Thanks for returning it I have had a few that are offended by what I sent.

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At 06:26 PM 9/9/98 Beatrice wrote: > Hi Linda, > Thanks for the information on President Hinckley on Larry King. I didn't >get your message until Wednesday. But, will certainly as our librarian if >there is a copy. > Bless you for keeping me informed. > Beatrice Klash-Jeffries > BKlashjeff@AOL.Com A copy of the Larry King Live interview is on my web site: Latter-day Saints' Resources on the Internet http://www.erols.com/jdstone It is the last item under "Other WWW-LDS resources and indexes." Enjoy! --John -------------------------------------------------------------------- John D. Stone jdstone@erols.com http://www.erols.com/jdstone Visit the "Latter-day Saints' Resources on the Internet" -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105 --------------------------------------------------------------------

The SSN Numbering Scheme 000-00-0000 The nine-digit SSN is composed of three parts: The first set of three digits is called the Area Number The second set of two digits is called the Group Number The final set of four digits is the Serial Number The Area Number is assigned based on the geographical region in which the person resided at the time the social security number was issued. Generally, numbers were assigned beginning in the northeast and moving westward. So people on the East Coast have the lowest numbers and those on the West Coast have the highest numbers. (See the list of the geographical number assignments.) The remaining six digits in the number are more or less randomly assigned and were organized to facilitate the early manual bookkeeping operations associated with the creation of Social Security in the 1930s. They have no significance beyond these internal bookkeeping procedures. Social Security Numbers by Geographic Region 000-00-9999 001-003 New Hampshire 004-007 Maine 008-009 Vermont 010-034 Massachusetts 035-039 Rhode Island 040-049 Connecticut 050-134 New York 135-158 New Jersey 159-211 Pennsylvania 212-220 Maryland 221-222 Delaware 223-231 Virginia 232-236 West Virginia 232, 237-246 North Carolina 247-251 South Carolina 252-260 Georgia 261-267 Florida 268-302 Ohio 303-317 Indiana 318-361 Illinois 362-386 Michigan 387-399 Wisconsin 400-407 Kentucky 408-415 Tennessee 416-424 Alabama 425-428 Mississippi 429-432 Arkansas 433-439 Louisiana 440-448 Oklahoma 449-467 Texas 468-477 Minnesota 478-485 Iowa 486-500 Missouri 501-502 North Dakota 503-504 South Dakota 505-508 Nebraska 509-515 Kansas 516-517 Montana 518-519 Idaho 520 Wyoming 521-52 Colorado 525 New Mexico 526-527 Arizona 528-529 Utah 530 Nevada 531-539 Washington 540-544 Oregon 545-573 California 574 Alaska 575-576 Hawaii 577-579 District of Columbia 580 Virgin Islands 580-584 Puerto Rico 585 New Mexico 586 Guam 586 American Samoa 586 Philippine Islands 586 Northern Mariana Islands 587-588 Mississippi 589-595 Florida 596-599 Puerto Rico 600-601 Arizona 602-626 California 627-645 Texas 646-647 Utah 648-649 New Mexico 650-653 Wisconsin 700-728 Railroad Retirement Board 750-751 Hawaii 752-755 Mississippi 756-763 Tennessee Note: Some numbers are shown more than once because they have either been transferred from one State to another or divided for use among certain geographic locations. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John D. Stone jdstone@erols.com http://www.erols.com/jdstone Visit the "Latter-day Saints' Resources on the Internet" -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Death is a graduation day and a time of assessment to see what we have become. -- Sterling W. Sill (Ensign, November 1976, page 46) --------------------------------------------------------------------

Howdy! I am in charge of the Homemaking night and thought we'd make small 'bags' from regular envelopes. I can NOT find anyone who can tell me HOW to make these...can you? I'm desperate! Thanks, Carole

Hi Linda, Thanks for the information on President Hinckley on Larry King. I didn't get your message until Wednesday. But, will certainly as our librarian if there is a copy. Bless you for keeping me informed. Beatrice Klash-Jeffries BKlashjeff@AOL.Com

