Thoughts and stories, by Pal

Two days ago on Facebook, I posted the entry I had done 2 years ago, about my ancestor who was a Pirate King.  This is about his son.  It isn't exactly what is a Sunday article, but I hope to interest you in finding stories about your own ancestors.  You can put their name and birth year in Google, and find many stories!  It is so important to learn about our ancestors, and love them!  My dear husband Wayne is up with them right now, and probably has met them!  It also makes us grateful to have been born at this time on earth! This was originally posted as # 155, on May 27, 2014, right after the entry about Jan Jansoon Van Haarlam, my ancestor who was a pirate!                           ANTHONY JANSEN VAN SALLEE , 1607-1676                             by Hazel Van Dyke Roberts, PH.D.   I'm using the hi...

This is a very interesting article about the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood.  The blessings from that Priesthood have blessed not only each of us, but the whole world!  The short video is really great~  Be sure and watch it! Did the Melchizedek Priesthood Restoration take Place This Weekend in History? By Scot Facer Proctor  · May 26, 2016 Introduction We have celebrated the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood from the time I was a young boy. We were in the St. Louis Missouri Stake and I remember gathering for wonderful fathers and sons outings in various places with amazing speakers and meals and campouts that commemorated this amazing event. I never remember once celebrating the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood. I think we didn’t because we didn’t know the exact date or many details of that sacred event. We actually know more than we think. The Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood Joseph and Emma’s home in Harmon...

With summer coming, it is important to be able to set limits on children's digital time.  These are great suggestions for parents to know how to help their children avoid many problems. Digital Dangers: How You Can Protect Your Children By Nicholeen Peck  · May 25, 2016, in Meridian Magazine While sitting at an airport I saw a darling girl, maybe age 14, sitting on a different row of seats than the rest of her family. The parents and brother were talking and trying to engage her in their activities and conversation, but she was in her own little world and would not participate. For hours she sat looking at her phone with a smile on her face and ear buds in her ears. When parents see such a smile on the 14-year-old’s face, many may think the girl is engaged in something good for herself. But I saw missed opportunities and potential problems. She was living in a digital world instead of a real world, and she was missing a great opportunity to ...

How to Better Understand Your Mission on Earth By Fay A. Klingler  · May 22, 2016, in Meridian Magazine In 2013, I was invited to read and write a review for a book by Marlene Bateman Sullivan titled   Gaze into Heaven . It was a compilation of documented near-death experiences of life beyond the veil, drawn from the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I found the book engaging and insightful, teaching me much about life and death. Now a new book by Sullivan on the same subject— The Magnificent World of Spirits— has been released, and once again she asked if I would read it and write a review. This book was also filled with fascinating documented stories of individuals who died then returned to earth because there was yet a job for each of them to do. These stories provided for me further glimpses of life beyond the veil. Coincidentally, during the time period I was reading this second book about indivi...