For one of my value experiences in the value of knowledge, I learned more about church history by reading the book Saints, Volume 1. Following is the report I wrote of the book:
This is a very interesting and very readable
history of the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day-Saints. I have read Ivan
Barrett’s “Joseph Smith and the Restoration” a few times (I love that book!,) but still there were many history stories that
I hadn’t heard before. It made the
history so personal and interesting. I am grateful for those who spent many hours
researching, preparing, and writing this book.
I have to admit that I was disturbed by some of the accounts and stories. But overall, it is a faith-building,
informative, and well-documented history of the restoration of the gospel of
Jesus Christ on the earth.
I also learned more about the Vietnamese boat people by reading the book Where the Wind Leads. Here is the report I wrote on that book:
I loved this book. It was a story of a family of refuges and
their flight from Communist-ruled Viet Nam.
You may remember the boat people from that era. The author was one of those boat people
rescued from a small boat when on the verge of death from dehydration. I loved his story of survival and
determination. And I loved how he
recognized and gave credit to God for his family’s survival. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a
good and uplifting read.
Either of the above could have been my value project as both took well over ten hours, but I did another project. When Joan came to visit in June, she bought me supplies and taught me how to crochet a lap quilt or afghan. I then purchased more yarn and made one for my granddaughter, Brielle for her birthday. I spent many hours on it.
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| Before sending it to Brielle for her 13th birthday in November, I took several pictures of it. |
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| All wrapped and ready to send. |
3 comments:
I enjoyed both of those books very much, Kay! I was interested to read, "Where the Wind Leads," especially because Sadie is serving her mission in Cambodia and Roger and I lost classmates in that war. I learned many things I was not aware of during the war. You have discovered a new great talent! That afghan is beautiful! I know Brielle will treasure it always from Grandma Kay!
Great job on the afghan!!! It's beautiful!
Great Post, I love to read articles that are informative and actually have good content.
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