Try this for a transcript of Larry King's program with President Hinckley. There is an 800 number at the bottom of the page to call if you would like a video tape of it. http://cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/9809/08/lkl.00.html Kathie kvmitchell@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Carole a Reynolds <CAROLEREYNOLDS@prodigy.net> To: GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com <GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 3:03 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-ROOTERS-L] Pres. Hinckley on tv >How can I get a transcript of this????I looked for it on TV and there was >NO Larry King...I was sooooo disappointed. > >Carole > >---------- >> From: Linda K. Richards <lindajud@pacbell.net> >> To: GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [GEN-ROOTERS-L] Pres. Hinckley on tv >> Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 3:55 AM >> >> I listened to President Gordon B. Hinckley on Larry King tonight, to be >repeated in ten minutes. He was >> wonderful, for those of you who are members, and for those of you who are >not members of the Church of Jesus >> Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you could learn a lot from his question and >answers from people all over the >> world. Linda Kay >> >> Annette Nelson wrote: >> >> > President Hinckley is being interviewed on Larry King Live on CNN >tonight (Tues.) from 9-10 pm Eastern Time. >> > >> > Hurry! It's on right now (and he's doing great!) >> > >> > Annette in Utah >> > >> > ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== >> > To Post items on one of the mailing lists send it to >GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com >> > >> > listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com >> >> >> >> >> ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== >> We all help one another in the hopes of finding the piece of the puzzle >that will show us our own ancestors. >> >> listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com >> >> > > >==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== >Behold, my beloved brethren, remember the words of your God; pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice. 2 Nephi 9:52 > >listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com > > >

I bet your ward librarian made a tape of Pres. Hinkley's visit with Larry King. It's worth seeing. I thought he was terrific. Linda Kay Carole a Reynolds wrote: > How can I get a transcript of this????I looked for it on TV and there was > NO Larry King...I was sooooo disappointed. > > Carole > > ---------- > > From: Linda K. Richards <lindajud@pacbell.net> > > To: GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [GEN-ROOTERS-L] Pres. Hinckley on tv > > Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 3:55 AM > > > > I listened to President Gordon B. Hinckley on Larry King tonight, to be > repeated in ten minutes. He was > > wonderful, for those of you who are members, and for those of you who are > not members of the Church of Jesus > > Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you could learn a lot from his question and > answers from people all over the > > world. Linda Kay > > > > Annette Nelson wrote: > > > > > President Hinckley is being interviewed on Larry King Live on CNN > tonight (Tues.) from 9-10 pm Eastern Time. > > > > > > Hurry! It's on right now (and he's doing great!) > > > > > > Annette in Utah > > > > > > ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== > > > To Post items on one of the mailing lists send it to > GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== > > We all help one another in the hopes of finding the piece of the puzzle > that will show us our own ancestors. > > > > listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com > > > > > > ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== > Behold, my beloved brethren, remember the words of your God; pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice. 2 Nephi 9:52 > > listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com

Carol, on the cnn web site <larryking@cnn.com> there is a transcrip of the broadcaste. ____ Linda Harris 1872 Regents Park Ct Marietta GA 30062 770 578-0105 Researching in eastern NC and VA and southern PA

I listened to President Gordon B. Hinckley on Larry King tonight, to be repeated in ten minutes. He was wonderful, for those of you who are members, and for those of you who are not members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you could learn a lot from his question and answers from people all over the world. Linda Kay Annette Nelson wrote: > President Hinckley is being interviewed on Larry King Live on CNN tonight (Tues.) from 9-10 pm Eastern Time. > > Hurry! It's on right now (and he's doing great!) > > Annette in Utah > > ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== > To Post items on one of the mailing lists send it to GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com > > listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com

How can I get a transcript of this????I looked for it on TV and there was NO Larry King...I was sooooo disappointed. Carole ---------- > From: Linda K. Richards <lindajud@pacbell.net> > To: GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GEN-ROOTERS-L] Pres. Hinckley on tv > Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 3:55 AM > > I listened to President Gordon B. Hinckley on Larry King tonight, to be repeated in ten minutes. He was > wonderful, for those of you who are members, and for those of you who are not members of the Church of Jesus > Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you could learn a lot from his question and answers from people all over the > world. Linda Kay > > Annette Nelson wrote: > > > President Hinckley is being interviewed on Larry King Live on CNN tonight (Tues.) from 9-10 pm Eastern Time. > > > > Hurry! It's on right now (and he's doing great!) > > > > Annette in Utah > > > > ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== > > To Post items on one of the mailing lists send it to GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com > > > > > ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== > We all help one another in the hopes of finding the piece of the puzzle that will show us our own ancestors. > > listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com > >

