Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Nightly World News Report of the 22nd of April 2012
PressTV: Fifth of Britons below poverty line http://dlvr.it/1T1bFX
PostWorldNews: Police in Bangladesh clash with protesters enforcing strike over politician's disappearance http://wapo.st/IkTCcV
AJEnglish: Video: Battered Syrian town still defiant against Assad http://aje.me/IieOBq
BBCWorld: AUDIO: Journalist deported from Bahrain http://bbc.in/I2YF5U
MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks weaker ahead of manufacturing data; Hang Seng Index down 0.3% http://on.mktw.net/IidEWL
Al Arabiya English: #Qatar sovereign fund exceeds $100 billion: top official http://ow.ly/arxtK
BBC News (World): Colombia seizes 'rebel cocaine' http://bbc.in/I2NDde
Press TV: Opiates kill#US soldiers in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1T0zQQ
Al Jazeera English: Reports of Sudan's new attacks in South Sudan http://aje.me/JnsqgK
MarketWatch: Japanese stocks open higher, as most exporters advance; Nikkei Average up 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/IeZUsc
AJEnglish: On the Blog: Political disappearances plague Bangladesh http://aje.me/Jm7kPR
The Associated Press: 2 brothers accused of beating black teen while patrolling Orthodox Jewish neighborhood face trial in Md.: http://apne.ws/JjnPMs -EF
SkyNewsBreak: Francois Hollande 27.9%, Sarkozy 26.7%, Marine Le Pen 19.3% with 75% of votes counted in French election http://bit.ly/Jy5cCT
AP: Iowa newspaper devotes entire front page to anti-bullying editorial after gay teen's suicide: http://apne.ws/ImEThv -EF
CBS News: Photo gallery: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts http://cbsn.ws/I6C1nL
PostWorldNews: Pakistani militant Hafiz Mohammad Saeed seeks protection from bounty hunters http://wapo.st/Jls3TH
Post World News: Egypt company terminates Israel natural gas supply deal, Israel objects strongly http://wapo.st/IgRuVl
PressTV: Egypt terminates gas deal with#Israel http://dlvr.it/1SzF27
guardiannews: Aung San Suu Kyi party to boycott Burma parliament opening http://gu.com/p/373hn/tf
MarketWatch: Syrian forces attack in 2 cities http://on.mktw.net/JDHcvy
Reuters: Sudan says repulses rebel attack in border state http://reut.rs/I5BPJH
CBS News confirms a 12th secret service agent under investigation was staying at president's hotel http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3460_162-57418533/lieberman-secret-service-scandal-just-gets-more-troubling/ @facethenation
Reuters: Argentina's YPF cuts computer links with Repsol. (Argentina plans to take control of the energy company) http://reut.rs/Jpg73O
CBS News: Socialist Hollande edges past conservative incumbent Sarkozy in 1st round French presidential vote, advance to runoff http://cbsn.ws/I2mHdt
AJELive: First official projections in round one of #France elections: Hollande 28.4% leads over Sarkozy's 25.5% http://aje.me/I3IdwB
PressTV: #Iranians to demand Khawaja release http://dlvr.it/1SyxNX
PressTV: 'Armed gangs make Syria truce fragile' http://dlvr.it/1SyxQt
AJELive: Reports that a #British news team has been arrested in #Bahrain http://aje.me/JjlQEv
HuffPostWorld: French election results: Sarkozy upset by Socialist challenger http://huff.to/I3fT2W
PostWorldNews: Czech coalition collapses, but government survives for now http://wapo.st/Im5jAb
Reuters: Analysis: Political divisions slow Islamic finance in Egypt http://reut.rs/IjYHlI
Reuters Top News: News from #India: Infosys staff documents under U.S. scrutiny http://reut.rs/I1FJRc
Reuters Top News: U.S. Supreme Court immigration case weighs states' powers http://reut.rs/IjWPJB
Guardian news: Walmart investigates claims of a cover-up over $24m in Mexican bribes http://gu.com/p/373gq/tf
Reuters Top News: Israel cabinet OKs breakup of big conglomerates http://reut.rs/JDb1we
Post World News: Afghan president’s office: Afghan and US officials have finalized long-awaited strategic pact http://wapo.st/Jjvfzb
The Economist: The euro crisis is back. More growth, new banking rules and a path to joint Eurobonds are the keys to overcoming it http://econ.st/Ilf9SN
Reuters Top News: Taylor verdict takes aim at Africa Big Man impunity http://reut.rs/JDc92I #sierraleone -- Warning: graphic content.
