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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 →

McKenna Bull throws no-hitter to open up BYU softball season http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/11/mckenna-bull-throws-no-hitter-to-open-up-byu-softball-season/     Bull, Sugg lead BYU to 8-0 win over San Jose State, splits doubleheader | The Official Site of BYU Athletics http://byucougars.com/w-softball/bull-sugg-lead-byu-8-0-win-over-san-jose-state-splits-doubleheader     Proud

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865647492/Sister-Linda-K-Burton-writes-about-emotional-and-mental-welfare-Keep-an-eternal-perspective.html?pg=all SACRAMENT PRAYERS 12. Elder Dallin H. Oaks, “Taking Upon Us the Name of Jesus Christ,” April 1985 General Conference (reference)      Not a scripture: This is what I tried to remember to do while in the hospital or … Continue reading →

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/11/ripped-denim-jeans-a-growing-trend-on-byu-campus1/ I am sure this will drive a select few friends of my friends from BYU crazy, about forty years ago they bought me a denim jeans; I cut a hole in the knee. When they stopped yelling, I said … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-spirituality_us_56bcda51e4b0b40245c5b5bf?ir=Religion§ion=us_religion&utm_hp_ref=religion Watch his wife being interviewed:   

http://davidarchuleta.com/home/the-fight-for-balance/ I could relate to this because I was born with a kink in my left main artery which from birth caused long heart pauses, painful restarts with sometimes short term memory loss as a child; therefore, I did everything … Continue reading →

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http://youtu.be/ZuTuu-PVRk4 Touched me     More 

9 Author Website Trends You Need to Know About http://insights.bookbub.com/author-website-trends-you-need-to-know-about/ Here is mine: Thanks

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865647432/Whats-new-Bible-Ites-shares-lessons-activities-about-people-in-the-Bible.html?pg=all

http://www.ldsdaily.com/entertainment/join-the-worlds-largest-virtual-hallelujah-chorus-heres-how/ Bass Part for “Hallelujah” Virtual Choir – Mormon Tabernacle Choir – YouTube

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/10/cougarettes-celebrate-70-years-of-sisterhood1/ One of the idea I was given when starting to be disabled was to watch people in action. BYU Sports Photography have provided excellent cougarettes photos on Twitter. The game announcers talk over their halftime routines usually just repeating … Continue reading →

http://www.ldsdaily.com/world/sister-missionary-killed-in-pennsylvania-car-accident/ Join me praying for her family and friends. And those in the crash, their families and friends. Friends, family remember sister missionary killed in Pennsylvania | Deseret News

http://www.biography.com/people/bessie-coleman-36928 Proud of her, even from her photos I can feel her spiritual strength.    Reminds me of the pride in people I met while working as a defense engineer.

http://ldsmediatalk.com/2016/02/10/resources-for-the-hearing-impaired-in-lds-chapels/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LDSWebGuy+%28LDS+Media+Talk%29 Or just go to online content.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JmM9pRAzEYM Watch the speed of her fingers.

http://www.mormonchannel.org/listen/series/mormon-channel-daily-audio/joseph-smith-on-religious-freedom?cid=social_20160209_58076896&adbid=697083799209775104&adbpl=tw&adbpr=42071646 The Mormon Channel Daily is getting better and better!

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http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/09/rickelle-richards-advises-students-to-reflect-on-four-beauties-of-the-earth/     I am grateful that they now include the music and prayers on BYUtv presentation: Watch here If I Could Hie to Kolob, supernal: (I teared-up through this, it was just not long enough, I rewound it, then … Continue reading →

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/09/millennials-and-religion-like-and-be-saved1/ See previous two parts

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865647220/Larry-King-interviews-Lindsey-Stirling-about-her-career-new-book-and-LDS-faith.html?pg=all hurray

http://federalistpress.com/major-new-study-of-religion-has-much-to-say-about-mormons.php     I have lived long enough to see these types of studies reverse themselves. As a Senior in Utah, I handed out a translation chart prior to a study of by an eastern university of High School kids. … Continue reading →

