An excerpt from Chuck Yeager's autobiography entitled "YEAGER"

"When President Truman presented me with the Collier Trophy in 1948 for breaking the sound barrier, my dad attended the White House ceremonies, but refused to shake hands with the President. He glowered at Truman, acting like a revival preacher trapped into meeting the Pope. As far as Dad was concerned, the first good Democrat had yet to be born."

Instantly, I knew I was going to like this book. This book in not about politics, its about a down home kind of guy who learned to fly and then do extraordinary things with an airplane. It's a great read.

What E'er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part

Last night I was channel surfing and I ran across a program on BYUTV about David O. McKay, 9th president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

When he was on a mission to Scotland, he was not having a particullary good time. He was homesick and there was a lot persecutions towards Mormons. One day he saw a sign that read:

What E'er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part

I've had a chance to reflect on this for a while. What a powerful statement this is!