First Day at Harvard

Fancy Pants Harvard

First of all let me say something about my blog. I never edit for spelling, grammar, or fluidity of thought. What you see is what came straight out of my cluttered brain. Just tonight I realized that my Terryl Givens post title makes no sense, and that the post itself contains some serious grammatical errors that affect meaning. I don't care enough to fix them. Plus I like the raw unedumacated flavor I'm kickin.


First day at Harvard

Blair and I go to the Peabody Museum of Natural History and Art. We had a good time. Pictures are forth coming.

Then we had a round table with Ron Walker and Richard Turley. Ron Walker is a very quiet but direct man. His words are measured and precise. Richard has a wonderful smile and is eager to answer questions. It was a pleasure to hear both of them go over the MMM narrative. They spoke on several different aspects of the incident, it was both fascinating and heartbreaking.

The Q&A portion of the meeting was interesting. Their is a distinct difference in the way Non-Mormons view and interpret this event which are too numerous to mention.

In the end my assessment is that these men provided a rich contextual structure for the Massacre and allowed the reader to draw whatever conclusion they wished.


Break


Key note speaker- Kathleen Flake-

Kathleen requires a post of her own. She is not soft spoken, but she speaks softly. It's an interesting Saruman type trick. It's very soothing; which almost makes you almost miss the incredible things she is saying. She uses words in a way that are different than what I'm used to. She also thinks about Religion, Ritual, and Mormonism just a bit differently than I do; which was great because it forced some introspection. However, I feel like she is hesitant to allow others completely into her personal spiritual space.

Later that evening we had a quasi-dinner hat was bought at the local bodega. We went back to the Inn and talked for awhile. Richard Turley, Blair Hodges, Kathleen Flake, Mark Wright, and David Larsen were all there. We had a nice time. I think me and Blair are a bit too much for Kathleen. She said it was like being in a Saturday Night skit.

Oh, I did Chat briefly with Claudia and Richard Bushman, and Jan Shipps. I had nice conversations with all three. I'd share details but they weren't earth shattering and dealt mostly with my family.

Anyway it was a day well spent. I look forward to tomorrow.


Big UP!


Lamanite


P.S. For more detailed info and a few transcribed quotes got to LIFE ON GOLD PLATES