Thoughts and stories, by Pal

Two delightful articles pertinent to Martin Luther King Day, which we celebrate as a national holiday are below.  We have many good friends of all races, and religions, and were taught to love all men.   My great grandfather, Haden Wells Church, an original pioneer of St. George brought a black friend back from his mission in Tennessee in the 1870's, and he lived in St. George a few years, and then went back to Tennessee when Haden went back on another mission.  They were lifelong friends!   Ruby Bridges’ Ordinary Answer to an Extraordinary Problem By Michael K. Erickson  · January 17, 2016, in Meridian Magazine Norman Rockwell had extraordinary talent for painting the ordinary moments of American life. Many of his best-loved works are currently on display at the  BYU Museum of Art through February 13th . As the exhibit’s title “American Chronicles” suggests, the collection is a window into America’s past, even more specifically Americans’ pa