Articles of Interest
The last couple of weeks have been very interesting for my church. For the first time in a long time, we have lost two Apostles. Both Elder Haight and Elder Maxwell will be missed. They were good men and I enjoyed learning from both of them when I could hear them speak at General Conference. But their deaths have created vacancies which now must be filled. Speculation is rife amoung the church as to who will be appointed the newest two apostles, and to say the least, General Conference won’t be missed by ANYONE. And for those of you who may be curious as to how such things are done in our church, I found a good article that talks about the process.
The second link will be for an article found in the NY times about genetics and Utah families. Apparently, the fact that big, strong, stable families are the norm in Utah have created a perfect genetic labratory for scientist’s to work with.
Here’s an exerpt: “To a scientist, the single greatest attraction of Utah - and its biggest distinction in a nation of rootless wanderers - is stability. For more than 150 years, largely because of the Mormon church, the state has been a magnet to people who mostly stayed put. A relatively small founding population was fruitful and multiplied - aided in the 19th century by polygamy, adding a unique wrinkle to the genetic trail. With its emphasis on family records and genealogy, the Mormon church, officially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then created a treasure trove of details about those people.
The rest was left to science.”
I hope you enjoy both articles.
