12 Memorial Days ago we laid to rest the leader of our band. Yesterday I spoke in one of the wards in our stake accompanying a member of the high council. The topic was sustaining the bishop, and at one point I referred to the bishop I first remember, dad. Then later in my own ward I got to thinking about what a good life I have had, beginning with great parents and the "band of brothers" - real brothers - a bunch of them - I grew up with. It seems that these old photos are all I have available to post here, but thought I would post them here in a modest effort to do what I can to remember dad on this Memorial Day. He was a veteran of the Korean War, and that's worth honoring him for. But more importantly, he & mom reared a bunch of good kids by setting aside things of temporary importance and living for the eternal. Great examples. So however you decide to celebrate today, whatever your memories are, I hope these couple of photos remind you of a great man, who's life certainly bears every attempt, even poor ones, "to imitate the man."
Every weekday on the local NPR station they have a program called Talk of the Nation. Sometimes it is pretty good. But every Friday is "Science Friday" with Ira Flatow and it is almost always excellent. So today I actually went to the website they announce and found it to be really cool. Here are a couple of fun videos from that site:
As I may have mentioned once or twice, I love that you can go to BYU-TV literally any time 24-7 and watch great talks by great men and women. Tonight I watched a BYU Devotional from 1991 by Pres. Packer. This devotional ought to be mandatory for anyone who attends BYU, has attended BYU, or contributes to its success through the payment of tithes. Not only does it provide some great historical context for the BYU we know today, it also provides a wonderfully detailed explanation of how the Priesthood works in the highest councils of the Church to guide us by revelation. 