First find out what they are proud to be; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-mae-elise-cannon/evangelicalism-is-not-a-b_b_9170696.html?utm_hp_ref=religion&ir=Religion         Then compare: Defending the Faith: Six evangelical ‘convictions’ and Latter-day Saints | Deseret News

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/daily-meditation/     I post this is support of the following:        Update 1, 2. Christ Centered Meditation hrist (my hospital preparation recommendation) | Bad Comma

http://ldsmediatalk.com/2016/02/08/missed-rootstech-2016-watch-it-online/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+LDSWebGuy+(LDS+Media+Talk)     2015 RootsTech February 6, Saturday: 2016 RootsTech Family Discovery Day – Church News and Events February 3-6 Wednesday through Saturday: RootsTech 2016 Streaming Schedule | Bad Comma

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nun-tweeting-the-super-bowl_us_56b7d210e4b01d80b246be54

Backtracking: https://mormontextsproject.org/2016/02/06/new-release-representative-women-of-deseret/ http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50958 https://mormontextsproject.org/ Foreword: https://mormontextsproject.org/available-texts/

https://mormontextsproject.org/2016/02/06/new-release-representative-women-of-deseret/

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865647165/Women-hired-by-LDS-Church-History-Department-making-huge-strides-in-Mormon-womens-history.html?pg=all​     Example of great links: Happenings in Mormon Women’s History

Watch the video  http://www.ldsdaily.com/daily-dose/lds-daily-dose-february-7-2016/     While at BYU, I encountered a young man in the wheelchair who was stuck between two electric doors, the doors were both controlled from an electric switch button on the outside of the building. I … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mette-ivie-harrison/do-mormons-believe-in-hell_b_9140202.html This is amazingly close to my current understanding of heavens and hell, which is quite different from what I commonly heard preached when I was younger. We were often taught the fire and brimstone version of hell, that had … Continue reading →

News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KUTV http://kutv.com/news/local/lds-leader-uchtdorf-remembers-life-as-refugee-urges-compassion-in-migrant-crisis    LDSLiving http://ldsliving.com/Video-President-Uchtdorf-Shares-Becoming-a-Refugee-Twice/s/81243

I really enjoy – love – the General Authorities embracing social media – I love them – with its inclusiveness as it extends clear to me.     Backtracked to here: our Prophet warns:   Courage and Love – New Era … Continue reading →

http://m.deseretnews.com/photo/865646393 The concept of small temples has greatly accelerated temple building in recent years. In June 1997 Gordon B. Hinckley attended the centennial observance of Church-owned JuÁrez Academy in Colonia JuÁrez, Mexico. While driving back to the airport in El … Continue reading →

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2016/02/04/books-for-little-house-on-the-prairie-fans/

http://ldsliving.com/Don-t-Miss-This-Hauntingly-Beautiful-Come-Thou-Fount-If-You-Could-Hie-to-Kolob-Mashup/s/81236      4:44 am I Know that My Redeemer Lives / Yo sé que vive mi Señor –ELENYI ft Masa of One Voice Childrens Choir

The Hanging Tree        Return LDS Lady Missionary, she came back better:  Facebook Twitter     http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865646950/After-3rd-round-of-Hollywood-Week-on-6American-Idol7-one-LDS-contestant-remains.html?pg=all

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2016/02/04/free-short-stories-online/ Why? Contrast how these feel compared to the scriptures.

