I Will Give You Rest
A reference to Matthew 11:28.
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Whatsoever You Seal on Earth
A reference to Doctrine & Covenants 132:46.
Every Knee
A reference to Isaiah 45:23: “I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.”
Reunion II
A more compact sequel to Reunion and one of a number of veil pieces (as I call them).
Slain for the Sins of the World
A reference to 1 Nephi 11:33. (Seemed like the right choice for Good Friday today.)
In the Arms of His Love II
A reference to 2 Nephi 1:15. A sequel to In the Arms of His Love. (I wanted to tweak the arms a bit and do it in more of a flat style.)
Great news: Apple and Google are integrating COVID-19 contact tracing into iOS and Android. Earlier today, Kottke posted a visual explanation of how something like this works. (I’m not sure how close it is to what Apple and Google are actually doing, but from a cursory skim, it looks fairly similar.)
To Keep It Holy
A reference to Exodus 20:8.
My wife and I watched Free Solo last night on Disney+. What a stressful movie. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great documentary, but my goodness, watching someone climb El Capitan ropeless was excruciating. I had to look away at least ten times. If you’re safely staying home in quarantine (good for you!) but want to experience some heady thrills, and you also have a working amygdala, this just might be your movie.
A small ray of hope: I came across some COVID-19 projections for Utah by IHME (the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation), and at least for Utah, the numbers aren’t nearly as dire as I’d been expecting. They do assume “full social distancing through May 2020” (I have my doubts about whether “full” is actually attainable in America, the land of the stubbornly independent), and who knows whether IHME’s model will end up being accurate, but hopefully they’re in the ballpark.