THIS IS WHAT ONE FAMOUS PERSON SAID ABOUT THE CHURCH...... I THINK IT IS SO COOL!!!!!

I recieved this email from one of my aunts. I thought that it was the coolest thing, so I wanted to share it with you!!!>



MICROSOFT FOUNDER, NFL OWNER, PAUL ALLEN, SPEAKS OUT ON
> MORMONS
>
> Paul Allen is the owner of the Seattle Seahawks, the ones
> who played
> the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Super Bowl a few years ago.
> He is also
>
> the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers NBA basketball team
> and is co-
>
> partner with Bill Gates in Microsoft.
> He wrote this editorial in the Santa Clarita, California
> newspaper:
>
> I have heard and seen enough!
> I have lived in the West all my life. I have worked around
> them.
> They have worked for me and I for them. When I was young, I
> dated
> their daughters. When I got married they came to my
> wedding. Now
> that I have daughters of my own, some of their boys have
> dated my
> daughters. I would be privileged if one of them were to be
> my
> son-in-law.
>
> I'm talking about the Mormons.
>
> They are some of the most honest, hardworking people I have
> ever
> known. They are spiritual, probably more than most other
> so-called
> religious people I have encountered. They study the Bible
> and teach
> from it as much as any Christian church ever has. They
> serve their
> religion without pay in every conceivable capacity. Not one
> of their
> leaders, teachers, counselors, Bishops or music directors
> receive one
> dime for the hours of labor they put in.
>
> The Mormons have a non-paid ministry - a fact that is not
> generally
> known. I have heard many times from the pulpits of others
> how evil
> and non-Christian they are and that they will not go to
> heaven. I
> decided recently to attend one of their services near my
> home to see
> for myself.
>
> What a surprise!
>
> What I heard and saw was just the opposite from what the
> religious
> ministers of the day were telling me. I found a very simple
> service
> with no fanfare. I found a people with a great sense of
> humor and a
> well-balanced spiritual side. There was no loud music. Just
> a simple
> service, with the members themselves giving the several
> short
> sermons.
>
> They urge their youth to be morally clean and live a good
> life.
> They teach the gospel of Christ, as they understand it. The
> name of
> their church is 'The Church of Jesus Christ of
> Latter-Day-Saints.
> Does that sound like a non-Christian church to you? I asked
> them
> many questions about what they teach and why. I got answers
> that in
> most cases were from the New Testament. Their ideas and
> doctrines
> did not seem too far fetched for my understanding. When I
> read their
> 'Book of Mormon' I was also very surprised to find
> just the opposite
> from what I had been told I would find.
>
> Then I went to another church's pastor to ask him some
> of the same
> questions about doctrine. To my surprise, when he found out
> that I
> was in some way investigating the Mormons, he became
> hostile. He
> referred to them as a non-Christian cult. I received what
> sounded to
> me like evil propaganda against those people. He stated
> bluntly that
> they were not Christian and that they did not fit into the
> Christian
> mold. He also told me that they don't really believe
> the Bible. He
> gave me a pile of anti-Mormon literature. He began to rant
> that the
> Mormons were not telling me the truth about what they stand
> for. He
> didn't want to hear anything good about them. At first
> I was surprised
> and then again, I wasn't. I began to wonder.
>
> I have never known of a cult that supports the Boy Scouts
> of America.
> According to the Boy Scouts, over a third of all the Boy
> Scout
> troops in the United States are Mormon.
>
> What cult do you know of that has a welfare system second
> to none in
> this country? They have farms, canneries and cattle ranches
> to help
> take care of the unfortunate ones who might be down and out
> and in
> need of a little help. The Mormon Church has donated
> millions to
> welfare causes around the world without a word of credit.
> They have
> donated thousands to help rebuild Baptist churches that
> were burned
> a few years ago. They have donated tons of medical supplies
> to
> countries ravaged by earthquakes.
>
> You never see them on TV begging for money. What cult do
> you know
> that instills in its members to obey the law, pay their
> taxes, serve
> in the military if asked and be a good Christian by living
> high
> moral standards? Did you know that hundreds of thousands of
> Mormon
> youth get up before high school starts in the morning to
> attend a
> religious training class? They have basketball and softball
> leagues
> and supervised youth dances every month.
>
> They are recruited by the FBI, the State Department and
> every police
> department in the country, because they are Trustworthy.
> They are
> taught not to drink nor take drugs. They are in the Secret
> Service -
> those who protect the President.
> They serve in high leadership positions from both parties
> in Congress
> and in the US Senate, and have been governors of several
> states
> other than Utah. They serve with distinction and honor.
>
> If you have Mormons living near, you will probably find
> them to be
> your best friends and neighbors. They are Christians who
> try to live
> what they preach. They are not perfect and they are the
> first to admit
> this. I have known some of them who could not live their
> religion,
> just like many of us. The rhetoric which is spread around
> against
> them is nothing more than evil propaganda founded in
> untruths.
> (Others) had successfully demonized them to the point that
> the general
> public has no idea what they actually believe and teach. If
> you
> really want to know the truth, go see for yourself. You
> also will be
> surprised.

Antartica Wave

This is part of an email that my friend sent to me. These pictures show a wave that broke through the ice in Antarctica. The moment that it hit the air it froze instantly! I thought it was pretty cool when I saw it!

THIS IS REALLY COOL!

The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon named Joseph Bruner.The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed f rom his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta . She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and make s a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr.Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developedhand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr.Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week- old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life." Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said, "The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person."Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome...incredible....and hey,pass it on. The world needs to see this one!