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2016/02/04/lessons-from-little-house-on-the-prairie/

Obama 2016 National Prayer Breakfast Transcript – US News     2016 National Prayer Breakfast | Video | C-SPAN.org     http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/3500086-155/prayer-breakfast-obama-says-faith-is The Salt Lake Tribune Washington • Delivering his last annual sermon to Washington’s elite, President Barack Obama on Thursday … Continue reading →

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865646848/Mormon-Taylor-Swift-look-alike-talks-self-worth-divine-identity.html

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2016/02/03/signs-youre-a-library-lover/ One of the best things about being in SLC my Senior year was the SLC Library. My English teacher had written her thesis on what was the earliest meeting of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning in person, I went … Continue reading →

http://www.ldsdaily.com/entertainment/watch-the-gardiner-sisters-cover-let-it-go-by-james-bay/ My first three years of Seminary were near the very center of the United States, no matter how deep the snow. A couple of times we were the few at the High School. We had a couple of keys, … Continue reading →

http://ldsliving.com/Unexpected-Church-Video-Toy-Raptor-Shows-Primary-Kids-How-to-Stand-Tall/s/81222 LDSLiving – “Friend” Magazine Collects 25,000 “Helping Hands” from Primary Children Around the World (Photos) In the 9th grade I was asked to teach a Primary class on the resurrection, I took three weeks with the older primary boys. … Continue reading →

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/03/obama-wants-4b-to-help-students-learn-computer-science/ When I was in Junior High (my graduation class was 1969, straight As my Senior year), I took typing, sounds like no big deal Well it was. Boys took wood and metal shop, girls took sewing and typing, only. … Continue reading →

https://history.lds.org./exhibit/prophets-of-the-restoration-howard-w-hunter?lang=eng     When he died, I felt alone. I had a dream real enough that I remember it well. In a bank parking lot on Main Street in SLC, we talked about allowing evil to happen. It was right … Continue reading →

Hear Elizabeth Smart explain this one crucial detail that helped her escape.

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LDS.ORG 3 Timeless Quotes about the Holy Ghost from Neal A. Maxwell – My Best LDS 115 quotes cut/paste Neal A. Maxwell

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Part 1. Millennials and Religion: The rise of the ‘nones’ – U N I V E R S E       Part 2. http://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/02/millennials-and-religion-why-they-leave1/  For the LDS Church, the study shows the retention rate is 64 percent.      Part … Continue reading →

http://mybestlds.com/2016/02/01/22-powerful-lds-quotes-for-when-no-one-likes-you/ Watch the video – found at the end – first. I Posted this with a different title to change the focus to mine.     The quoted speaker’s intention is never to minimise that any more-harmful actions happened or … Continue reading →

https://www.lds.org/ensign/2016/02/young-adults/why-institute-graduation-matters?lang=eng I moved from the Midwest to Bountiful my Senior Year, Seminary was one year off. I attended with Juniors, all girls Ackward. I went to the graduation ceremony, more Ackward. Senior class by class, row by row, sheet by … Continue reading →

https://www.lds.org/church/news/viewpoint-yielding-our-hearts-to-god?lang=eng#3135402752

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/virtuous-cycle-dialogue?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LDSNewsRoomTop15+%28RSS%3A+LDS+Newsroom%29 This is going to take significant study s ing because of the valuable references. Looks like every reference will t significant time themselves.

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865646639/Elder-Andersen-addresses-USU-students-about-the-Book-of-Mormon-2-the-keystone-of-your-faith.html?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fm.deseretnews.com%2Farticle%2F865646639%2FElder-Andersen-addresses-USU-students-about-the-Book-of-Mormon-2-the-keystone-of-your-faith.html%3Fpg%3Dall 72nd Annual Joseph Smith Memorial Devotional, sponsored by the LDS Institute of Religion Looking but can not find an online inclusion.

Jhttp://ldsmediatalk.com/2016/02/01/scripture-reading-charts-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LDSWebGuy+%28LDS+Media+Talk%29 I am not sure I get this, as I do not remember being pressured to read any of these volumns like jumping hurdles. They have always felt more like the teacher was allowing notes to be passed during a … Continue reading →

