Lenny's Blues & Things

Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke to graduates at the 15 December 2007 commencement ceremony at Brigham Young University/Hawaii.

"The final address to the graduates was given by Elder Ballard, entitled Using "New Media" to Support the Work of the Church. The majority of his talk was devoted to encouraging members, and especially the new graduates, to use the recent technological advances for the good of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also proved how, contrary to the beliefs of some, the age of the prophets, apostles and other leaders of the church do not make them incapable of leading the church. He himself was given an iPod by his grandchildren last Christmas, and he specifically mentioned Facebook, blogs and E-mail as increasingly popular methods of communication. "Make sure," he warned, "that the choices you make in the use of new media are choices that expand your mind, increase your opportunities, and feed your soul.""

This speech inspired me to take this old website out 10 years of mothballs and refresh it. Originally done in late 1990's the project taught me the basics of HTML, which I am still trying to move beyond. Actually content is valid but needs remaking to work better with the Blackberry, iPhone, Android and other mobile devices. I love the times we live in for what we can do with the tools given us by God. I am learning how to use the tools I have been given so quickly. I also love the simple tools man started with so many centuries ago; like friction fire, knife, cordage, leather, flute, singing, bicycles and walking