Farandolae must deepen

Charles Wallace is dying because of a problem in his mitochondria. His sister and friends are inside his cells trying to save his life.

"When Sporos deepens, it means it comes of age. It means that it grows up. The temptation for farandola or for man or for star is to stay an immature pleasure seeker. When we seek our own pleasure as the ultimate good we place ourselves as the center of the universe. A fara or a man or a star has his place in the universe, but nothing created is the center. . .

The balance of life within Yadah is precarious. If Sporos and the others of his generation do not Deepen, the balance will be altered. If the farandolae refuse to Deepen, the song will be stilled and Charles Wallace will die. The Echthroi (the evil) will have won.

But a child, why is one small child so important?

It is the pattern through-out creation. One child, one man can swing the balance of history."

I finally found the quote I was looking for from the book, "A Wind in the Door," by Madeline L'Engle. I think that a similar thing is happening to our society. Men who are looking for good wives can't find them, and women who are looking for good men are also having a rough time. Too many young people are refusing to deepen. In the book it talks about the farandolae whirling laughing mocking and playing instead of deepening. They are searching for happiness in all the wrong places, when deepening would bring them happiness. With some, they want more education, want more fun, want more freedom, while those who long to deepen, to grow and progress are searching among the wild dancers for someone who also wants to deepen. But they won't find them there. I see the news and we glorify the whirlers and pleasure seekers and denigrade the deep ones. Madeline L'Engle also wrote the book "A Wrinkle in Time." Both are interesting and very thought provoking. Her last book, well, I didn't like that as much, she seemed to have lost her spiritual sense. But these are really good.

Temple Sealer

Hi, we visited mom this week-end. We had a great time, but she told me she had heard wrong, Uncle Larry will be a sealer in the Nauvoo temple, not the President. I still think that is great. I wonder if he is a sealer there, can he come home and still do sealings? I mean, would that be great or what. Course he probably would just do sealings in his home temple, probably can't do the traveling sealing stuff, but it is still cool. Sorry for the mis-information.

Safest States

I just read the list of the safest states for children. They list as safest those states that have the most laws to protect children. Now, I agree, there need to be laws, but I don't think laws guarantee child safety. Actually, nothing can guarantee that children will be safe. But outlawing swings and jungle gyms aren't going to guarantee safety. Allowing children to run and play and grow up without fear, that is my idea of safety. Making sure that adults act like adults is a more sure guarantee of safety. When children feel safe at home, when their needs are met and they don't have to fear a nut with a gun or a bomb. That is my idea of child safety. We can't wrap them in bubbles or isolate them, but we can give them the freedom to learn, and to work, and to play. Idaho was listed as #24 on the list. But I think it is a great place to raise kids. They learn to work, to use weapons responsibly, they have some freedom to run free and explore. And if someone came to school with a weapon, our kids likely know how to take him out and disarm him. To me, knowledge is freedom, not unenforceable laws that take away that freedom.

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Guess what? Uncle Larry Ostler is going to be the new president of the Nauvoo Temple! That is what we hear anyway. Is that just really neat or what? I am really excited. I remember when I was just little that Uncle Larry and Aunt Dolly came at Christmas and I thought she was the most beautiful lady. She still is. We stayed with Uncle Larry's mom, Grandma Leah when Aunt Chrissy was born. Ahh memories of good times.