Sunday thought: Family history

Wonderful!

2nd Sunday before Advent

In five days I have gone from little interest in family history (or better put, feeling I had no time to prioritise it) to burning the midnight oil trawling through old censuses and BMD records. Tolkien once said that all cosmic music — even the bad — will eventually bend to God’s harmony; in the case of the evils of the Great War it seems that one small positive is a renewed interest in family history in Britain. This was my conversion: I went to a talk on Remembrance Day about the battle of Gheluvelt fought in 1914 by my local regiment (the Worcestershires). My interest piqued — and being a Worcestershire man — I typed some family names into Family Search and became aware of the service of a number of g-grand uncles. One was badly injured at Ypres in 1917 and reading his medical records was…

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Ordain Women, Women’s Ordination

Very cogent.

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I just wanted to post a quick note that I intend on posting a lot more in the coming months. My life will be more steady following an upcoming move across town this Saturday and then I'd bet you'll see something else soon. So said I before...

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New Search Engine on LDS.org

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The First Vision: The Visitation of the Father and the Son to Joseph Smith

Another classic Latter-day Saint film. This one from 1976.

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Thank goodness for YouTube! I am especially a fan of the pre-mortal scenes in this film. Also, the creepy clown laugh in Funland. So much to talk about from this production! More on that later, hopefully another blog post.

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A great sermon by a great man.

The Seer

My wife and I were watching the Joseph Smith Commemorative Program on DVD this evening and it caused me to reflect on the great words written by John Taylor entitled The Seer. The moving text is as follows: The Seer. Written for the dedication of the Seventy's Hall, and dedicated to President Brigham Young: By … Continue reading The Seer →