Thoughts and stories, by Pal

It is so exciting to me to see Temples built, especially in unprecedented places, and countries!  If you want to watch any sessions of General Conference, go to www.churchofjesuschrist.org, or various other sites with Church information. President Nelson Announces New, Unprecedented Temples Despite Current Closures By  Michaela Proctor Hutchins  · April 5, 2020 Cover image via Church Newsroom. Only 12 days have elapsed since the Church announced the temporary closing of temples all around the world, yet to a temple-going people this feels like a stark era. Nevertheless, as President Russell M. Nelson stood to give his closing remarks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 190 th  Annual General Conference, he reminded the Church that though it may be an odd time to announce new temples, the temple and the covenants entered into there are still where we can draw power. President Nelson said that though these times feel unprecedente...

Some of this information I got from the Internet -- It explains it better than I can!  I'll put some of it in italics, to show what I got from the internet. The Terracotta Warriors are one of the must-visit attractions for all travelers to China. The dramatic exhibition reveals the secrets behind the  2,000-year-old army of clay statues  that guarded the tomb of China’s first emperor until a chance discovery in 1974.    A farmer was digging a well, and found some pottery shards, in 1974.  I'm not sure just how he reported his find, but our guide Peter told us that after they found the beginnings of the warriors, the farmer was given another piece of ground to farm, and what was about $20.00!  In China, the government owns all the land, and people rent land, or an apartment in a high rise building, etc.  These were statues for sale in the museum, but not the real ones found. . First I will show photos I took, and then some information...