tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110577272012-02-16T08:24:31.860-07:00Bradnoreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-34486607657132904242011-10-03T22:34:00.001-07:002011-10-03T22:55:19.045-07:00

Coming Soon

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-18500004279830922172010-02-27T14:11:00.007-07:002010-03-06T14:34:30.141-07:00

They left Léogâne at 6:00am and arrived in Santo Domingo at about 3:00pm. They are staying at the Don Juan Hotel. She is walking on the beach while she is talking on the phone. Before Laura left she gave a hug to the guy she gave her tent to and to the bishop.There was a gate at the border. They only checked Illens's passport.There going to eat dinner at 7pm and her flight leaves tomorrow at 3:

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-81673993064491623582010-02-26T20:00:00.003-07:002010-03-06T14:34:17.045-07:00

Today was their last day in Léogâne.They went to Jacmel today and hiked up a trail to a waterfall. Everybody was trying to decided if they were going to swim and Laura was the first one to jump in.Laura and another girl were the only girls that jumped off the cliff.They went to the church in Jacmel.They saw a lot of people selling stuff along the road. On the way back it was very foggy.They were

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-74811108031933129202010-02-25T23:30:00.004-07:002010-03-06T14:34:05.040-07:00

Laura slept really good last night. There was a dog that was barking a lot. Laura met Chuck's friend Edgar. She found out about their inside joke about the word "thunder". She took a picture with him. There is a guy that has a watch that he things belongs to Chuck. (I found out that the watch does not belong to Chuck. It belongs to some one that was there with Chuck.)Today again lots of

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-41011187104412800902010-02-24T23:00:00.013-07:002010-03-06T14:33:50.107-07:00

There are a couple of graphic things described in these phone calls. They are blacked out below. To read them highlight them with your mouse. Also, I have listed the corresponding times from the audio so that you can skip them if you want to. Graphic (0:28 to 1:28) - When they were on their walk last night some of the men saw a woman's head in the rubble. Laura did not see it. It is so

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-55791140750462180252010-02-24T12:18:00.006-07:002010-03-06T14:33:33.231-07:00

Last night there were 3 more aftershocks. Laura slept through two of them.Last night some kids were asking her for candy but the word that they were using sounded like cigarettes. She told them no but eventually a translator told her what they were asking for.Today Laura stayed at the church clinic. It was not as busy as yesterday. Laura mostly took vitals and got people ready to see the

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-86251654665329795312010-02-23T12:28:00.009-07:002010-03-06T14:33:18.033-07:00

Laura has 6 mosquito bites on arm her and a few on legs. She put insect repellent on thicker today and did not get any more bites.She got sunburned yesterday.Woke up at 3:30am with diarrhea cramps. Barely made it to the bathroom. Taking Cipro. The whole group has diarrhea.Laura went back to bed and then an aftershock hit. Sounded like thunder or a train. Lasted about 4 seconds. Laura's first

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-54613492079413862392010-02-21T23:00:00.007-07:002010-03-06T14:33:04.963-07:00

Laura called twice today. Both times on the satellite phone. Sometimes it is a little hard to understand what she is saying. She gave me lots of detail about what she is doing there. Someone found a watch that Chuck left and he wants to have Laura bring it back to Chuck. He is also going to find Edgar.Laura told the orthopedic surgeon about a little girl with a broken arm that Chuck said

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-72033416222806225002010-02-20T22:07:00.006-07:002010-03-06T14:32:46.731-07:00

The flat tire on the bus got repaired.Crossed the border. No passport check. They did not even have to stop.Arrived in Léogâne at 2pm. 11 hours after leaving Santo Domingo.Somewhere along the way some kids told them that their parents were killed and they were hungry. They gave the kids some candy.In Port-Au-Prince some buildings are standing and others are completely demolished.Saw tent city

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-23067413796623196932010-02-20T11:48:00.009-07:002010-03-06T14:32:23.762-07:00

