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Spelling: conquest and conquered

I always have a hard time with these two words and use them occasionally enough in my writing that it’s about time I try to learn them. It’s always a question who is going to win in a battle when … Continue reading

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Gods and mythology in Fantasy (Notes from Conduit)

I did a story telling presentation of Traits of a Hero for a SF/F convention that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, in May. While there, I had the opportunity to attend some other panels. Here are the notes … Continue reading

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Things to consider when buying a shoe

-Your feet change as you grow older -A good walking shoe is one that won’t bend easily in the middle -Many times people will do the wet test to see what kind of foot they have before buying a shoe. … Continue reading

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The Things That Bind Us: God, Family, Community, Nation

I hope this lesson will be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals and family home evening study. Today I discuss choices. This lesson could be abbreviated and presented in one lesson or you could expand the theme of God, … Continue reading

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Debate between senate candidates: Orin Hatch and Dan Linjenquist

Debate between senate candidates: Orin Hatch and Dan Linjenquist http://www.danforutah.com/

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Difference between farther and further

Farther is for distance I remember this as matching the word far away (distance) to match with farther. Further is for adding on. I use the visual image of the u of further looking like a funnel where I can … Continue reading

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How to get published (Conduit panel)

I did a story telling presentation of Traits of a Hero for a SF/F convention that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, in May. While there, I had the opportunity to attend some other panels. Here are the notes … Continue reading

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Classes at the patriot camp

In support of efforts to support Utah Patriot Camp 2012, our meeting tonight will discuss the history of the Boston Tea party and Checks and balances. Here are some links to look at. The Tea Party: http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0361-boston-tea-party.php http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/bostonteapartydef.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/bostonteaparty.htm http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/activities/btp.html … Continue reading

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Getting a cat, a checklist

Many people love having a cat for a pet. Though I don’t currently own a cat, I think they’re wonderful pets. I thought today I would discuss some things to keep in mind when getting a cat. • Consider the … Continue reading

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Late bloomers are like popcorn

I hope that today’s lesson can be useful to youth ministries, family devotionals and family home evenings. The theme today is about late bloomers. We all like to eat our popcorn in different ways. Some like to pop the kernels … Continue reading

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