From 8412b7179fc4488d29235fa0c7ce3c80c3a0850c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Collin Williams <96917990+bluedragon1221@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 08:57:49 -0500 Subject: maybe I finally fixed all of the linking issues? --- md/00_Index_of_Life_Lessons.md | 35 ---------- ...1_Outline_of_the_life_of_Daniel_Dee_Williams.md | 74 ++++++++++----------- md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.md | 8 +-- md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.md | 29 ++++---- .../media/image3.jpeg | Bin 760667 -> 739557 bytes md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md | 36 ++++------ 6 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 md/00_Index_of_Life_Lessons.md (limited to 'md') diff --git a/md/00_Index_of_Life_Lessons.md b/md/00_Index_of_Life_Lessons.md deleted file mode 100644 index 373763f..0000000 --- a/md/00_Index_of_Life_Lessons.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Index of Life Lessons ---- - -_This is a listing of all the life lessons portrayed in the stories of this book and the corresponding story title. It is hoped that this listing will help the reader find the story they are looking for more quickly. The numbers refer to the numbers in the story titles in the collection of digital files that accompany this book._ - -| Life Lesson | Story | -|---|---| -| Be a hero and lift others up | [The Knot Hole in the Old Wooden Bridge](/stories/02_The_Knot_Hole_in_the_Old_Wooden_Bridge.html) | -| Example of prayer, confirm your love to others | [Adventures on Black Cap Mountain](/stories/03_Adventures_on_Black_Cap_Mountain.html) | -| Be content with simple blessings | [Dan's First Big Trip](/stories/04_Dans_First_Big_Trip.html) | -| Money and riches are not vital to happiness | [Essential Ingredients of Life: Food and Love](/stories/05_Essential_Ingredients_of_Life_Food_and_Love.html) | -| Take life's bumps and bruises with a chuckle | [Growing Up with my Dad Ralph](/stories/06_Growing_Up_with_My_Dad_Ralph.html) | -| The soft-spoken approach beats yelling every time | [Win Friends and Influence People](/stories/08_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People.html) | -| We all come from humble beginnings. Keep the humility throughout your life | [Dan's Hobbies in High School](/stories/09_Dans_Hobbies_in_High_School.html) | -| Don't trust your eyes. Look upon the heart | [Dynamite and the Old Snag](/stories/10_Dynamite_and_the_Old_Snag.html) | -| Serve others to heal your troubled soul | [Melody's Malady](/stories/11_Melodys_Malady.html) | -| Don't take simple blessings you enjoy every day for granted. Be grateful for simple blessings | [Chocolate Waterfalls](/stories/12_Chocolate_Waterfalls.html) | -| The power of giving compliments to lift others | [Dan's Mission in Brazil](/stories/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.html) | -| Be cheerful in the face of adversity | [A Date with Eternity](/stories/21_A_Date_with_Eternity.html) | -| The best way to triumph when you have been assaulted or abused is to adopt an attitude of forgiveness | [The Volkswagen That Couldn't](/stories/22_The_Volkswagen_that_Couldnt.html) | -| We become the sum of our choices | [Dem Bones](/stories/23_Dem_Bones.html) | -| Don't let worry distract you from the magnificence of nature and unbridled emotional exuberance | [Emily's War Dance for Hurricane Bob](/stories/24_Emilys_War_Dance_for_Hurricane_Bob.html) | -| Nothing matters more than loving relationships with family members | [Encounter with a Stubborn Tree](/stories/25_Encounter_with_a_Stubborn_Tree.html) | -| Compassion and forgiveness are better than anger and revenge | [A Critter in the House](/stories/27_A_Critter_in_the_House.html) | -| Some sorrow will be experienced by everyone in this life. It's all a part of the plan | [Some Rain Must Fall](/stories/35_Some_Rain_must_Fall.html) | -| Take care of a problem early before it becomes a monster | [The Blackberry Wars](/stories/37_The_Blackberry_Wars.html) | -| Opposition enhances our appreciation of the good times | [The Blackberry Wars](/stories/37_The_Blackberry_Wars.html) | -| Adversity is our friend, not our enemy. Embrace it | [The Blackberry Wars](/stories/37_The_Blackberry_Wars.html) | -| Give knot-heads the benefit of the doubt | [Tree Frog Sabotage](/stories/38_Tree_Frog_Sabotage.html) | -| Rely on God's appraisals for what has real value in this life | [Legendary Rocks](/stories/41_Legendary_Rocks.html) | -| Do things every day to retain that vital eternal perspective that aids our smaller daily decisions | [A Date with Eternity: Epilogue](/stories/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.html) | -| We can choose how we react to adversity. Adversity will ultimately make us stronger | [The Parable of the