Al Arabiya English: #Muslim mob destroys #Sudan #church compound: #pastor
Press TV: Twin-explosion hits plant in#Japan http://dlvr.it/1SxScT
BBC News (World): Sri Lanka orders mosque removal http://bbc.in/I1YaFD
AJELive: #France’s interior ministry announces 70.59 per cent voter turnout by 5pm in first round of presidential elections | http://aje.me/JkVAyg
AJELive: Footage of female protesters inside #Bahrain's Grand Prix circuit | http://aje.me/xuzjWm
Al Jazeera English: UN team tours Syria amid reports of violence http://aje.me/Il9zQb
Reuters Top News: Earnings, Fed to prove skeptics wrong http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/20/us-usa-stocks-weekahead-idUSBRE83J1JO20120420
Post World News: Large-scale US, Jordan military exercises in May to tackle threats, terrorism http://wapo.st/IkPmdf
Press TV: Pakistan says Jundullah blacklisted http://dlvr.it/1SxKkZ
BBC News (World): Second man dies at Spanish resort http://bbc.in/I1TfEH
Al Arabiya English: At least 29 people have been killed in #Syria today: Coordination Committees
Press TV: Bahrain police attack demo in Manama http://dlvr.it/1Sx47p
The Associated Press: Red Cross says French staffer abducted in Yemen, identity of kidnappers unclear: http://apne.ws/IkQvl3 -CJ
guardiannews: France election: voter turnout close to record levels - video http://gu.com/p/373fn/tf
Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Three civilians killed in Homs despite U.N. presence: NGO
BBCWorld: Mugger blinds diplomat in one eye http://bbc.in/I0obVL
Gary Palmer's Challenge
I am been seeking patiently to see who would have the faith to give me something to update our blog with for a while. Many honorable people have come and gone, but Gary Palmer, a high counsel member, had the faith to inspire this entry, which I hope will more fully cement the principles and admonitions that he taught. I was impressed at how he seemed to hearken to the commandments of our Stake President to express his love for our diligence in the Gospel, the building of God's Kingdom on Earth. The talk that he was assigned to review with the Ocean Branch was spoken in General Conference last October by Robert D. Hales, which he titled "Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done." I have found that not many people type up their talks, with is good, showing their faith in the Gift of the Holy Ghost, but I want to publish the talks which are hidden in our computers, since they were told only once or so. If you have talks, you can send them to me. I am alexnhicken@gmail.com.
Waiting upon the Lord is an interesting idea. Apostle Elder Hales explained.
"What, then, does it mean to wait upon the Lord? In the scriptures, the word wait means to hope, to anticipate, and to trust. To hope and trust in the Lord requires faith, patience, humility, meekness, long-suffering, keeping the commandments, and enduring to the end.
To wait upon the Lord means planting the seed of faith and nourishing it “with great diligence, and … patience."
Expounding on the topic, Gary explain the mindset learned by, the President of the Quorum of the Apostles, Boyd K. Packer. "Do whatever you want Lord. Here I am."
Jesus Christ is the greatest example of this topic, suffering everything that man can do to him without murmuring or rebelling against his Heavenly Father.
"He exercises His agency to accept and carry out our Heavenly Father’s plan. The scriptures teach us that through His youth, He went “about [His] Father’s business” and “waited upon the Lord for the time of his ministry to come.” At the age of 30, He suffered sore temptation yet chose to resist, saying, “Get thee behind me, Satan.” In Gethsemane, He trusted His Father, declaring, “Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done,” and then He exercised His agency to suffer for our sins. Through the humiliation of a public trial and the agony of crucifixion, He waited upon His Father, willing to be “wounded for our transgressions … [and] bruised for our iniquities.” Even as He cried out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” He waited upon His Father—exercising His agency to forgive His enemies, see that His mother was watched over, and endure to the end until His life and mortal mission were finished."
