Ship Shape

 Lookin' good:

Staying Dry (and Out of Jail)

Some reporting for today to share with Elder Benge and everyone.

Our stake president shared this TED talk by the late Clayton Christensen, and I recommend it for two main reasons: 1) it contains remarkable thoughts on what success really is and it is measured, and 2) I think it is an excellent example of how to incorporate the Gospel in our everyday lives, sharing messages of salvation to the world on a level they understand. Elder Christensen was a brilliant professor at Harvard. He spoke to my department at work a few years ago, and it was the most career enlightening talk I have ever heard.

Susan's great uncle, Grant Keeler, passed away this week at the age 103. We attended his funeral in Layton. I don't know if any of you older children remember when we visited him. (He lived near the "Surf-n-Swim" water tower near highway 89.) His son spoke and mentioned some of what was in the aforementioned video, and said that at the end of his class, he would ask his students three questions:

Ancestor Stories in "Saints"

I am posting this for family that may be reading the blog.

My ancestors, William Holmes Walker and Nicholas Paul, are part of the story starting in chapter 12 volume 2 of Saints. For anyone wanting to learn a bit of their family story, check it out!

William Walker is my great-great grandfather. My great-great grandmother is William's fourth wife, Harriet Paul, daughter of Nicholas and Harriet Paul.

There are likely other ancestors and relatives that are or will be mentioned.

City Called Heaven

The Central Davis Junior High choirs concert was March 8th, and Mr. Campbell had the students in District Honor Choir and State Honor Choir perform some of their numbers as quartets or octets.

Rachel had the solo for City of Heaven. She tried out for it with the District choir, but wasn't selected. (The selected soloist was really, really good, as I'm sure you would assume based on Rachel's fine version.) I thought this number was the highlight of the concert -- although Joshua sang with the boy's choir and did a fantastic job.