Friday evening they drove 45 minutes to dinnerGot back from dinner and went to bed at about midnightSaturday morning they got up at 3am to get on the busAfter driving 7 hours they are still about a half hour from the borderThe Bus has a flat tireThe tire is propped up on two bouldersThe drivers are trying to get the tire offThe tire is smoking because the drove with it for a while

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-36491947779960362562010-02-19T15:21:00.004-07:002010-03-06T14:31:47.822-07:00

Laura called to tell me that they are staying at a hotel in Santo Domingo. They found out that the border crossing closes at 6pm so they will have to wait until tomorrow to go to Haiti. She is sharing a room with 4 other women. She also said that it is humid but it is cloudy and there is a nice cool breeze.

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-21521040945232549732010-02-19T10:59:00.005-07:002010-03-06T14:30:36.737-07:00

Laura left for her trip to Haiti last night. She flew to Salt Lake City where she met up with some of the people from International Aid Serving Kids. Then they flew overnight to JFK and then this morning they flew to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. They are going to take a bus this afternoon to Haiti. She called me from the airport in Santo Domingo. You can listen to her call by

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1146034896035287192006-04-25T23:56:00.000-07:002006-04-26T00:05:02.456-07:00

On March 2nd 2005 I had my first voice lesson. Yesterday was my first recital. I sang How Great Thou Art. I think it went reasonably well. I did not realize that I would be singing without words or music in front of me so I had not practiced for this and I forgot the words a couple of times. At the end of the second verse I paused a little and everybody thought I was done and started clapping. My

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1127374095102170152005-09-22T00:15:00.000-07:002005-09-22T00:28:15.133-07:00

Yesterday my 8th grade son brought home a paper from school that had squares and triangles that he was supposed to cut out and then arrange to prove the Pythagorean Theorem. Unfortuanetly, the example triangle that was used in this assignment made it difficult to tell the difference between the b2 square and the c2 square. So I decided to create a new version of the assignment using a 3,4,5

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1124950174740284982005-08-24T23:06:00.000-07:002005-09-20T22:41:32.663-07:00

If you have not started reading the Book of Mormon in response to President Hinckley's challenge it is not too late to start. Kris said "I haven't started- Am I too far behind to get started?" In response to that Ryan said "it might be helpful to have a chart for those who would like to start reading Sept. 1" I previously created a chart that started August first and now to help anyone that has

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1123110656226873632005-08-01T16:00:00.000-07:002005-08-17T18:08:13.106-07:00

President Hinckley has challenged us to read the Book of Mormon by the end of this year. I have created a chart to help you track your progress. The chart has a box for every chapter in the Book of Mormon. The height of each box is proportional to the length of the chapter. As you read each chapter color in the box. The dates next to the chapter boxes tell you where you need to be to finish

Bradnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1112734661493796202005-04-06T11:54:00.000-07:002007-08-07T20:34:26.856-07:00

The MinuteManProject has focused a lot of attention on Immigration. Yesterday some co-workers asked my opinion on this topic. I told them that I believe that all men are created equal and that no matter where they were born they should have the freedom to live whereever they want. As part of allowing open immigration we need to drastically reduce the government handouts that are available to

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1112472593975759172005-04-04T22:48:00.000-07:002005-04-04T23:35:47.213-07:00

This quiz will help you determine which religion most closely matches your religious beliefs. Even if YOU don't know what faith you are, Belief-O-Matic knows. Answer 20 questions about your concept of God, the afterlife, human nature, and more, and Belief-O-Matic will tell you what religion (if any) you practice...or ought to consider practicing. I took the quiz and was pleased to find out

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1112556757922421012005-03-27T12:24:00.000-07:002005-04-04T22:48:36.493-07:00

As I prepared my talk for Easter I tried to write it out word for word. When I did this I got a talk that sounded stuffy and boring. So I decided to just write an outline and the get up and talk. I was nervous about this but I have studied this subject extensively so I thought I could do it. Doing it this way also has the advantage that you are able to look up more as you are not tempted to

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110905611303202782005-03-15T09:53:00.000-07:002005-03-15T10:11:14.250-07:00

