Presidential Party: With Presidents Day this past week and George Washington�s birthday today I thought this well-researched post on "The Presidential Oath of Office" was particularly timely and cool. Includes quotes, pictures, links, footnotes and video. Did you know that breaking this oath is considered high treason? Abraham Lincoln is said to have remarked that his oath was "registered in heaven." Find more insights into the presidential oath at Temple Study.

Missionary Story: From my e-mail came a new blog that had a cool missionary story that began: "Near the end of my mission, my companion and I were introduced to and began to teach a great young couple. They were enthusiastic, intelligent, and they got along really well with all the members in the branch. But after a while, we became concerned that they kept deflecting our challenges to be baptized and seemed no longer to be progressing spiritually." Then it ends with "our investigators cheered excitedly for Sharlene Wells of Salt Lake City, Utah. She won. They were baptized." And it has a delightful middle. Happy reading!

Similar Circumstances: It won't stop, that high-pitched ringing in the church. You know what it is, but you don't know where it is. You've been there. I've been there. And KEBStuff's quirky post hypothesizes ways to stop that hearing aid from "Ringing".

Quotable Comment: "I think that people and communities WANT to recognize people and organizations that do good things. It has multiple purposes. It encourages others to participate, it helps those being recognized to know that their work is appreciated and encourages them to do it more. There is a difference between identifying yourself and bragging about what you do. Any good done from that recognition is icing on the cake. It should not be sought out, but it is ok for folks to know if Mormons are helping them." — Jeff Spector, commenting on "The Ammon Approach: Redefining Missionary Work".

Forgotten Gem: From Sept. 9, 2006, comes the tongue-tying title of "Maxims to Minimize Mormon Moving Madness", in which Mormanity author Jeff Lindsay provides a moving list to . . . well . . . minimize Mormon moving madness. For instance, prepare by packing and cleaning, simplify by de-junking, be grateful for the help and, of course, feed the movers. Good for anyone in the process of moving.

Techie Tip: Why do people write out their e-mail address, such as "desnewsblogs at gmail dot com"? One luncheon word: spam. Blog administrators realize that spammers generally won't take the time to figure out their e-mail code, which means they likely won't be sending them unwanted junk e-mail.

Happy clicking!

(Emily Warburton Jensen juggles writing and editing while mommy-ing four mostly delightful children. She returns to the Deseret News after seven years, excited to cover the Bloggernacle. She loves to ski, horseback ride, sing, travel and enjoy dark chocolate.)