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Show Notes for Episode 9

Topic: Sabbath

• Participating/watching sports on the Sabbath

  • A Sobering Look: LDS Sports and the Sabbath (Kelly L. Martinez, Meridian Magazine on-line)

    • Reader feedback

  • Why is swimming not an acceptable Sabbath activity?

    • Doctrine and Covenants Section 61: 18-19 (History of the Church 1:202-5)

• The Sabbath—A Delight (Spencer W. Kimball, “The Sabbath—A Delight,” Ensign, Jan 1978, 1–5)

• Early Mormon worship

  • Mormon Sundays (William G. Hartley, “Mormon Sundays,” Ensign, Jan 1978, 19)

    • Doctrine and Covenants Section 59: 9-14 (History of the Church 1: 196–201)

• Blue Laws

  • Definition
  • Purpose
  • Examples

    • The Blue Laws of Connecticut (New-Haven's settling in New-England, circa 1656)

• Other faiths/cultures/denominations
  • Jewish

    • Activities Prohibited on Shabbat

Technology

• iPhone Scriptures (Chuck Phillips)

  • New domain name <www.scripturesapp.com>

  • Bookmarks with annotations
  • Improvement to Random Verse function and iPhone navigation

• Google 411 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) <http://labs.google.com/goog411/>

  • Free, automated directory assistance
  • Connect directly to businesses
  • SMS details on request