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Website Hallelujah: Celebrate New Life through Jesus Christ | Mormon.org      Mormon Newsroom  Church Launches ‘Follow Him’ Initiative to Reach Online AudiencesGlobal Easter effort marks third year       LDS Web Guy Easter Invitation 2016: Follow Him and Find New … Continue reading →

Been enjoying these     Just Updated & Revised “Best Places To Get Blog, Website, Book, Movie & Music Recommendations” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…     Going to experiment with this: 

Jenn Blosil’s vocal coach discusses Utah contestant’s success on ‘American Idol’ | fox13now.com http://fox13now.com/2016/02/24/jenn-blosils-vocal-coach-discusses-utah-contestants-success-on-american-idol/

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/category/most-common-writing-mistakes/

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/765684889/Elder-Holland-Sister-Stephens-Elder-Hallstrom-respond-to-17-additional-questions-from-LDS-young.html?pg=all THE RESPONSES: Elder Holland, Sister Stephens, Elder Hallstrom respond to 17 additional questions from LDS young single adults | Deseret News     PREVIOUS: Questions from Young Single Adults answered by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland | Bad Comma

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272275?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=syndication 5 Tips On Changing Careers, From Experts Who Know What They’re Talking About – Forbes

This is a typical Latter-day Saint missionary tract from England, circa 1853.  What do the Latter-Day Saints believe? https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1961470&cid=social_20160310_59124726&adbid=707959464142311426&adbpl=tw&adbpr=17985520 I learned: I enjoyed:    What we have learned since: Knowing the Godhead – Liahona January 2016 – liahona We must … Continue reading →

http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/messiah/live-stream.html  Messiah Live Stream on Friday, March 25! Wherever you are in the world—even [especially] in the comfort of your own home—this is your opportunity to watch and listen to Messiah using our Internet live stream of the concert [I edited] Soloists For New Messiah … Continue reading →

Check out @mormonchannel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/mormonchannel/status/707740261510569984?s=09 If something on #MormonChannel has touched your life, share your story with us! Email mormonchannel@ldschurch.org, subject line MC Share.

http://ldsmag.com/why-does-nephi-quote-a-temple-psalm-while-commenting-on-isaiah-2/

http://mybestlds.com/2016/03/10/from-rome-to-botswana-mormon-moments-on-google-street-view/ Visit your own sacred locations, via Instant Google Street View My first was in the Fifth Grade, I walked down the hill to Church from the street next to the mountain, ate a sandwich between meetings and took a … Continue reading →

https://speeches.byu.edu/6-types-of-love/ BYU Speeches   Each has a link to a speech

RSS Page      Excellent example: 8 Mar 2016 – Devotionals Love Your Enemies Brother David Pulsipher History, Geography, & Pol Sci Faculty Member    The scholar Walter Wink, in his book Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a … Continue reading →

http://ldsliving.com/Facebook-Dos-and-Don-ts-When-It-Comes-to-Sharing-Faith/s/81520

BYU Devotional     BYUtv – BYU Devotional Address – Larry R. Lawrence (3/8/16)     Choose Happiness – BYU Speeches audio, later transcript     “The devil specializes in discouraging the faithful and those who are trying to repent,” Lawrence … Continue reading →

http://universe.byu.edu/2016/03/08/women-on-byu-campus-feel-the-pressure-to-be-perfect1/ Percentage drops for women in most male-dominated majors – The Daily Universe Women returning to the field of computer science – The Daily Universe Why Millennial Women Are Burning Out | Fast Company | Business + Innovation ADDENDUM Can … Continue reading →

How People Around The World Answer The Question: ‘Who Is God?’ Homepage: The Story of God with Morgan Freeman – National Geographic Channel

Face to Face for Young Single Adults with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland   Facebook had additional questions at Jeffrey R Holland           Example

https://katch.me/jennblosil/v/01598737-71e6-3bbe-b6d7-735a6eb8b7ee I set my Amazon Fire to Landscape (turned off Auto-Rotate) and turned it to its side.

https://katch.me/jennblosil/v/ccd9b6a5-1e20-383b-a7d1-3f69e8f869c6

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865649337/Book-review-Far-Away-in-the-West-contains-significant-historical-information.html?pg=all I just bought this.

A man sought out a respected old sage and said, “O wise one, I would like to know what heaven and hell are like.” The sage led the man to two doors.  He opened one of the doors, and the … Continue reading →

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