It would be quite a change to have less gravity on the earth! What would it be like to float around all the time? Would the oceans just be blown all over the earth? Would a shark suddenly fly by in a desert? How would I wash my hair?? I might have to unleash the water below me and have the droplets go up through it! When trees shed their leaves, maybe the leaves would just float off into the atmosphere. I can't decide if that would be more annoying then having to rake the piles on the ground! Would the Earth stay on its course? Would plants have strong enough roots to stay on the ground? They would definitely have to adapt in that way. Would it affect the oxygen levels at all? Maybe I would invent rocket boots so I could get around easier and faster. Drinking and eating would become more of a challenge. Somehow, kitchen appliances would have to be rooted and have something to hold the food down on them. It would be so funny to walk outside and see your friend floating by in a gust of wind. How would animals get their food? I guess trees would be more eaten than the grass! Lawns wouldn't be mowed and board games would probably go extinct. The difficulty of keeping pieces on the board would make them quite exhausting. Not the fun games they were intended to be. Playing the piano would require some heavy-duty straps to keep you there long enough to play. Imagine just looking out and seeing people, animals, cars and other things, floating above the ground. Would rain fall to the ground the same way? Would rivers run their same course?
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Joan of Arc has always been a great example to me. She defended and worked for what she believed in. Joan fulfilled her mission despite the persecution and adversity. Could she have led the French army at seventeen without her vision? Joan probably wouldn’t have. She had faith and was willing to do hard things. She was prepared before her leadership position by her two brothers, who made her strong and quick–witted. However, Joan did not learn how to read and write because she believed they weren't important. If only she had known how much reading and writing were used in the war! This is another lesson to me to learn all I can so I will be prepared for what God wants me to accomplish. Joseph Smith had a great mission. Before that great mission he was prepared without realizing it. His mother, Lucy, supported him and taught him to love God. He was inquisitive, studious, humble, and kind. Like Joan, he KNEW from his vision what he needed to do and no one could take Joseph's knowledge away. My patriarchal blessing has given me great insight into what Heavenly Father wants me to do. Sometimes it's hard to choose the right, but as I remember that blessing, those choices become easier. I am sure Joan and Joseph had trying times and remembering their experiences gave them faith and hope. Serving and learning with my family has helped prepare me to be a mother and to teach my children. It is easy to be swayed by the world, but knowing of a surety I have a mission, makes me stronger. I know all I have learned has made me who I am today. I also know that Heavenly Father guides my life and gives me great opportunities. Those opportunities prepare me for the future if, like Joan and Joseph, I take advantage of them. I never know when an experience I've been given will be a great blessing and help to me later. Like Christ said, “all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good” (D&C 122:7) What happens in a discussion when there are millions of different ideas? What happens to thoughts and theories if no one writes them down? Division is what happens. There is no way to learn new things because everyone is too busy arguing over the old. Books unite us by making people think. Learning truths in books and working together helps us discover new truths. A group that has gained knowledge from common books has the opportunity to share common ideas and develop new ideas. If a scholar, such as Einstein, didn't record his discoveries, where would we be? Would we know the principles of physics or the theory of relativity? If Newton hadn't recorded his laws, we still might be trying to figure out laws of gravity and motion. Books are amazing. What would we do without the scriptures? Christ's life wouldn't be recorded! All of the great works would not be available and we would be living in the Dark Ages. I love using books to learn about history and mistakes others have made. I love reading about inspirational people who have overcome adversity. I love being able use those things I've learned to benefit others and myself. I’m not sure what I would do without books. I might not be able to find out truth for myself. In the Middle Ages, the popes didn't want the poor people to read the Bible. They liked to interpret it the way it "should be written." Denying books and words limits free thought and individual ideas. Like John of Seville from The Walking Drum said, "The most important thing is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever." |
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