A main principle expounded up is living in our difficult trials of life, trusting that God's wisdom is good for us. When Joseph Smith was falsely accused and thrown in Liberty Jail, he questioned "O God, where art thou?" He had suffered for months away from his family and friends with horrible situation of a frozen shelter in winter and very poor living conditions. God did comfort him, answering his prayer in Doctrine and Covenants section 121. I wish to quote parts of it, but I don't want miss the depiction of the greatest love and compassion of our Heavenly Father.
The pioneers of our church are exemplar of the fruits of waiting upon the Lord. The saints settled in multiple cities, looking for the promised safety, but their adversaries sought to drive them out of all their homes. The faith of the Saints were tested and proven faithful to build high on the mountain top the temples of our God. The wisdom of the Martin handcart company is always question, since they would have failed to arrive in Utah in the depths of winter, but God was with those most faithful saints all the way. Gary Palmer spoke of a church film, showing seventeen miracles for them.
We may question many thing that happen in life. Why me?
"As we ask these questions, we realize that the purpose of our life on earth is to grow, develop, and be strengthened through our own experiences. How do we do this? The scriptures give us an answer in one simple phrase: we “wait upon the Lord.” Tests and trials are given to all of us. These mortal challenges allow us and our Heavenly Father to see whether we will exercise our agency to follow His Son. He already knows, and we have the opportunity to learn, that no matter how difficult our circumstances, “all these things shall [be for our] experience, and … [our] good.”
Concluding his talk, Gary Palmer committed us to study the great scriptures that Elder Hales quoted in his speech. There is 47 of them. They are full of the wisdom of God, and the pondering thereof will bless your life. He invited us to record our revelation in our study of each one. I will put the references in this document to conclude this article.
1. Moses 4:2.
2. Luke 2:49.
3. Joseph Smith Translation, Matthew 3:24, in Bible appendix.
4. Luke 4:8.
5. Luke 22:42.
6. Isaiah 53:5; Mosiah 14:5.
7. Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34.
8. See Luke 23:34.
9. See John 19:27.
10. See John 19:30.
11. Doctrine and Covenants 121:1.
12. Psalm 37:9; 123:2; Isaiah 8:17; 40:31; 2 Nephi 18:17.
13. Doctrine and Covenants 122:7.
14. Doctrine and Covenants 121:1.
15. Psalm 30:5.
16. Matthew 6:10; 3 Nephi 13:10; see also Matthew 26:39.
17. Alma 32:41.
18. Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2.
19. 2 Nephi 32:5.
20. Romans 5:3.
21. Doctrine and Covenants 67:13.
22. Alma 45:17.
23. 2 Nephi 31:20.
24. Moroni 6:4.
25. Doctrine and Covenants 109:44.
26. Alma 1:25.
27. Alma 34:41.
28. Hebrews 10:35.
29. Doctrine and Covenants 98:3.
30. Job 19:25–26.
31. Job 13:15.
32. 2 Nephi 28:30.
33. 2 Nephi 28:30.
34. Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay (2003), xviii.
35. Matthew 25:40.
36. Mosiah 3:19.
37. Matthew 26:38; see also verses 39–45.
38. Alma 7:11.
39. See Luke 22:43.
40. “In Memory of the Crucified,” Hymns, no. 190; see also 3 Nephi 11:11; Doctrine and Covenants 19:18–19.
41. Matthew 26:42.
42. See Doctrine and Covenants 76:107; 88:106; 133:50.
43. “Where Can I Turn for Peace?” Hymns, no. 129.
44. Psalm 121:4.
45. Doctrine and Covenants 84:88.
46. Isaiah 40:31.
47. Matthew 26:42.
Waiting upon the Lord is an interesting idea. Apostle Elder Hales explained.
"What, then, does it mean to wait upon the Lord? In the scriptures, the word wait means to hope, to anticipate, and to trust. To hope and trust in the Lord requires faith, patience, humility, meekness, long-suffering, keeping the commandments, and enduring to the end.
