Friday, July 13, 2012

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Brothers Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith

Today my family and I visited the LDS Church History Museum in downtown Salt Lake City. Of an interesting note were the death masks of Joseph and Hyrum Smith:

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We also saw a touching painting about his death:


Here is the plaque to the side of the painting:


For more information about Joseph Smith, click here.

And for information about how he was killed, click here.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

John Rowe Moyle

Today my family and I visited the Daughters of the Utah Pioneer Museum. Among the fascinating artifacts we saw was the prosthetic foot of John Rowe Moyle:




(click on each photo to enlarge)


What a story of determination, faith, and focus.

Click here to read a speech about his life.

Here is his Find a Grave site.

And here is a wonderful video about his life:


Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Doldrums

Doldrums must be fought against. Doldrums will eventually suck you down. Combat them with faith, structure, and effort.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

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I grow tired of the same. There must be sincerity and variety.

Oppressed? Really?

Sometimes I feel very oppressed to say what I truly feel. On the other hand, that is probably a good thing. Much of what I feel or think is fleeting, anyway, and if said would only hurt and cause regret.