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'So in the world of today: 31 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -A Judge suspended the center for medical progress’s right to release new videos. -Zimbabwe is seeking to extradite Walter Palmer (the lion hunter) for questioning. -The Indiana investigation of Planned Parenthood produced nothing out of the ordinary. -India and Bangladesh FINALLY settled their border dispute. -A Bin Laden family plane crashed and killed four in the UK. -Puerto Rico says it can’t pay the 58 million it owes. -Baltimore killings hit a 43 year high. -Congress hid the renewal of the export import bank in a highway bill. -the IRS pledged not to go target Christian schools that oppose gay marriage. -The state department is limiting the number of Clinton emails released, and censoring the content of some. -Clinton emails released show the Clinton clearly knew about the Benghazi attacks.

'So in the world of today: 24 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -Thailand busted over a hundred people in human trafficking. -The Pentagon is asking that citizens stop guarding recruitment stations. -Moroccan journalists are protesting treatment of an editor by their government. -West Africa is moving an unprecedented amount of Meth. -Clinton was found to have sent at least four emails with classified information from her personal account according to the Wall Street Journal.

'So in the world of today: 20 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -The US opened its embassy in Cuba -Greece reopened its banks. -The white house has yet to fly flags at half-mast following the marine murders. -Isis is using chemical weapons. -Ireland passed bill to allow everyone to decide their own gender. -Wisconsin Banned abortions after 20 weeks, with the exception of rape.

How should man depend on God?

      This essay is a reflection on the revelations from Brother Peck’s Book of Mormon class from the spring semester of 2015, which covered the second half of the book of scripture. The composer of this essay is Alexander Hicken. There is a theme within the insights written about in this document. It is our dependence on God; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. There are four doctrines or principles addressed within this composition in relation to the forgoing mentioned nature of our relationship with God. The first is based on the fall of Adam. Second is a reflection on our weaknesses, comparing it to rebellion. Third is the example of the prophets, who give their will to God, depending on his word for their life’s pursuits. Lastly, our dependence on Christ’s atonement is the concluding topic.      The first doctrine addressed in this document comes from an article that was written by the composer of this essay, when Brother Peck was in Israel. During this time

'So in the world of today: 13 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -Obama commuted the sentence of 46 federal inmates. -Joaquin Guzman (infamous drug dealer) escaped from a Mexican prison. He threatened to kill Donald Trump. -China arrested over a hundred human rights lawyers and supporters. -The pentagon plans to allow transvestites to serve in the military. -Greece accepted a bailout from Europe.

'So in the world of today: 10 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -Thousands in Saskatchewan have fled wildfires. - Hackers obtained information on 21.5 million people from the federal government. -Honduras’s opposition parties are calling for outside help investigating judicial corruption. -The US asked the UN to help find who’s responsible for chemical attacks in Syria. -the UN warned of violence that could erupt in Burundi. -a new bill was proposed to remove the words ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ from all federal laws. -The US intercepted Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska and California.

'So in the world of today: 8 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -Greece asked for another bailout. -China’s stock market crashed and still hasn’t quite recovered. -The Benghazi house committee chair accused Clinton of holding back emails relating to the event. He stated that she had been subpoenaed at least once. -The Taliban entered peace talks. -Boko Harem offered to trade some of the women and girls it’s taken in exchange for militants captured by the Nigerian Government.

'So in the world of today: 4 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -The most recent black church to catch fire was the result of lightning. -The US has been spying on Brazil. -Dozens were killed by Boko Haram. -North Korea is suffering from drought. -Greece’s finance minister called the nations creditors terrorists. -Cuba has almost entirely eliminated mother to child HIV transference.

'So in the world of today: 1 July 2015' by Sam Orr

So in the world of today: -People caught with marijuana in Miami can get fines instead of jail. -Greece defaulted on its debt. -The US and Cuba opened up embassies with one another. -Pot smoking is legal in Oregon . -Illinois’ government had to partially shut down due to money problems. -Puerto Rico managed to pay a fair amount of the cash it owes. -Isis pulled off attacked in Egypt. -a record number of migrants have been coming across the Mediterranean to Europe. -a study found one in five Americans believe that clergy should be required by law to preform same sex weddings. -a Montana man applied for a license to permit a polygamous union.