Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Did You Know...
Did you know that the First Counselor in the church's First Presidency is the son of a world renowned theoretical chemist? In fact, he developed the absolute rate theory of chemical reactions, which has been the basis for the work of many other chemists who have won the Nobel Prize. Why didn't he win the Noble himself? It seems that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences didn't really understand the theory until it was too late to award him the prize. They tried to make up for it, though, by awarding him the Berzelius Medal in 1977. He explained the relationship between science and religion this way: "Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men."
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Hi! My name is Jeigh Meredith. I'm a Mormon and an aspiring writer, too, and I'm just trying to make some writer friends, especially ones with similar values. I caught your comment on Nathan Bransford's blog and thought I'd check things out.
I didn't have time to read all your stuff, but I really liked "What's Your Name Again?" I used to write stories like that about a boy named Tommy Upshaw and a girl named Jenny McCaster when I was bored in school. I had little stories written all over in the margins of notebooks.
Anyway, just thought I'd introduce myself. Have a good day!
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