Sower](/stories/43_The_Parable_of_the_Sower_a_New_Interpretation.html) | -| The brilliance we can find with our hearts will always far outshine that which can be produced by the minds of this world | [The Progress of Technology During My Lifespan](/stories/44_The_Progress_of_Technology_During_My_Lifespan.html) | -| Death is not a tragedy in the eternal perspective | [Two Funerals and a Wedding](/stories/45_Two_Funerals_and_a_Wedding.html) | diff --git a/md/01_Outline_of_the_life_of_Daniel_Dee_Williams.md b/md/01_Outline_of_the_life_of_Daniel_Dee_Williams.md index 375eeca..1645c32 100644 --- a/md/01_Outline_of_the_life_of_Daniel_Dee_Williams.md +++ b/md/01_Outline_of_the_life_of_Daniel_Dee_Williams.md @@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ we moved to Hermiston, Oregon. The following two stories occurred while I lived in Lakeview: -1. [The Knothole in the Old Wooden Bridge](/stories/02_The_Knot_Hole_in_the_Old_Wooden_Bridge.html) -2. [Adventures on Black Cap Mountain](/stories/03_Adventures_on_Black_Cap_Mountain.html) +1. [The Knothole in the Old Wooden Bridge](02_The_Knot_Hole_in_the_Old_Wooden_Bridge.html) +2. [Adventures on Black Cap Mountain](03_Adventures_on_Black_Cap_Mountain.html) ## Hermiston, Oregon Our first house in Hermiston was a tiny house, but we only lived there @@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ place down. The following stories happened at this location. The story called Trees covered a period of many years, but started during this time. -1. [Dan's First Big Trip](stories/04_Dans_First_Big_Trip.html) -2. [Trees](/stories/07_Trees.html) +1. [Dan's First Big Trip](04_Dans_First_Big_Trip.html) +2. [Trees](07_Trees.html) ## Vancouver, Washington Dad was promoted to manager and was transferred to a new office in @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ for a year, but it made an impression. The following story happened in this house. However, it is listed as part of the group of pyrotechnic misadventures below. -1. [The Match-Head Bomb](/stories/29_The_Match-Head_Bomb.html) +1. [The Match-Head Bomb](29_The_Match-Head_Bomb.html) ## Ridgefield, Washington My father bought 60 acres from an old guy named Aquinas Fox for @@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ and exploring. The following stories occurred at this location: -1. [Trees](/stories/07_Trees.html) -2. [Win Friends and Influence People](/stories/08_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People.html) -3. [Dan's Hobbies in High School](/stories/09_Dans_Hobbies_in_High_School.html) -4. [Dynamite and the Old Snag](/stories/10_Dynamite_and_the_Old_Snag.html) +1. [Trees](07_Trees.html) +2. [Win Friends and Influence People](08_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People.html) +3. [Dan's Hobbies in High School](09_Dans_Hobbies_in_High_School.html) +4. [Dynamite and the Old Snag](10_Dynamite_and_the_Old_Snag.html) ## Provo, Utah -- First year at BYU, Fall 1972 to Spring 1973 I lived in the towers at BYU. This was a group of about 4 thirty-story @@ -200,15 +200,15 @@ during the summer of 1973. The first two are descriptions of specific events. The rest are all extracts from the journal I kept while taking the course. -1. [Melody's Malady](/stories/11_Melodys_Malady.html) -2. [Chocolate Waterfalls](/stories/12_Chocolate_Waterfalls.html) -3. [Survival Journal - Introduction](/stories/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.html) -4. [Survival Journal - Week One](/stories/14_Survival_Journal_Week1.html) -5. [Survival Journal - Week Two](/stories/15_Survival_Journal_week2.html) -6. [Survival Journal - Week Three](/stories/16_Survival_Journal_Week3.html) -7. [Survival Journal - Week Four](/stories/17_Survival_Journal_Week4.html) -8. [Survival Journal - Week Five](/stories/18_Survival_Journal_Week5.html) -9. [Survival Journal - Final Paper](/stories/19_Survival_Journal_Final_Paper.html) +1. [Melody's Malady](11_Melodys_Malady.html) +2. [Chocolate Waterfalls](12_Chocolate_Waterfalls.html) +3. [Survival Journal - Introduction](13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.html) +4. [Survival Journal - Week One](14_Survival_Journal_Week1.html) +5. [Survival Journal - Week Two](15_Survival_Journal_week2.html) +6. [Survival Journal - Week Three](16_Survival_Journal_Week3.html) +7. [Survival Journal - Week Four](17_Survival_Journal_Week4.html) +8. [Survival Journal - Week Five](18_Survival_Journal_Week5.html) +9. [Survival Journal - Final Paper](19_Survival_Journal_Final_Paper.html) ## Brazil -- Fall 1973 to Fall 1975 I spent 4 months at the Language Training Mission and 20 months in @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ southern Brazil. It was a building experience for me because the Catholic church was so strong in those days that it was a real challenge to find people seeking the complete truth. See the article