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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
My remarks below are made as an observer in China, distant from the Ferguson scene and the tensions in the US, so I apologize if I am missing important parts…
Upgrading My Gadgetary Life in China: More Blessings from Frustrating Failures
Over at the Nauvoo Times, I just shared a story involving the frustrating failure of two Samsung devices that happened within the same week. Wonderfully, the failure of the camera…
President Henry B. Eyring’s Visit to the Vatican: A Gentle Call to Strengthen Marriage
President Henry B. Eyring just did something that my wife and did earlier this year: visited the Vatican. OK, our visit wasn’t newsworthy. We stood in line with lots of…
LDS Newsroom Releases Helpful Video on Temple Garments
The LDS Newsroom at LDS.org surprised me with the new announcement and video on the LDS temple garment. It includes views of LDS temple robes and LDS garments, the simple…
Turning Flaws Into Art: Recognizing the Hand of Lord in Our Lives
During a trip to Taiwan in September, my wife and I visited the National Palace Museum in Taipei and saw one of the world’s great works of art, the Jadeite…
More on the Ebola Threat and the Need to Prepare for Deliberate Spread of the Disease
In a previous post on the Ebola threat, I reminded us of our need to be prepared for crisis when I raised the specter of terrorists deliberately spreading Ebola in…
An Old Map Offers More Potential Evidence on Joseph’s Views on Book of Mormon Lands
On this blog, I’ve previously discussed statements showing Joseph Smith’s views in support of Mesoamerica as the primary location for Book of Mormon events in the New World. Thanks to…
LDS Family Takes on a Giant Risk and Rescues a Troubled Young Lady
So far it looks like a real miracle underway, an amazing story of rescuing a lost soul. A young lady in a broken family who just turned 18 had been…
A New International Accent in General Conference
Over here in Asia, some of us are thrilled that a General Authority could deliver his talk in Cantonese (see the news story at the Salt Lake Tribune). Elder Chi…
A Quiet Path Leads Us to the City of the Dead in Kyoto, Japan
As I write, I am in the beautiful city of Kyoto, Japan. Yesterday we and thousands of others tourists visited the popular site of Kiyomizu-Dera, where an beautiful ancient temple…
