Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Memories of Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
Story by Mike Foley, originally published in my blog on December 9, 2008 Thousands of people have been paying tribute to Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, at age 91 the oldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he passed away on December 1, 2008…and […]
Pass the pliers and nail clipper, please
Back in the mid-60s when I was a Mormon missionary in Samoa, we often had to be flexible when it came to repairing things. For example, in an earlier blog entry, I shared the story of how barbed wire might be used to jump a car battery. Now, I’d like to tell two more tales […]
Laie Gardening Club gleans from the Nihipalis
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published in Kaleo, April 23, 1998] The Laie Gardening Club gained insights into growing food at home for healthy eating when they toured Ben and Gerry Nihipali‘s home garden on April 18 [pictured at right]. The couple got totally committed to home gardening after Ben experienced angina in […]
At the karez oasis
The word ‘oasis’ usually conjures images of date palm trees surrounding a rare source of water in a desert, perhaps with some camels…which is partially correct when it comes to the karez oasis near Turpan (sometimes written Turfan), located in the Gobi Desert of far northwest China. The adobe ruins of Jiaohe — an important […]