It has been a while since I shared some good articles, and so here are the latest:
Do you think that educating girls is the key to peace? I do, too. Have you ever heard someone say it’s such a waste for a woman to go to college if she’s simply going to “just” be a mom? I know, right? Ignorance in action. Nothing boils my blood more, and that’s why this article originally caught my attention. The article is about
Greg Mortenson who has based his life’s work on it by promoting literacy. My favorite quote from the article: “Fighting terrorism … is based in fear,” he said. “Promoting peace is based in hope. The real enemy we have in Africa, Afghanistan or America, the real enemy we all face, is ignorance.” Yes it is!
Have you ever considered how dangerous Visiting Teaching might be in other countries? this article in the Salt Lake Tribune documents an LDS women’s outreach program. It reminds me how much good The Relief Society is doing throughout the world and reminds me of how grateful I am to be a little tiny part of it. Most recently, in Utah, there were “workshops on how to better their families, their communities and their future in a country with 2.5 million orphans and 3 million widows. They were guests of the nonprofit organization F.U.T.U.R.E, which stands for Families United Toward Universal Respect.” Read the emotional account here.
Thanks for sending the links Aunt Cristy!
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