Comments on: On learning: a graduation speech

By: amri

amri — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:52:35 +0000

was that last comment for me Norbert? thank you. Peru’s is pretty kickin.

By: Norbert

Norbert — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:23:36 +0000

Thanks for the comments. Graduation speeches are a genre unto themselves, and they’re tough to write without going the ‘Wear. Sunscreen.’ route. My wife thought it was a barely veiled sacrament meeting talk, but it went over very well.

sb2: thanks for the link. Very interesting. In Finland, no robes — they cover up the expensive dresses and suit — and funny little white hats.

Kevin: Given in English. Peter speaks the truth. We do play each student’s national anthem while they get their diploma, and we had 11 nationalities out of 21 kids this year. France won (again!) for best anthem, but Peru’s was pretty kickin’ as well.

By: Peter LLC

Peter LLC — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:09:23 +0000

Is this an English translation of a Finnish speech, or did you deliver it in Finnish?

If I’m not mistaken, the kids at Norbert’s school pay extra to avoid using the vernacular.

By: Earl

Earl — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:37:36 +0000

Norbert, forgive the off topic, but I can’t find any other way to send you a message. I was trolling around the bcc tonight, I’m kind of a newbie here. I found your post on William Henry Harrison Sagers. I am a descendant of Francis Adams who was briefly married to him. I always wondered about him, in doing research on Francis Adams I found that of the 12 or so wives he had, almost all of them had their sealings to to him canceled. Francis Adams did have a daughter Eliza Jane, and although she was later sealed to her step father, based on what dates we could turn up, Eliza may have been born under the covenant to William Henry. If it plays out that way, then we might be actually related….

By: Ardis Parshall

Ardis Parshall — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:43:30 +0000

Really nice, Norbert. The memorable part for me will be your acknowledgement of heart and spirit as valid sources of truth, and the subtle, non-preachy way you introduced them.

By: salt h2o

salt h2o — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:23:39 +0000

For some reason I was reminded me of a line from a graduation prayer by Hugh Nibley, “We have met here today clothed in the black robes of a false priesthood”

By: Kevin Barney

Kevin Barney — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:07:42 +0000

Is this an English translation of a Finnish speech, or did you deliver it in Finnish?

By: sister blah 2

sister blah 2 — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:42:32 +0000

This is great, Norbert. I think you would enjoy this story of a biology professor's attempts to reach his fundamentalist religious students on their terms, while getting them to begin exercising their scientific muscles.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:24:14 +0000

Beautiful, Norbert.

I am going to share this with my childrens’ counselor at our high school.

I especially liked the part about the need for balance.

Thank you!

By: blt

blt — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:02:58 +0000

Norbert,
Those kids are lucky to have you.