in the Book of Mormon.    https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/11.14-15?lang=eng#13   

Article    Hurray BadComma

http://ldsmediatalk.com/2016/02/17/byu-idahos-pathway-program-blesses-students-worldwide/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LDSWebGuy+%28LDS+Media+Talk%29 Proud of my wife, she graduated BETH back when correspondence classes were via stamps.

LDS Youth Music    Today’s article:  Catchy, Clean Tunes for Teens—Now Only a Click Away – Church News and Events

http://youtu.be/mADM3RYKl5Y    More: DNA Evidence for Book of Mormon Geography Book of Mormon Evidence — Joseph Smith Knew

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865647901/Top-24-contestant-Jenn-Blosil-talks-about-LDS-faith-mission-and-American-Idol-journey-thus-far.html?pg=all    Hurray BadComma

Now: Music from Messiah – Mormon Tabernacle Choir       Coming: Thursday, March 24, and Good Friday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. MST Mormon Tabernacle Choir Handel’s Messiah I thought this was fun:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir Easter Concert – Handel’s … Continue reading →

http://ldsliving.com/Car-Crash-Victim-Survives-After-Receiving-Priesthood-Blessing-on-Freeway/s/81350

http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu/doc2361.ashx I remember the first time that I saw this and I’m glad it was too-funny, very funny, and I still think it is, it falls in the category of what I called too-true!   

https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/social-media-and-the-brethren?lang=eng This is great.

https://www.lds.org/church/news/training-focuses-on-inviting-others-to-come-to-christ?cid=HP_WE_2-3-2016_dCN_fCNWS_xLIDyC-3_〈=eng Wow, links at the bottom.

http://www.ldsdaily.com/church-lds/church-growing-rapidly-in-africa-with-20-times-more-mormons-than-1985/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pope-francis-ave-maria-cancer-patient_us_56c2119ee4b08ffac125f358?ir=Religion&section=us_religion&utm_hp_ref=religion Articles of Faith 1:13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to … Continue reading →

My testimony of Christ in part come from my experience by personally following the process in  Moroni 10:3 then 4 & 5.  When I learned to read (Wyoming failed trying to teach me sight-reading, I taught myself phonics between 5th … Continue reading →

There is actually a lot said here: Anon had access deep inside LDS Tech at Midnight, they have a gnarly sense of humor, their positive message is experiment and keep enjoying life, punt. I share their joy with this! The … Continue reading →

2016       All Papers | Interpreter     Example:   Three Streams of Gratitude for Jesus Mitt Romney Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 15 (2015): 1-2     The Yoke of Christ: A Light Burden Heavy With … Continue reading →

Pope Francis warns against devil in hardscrabble Mexico City suburb | The Salt Lake Tribune “His message will reach those who need it so that people know we, the good people, outnumber the bad.”

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http://alfoxshead.blogspot.com/2016/01/5-ways-to-make-more-time-for-scriptures.html I like this, plus with my iPhone scriptures I have them with me. I take mine out standing in line, and have lost track of how many times I’ve had someone tell me that they use the Mormon app … Continue reading →

Shared from Twitter: Discovering Spiritual Truth and Light | Mormon Channel     The first video did not work on my iPhone and with this page will try it tomorrow on my android is an Amazon fire and if not … Continue reading →

  Stints work for me.     Also fun:     Link

I took my wife out for Valentine’s Day to her favorite places to Joann fabrics Fabrics & Hobby Lobby and then to lunch.   I have a habbit from my mission, I talk to a lot of people. I had … Continue reading →

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/04/the-virtue-of-kindness?lang=eng Affirmation  There was a time in the church when that was the expectation that one of their leaders would tell them that they were no longer welcome, and they would not feel welcome. If your son was told to … Continue reading →

https://history.lds.org/article/margaret-blair-young-and-darius-aidan-gray?lang=eng&cid=social_20160212_58198426&adbid=698145292172943361&adbpl=tw&adbpr=17985520 I really appreciate it when these are broadcast. I have found them to be broadcast when pages like this do not talk about how to get online and see them. I wish they would say if they were going … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pope-francis-patriarch-kiril_us_56bcd4d1e4b08ffac1244887?ir=Religion&section=us_religion&utm_hp_ref=religion When on my Mission, I went to meet the Catholic Priests in each new area; I asked them to request they have me checked to be a friend; I am. In Pontiac, first day, my landlord told me were … Continue reading →

Should Christians Meditate? http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/c/35496/f/677087/s/4d8bce75/sc/14/l/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0Celizabeth0Epessin0Cshould0Echristians0Emeditat0Ib0I9170A7160Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Freligion0Gir0FReligion/story01.htm My Post chain:

https://www.lds.org/youth/article/how-to-find-joy?lang=eng

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/11/rydalchs-last-second-shot-secures-lucky-13-win-over-the-dons/  Never give up, down 14, to win! Watch the game on BYUtv from the last six minutes. I did. hurray

Give Back series example     List       Just don’t expect to not have them turn on you cruelty and shun you. Your trial may be God turning His face through them to see if you still believe … Continue reading →

http://www.countryliving.com/life/kids-pets/a37599/texas-school-district-approves-4-day-school-week/ Friday is for tutoring.       I am a big fan of tutoring. As a Senior I started a reading program where students could check out tutoring materials without saying who they were tutoring: boy friend, girl friend, … Continue reading →