Today in the Bloggernacle

Thursday, November 5

Hugging Joseph: "There was a boy, in the JSB, off a corridor in a small little courtyard area that contained a statue of Joseph Smith. From a way off, I could see this boy looking intently at the statue and just as I passed, he stepped up and hugged it."

And this caused this blogger to wonder "what would compel a person to hug a statue of Joseph Smith?" So begins an unorthodox but sincere testimony of Joseph Smith, titled  "Statue of Limitations." And delightfully, the commenters add their own testimonies of the Prophet. So what did she ultimately realize? "In short: love Joseph Smith. Still would not hug his statue."

At last: For anyone who has waited and prayed for a baby, join in the joy of this couple's wonderful feeling of "At Last." This beautiful video montage sweetly and artistically depicts the end of a long wait, and the welcoming of a gorgeous little newborn girl. Thanks c jane, for highlighting this lovely moment.

Mormon filmmakers: "Jared and Jerusha Hess, who wrote (both of them) and directed (Jared) the 2004 independent film 'Napoleon Dynamite' are Mormons. Can we move on now? We cannot. The Hess family's religious affiliation gets brought up in nearly every story about them—which — are proliferating now that the couple are promoting their new movie, 'Gentleman Broncos.' I don't have any problem with asking people's religion, except that, having raised it, — nobody seems to know what to make of the fact."

Mormons see this happen over and over again. Check out some interesting insights from beliefnet about "Jared and Jerusha Hess, Your Typical Mormon Filmmakers."

Spiritual promptings: In a beautiful example of communicating with the spirit, Wilford Woodruff was impressed that his little 2-year-old daughter would die before finding out via letter, that she indeed had. His life is truly "an excellent example of forward movement after tragedy." Click to read more of "Wilford Woodruff & The Spirit."