November 20, 2008
For many people I have talked to in Canada, certainly in Southern Alberta specifically, there is a great deal of thought about Zion. Not Zion, as in the New Jerusalem or the old one or even Enoch’s place. No this Zion exists in one very specific place and it is found “In the tops of the mountains”.
If you have not guessed by now I am referring to Utah. Lately I have been reading an older book, which I will reveal in Part 2, which discusses Zion as SLC and surrounding area. For many of these Saints Zion was a critical place. One that they must unite with as soon as possible. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
October 24, 2008
I was recently doing some searches when I came across two different sites. One is Muslim, or at least appears to be while the other appears to be non aligned.
Both proposed matches for polygamists looking for sister-wives. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 7, 2008
My daughter is seven. She is one half of fraternal twins. She lives in a house with four boys and a baby sister. She has a funny way of describing her male siblings. They are simply, The Brothers.
The Brothers are doing this, the brothers are so much trouble, the brothers annoy me. You name it that is her collective phrase for boys ranging 12 to 4.
It is an amusing little note, I find often it brings a smile to my face that is hard to hide. However, for her it is usually an exasperating experience with all these boys around. On top of it all in her world they have all the fun. And they will not do her stuff. This means she hauls around our 1 year old daughter any chance she gets. No playpen or crib can keep her from poking, proding, dressing or simply carrying the poor baby everywhere.
That’s what happens I guess when the brothers annoy you. You find someone else to annoy.
Her new complaint is that the boys got Bunkbeds and she did not. Of course she fails to understand why our Baby cannot go in one and why she has to wait. Of course my daughter has now determined, “I will wait until she is two.”
And to end this post about my daughter appropriately let me add that she has a very firm grasp on life. My wife questioned her about getting her ears pierced the other day. My daughter said, “No, I think I will wait until I am thirteen.” No idea where she got the idea of an age from but again it made me smile.
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Posted by Jon W
September 23, 2008
So after arriving back in Edmonton, the largest most northern city in North America. The place is all very familiar. It is a nice sense of purpose to see that things while changing still have significant areas that remain the same.
Meanwhile, I have been speculating on a few ideas of which to study for my next history related project. It is still a work in progress, mostly because I have only myself motivating me. In the meantime I have still be reading and coming to grips with my old network up here. An important part of any job search is connections, the more you have the better it is for you later on. So thus I am working the phones among those I know.
It has meant that other things have taken a back seat but I finally have my old history books unpacked so I am hopeful of making some progress. It is always nice to see your treasured paperbacks and hardcovers you acquire over the years after a move. It is like meeting an old friend for me.
I am still considering the path I want to go down after this past summer but certainly one of my goals is to continue to approach a study of US 19th century religous history. It is just far to fascinating a subject to let it go now. So I will start posting some things I find on these subjects starting tomorrow. But for now lets just say I am happy to have landed mostly feet on the ground.
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