“By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou shalt return unto the ground.” Moses 4:25 Perhaps there are more benefits to sweating, than the mere sustenance we can buy with an income. With fewer and fewer jobs that involve sweating, it’d be good to know if sweating by and of itself is important to our well being. [...]
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6 Latter-day Saint politicians
“We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.” 12th Article of Faith Some Latter-day Saints (Mormons) honor and sustain the law by working for the United States government. Here are interesting bios of LDS politicians: Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in U.S. politics- biographies Mitt Romney Mitt Romney is the former governor of [...]
Exoplanets
Article by Bryan Braun “And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose… but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them.” Moses 1:33,35 Exoplanets are planets that have been discovered outside of our solar system. Ever since the first one was confirmed in 1992, hundreds of [...]
Joseph Smith and Mt. Tambora
“My father, Joseph Smith, Sen., left the State of Vermont, and moved to Palmyra, Ontario (now Wayne) county, in the State of New York, when I was in my tenth year, or thereabouts.” Joseph Smith-History 1:3 While many know Joseph Smith moved from Vermont to New York in 1816, few know the cause may have been a volcano on the other [...]
ABCs of successful planning
“For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth.” Moses 3:5 As God created things spiritually to ensure their physical success, we can ensure our future success by planning it. In 2008 I met Scooter Plowman, a senior at BYU. For his last semester he [...]
Chance for life on other planets
And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten. Moses 1:33 In recent years science has discovered some of the worlds without number the Lord created. While many stars, comets and planets appear to be uninhabited by humans, some research suggests [...]
40 Interesting facts about your body
“And I, God, created man in mine own image…and, behold, all things which I had made were very good” Moses 2:27, 31 Heavenly Father made us in His image. A brief look at the body confirms our divine creation. 40 Facts About Your Body Your Brain Contains 80-120 billion nerve cells (neurons) Weighs about 3 lbs Is soft like soft Jello or Tofu [...]
10 Most violent conflicts
“And they shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars.” Joseph Smith- Matthew 1:28 While the United States has experienced relative peace in 2011, it wasn’t that way for many countries. 10 Most Violent Ongoing Conflicts of 2011: Mexican Drug War- 19,396 deaths Afghan Civil War- 8,938 deaths War in North-West Pakistan – 6,142 deaths Colombian Armed Conflict- 5,667 deaths [...]