To wait upon the Lord means planting the seed of faith and nourishing it “with great diligence, and … patience."
Expounding on the topic, Gary explain the mindset learned by, the President of the Quorum of the Apostles, Boyd K. Packer. "Do whatever you want Lord. Here I am."
Jesus Christ is the greatest example of this topic, suffering everything that man can do to him without murmuring or rebelling against his Heavenly Father.
"He exercises His agency to accept and carry out our Heavenly Father’s plan. The scriptures teach us that through His youth, He went “about [His] Father’s business” and “waited upon the Lord for the time of his ministry to come.” At the age of 30, He suffered sore temptation yet chose to resist, saying, “Get thee behind me, Satan.” In Gethsemane, He trusted His Father, declaring, “Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done,” and then He exercised His agency to suffer for our sins. Through the humiliation of a public trial and the agony of crucifixion, He waited upon His Father, willing to be “wounded for our transgressions … [and] bruised for our iniquities.” Even as He cried out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” He waited upon His Father—exercising His agency to forgive His enemies, see that His mother was watched over, and endure to the end until His life and mortal mission were finished."
A main principle expounded up is living in our difficult trials of life, trusting that God's wisdom is good for us. When Joseph Smith was falsely accused and thrown in Liberty Jail, he questioned "O God, where art thou?" He had suffered for months away from his family and friends with horrible situation of a frozen shelter in winter and very poor living conditions. God did comfort him, answering his prayer in Doctrine and Covenants section 121. I wish to quote parts of it, but I don't want miss the depiction of the greatest love and compassion of our Heavenly Father.
The pioneers of our church are exemplar of the fruits of waiting upon the Lord. The saints settled in multiple cities, looking for the promised safety, but their adversaries sought to drive them out of all their homes. The faith of the Saints were tested and proven faithful to build high on the mountain top the temples of our God. The wisdom of the Martin handcart company is always question, since they would have failed to arrive in Utah in the depths of winter, but God was with those most faithful saints all the way. Gary Palmer spoke of a church film, showing seventeen miracles for them.
We may question many thing that happen in life. Why me?
"As we ask these questions, we realize that the purpose of our life on earth is to grow, develop, and be strengthened through our own experiences. How do we do this? The scriptures give us an answer in one simple phrase: we “wait upon the Lord.” Tests and trials are given to all of us. These mortal challenges allow us and our Heavenly Father to see whether we will exercise our agency to follow His Son. He already knows, and we have the opportunity to learn, that no matter how difficult our circumstances, “all these things shall [be for our] experience, and … [our] good.”
Concluding his talk, Gary Palmer committed us to study the great scriptures that Elder Hales quoted in his speech. There is 47 of them. They are full of the wisdom of God, and the pondering thereof will bless your life. He invited us to record our revelation in our study of each one. I will put the references in this document to conclude this article.
1. Moses 4:2.
2. Luke 2:49.
3. Joseph Smith Translation, Matthew 3:24, in Bible appendix.
4. Luke 4:8.
5. Luke 22:42.
6. Isaiah 53:5; Mosiah 14:5.
7. Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34.
8. See Luke 23:34.
9. See John 19:27.
10. See John 19:30.
11. Doctrine and Covenants 121:1.
12. Psalm 37:9; 123:2; Isaiah 8:17; 40:31; 2 Nephi 18:17.
13. Doctrine and Covenants 122:7.
14. Doctrine and Covenants 121:1.
15. Psalm 30:5.
16. Matthew 6:10; 3 Nephi 13:10; see also Matthew 26:39.
17. Alma 32:41.
18. Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2.
19. 2 Nephi 32:5.
20. Romans 5:3.
21. Doctrine and Covenants 67:13.
22. Alma 45:17.
23. 2 Nephi 31:20.
24. Moroni 6:4.
25. Doctrine and Covenants 109:44.
26. Alma 1:25.
27. Alma 34:41.
28. Hebrews 10:35.
29. Doctrine and Covenants 98:3.
30. Job 19:25–26.
31. Job 13:15.
32. 2 Nephi 28:30.