listed below. -1. [Dan's Mission in Brazil](/stories/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.html) +1. [Dan's Mission in Brazil](20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.html) ## Provo, Utah -- 1976 to 1978. Roman Gardens student apartments We sarcastically called the complex the Roman Ruins because they were @@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ descended from Lori and me. The following stories occurred while living at this location: -1. [A Date with Eternity](/stories/21_A_Date_with_Eternity.html) -2. [The Volkswagen That Couldn't](/stories/22_The_Volkswagen_that_Couldnt.html) +1. [A Date with Eternity](21_A_Date_with_Eternity.html) +2. [The Volkswagen That Couldn't](22_The_Volkswagen_that_Couldnt.html) ## Provo, Utah -- 1978 to 1980, married couples' apartments Lori and I were engaged on June 8, 1978, the same day the church @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ banished to outer Mongolia, but Maine turned out to be a wonderful place to raise our little family. The following stories occurred while living at this location: -1. [Dem Bones](/stories/23_Dem_Bones.html) +1. [Dem Bones](23_Dem_Bones.html) ## Windham, Maine -- 1989 to 2002, National Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor They put us right to work in the Windham Ward, a very dedicated group of @@ -325,15 +325,15 @@ years were some of the most rewarding of my life. The following stories occurred while living at this location: -1. [Emily's War Dance for Hurricane Bob](/stories/24_Emilys_War_Dance_for_Hurricane_Bob.html) -2. [Encounter with a Stubborn Tree](/stories/25_Encounter_with_a_Stubborn_Tree.html) -3. [The Rogue Wave](/stories/26_The_Rogue_Wave.html) -4. [A Critter in the House](/stories/27_A_Critter_in_the_House.html) -5. [The Banana Peel Bomb](/stories/30_The_Banana_Peel_Bomb.html) -6. [The Basement Window Non-Miss](/stories/34_The_Basement_Window_Non-Miss.html) +1. [Emily's War Dance for Hurricane Bob](24_Emilys_War_Dance_for_Hurricane_Bob.html) +2. [Encounter with a Stubborn Tree](25_Encounter_with_a_Stubborn_Tree.html) +3. [The Rogue Wave](26_The_Rogue_Wave.html) +4. [A Critter in the House](27_A_Critter_in_the_House.html) +5. [The Banana Peel Bomb](30_The_Banana_Peel_Bomb.html) +6. [The Basement Window Non-Miss](34_The_Basement_Window_Non-Miss.html) 7. [Ricochet Rockets in the Basement](/31_Ricochet_Rockets_in_the_Basement.html) -8. [The Wedding Proposal Fiasco](/stories/32_The_Wedding_Proposal_Fiasco.html) -9. [The Picture Window Near Miss](/stories/33_The_Picture_Window_Near_Miss.html) +8. [The Wedding Proposal Fiasco](32_The_Wedding_Proposal_Fiasco.html) +9. [The Picture Window Near Miss](33_The_Picture_Window_Near_Miss.html) ## Fisher's Landing, Washington -- 2002 to 2006, Flipping houses with Dad, WSU These were some of the darker days of my life. The 2002 recession killed @@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ go in October of 2018. The following stories occurred while living at this location: -1. [Some Rain Must Fall](/stories/35_Some_Rain_must_Fall.html) -2. [The Basement Window Non-Miss](/stories/34_The_Basement_Window_Non-Miss.html) -3. [Rocket Scientists](/stories/36_Little_Rocket_Scientists.html) -4. [The Blackberry Wars](/stories/37_The_Blackberry_Wars.html) -5. [Tree Frog Sabotage](/stories/38_Tree_Frog_Sabotage.html) -6. [Legendary Rocks](/stories/41_Legendary_Rocks.html) -7. [The Parable of the Sower: A New Interpretation](/stories/43_The_Parable_of_the_Sower_a_New_Interpretation.html) +1. [Some Rain Must Fall](35_Some_Rain_must_Fall.html) +2. [The Basement Window Non-Miss](34_The_Basement_Window_Non-Miss.html) +3. [Rocket Scientists](36_Little_Rocket_Scientists.html) +4. [The Blackberry Wars](37_The_Blackberry_Wars.html) +5. [Tree Frog Sabotage](38_Tree_Frog_Sabotage.html) +6. [Legendary Rocks](41_Legendary_Rocks.html) +7. [The Parable of the Sower: A New Interpretation](43_The_Parable_of_the_Sower_a_New_Interpretation.html) ## Meridian, Idaho -- 2018 to present After moving to Meridian, Idaho to live with our daughter, Emily Clark, diff --git a/md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.md b/md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.md index df3f16f..fde70dd 100644 --- a/md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.md +++ b/md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ in its entirety in my life history. The following set of articles are almost verbatim copies of the journal I kept while attending the course. Other articles in this book are based on specific events from the course and have been embellished by my memory after more than 40 years have -elapsed. (See [Melody's Malady](/stories/11_Melodys_Malady.html) and [Chocolate Waterfalls](/stories/12_Chocolate_Waterfalls.html)). +elapsed. (See [Melody's Malady](11_Melodys_Malady.html) and [Chocolate Waterfalls](12_Chocolate_Waterfalls.html)). The events that led to my signing up for this course are unique. My brother Tom and I attended a fireside that was designed as a recruiting @@ -30,14 +30,12 @@ Below I include two maps to pinpoint the location in Southeastern Utah where the course was held. The first shows the general area relative to familiar large cities in the state of Utah. -![](md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction-media/media/image1.jpeg){width="6.958333333333333in" -height="6.958333333333333in" alt=""} +![Zoomed-out image of the path we took](md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction-media/media/image1.jpeg){width="6in"} The map below shows a more detailed zoom-in of the route we took from start to finish. -![](md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction-media/media/image2.jpeg){width="7.083333333333333in" -height="5.087740594925634in" alt=""} +![Zoomed-in version](md/13_Survival_Journal_Introduction-media/media/image2.jpeg){width="6in"} We started at Keg Knoll and ended in the town of Boulder. The total length of the trek was a little over 250 miles. diff --git a/md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.md b/md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.md index 7a89bff..675c879 100644 --- a/md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.md +++ b/md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil.md @@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ title: Dan's Mission in Brazil lesson: The power of giving compliments to lift others up --- -It's been over 47 years since I left home to go preach the gospel in +_It's been over 47 years since I left home to go preach the gospel in Brazil. When it's been that long since a person has done something, it has "old geezer" written all over it. I guess instead of avoiding the -truth I'll embrace my geezerhood and try to make the best of it.\ -\ +truth I'll embrace my geezerhood and try to make the best of it._ + Back in those days when a young man started to plan for college and a mission, you had to be 19 to even apply to go on a mission for the church. I was only 17 when I graduated from Ridgefield High school, so the only option was college. I attended one year at Clark Community College in Vancouver and then a second year of university at BYU, majoring in Electrical Engineering. During the summer of 1975, I decided -to take a 30 day desert survival course and then go on my mission. I had +to take a [30 day desert survival course](13_Survival_Journal_Introduction.html) and then go on my mission. I had already received my mission call to Brazil before leaving for the -deserts of Southern Utah.\ -\ +deserts of Southern Utah. + I believe it was late October when I entered the language training mission (LTM). I stayed there for the next 4 months, learning the missionary lessons and the Brazilian language. Normally, the time in the @@ -25,18 +25,13 @@ LTM was only 2 months, but Brazil was very slow at approving our visas, so we got an extra two months to learn the language as we waited for Brazil to finish the paperwork. -![A picture containing snow, outdoor, building, house Description -automatically -generated](md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil-media/media/image1.jpeg){width="5.697916666666667in" -height="3.7937412510936133in" alt=""} +![Allen Hall, lower campus at BYU](md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil-media/media/image1.jpeg){width="5.5in"} This is Allen Hall, where we lived. It was located on the lower campus at BYU. The much bigger Missionary Training Center near the Provo temple didn't exist yet. -![A picture containing text, building, outdoor, person Description -automatically -generated](md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil-media/media/image2.jpeg){width="5.75in" +![My fellow elders](md/20_Dans_Mission_in_Brazil-media/media/image2.jpeg){width="5.75in" height="3.828639545056868in" alt=""} This is my district of fellow Elders. We studied together for many hours @@ -76,8 +71,8 @@ One memory I have of this time was the bitter-sweet experience of spending Christmas at the LTM. I missed my family and President Lee, who signed my mission call, passed away the day after Christmas. We sang a lot of Christmas carols together and felt a wonderful spirit of serving -together in the LTM.\ -\ +together in the LTM. + When my visa was finally approved, I flew from Salt Lake City to Sao Paolo, Brazil. I then flew to Porto Alegre and finally took a bus to my first assignment in a city called Criciuma. I left Salt Lake City @@ -181,8 +176,8 @@ family had planned for me at the Portland airport and I couldn't even get word to them about the delay. I arrived in Portland the next day with 1 dime in my pocket and was picked up by just my mother. It wasn't the big reception I could have had, but I was certainly glad to be back -home again.