The Latest Issue of PyZine has an article about using python to analyze the Human Genome. As an example it provides a 14 line program that will count the number of TATA sequences in the Human Genome. Genes are parts of the DNA that code for specific proteins, but there's no 'treasure map' or Rosetta stone that documents where the genes are in a complete DNA setup. (Moreover, Nature seems to

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110670440813610242005-03-09T23:12:00.000-07:002005-03-12T17:16:25.460-07:00

Today my daughter was involved in a car accident. She was turning left from a side street onto a major street. There was a car turning right from the major street onto the street that she was turning out of. As that car slowed down she thought that she could go. She did not realize that she did not have a good enough view of the second lane that she had to cross. As she crossed the second

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110668928244422042005-03-06T15:55:00.000-07:002005-03-12T16:10:08.020-07:00

Today I was asked to talk in church on Easter Sunday. I am planning on talking about the date of the first Easter. The June 1985 Ensign has an article written by John Pratt that talks about this. The morning of the Savior's resurrection could be considered the most important moment in earthly history. The announcement "He is risen" signaled that death had been conquered and the Atonement

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1109913434245477002005-03-03T22:10:00.000-07:002005-03-12T20:09:01.856-07:00

I have never been able to Sing. I have tried karaoke a number of times and it has always been hilarious. The last time I tried to sing karaoke a lady from church that gives voice lessons was there. She said that she could teach me to sing. I had my first voice lesson yesterday. My teacher says that I have potential and that if I work on it I will be able to sing in the ward choir by the end of

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1109547419209028092005-02-27T16:26:00.000-07:002005-02-27T17:45:32.230-07:00

A few months ago we had a Family Home Evening lesson where we disscussed the following two scriptures. Moses 1:33 And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten. Moses 1:37 And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are

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My name is Brad. I am a husband and father. I have a wonderful wife and four wonderful children. My wife has just recently graduated form college and is now a Registered Nurse. My oldest is the manager of a Cold Stone Creamery. My second child just started attending a local community college. My third child is in middle school and my youngest is in Kindergarten. I grew up in a family

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110667846428498711995-12-15T00:01:00.000-07:002005-03-12T15:53:01.186-07:00

(this is the text of a letter I wrote in December of 1995 but never finished.)  This letter will begin the discusion of things governments should not be involved in by covering the topic of welfare.  Welfare is used in a broad sense to include government providing money, food, shelter, health care, or retirment programs to the citezens.  There are moral and practical asspects to this issue. I

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110667315874668461995-10-20T00:01:00.000-07:002005-03-12T15:44:34.370-07:00

(from a series of letters I wrote in 1995) The last letter presented the idea that the legitimate function of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property.  To perform this protective function a government must be give a certain amount of power.  The difficulty lies in controlling and limiting the use of that power.  Here is what Ezra Taft Benson had to say about the use of

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110666953484209181995-10-01T00:01:00.000-07:002005-03-12T15:45:01.673-07:00

(from a series of letters I wrote in 1995) In This letter I will begin the section on government.  This letter will cover the basic principles of government.  These principles are general and apply to all governments.  In following letters I will continue the section on government by discussing the Constitutional implementation of the principles of government, and things that governments should

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110342724610847351995-09-18T00:02:00.000-07:002005-03-12T15:45:30.923-07:00

(from a series of letters I wrote in 1995) This section is about the way liberty relates to individuals dealing with each other. It does not consider the relationship between government and individuals. Governments will be considered in section two. Source of Liberty Some of the books I have read have attempted to explain where the rights of man come from. There are a number of different

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11057727.post-1110666283561794481995-09-18T00:01:00.000-07:002005-03-12T15:47:35.836-07:00

(from a series of letters I wrote in 1995) As all of you know, I have recently been spending considerable time studying about the role of government and its relationship to the governed. About a week ago I watched a tape of a talk given by President Benson on September 16, 1987 at a BYU devotional. The titled of the talk was "The Constitution, a Heavenly Banner.” The next day I went down to

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