Author: Justin Hill
Notes on the Book of Daniel
Last year I had the best calling in the Church: Gospel Doctrine teacher, during study of the Old Testament. I wrote out fairly detailed notes for each lesson and figured I’d post some of them here in case they’re helpful to a future teacher. Daniel is another story that takes place in exile – earlier than Esther,…
Galta Monkey Temple
The first time I went to India, in 2008, I picked up the paper and read about monkeys that were raiding villages and stealing food and medicine. I’m pretty sure I read that they were stealing human babies, too, although now that I try to find an article online about it I’m having a rough…
Beagle vs. Lamb Death Match
We keep adding creatures to the backyard. The boy is raising a lamb for a couple of months as a 4-H project. After letting Lambert, the lamb, and Ralphie, the beagle, check each other out through the fence for a couple of days, we introduced them without barriers. It went well, although I thought the dog would…
A couple of days in Dublin
I have no Irish blood in me. Well, maybe a few drops – about the proportion of insect legs the FDA allows in chocolate. But for some reason I’ve long felt drawn to the place. Maybe it started with that old Disney movie, Darby O’Gill and the Little People, with the pretty Irish girl. A few…
