Thoughts and stories, by Pal

                 We need some good news -- and here it is! 22 April 2020   -   Scarborough, Ontario   News Story Centenarian Church Member  Survives COVID-19  Justiniano Anibal Ulloa, a 101-year-old member of  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day  Saints   living in Scarborough, Ontario, was born during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918  and has recently survived the deadly novel coronavirus. ( See an additional report of this  story by CTV News Toronto .) With failing lungs and a serious cough, Justiniano was taken to hospital on April 4 and  tested positive for COVID-19. The doctors expected he would not survive and said no one  would be able to visit him in hospital. His family received permission to take him home  and care for him there, which allowed him to receive calls from his immediate and  extended f...

I'm sure that all of us who participated in the world-wide fast and prayer invitation by our Prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, on Friday April 10, 2020, have felt blessings -- of faith, and with many -- healing.  It is a scientific fact that new cases of the virus have gone down quickly since April 10th! 7 Experiences from Worldwide Fast Participants You Don't Want to Miss by LDS Living  | Apr. 15, 2020 After President Russell M. Nelson’s invitation to participate in two worldwide fasts, people of other faiths joined together with members of our Church—both those who haven’t stepped foot in a church for years and those who attend every Sunday—to plead with heaven for relief from COVID-19. And while the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing, miracles have undoubtedly taken place. The stories began to roll in even before the fast—witnesses of the power of fasting. For some, the fast brought healing of a physical nature and...

This is a great article I saved a few weeks, for a day like this!  (A day filled with visiting family, fun, and Christmas preparations -- not to mention spending time doing computer genealogy on my V-ROC mission.) 6 Ways to Help Your Kids Prepare for Their Patriarchal Blessing Now by Jenny Spencer  | Nov. 25, 2017 Mormon Life All baptized and worthy members of the Church can and should receive a patriarchal blessing. But often the question is when? Usually, members encourage their children to receive a blessing in their teen years. But every worthy adult convert may receive a blessing at any time after their baptism But when it comes to parents, how do we prepare our children to receive a patriarchal blessing? Members around the world encourage their children to receive a blessing anywhere from ages 12 to 19. But that’s a pretty wide gap. So when and how do we best prepare our children to receive a patriarchal blessing? 1. Teach ...

Knowing we have a Fast Day once a month, makes this even more interesting. NEUROSCIENTIST SHOWS WHAT FASTING DOES TO YOUR BRAIN & WHY BIG PHARMA WON’T STUDY IT ARJUN WALIA DECEMBER 11, 2015   We're creating a positive news network. We need your help. Donate Below is a TEDx talk given by Mark Mattson, the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University, and one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying multiple neurodegenerative disorders, like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.  advertisement -  learn more I chose to include ‘Big Pharma’ in the title because that’s exactly what it is. There have been countless examples of the manipulation of published research at the hands of pharmaceutical companies in recent years. This is why Harvard Professor of Medicine Arnold Symour Relm...