\ -\ +home again. + One of the last memories of my mission was of a sacrament meeting where I was asked to speak in the Porto Alegre ward. After finishing my talk, I sat down next to the stake president on the stand. He leaned over to diff --git a/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image3.jpeg b/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image3.jpeg index 81ca13f..4301077 100644 Binary files a/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image3.jpeg and b/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image3.jpeg differ diff --git a/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md b/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md index bcfc915..d6426da 100644 --- a/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md +++ b/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ lesson: Do things every day to retain that vital eternal perspective that aids o -This story is a follow-on to the original article. It will be an +This story is a follow-on to [the original article](21_A_Date_with_Eternity.html). It will be an addition of insights that have come with the perspective of time. I suppose a better title would be "The Wisdom of Perspective". Please be -patient as I explain what I mean.\ -\ +patient as I explain what I mean. + In late Summer of this year (2018), Lori and I traveled to California to meet with Angela Salmon and her family to do a tour of some of the Redwood forests. It was a delightful drive with great anticipation of @@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ However, when we glimpsed the first of the redwoods at a distance, I was rather disappointed. From a distance, the forest looked a bit like the following photo. -![A picture containing tree, plant, forest, wood Description -automatically -generated](md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image1.jpeg){width="6.5in" +![](md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image1.jpeg){width="6.5in" height="4.44375in" alt=""} The forest is a pleasant and beautiful sight, but it didn't seem like it @@ -30,25 +28,17 @@ was some kind of indicator in the scene that would give our brains an appreciation of the scale of these enormous trees. The following photos illustrate my point. -![A person and person standing next to a large stone statue Description -automatically generated with low -confidence](md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image2.jpeg){width="6.5in" -height="8.666666666666666in" alt=""} - -![A picture containing outdoor, tree, ground, rock Description -automatically -generated](md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image3.jpeg){width="6.5in" -height="4.875in" alt=""} +![](md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image2.jpeg){width="49%"} \ ![](md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog-media/media/image3.jpeg){width="49%"} When you see Lori and me in the picture, you can see how truly enormous these trees are. By comparing the size of our tiny bodies with the mighty trunks of the trees, this new perspective creates a significant -difference in the appreciation of the wonder of the experience.\ -\ +difference in the appreciation of the wonder of the experience. + Thus, I hope you can see that perspective is vital to the full understanding of what we experience in our lives. To illustrate more -fully, I'll give you another example.\ -\ +fully, I'll give you another example. + Lori and I celebrated our 40th anniversary on August 26th of this year. One of the activities to celebrate the occasion was a trip to the Portland temple to do an endowment session together. We were asked to be @@ -62,16 +52,16 @@ only had an inkling of what was in store, but I had no real perspective to add depth to the experience. At this moment of my life, I had not only the eternal perspective brought by the temple session, but also the perspective of the passage of 40 years. It was a remarkable realization -of how important perspective can be.\ -\ +of how important perspective can be. + It all boils down to a valuable life lesson. We need to do things often to retain a perspective of life that will influence every experience we have and decision we make. A view into the eternities can be had daily from simple practices like reading the scriptures and praying. I now have a new resolve to be better at doing the daily things that keep my perspective wide enough to fully appreciate the experiences of each -day.\ -\ +day. + Now I'll try to wrap up the reason this article is an epilogue to the original article. The first article explained how I had a glimpse of the nobility and greatness of the soul of the person I was hiking with. Now, -- cgit v1.3.1