tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post8432635593388272518..comments2010-04-23T14:26:36.697-07:00Comments on Unravel Every Riddle: First Post: A FarewellDTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414851667887352410noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-65031608734766821192008-03-07T20:23:00.000-08:002008-03-07T20:23:00.000-08:00Dan, It's great to discover your blog. I tried yo...Dan, It's great to discover your blog. I tried your quote test and sure enough I could score 100% by feeding the quotes into google... but I guess that's not what you had in mind... pretty amazing though. I decided, after your comments, not to try the geography game tonight... but I'm sure I can't resist it for long. Aggg. :-)thanks! I do love everyone's blogs... I wager they are as addictive as the geogame. Thanks for sharing.<BR/>--BillJoyce and Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087330020495149957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-4392690459933924842008-02-04T18:02:00.000-08:002008-02-04T18:02:00.000-08:00Wahoo! It's so great that you have a blog. My on...Wahoo! It's so great that you have a blog. <BR/><BR/>My only memories of President Hinckley are ones shared by many. I loved his sense of humor and humility and that he conveyed a sense of his candor and personability to millions. He had such a great sense of history and literature and was still so accessible. <BR/><BR/>The only personal thing I had was a strong witness that he was indeed a prophet of God. I was particularly touched by this as I watched the Nauvoo temple dedication. Your experiences are strikingly personal and unique. I loved reading them.HWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136385975423567553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-13708556202585598082008-02-03T23:35:00.000-08:002008-02-03T23:35:00.000-08:00Hey Dan. Great blog. I learned in an email from Je...Hey Dan. Great blog. I learned in an email from Jenny Bylund Hill that you started it. (She used the "many are cold..." line, properly citing your blog.) Good idea about posting President Hickley memories.<BR/>I really enjoyed reading your experiences. I don't think I knew the story about Grandma Richards. Pretty cool. I do remember being envious that you and Stewart Brewer got to go exploring. I also remember when Pres. Hinckley came to Cortez. I was pretty young but remember being a little disappointed that it wasn't Pres. Monson instead. I think that was because I could understand Pres. Monson's talks better when I was a child. Now, however, making the switch from Hinckley to Monson will probably be quite a transition for me. I'll just share a couple of my own memories. First has to do with music. In the fall of my first year at Ricks, Elder Bednar was officially made the president of Ricks College. The symphony was asked to play for the procession of all the dignitaries at the beginning of the inauguration ceremony. One of the benefits of playing the cello is sitting on the edge of the orchestra; in that position, I realized the prophet would be walking past me at a distance of only about 2 or 3 feet. It was all I could do to not abandon my music and just look up at him as he past. I thought that was a singular experience playing for the prophet, but it was also a hint of things to come. As a cellist in the Orchestra at Temple Square, I again benefited from the outside position of the cello section. He was a regular at choir/orchestra events. He'd always enter the hall from our side and sit on the front row in the center section, slightly toward us and in my direct line of vision. So from time to time (when we weren't actually playing, of course), I could watch him watch us. He was an attentive audience member and obviously enjoyed things of beauty. And again, whenever he'd come on stage (not too often) to greet the guest artist or thank the performers, he walked within a bow stroke. <BR/>The second thing is a memory from General Conference. In October 1999, Dad was the bishop of the Vernal 3rd ward and had conference tickets. I was at BYU then, so we went to Temple Square and waited to get into the Sunday afternoon session. We were seated in the north balcony. The congregation instinctively stood for the closing hymn, "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet". I remember standing there singing, looking over the balcony at the prophet and being filled with the fire of the Holy Ghost confirming this truth. That was the last session ever held in the Tabernacle. The next April, I also got to go to a session in the first conference held in the new Conference Center (thanks to Melinda and her friends from Boston), which in and of itself is a tribute to his vision.<BR/>(Sorry this is kind of long. I don't have my own blog.)Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355538257806802559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-38193508642496269252008-01-31T10:16:00.000-08:002008-01-31T10:16:00.000-08:00My favorite quip was at a general conference back ...My favorite quip was at a general conference back in the old tabernacle days. It was unseasonably hot, and really quite uncomfortable. He was conducting the meeting and stood up and said, "If you think you're hot now, imagine how you'll feel if you don't repent." Cracked me up. :-) <BR/>I also remember watching him at the dedication of the Timp temple. Before the meeting started he looked so frail and old, and then it was time to start and he stood up and his countenance just completely transformed and he looked so strong, invigorated.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879096214136115692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-16545778457522833482008-01-29T16:32:00.000-08:002008-01-29T16:32:00.000-08:00Hi Dan,Thanks for writing this post. I have been ...Hi Dan,<BR/>Thanks for writing this post. I have been thinking a lot about President Hinckley the last couple days. I think about what a sacrifice it has been for my family to have my parents serve a mission for three years, and I can only imagine the sacrifices he and his family have made to serve the Lord. I am grateful for those sacrifices though because he has certainly influenced my life. <BR/>I remember when he came to speak to us at the MTC. When he walked into the room I felt a sweet peace that confirmed to me his role as a prophet on earth. <BR/>I'm just so happy that he gets to see his beautiful wife again. They inspire me. <BR/>Thanks again for the thoughts.EFN Newsletterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423756825876367278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-19892807576774758372008-01-29T13:43:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:43:00.000-08:00I loved reading your memories of President Hinckle...I loved reading your memories of President Hinckley. I never got to meet him and feel kind of lame after hearing all your experiences with him. He was a great man and a great leader with a great sense of humor and will be dearly missed. <BR/><BR/>Welcome to the blogging world!! And just for the record I know your not a mute I hear you speak all the time :)Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441238857009156673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-41715374564680782782008-01-29T11:55:00.000-08:002008-01-29T11:55:00.000-08:00Way to go Dan. After months of Eric's hounding, I...Way to go Dan. After months of Eric's hounding, I finally started posting on our blog. It is quite intimidating, considering that anyone can read it. I am still working with that . . .The Rackleyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179265681428920684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-56577043301015557292008-01-29T10:31:00.000-08:002008-01-29T10:31:00.000-08:00Cool vignettes -- thanks for sharing them. I look ...Cool vignettes -- thanks for sharing them. I look forward to much more on your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3127964892896786744.post-36952875062994624672008-01-29T09:06:00.000-08:002008-01-29T09:06:00.000-08:00Hello dearest darling. I'm so excited that you ha...Hello dearest darling. I'm so excited that you have launched your blog. You are one of my very favorite people, and an excellent writer, and I look forward to reading many more posts. I have some good memories of President Hinckley, but I think I'll post them on my own blog. Love you!Anhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148096543228257616noreply@blogger.com