After getting checked-in to the Men's dorm and meeting my new roommates and counselor for the week, we went outside to meet the girls that were in our group. We played some get-to-know-you and group bonding games! It was really fun to connect with a lot of the youth in my group and create real... Continue Reading →
Booker Washington traveled to Tuskegee, Alabama in hopes of founding a university there. He has many memorable stories of his experiences building a school and interacting with locals in his autobiography that help it come to life and help you imagine what it was like back then. Here are two stories of my favorite stories... Continue Reading →
This summer I got to attend my first Especially For Youth (EFY) camp! It is a week-long camp put on by my church -- The Church of Jesus of Latter-Day Saints -- every year for all youth 14 and up to attend. I live in Wichita, KS and drove three hours to Independence, MI with... Continue Reading →
The first Thirteen Colonies of America wanted freedom from British rule. The colonists claimed their own personal, constitutional rights as human beings and wanted to be a self-governing country. But the British parliament did not care what the colonies wanted and made life very hard for them, and impetuously infringed on their constitutional rights. Here... Continue Reading →
Cancer is a disease that can be traumatic or even scary to deal with or think about. There are many questions about cancer that are still mysteries to even the smartest scientists today, but this post's purpose is to clarify three basic questions for you. They are: What is cancer? What causes cancer? Is it... Continue Reading →
The analogy of the 'Invisible Hand' is used to describe how an economy and society should run. It is a figure of speech that means by taking care of yourself, and providing for your needs, through either a job or self-owned business, you are inexplicably helping others do the same. Invisible Hand Today, it can... Continue Reading →
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