Do Small Things

"There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things." ~ Mother Teresa

Mormon Channel Widget

Many listeners of the new Church radio station, the Mormon Channel, have asked about a widget that can be shared on their Facebook page or other social networking site. It is now available at radio.lds.org.

An application to listen to the channel on an iPhone has also been developed and is making its way through the Apple approval process. It should be available shortly.

Pick your steps

"Freedom Tower" Name Changed to Appease China

Although it's been called the "Freedom Tower" since it's early planning, the new building at Ground Zero has been renamed "One World Trade Center."

Although more than $3 billion of public money is invested in that building, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the name change the day they announced signing a large commercial lease in the building to a Chinese company. Apparently, the Chinese are uncomfortable occupying a building named "freedom."

The building was named the Freedom Tower in the first "ground zero" master plan. Officials said at the time that the tallest, most symbolic of five planned towers at the site would demonstrate the country's triumph over terrorism. But, apparently, we're more interested in making the Chinese comfortable than we are in standing for freedom.

The building is expected to be completed in late 2013. See http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/27/no.freedom.tower/index.html

Mister Lady Knows Fashion!

New LDS Church Radio Station

The Mormon Channel, a new audio service from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, launched this morning. The Mormon Channel, found at radio.lds.org, broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week from Temple Square in Salt Lake City.

The channel features content from the vast Church archives, including classic talks and other programming. Additionally, it will have a lot of new programs and series created specifically for this new service. Many Church partner organizations, including Bonneville Communications, Deseret Book, Deseret News, and the campuses of Brigham Young University have contributed content to the new station.

Among the new programs available on Mormon Channel is Conversations, an interview program featuring leaders of the LDS Church, as well as members of the Church with intriguing stories to share. Sheri Dew and Ruth Todd will host this new series.

Additional programming for Mormon Channel includes news of the Church, interactive programming for youth, dramatic radio productions, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, interviews with Church members around the globe, stories from Church and family history, and general conference addresses.

HOW CAN I LISTEN TO THE STATION?

You can listen to the Mormon Channel live online anytime at radio.lds.org. There are also downloads and podcasts of content available at the same address. There is also an application for the iPhone, with new players for other mobile phones in development.

The station is also being rolled out as an HDRadio channel in all Bonneville radio markets, including Salt Lake City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix, Seattle, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. For more information on getting a compatible HDRadio, see hdradio.com. Additional distribution outlets, such as satellite radio, WiFi radio, and digital shortwave are also being explored.

Visit radio.lds.org and LDSMediaTalk for more information.

Enemies

The best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him your friend.

How to Use an Exercise Ball Correctly

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"Happy Mother’s Day, Mom" Video

To celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a special video, “Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! ”

We invite you to watch it, rate it, and leave comments. We also invite you to share it with your friends, family, and those of other faiths by e-mailing them the following link: www.youtube.com/mormonmessages

You might also consider posting the video to your Facebook profile or placing it on your blog.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Possible Gods and Goddesses

“It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare.

"All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities… that we should conduct all our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations — these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit—immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”

- C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

Cinco de Mayo

Welcome to the Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "Fifth of May") holiday!

Many Americans think this is the Mexican Independence Day. It's not. It's not even a national holiday in Mexico. It's celebrated in the U.S. more than in Mexico. Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on midnight, September 15, 1810. (And it took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico.)

May 5th is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

While Cinco de Mayo has limited or no significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.

Water and Electricity Don't Mix

Public Health Announcement

The Centers for Disease Control have confirmed that you cannot get swine flu from contact with pigs. So I guess this is ok.