2015 Past Family Discovery Day Talks    https://www.lds.org/topics/family-history/familydiscoveryday/past-talks?lang=eng      2015 Video Archive https://www.rootstech.org/video/4050134760001      2015 Summit https://www.rootstech.org/video1/4054729367001              Never quite sure, what is on Wednesday and is Saturday doubled February 6, Saturday: 2016 … Continue reading →

http://www.mormonchannel.org/blog/post/self-reliance-lessons-on-being-kind-having-charity?cid=social_20160131_57768186&adbid=693675084536369153&adbpl=tw&adbpr=42071646 Commenting on the page required turning control over to DISQUS 1/, NOT an Official LDS tool, so here is my comment: Charity can also be to ourselves, self resilience. I suffer chronic pain which I call a rolling sea. … Continue reading →

http://ldsliving.com/12-Incredible-Truths-About-Heavenly-Mother-I-Learned-During-My-Research-Grant-at-BYU/s/81191

http://mybestlds.com/2016/01/30/the-best-quotes-from-the-marriage-and-family-relations-lesson-3-nurturing-love-and-friendship-in-marriage/ Other posts with quotes and memes for Marriage and Family Relations Lesson 1 The Family Is Central to the Creator’s Plan Lesson 2: Developing Unity in Marriage 

http://ldsliving.com/21-Beautiful-Celestial-Rooms-Around-the-World/s/81162

https://video.byui.edu/media/Stephanie+Nielson+%E2%80%9CHope%2C+Triumph%2C+and+Everyday+Joy%E2%80%9D/0_fjnzs1lt/11602882 Speeches the 2015 Search look for her talk to get text and recording-only — D&C 59:2 For those that live shall inherit the earth, and those that die shall rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow … Continue reading →

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865646495/The-Clean-Cut-2-LDS-contestants-sing-One-Direction-song-together-on-6American-Idol7.html?pg=all

http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/lds-apostle-delivers-warning-promise-at-byu-idaho-campus/article_2db6c1d8-6216-5718-b69e-7cc95491495b.html BYU-Idaho Devotional archive 2016 Video of Presentation BYU-Idaho Radio

http://www.ydtalk.com/idolchatteryd/hear-more-from-jenn-blosil-of-american-idol-season-15/ American Idol contestant, Utah native Jenn Blosil chats about favorite judges, competition | fox13now.com

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/i-t-sonntag_worthy/     My experience shows why this online study diary is working this well, I thought I had lost this in the many, many many Speeches in the BYU Speeches archive. I looked several times and was praying before … Continue reading →

https://www.lds.org/youth/article/7-things-to-do-when-your-faith-is-challenged?lang=eng I am in Step 7. Be willing to wait. Some answers come with time and a lot of work. Be patient with yourself, and trust in God’s timing. “Your answer will come, and you will feel the love and … Continue reading →

One of lesson learned: why? because they can not heal themselves without Christ and they can not transform their Church experience into a haven of safety, a house of healing, without the Savior’s followers help. The power comes from the … Continue reading →

http://lds.net/blog/buzz/entertainment/arts-culture/10-ways-arts-will-make-divine/     Why I was in band and orchestra. And said so! Plus, I tried to perform to my Father in Heaven in the Name of His Son, My Savor; really changes the experience, even during practice. Even just … Continue reading →

The LDS Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The publication’s content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. Elder David A. Bednar: ‘Repeat Over Again … the Same Things … Continue reading →

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/01/26/millennials-and-religion-part-1-the-rise-of-the-nones1/         Since a teen, my answer to the Nones has been these two scriptures.          Joseph Smith–History Extracts from the History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet Chapter 1 18 My object in going … Continue reading →

http://happiness-seekers.com/2016/01/19/5-reasons-anti-mormon-arguments-are-totally-unconvincing/

http://ldsliving.com/Famous-LDS-American-Idol-Stars-and-Where-They-Are-Now/s/81081?page=2#story-content

Starting an archive of Author Links That I would like Mormon authors to know          7 Top Ebook Price Promotion Stats You Need to Know http://insights.bookbub.com/top-ebook-price-promotion-stats-you-need-to-know/

100 Youth Play Stunning “God Beyond All Praising” on Mt. Timp http://ldsliving.com/100-Youth-Play-Stunning-God-Beyond-All-Praising-on-Mt-Timp/s/81142 Me as a Senior at Viewmint High in Bountuful, Urah be blessed with a page in the Yearbook: Also