It has been 202 years since the young priest, Joseph Mohr (1792-1848), sang his famous Christmas poem to his congregation in Mariapfarr, Austria. Franz Gruber, a personal friend of Joseph Mohr, set the poem to music. Together, they sang Silent Night as a duet accompanied by guitar. An unconventional instrument for mass, the guitar wasContinue reading “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht”
Category Archives: Life Lessons
A good Age to Learn
I read the Book of Mormon at age 12. My parents had been members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 6 years, and my older brother was starting to make choices that eventually led him away from it. Not owning up to his increasingly bad behavior, he pointed the finger atContinue reading “A good Age to Learn”
Mask up!
It’s just another way to say ‘I love you’. Love your neighbor —- Wear your mask.
Lehi’s Family Story
Lehi’s family
Anxiety Today
Marketing strategies play upon our insecurities. They can be downright cruel.
Family Stories
Grandparents can give more than old photographs, they can leave stories that enrich our lives.
The Book of Mormon
No matter what you know of history, or think you know of history, The Book of Mormon is a compelling read. At times, it is lyrically prophetic in the descriptions of the discovery of America, the restoration of the Gospel, and the love God has for His children. At other times, it is a taleContinue reading “The Book of Mormon”
First Nations Mic Mac language & Reformed Egyptian
Native Americans had their own written language according to a Catholic Missionary. Father LeClerc served among the Mi’kmac people in what is now called Acadian Canada in the 1600’s. Father LeClerc reported that he saw children exchanging notes on birchbark paper in the Mi’kmac language. In the 1730’s, a Catholic Priest named Peirre Milliard wroteContinue reading “First Nations Mic Mac language & Reformed Egyptian”
New Mexico’s Mystery
Las Lunas Stone in New Mexico
Bat Creek Stone
Bat Creek Stone
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