William sweet and holy
A poem for my grandfather who recently passed away due to a severe stroke:
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Mighty, great, and noble
William sweet and holy
laid his head so fully
in the arms of Anna’s rest.
Suckled, sighed, then opened
he received the love of parents humbly
who spoke his name like angels roaming
ever seeking the face of God.
Now he sleeps in death’s embrace
until the Son’s rising from east and west
when Wasatch gleaming,
Madison streaming,
and Provo seething with light
enter the kingdom of heaven.
An Update of BOAP.ORG / Presidents of the Church
The new Presidents' homepage
Presidents of the Church Homepage
Presidents of the Church Homepage Expanded
Brigham Young / Table of Contents
A Preview of My BOAP.org Project
A screen capture of what I have so far
I have volunteered my efforts to organize the Presidents of the Church section of BOAP.org. The following link is a “beta,” a rough edit, of the site I’ve conceived of so far. Let me know what you like and don’t like:
“Elect lady” in 2 John was a Relief Society leader?
According to Eliza R. Snow’s article in the premier issue of the Woman’s Exponent, “elect lady” has reference to a Relief Society-type role (found in 2 John 1:1), as part of the Primitive Church. Maybe I’m new to the subject, but that is a very neat connection I had not come across before. Also, after some brief surveying of the topic I came across theories that it may have been Mary, the mother of Jesus. Not verifiable yet interesting enough.
Thoughts?
Sacrament thoughts: 25 October 2009
Named in space, no time
Proclaimed good and pronounced a noble—child
Hands on another, blessing by the lights of paramount spheres
Words of another, filled with the swell of inspirations
Love, water, sight and spirit in the midst of the sons and daughters of Zion
Rims of gold, sapphire, and ebony,
Tusks, ivory, and folded rivers,
Interlaced, five with five,
And she went up and down on puce—
Mind racing time, space, short and long—breaths of reflection
I love her more than myself—but which self sees those rims of gold?
September Poem
You are bruised by devils
While solid foundations quiver
And the veil rent
Crossed, crucified, and castigated
Lift up your voice
As heaven’s a radio
Echoing sufferer and riser
“Did” God, or Does God, Have a Wife?
Interesting. I’m checking to see if UVU has this to check out.
132 Libraries of Congress
“To our knowledge, there is no company that does the level of vital records preservation that FamilySearch does,” said Brother Nauta. “The records FamilySearch contains currently, when digitized, would equal 132 Libraries of Congress or 18 petabytes of data—and that doesn’t include our ongoing acquisition efforts.”
What! 132 Libraries of Congress! I looked it up: 18 petabytes is 18,000 Terabytes! This is really an amazing work the LDS Church’s Family History Department is engaged in:
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