I have been doing a lot of research lately about the Vikings and their settlement in North America. So far I have discovered that although the Vikings were terrifying the Europeans, the Natives of America were terrifying them. The Vikings did not spend much time in North America particularly Newfoundland because of these Natives. Questions are raised of why not? Couldn't they get more Vikings to come? Did they spread diseases to the Indians? Why didn't they learn the tools that the Indians used in order to survive the Little Ice Age? All good questions. I have no profound answer but refer all those who are interested to Jared Diamond's Collapse for more insights.
I teach Gospel Doctrine, or basically a bible study class at my church. It is one of my favorite things to do. This week I went a little insane and ended up doing a lot of prep work and just wanted to share it. We always run out of time to study the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, because it comes at the end, and always around Christmas time and everyone does Christmas lessons instead. This year I decided to battle the beast (pun intended) and taught a crash course in Revelation in 35 minutes or less. Obviously I had way more than material than we got to go through. Half of these handouts came from BYU Studies website, which is an amazing source of information if you are looking at a deeper view of your scripture reading. Another help was the Ensign come follow me article this month by Nicholas Frederick. Handouts There's a lot more info that's in my class notes if you would like that as well. Class Notes
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