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“May we never forget that the freedoms we enjoy have come at a great cost and carry with them a sacred responsibility.”
#SundayThought - Gordon Hinckley
The US mows roughly 12 million acres of roadside every year. That's larger than the state of Maryland, maintained as mowed grass that feeds almost nothing, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
North Carolina figured out a better use for it in 1985. What started as 12 experimental acres of native wildflowers planted along roadsides has grown to 1,500 managed acres across the state, saving an estimated $200,000 a year in mowing costs while providing habitat for pollinators, birds, and the beneficial insects that control crop pests on nearby farms.
A 2024 BioScience review found something surprising to many: a mown safety strip immediately adjacent to the pavement, with native wildflowers planted in the wider verge beyond it, actually reduces insect mortality by keeping pollinators on one side of the road rather than crossing it.
12 million acres is an enormous amount of potential habitat that currently does almost nothing. The fix isn't complicated. It's mostly just stopping the mower in the right places.
Studies:
Doi 10.1093/biosci/biad111
Doi 10.1007/s10841-018-0051-2
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse. A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”
- John Stuart Mill
For a thousand years, prophets in ancient America kept a record of their people — their miracles, their wars, their encounters with the resurrected Jesus Christ.
The last of them, a soldier named Moroni, buried it in the earth, trusting it would rise again.
It did.
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#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card:
“I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.”
On shaking ref’s hand postgame:
“As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”
“Sometimes we think we earn our worth by being good at life or crossing things off a list. I want you to know that is not true, because your worth isn’t something you earn. Our worth never changes. It was given to you by God and it cannot be increased or diminished by what you accomplish or don’t accomplish by the end of the day.” - Tamara Runia
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President @OaksDallinH taught new mission leaders three characteristics that make The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “the only true and living church.” He said this Church has the fulness of Christ’s doctrine, His priesthood authority and a unique testimony of Jesus Christ. He also told the new mission leaders that in coming weeks, we will have the largest number of full-time missionaries in the Church’s history.
The Church News also covered the remarks of all members of the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Missionary Executive Council at the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders. The leaders and general officers spoke over four days at the Provo Missionary Training Center. The seminar included 193 couples from 26 countries who will lead missions in 64 nations. The number includes 55 new missions that will begin in July.