I just read an inspiring post about Bible memorization, "Maybe the Most Important Thing you do for Your Faith," by Ann at Holy Experience. I'd really suggest that you go there, if you'd like to be inspired to memorize more. Plus she gave some very practical tips, and tools (such as websites to help you print note cards) to help with memorization that I know will help me. Maybe they will help you too.
Monday was President's Day, and Rob had the day off from work. I'm so glad because I wasn't feeling sick at all. We decided to drive around the southern half of the island. Last time we tried to do this, it was a very raining day, but today the weather was perfect, sunny and warm with fluffy white clouds. Our first stop was Umatac, an interesting village full of history. In the local language, it is spelled Humatak. Ferdinand Magellan and his sailors brought first European contact to the island in 1521. It is thought they landed in Umatac Bay, but I just learned in further reading that the site is disputed, and might have been further north. I wish I could say that this is a good story, but it leaves me very disturbed. There was thievery, fighting, killing and burning of the settlement, not so different from stories of first visits in other places around the world. It wasn't mentioned in the article, but I'm guessing that the...
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