33. 2 Nephi 28:30.
34. Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay (2003), xviii.
35. Matthew 25:40.
36. Mosiah 3:19.
37. Matthew 26:38; see also verses 39–45.
38. Alma 7:11.
39. See Luke 22:43.
40. “In Memory of the Crucified,” Hymns, no. 190; see also 3 Nephi 11:11; Doctrine and Covenants 19:18–19.
41. Matthew 26:42.
42. See Doctrine and Covenants 76:107; 88:106; 133:50.
43. “Where Can I Turn for Peace?” Hymns, no. 129.
44. Psalm 121:4.
45. Doctrine and Covenants 84:88.
46. Isaiah 40:31.
47. Matthew 26:42.
The Morning World News Report of the 22nd of April 2012
CBSNews: U.N. observers tour rebel-held Syrian town with Army defectors, as gov't troops storm, shell Damascus suburb http://cbsn.ws/I1PC5n
PostWorldNews: Chinese bus crash leaves 13 dead, many more injured http://wapo.st/HSQioV
BBCWorld: VIDEO: Debt-ridden Jamaica appeals for help http://bbc.in/I1lPFW
AlArabiya_Eng: At least 17 suspected #Qaeda militants killed in air raid on southern #Yemeni town http://goo.gl/gjLw5
cnni: Masked gunmen kill 15 in Mexican bar http://dlvr.it/1StnZY
CBSNews: A nation of incarceration: US houses 25% of world's inmates, at cost to taxpayers of $63.4B a year CBSSunday http://cbsn.ws/J1I3VC
BBCWorld: IMF wants bold reform in eurozone http://bbc.in/I1peou
PostWorldNews: Maoist rebels kidnap government official, kill 2 policemen in eastern India http://wapo.st/IgPiMW
guardiannews: 'They're killing us': the world's most endangered tribe cries for help http://gu.com/p/3736j/tw
BreakingNews: Muslim mob sets ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in Sudan's capital Khartoum - AP http://fxn.ws/I3fdZn
BBCWorld: Court reform 'to cut frustration' http://bbc.in/I1Cv3U
AlArabiya_Eng: UPDATE: Annan asks #Syria to halt use of heavy weapons; Syrian troops storm Douma - 3 killed http://goo.gl/OHAEj
PressTV: Pakistanis protest Shia massacre http://dlvr.it/1Sw173
camanpour: The world will regret not acting to stop Bashar's slaughter says Ehud Barak: http://on.cnn.com/Jplxag
CNNi: Iran says it has cracked the codes of the intelligence gathering system of a US spy drone it captured last year http://bit.ly/I5W5ek
AJEnglish: Suu Kyi's party set to boycott parliament http://aje.me/If85J5
Press TV: Greek state media workers go on strike http://dlvr.it/1SwPNJ
The Associated Press: Activists: Syrian troops shell #Damascus suburb after #UN votes to increase observers: http://apne.ws/I1joHd -JM
Post World News: China and Russia launch naval drills featuring anti-submarine and anti-aircraft exercises http://wapo.st/I44Q42
The Associated Press: Report: #Iran says it's building copy of captured US spy drone; US says data gleaned will be limited: http://apne.ws/J0UL6R -JM
Al Jazeera English: Video: Dam threatens livelihood of Cambodia's poor http://aje.me/J0OOqL
AJELive: Polls open across France in first round of presidential poll. Follow all the latest on the @AJEnglish Live Blog: http://aje.me/I54mPI
BreakingNews: Australia Parliament Speaker Peter Slipper resigns over charge of sexually harassing male x-staffer - SMH http://bit.ly/IIytZH
AlArabiya_Eng: #Saudi says men to face jail for harassment in malls http://goo.gl/6MmUc #worldnews
Breaking News: Thai separatist killed in firefight with government forces in Narathiwat province - @BangkokPost http://bit.ly/JwPKqB
Breaking News: Explosions at western Japan chemical plant kill worker, injure 16, including nearby residents http://bit.ly/I0TQq1
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