God's Words Never Cease

Love this video from Elder Holland about one of the church's distinguishing doctrines - the doctrine of continuing revelation. Kathryn and I have been blessed by this guidance from a loving Heavenly Father and we hope that you have had opportunities to have the same experiences. May the Lord bless you and keep you. Have you ever seen anybody with such distinguishing jowls like Elder Holland . . . :)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review

Yes, Kathryn and I stood in line for about an hour to get good seats in Tooele.

Yes, we tried to get tickets for the midnight showing on Tuesday but the theater was sold out.

No, I didn't wear my Hogwarts costume. The knickers, white shirt, tie, jacket, and hat I am saving for my Angus Young (AC/DC) costume for Halloween. :)

I don't know if Kathryn cried when Dumbledore died but it was deathly silent with several male sniffles during that whole scene.

Yes, I didn't get home until 1:00 AM and then had to get up for work at 4:40 AM the next morning.

Kathryn and I saw the new Harry Potter last night and we both thought it was a good movie. Several of the movies have been PG-13 but this one was PG and deservedly so. It was not as violent or as dark as some of the previous ones, I believe we will allow the older kids to see it in the theater.

Great special effects and spectacular scenery. The main characters did a wonderful job in the movie, I am not tired of them even after all of the movies previous to this one. The movie followed the book fairly well until the end when the big battle scene never took place when Dumbledore died. Then again, I haven't read the book for years so maybe I 'misremembered' like some prominent baseball players accused of taking steroids are wont to do.

However, there were some things I didn't like about the movie. WAY TOO LONG, I felt like they could have cut 30 minutes out of it and still would have been fine. Not enough Quidditch with Ron Weasley as the keeper. The actor who played Malfoy seemed a bit uninterested in this film although his part was less prominent than in other films. The story was choppy and didn't transition well between scenes.

With the last book taking up two movies and taking place away from Hogwarts, I will certainly miss the scenes of the school - that was one of the magical things about the film. It had as great a role as any of the actors.

All in all, we both enjoyed the film and would see it again if we had the opportunity. I give it 3 stars out of 4.