LDS Temples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_-TQivCx8

In response to the recent uproar about the insensitive planned broadcasting by HBO of Big Love the LDS church has released this video about the sacred history of temples and how Latter Day Saints revere and uphold this ancient practice.
This video, which has been around for many years, gives a brief view into the sacred temple practice for all Latter Day Saints. It is unfortunate that such a precious thing to so many people is not treated with respect by the producers of this show.
The show, by the way, had promised the LDS Church to maintain the fact that the characters in it were not affiliated with the church. However, now they are more and more incroaching on the missrepresentation of church members in the show. Please enjoy this video as much as I did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_-TQivCx8

Do Not Fear

Today I took some patients at work to court. It is always interesting to interact with and observe people with challenges and different backgrounds. Relationships of trust are built from the smallest of seeds, odd at times. I saw a man there who I have known for some time. He was enveloped in his own thoughts until he saw me and a large grin wiped across his face, childlike almost. Familiarity seems to be one of the basic foundations of trust. Although we may have little experience with an individual their memorable features, curvature of the face, slant and color of the eyes, all very unique from one person to the next, open up the floodgates of relief and friendship in our mind. Very human.

I am a subscriber to the motto and belief that the one thing that a man can never have is too many friends. The richest man is one who has the most friends, and yet look around us. How often do people look down when they walk, avoid eye contact with even aquantainces, silence the buzzing of their cell phones when they just don't feel like talking, or look at the one person who does say "Hello!" like they must be from that mental hospital down the road. I am guilty of these at times myself. Is it most like mankind to unwittingly manipulate himself into isolation?

Fear is the most common reason for this reclusive behavior normal in today's world. It is unfortunate for fear is not a godly attribute. Yet we allow it to rage unchecked through our subconcious (and sometimes concious) persona, governing our thoghts, decisions and even motives. I feel myself wanting to shout to everyone, and myself, stand up! Do not droop in fear, instead lift up your heart and rejoice for the day is yet. Live in faith. Live life for the moment, do not fear for all will be all right in the end. I like a quote I saw that reflects this ideology: 'All will turn out right in the end, if things aren't all right now don't worry, it's not the end"