Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Nov 24, 2009, 5:00 pm
If you have any interest in History you have seen for sale at places like ebay Roman coins and other ancient treasures in many other varieties.  If you haven’t just type Roman Coins in the sear...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Nov 11, 2009, 5:49 pm
It has been eight years since the United States and other Nato nations entered Afghanistan. Seven years for the Canadian military. In fact Canada has now been at war with the Taliban longer than th...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Nov 2, 2009, 7:13 pm
Last Sunday I woke up feeling really ill.  I was dizzy and sleepy and off and on really hot.  I fell asleep about 1pm and woke up around 4pm, yet I still felt myself exhausted.   So at 9pm I went ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Nov 2, 2009, 11:52 am
Well, today was first day of my Masters degree.  After a year and a half since my last class ended on my Bachelors I have anticipated this day for a while. So far getting familiar with a new profess...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 23, 2009, 12:17 am
Ok lets be honest.  An appeal to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is probably the stupidest thing a government wanting to stop something could do: The British Columbia government will not launch a...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 18, 2009, 2:15 am
Just reading the latest John Whitmer Association journal.  In it is an excellent article on the Cutlerites. For the second time in the last few months I came across the idea that the church wanted t...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 14, 2009, 11:00 am
I have noticed something when the media cover the Church. They will, whether through ignorance or purposely, make basic mistakes about things with the church.  I could not imagine a quality newspape...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 9, 2009, 10:42 pm
In the navy Yes, you can sail the seven seas In the navy Yes, you can put your mind at ease In the navy Come on now, people, make a stand In the navy, in the navy Can’t you see we need a ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 7, 2009, 10:56 pm
I have been thinking a lot about music lately. Whenever I hear the song God Be With You Till We Meet Again, I will forever associate it with the end of my time in the mission field.  To some extent ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Oct 2, 2009, 12:39 am
Ok over on Ardis lovely Postum ad posting I have manipulated it into a very chocolaty direction so I wanted to give people an idea, who have never been to Britain what all the fuss is about. See the ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 29, 2009, 2:23 pm
Last week my wife and I were out doing some shopping.  When we came home there was a box on the door step. It became obvious that the box, which neither of us expected, was not for us.  It had been...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 26, 2009, 10:05 pm
About two years ago last month I visited the University of Montana in Missoula.   I was impressed by the campus, by the people and the history department.    I had decided almost immediately taht...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 24, 2009, 10:37 pm
Today there has been an announcement of the biggest Saxon find since Sutton Hoo in 1900. The Sutton Hoo discovery was considered something of a massive contribution to the archeaology of the Saxon pe...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 23, 2009, 10:30 pm
At the beginning of this year I posted a few articles on the issue of the British Columbia government’s insistence to prosecute polygamists over the objections of their advisors.  As I suspecte...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 19, 2009, 8:55 pm
I am a huge NFL fan.  I long ago gave up on the CFL (Canadian Football League) as a league I can watch, this happened about the time the Edmonton Eskimos won their sixth Grey Cup championship in a ro...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 19, 2009, 12:25 am
Some of you might be wondering about the link on my right side bar. In Canada we are currently in the midst of general wrangling about a possible federal election, which looks a lot less likely now, ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 18, 2009, 12:17 am
For the last fourteen years I have been married to a wonderful woman.  She and I have six kids.  They are all wonderful in their own way and we have a fair amount of fun when we are not having to be...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 15, 2009, 2:00 am
In the Book of Mormon, in Omni, Mosiah king of the Nephites flees the land southward and heads for a new home.  With him he brings the last stragglers who represent the descendants of Nephi, Sam, Zor...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 12, 2009, 12:29 am
September 11th has become almost a universal day in some respects for remembering.  In some cases it is more painful frothan it is for others.  I cannot imagine the horror of losing a loved one in w...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Sep 11, 2009, 12:14 am
10. You notice a distinct lack of priesthood and relief society leaders and comments about them being away for a big meeting. 9. Two apostles keep hanging out at BYU Jerusalem for some unknown reason...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 26, 2009, 7:17 pm
When I moved over to the United Kingdom I was first introduced to Sky satellite system.  It was a digital dish and in 2000 we switched over to their broadcasts after finding cable less than exciting....
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 25, 2009, 1:57 pm
Currently I am doing some research in the history of Southern Alberta Mormonism.   A few weeks ago I found a book which was considered to be a history of Raymond Alberta.   It was a large book, th...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 22, 2009, 7:42 pm
This title comes from the Lord’s instructions to Samuel about looking for a king.  It was as appropriate then as it is today.  So much of our life in the church focuses on the outward appearan...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 21, 2009, 11:35 pm
Schools are an important part of every child’s life most of our early memories seem to revolve around school. One of my earliest memory is standing on the road outside our house in the fog watching ...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 19, 2009, 5:16 pm
Last week I had noted here that Canada’s first Prime Minister John A. MacDonald had written the Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley of Preston, in response to a letter received from Salt L...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 18, 2009, 7:21 pm
So for the past few months I have been considering trying to volunteer for the  Provincial Archives of Alberta.  I love the idea of using my knowledge and building experience working with collection...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 15, 2009, 3:36 am
My eldest son for last little while has not wanted to do Baptisms for the dead.  I have been scratching my head as to why.  Maybe because I do not know him well enough I realize I am only now beginn...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 15, 2009, 1:19 am
Ten years after the end of the Revolutionary War the remnants of the Loyalists, those who moved to captured New France rather than remain in the United States found themselves taking shelter along the...
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 14, 2009, 12:12 am
Today I spend a couple of hours wandering around a library.  Not a typical take your kids and let them read or play on computers while I hide in the study area… no this was an academic library....
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Jonathan W. posted an article on Banner, Sword, and Shield - Aug 13, 2009, 3:47 pm
A year ago I was talking about the meeting between leaders of the church and the Government of Canada.  During that post I made a note that in Charles Card’s journal he seemed to leave eastern ...
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