On April 15, 1815, the Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted with the largest observed volcanic eruption in history. The explosion was heard 1,200 miles away and the death toll reached more than 71,000 people. 1816 was called the Year Without a Summer because of the resulting global climate abnormalities. As a [...]
Posted on April 7th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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A few months ago, the More Good Foundation built the GordonHinckley.com website. As I helped research content for that site, I read the following quote in Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley which stood out to me:
There is a loneliness in all aspects of leadership. . . It was ever thus. The price of [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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When I was very young, a visiting leader came to our church to divide one “stake” (group of congregations), into two stakes. This man was an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church) and was ordained to be a “special witness of Jesus Christ”. In my childish naivety, [...]
Posted on April 5th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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Get this badge for your Web site
The More Good Foundation has produced “badges” (see example above), which are graphical icons that can be added to a website, a blog or a social networking page to do online missionary work. People who click on the image are sent to LDS.net. Visit this page to see samples [...]
Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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Disneyland and Disneyworld are the most famous and successful theme parks in the world. The Walt Disney Company is now the third largest entertainment company in the world with 133,000 employees and $60 Billion in revenue. According to Fortune magazine, in 2007, Disney is America’s most admired entertainment company.
According to Newsweek, the Disney brand is [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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At the end of this beautiful Easter day, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ about 1974 years ago, I add my witness to millions of others about Jesus Christ. I know He atoned for our sins in Gethsemane and on the cross at Calvary where he was crucified. He overcame the [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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On this beautiful Easter when we celebrate the resurrection of the Savior, I remember a gospel doctrine lesson I taught over a year ago about the symbols at the birth of Christ. Most of the members of the class had heard and read the story of the birth of Christ many times and knew [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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In the October 1981 General Conference, which I believe was his first as a member of the First Presidency, Gordon B. Hinckley gave us the following prophetic counsel:
“With the growth of the Church, we likely could never build a hall large enough to accommodate all who would wish to assemble in one place. [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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We have living prophets today, just as the people in biblical times. The More Good Foundation has launched a new website at ModernProphets.com with profiles about the ministries of ancient and modern prophets. This website helps explain prophetic patterns, how prophets are called, how we can discern a true prophet from a false [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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I was recently driving a large U-Haul moving truck and stopped in Beaver, Utah for gas. After filling up, I started driving and remembered that my right-side mirror needed to be adjusted. So, I stopped the truck there in the gas station parking lot. As I got out of the truck and [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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