In tribute to Joseph Smith and his birth 210 years ago.Wandering through the Sacred Grove, my 15-year-old mind tried to absorb the First Vision experienced by a boy who was a year younger than me at the time. Sitting atop the Hill Cumorah (in Palmyra, New York) a few hours later, I marveled how Joseph Smith translated the gold plates into the Book of Mormon and organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints despite horrendous obstacles and persecution. Touring Carthage Jail and ... VIEW POST
Praise to the Man
Weighting While Waiting
Exercising our physical and spiritual musclesTwo years ago, I joined a gym and took up weight lifting. I had made the conscious decision to live a more disciplined temporal law. This also meant changing what I ate. I had just turned 50 and watched with growing consternation, my atrophying muscles, increasing weight gain, and decreasing strength and stamina. And, I still had a gigantic appetite. I had always been thin and could eat with abandon. Aging changed all that. Personal trainer and ... VIEW POST
Got Water?
Don't let our wells run dry!I recently read a National Geographic article about the preciousness of global fresh water resources. The hardships women endure to obtain water shocked me; the task of fetching water defines life for many women in developing countries. Journalist, Tina Rosenberg, followed an Ethiopian woman, Binayo, for a day and watched her spend nearly every hour of every day fetching water.I quote Ms. Rosenberg:"Where clean water us scarcest, fetching it is almost always women's ... VIEW POST
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