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Def thot this was worth posting from a pal on FB.  She is way ahead of me on the goings on in Israel and signs of the times there: Here is something that happened this week: Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Iran, since this past Sunday Iran, to protest the...

I just got done watching this documentary on how the Japanese were almost there on every respect, to being able to attack us - causing us to lose our fortress back in the day. They and the Germans never quite got there.....: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPC51Mh-jtU...

Yep, most make covenants of Consecration.  Most do not give it a second thought.  Interestingly enough, the very concepts that kept peace in this land for over 300 years after Christ taught correct principles, made it into the culture of the Lamanites who survived the...

This is probably premature to post (from LDSAVOW with NO corroborating data*) - but I would not be shocked if it is true: I have a coworker who is a FEMA reservist. He was called up yesterday. He had to quit his job because of it and was told it was because they were...

Us or them?  I have the feeling that the consensus is that we will yet go through trials of such magnitude that our ancestors will hold this very generation in esteem for having passed through them. So.....  gird up your lions!: from THE WOOD ZONE...

This is a great talk from President Kimball.  Many today might easily be offended by this subject - and why is that?  Because we are obsessed with the things of the world.  This entire nation is so fixated on things of a telestial nature that the only "fix" for the...

redirecting tohttp://woodyoubelieveit.blogspot.com/2016/01/lincoln-and-mormon-question.html

This piece is part journal - part history: My daughter and I were talking this morning.  She asked which President was my favorite.  Other than Washington (always the right answer), I said it would be Ronald Reagan.  Just as President Benson was "my Prophet" growing...

From a FB pal: Here is a great talk given over 34 years ago that has good counsel on living during challenging economic times. The talk is given by Elder James E Faust, 1982–Ocotober conference. "The Blessings We Receive As We Meet the Challenges of Economic Stress"....

I have gotten into some pretty stressful situations in my personal life in the last ten years. From a spiritual standpoint, the temple has been my refuge from the storm.  When things were most intense, my other refuge was my man-cave with smooth jazz going while doing...