November 22, 2008
So last night I was reading a borrowed copy of the Diaries of Charles Ora Card: The Canadian Years. I was fascinated to see that he travelled with Elders Lyman and John W. Taylor to Ottawa, to see the Tory Government of the day.
In the fall of 1888, a year after they arrived in Lees Creek (present day Cardston), these men went east to lobby the government. As they crossed you got snippets of Cards opinions about various locations. The prairies were rolling, Northern and Central Ontario had an absense of trees according to Card. (I think this would shock us now) Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
November 14, 2008
Kevin Barney in the latest Dialogue has a brilliant article, entitled How to Worship Our Mother in Heaven (Without Getting Excommunicated). This article was a mind blowing read, I think it is interesting to consider the role of Asherah in daily Hebrew life. But it is how this article opened my mind to another possibility which I would like to discuss.
In the accounts of the war between the tribes of Israel and Canaanites the Israelites are told to give no quarter to their enemies. Often they were told to wipe out the whole civilization.
In the archaeological record there is some question of the actual warfare during the period and the fact that it appears more likely that Canaanites were the original Israelites. As I have talked about before historical records of ethnic cleaning in ancient times are often non-existent in actual archaeology.
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Posted by Jon W
November 13, 2008
The Mormons arrived in Canada during the summer of 1887. Many of them were polygamists escaping the law. In fact Charles Card, leader of the expedition escaped while under arrest before fleeing to Canada. So it is interesting to see what appears to be a public relations effort by the settlers in Canada.
From the Globe and Mail, a Toronto newspaper there was an article on January 13, 1888 which gave one of the first impressions of the new settlement in what would soon be called Cardston. It is fascinating to see how the article drives home the industriousness of the settlers as well as their division of American males and British females. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
November 10, 2008
At 11am across Canada there is a two minutes of silence observed throughout the country to remember those who have given their lives.
For those who fight and die for the causes our politicians send them they are heroes. Their sacrifice, should be something we honour because without them our world would be a worse place. I hope that this look back I have given of the Canadian sacrifice will help each of us remember how much we owe those who serve in the uniforms of our military. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
November 10, 2008
As the Japanese signed the surrender documents on the USS Missouri few would question the role played by Canada in World War Two. Like other members of the British Empire they had donated financial, moral and physical support to the Mother country in Britain’s time of isolation. The Canadian military had as well grown quite dramatically over the same period.
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was now the third largest in the world, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the fourth largest, while the country increased as the Axis powers were reduced the fact remained that Canada mobilized like it had never done before or since. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 9, 2008
Last week I talked a bit about the War of 1812 and role it had in the myth-making of Canada and the USA. With Remembrance Day coming up on November 11th I would like to speak a bit about the role Canadians, and in some cases LDS Canadians had during World War One.
Few realize today that Mormons in Canada were considered disloyal interlopers to the country. There were Members of Parliament who felt that these Americans could not be trusted. And so it fell to young Hugh B. Brown to change the hearts and minds of Canadians. In 1912 he joined the fledgling Canadian militia as an officer. His role was to train LDS soldiers to create Mormon Troops to prove their loyalty to their adopted country. By 1915 over 200 LDS men from the Cardston area served in the military.
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Posted by Jon W
November 7, 2008
So lately, having not that much to do and lots of time on my hands. So to keep myself occupied I have been working a bit on Family History.
In fact I would suggest anyone starting out would be well advised to read Ardis’ work which was a very good primer for those who are struggling with the basics. Read the rest of this entry »
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