How amazing that this story has been requested here - just 3 weeks ago a brother read the story in Sacrament meeting. I just cried at the boy's story and have wanted a copy. Thank you all! Diane in Austin At 10:23 PM 9/5/98 -0400, you wrote: >At 08:15 PM 9/5/98 Nancy wrote: >>At a Relief Society retreat today, someone shared the story of the little boy >>and the birdies. Does anyone have a copy of this story or know where I might >>get one? > >Nancy, > >You can get to it from the Latter-day Saints' Resources on the Internet at: > >http://www.erols.com/jdstone > >Under the category > >Conversion Stories > >** Free the Birdies by Testify! > > >--John >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >John D. Stone jdstone@erols.com http://www.erols/jdstone > Visit the "Latter-day Saints' Resources on the Internet" >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Faith is nurtured through knowledge of God. It comes from prayer and >feasting upon the words of Christ through diligent study of the >scriptures. Russell M. Nelson (May 1988 Ensign, page 34) >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== >If you wish to change to the digest list send an email to GEN-ROOTERS-D-request@rootsweb.com and in the body of the message put the one word SUBCRIBE >To unsubscribe form the list (L or D) send an email to GEN-ROOTERS-(L or D according to which one you are receiving-it is on the top of the emails you receive)request@rootsweb.com put the one word message in the body of the letter-- UNSUBSCRIBE > >listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com >

President Hinckley is being interviewed on Larry King Live on CNN tonight (Tues.) from 9-10 pm Eastern Time. Hurry! It's on right now (and he's doing great!) Annette in Utah

Here it is. Jeanie "Free the birdies" This comes from Seattle, Washington. It is a true story that occurred in 1994 and told by Lloyd Glenn. "On July 22nd I was in route to Washington, D.C. for a business trip. It was all so very ordinary until we landed in Denver for a plane change. As I collected my belongings from the overhead bin, an announcement was made for Mr. Lloyd Glenn to see the United customer service representative immediately. I thought nothing of this until I reached the door to leave the plane and I heard a gentleman asking every male if they were Mr. Glenn. At this point I knew something was wrong and my heart sunk. When I got off the plane a solemn-faced young man came toward me and said, Mr. Glenn, there has been an emergency at your home. I do not know what the emergency is, or who is involved, but I will take you to a phone so you can call the hospital. My heart was now pounding, but the will to be calm took over. Woodenly, I followed this stranger to a distant telephone where I called the number he gave me for the Mission Hospital. My call was put through to the trauma center where I learned that my three-year-old son had been trapped underneath the automatic garage door for several minutes, and that when my wife had found him, he was dead. CPR had been performed by a neighbor, who is a doctor, and the paramedics had continued that treatment as Brian was transported to the hospital. By the time of my call, Brian was revived and they believed he would live, but they did not know how much damage had been done to his brain, nor to his heart. They explained that the door had completely closed on his little sternum right over his heart. He had been severely crushed. After speaking with the medical staff, my wife informed me that our Bishop and home teacher were there and were waiting for the doctors to give them the go ahead to administer to Brian. She sounded worried, but not hysterical, and I took comfort in her calmness. The return flight seemed to last forever, but finally I arrived at the hospital six hours after the garage door had come down. When I walked into the intensive care unit, nothing could have prepared me to see my little son laying so still on a great big bed with tubes and monitors everywhere. He was on a respirator. I glanced at my wife who stood and tried to give me a reassuring smile. It all seemed like a terrible dream. I was filled in on all the details and given the guarded prognosis. Brian was going to live, and the preliminary tests indicated that his heart was okay---two miracles, in and of themselves. But, only time would tell if his brain received any damage. Throughout these seemingly endless hours, my wife was calm. She told me that the Bishop had given a blessing so powerful and so reassuring that she felt that Brian would eventually be all right. I hung on to her words and faith like a lifeline. All that night and all the next day Brian remained unconscious. It seemed like forever since I had left for my business trip the day before. Finally, at two o'clock that afternoon, our son regained consciousness and sat up uttering the most beautiful words I have ever heard spoken. He said, "Daddy, hold me," as he reached for me with his little tiny arms. By the next day he was pronounced as having no neurological or physical defects, and the story of his miraculous survival spread throughout the hospital. You cannot imagine our gratitude and joy. As we took Brian home we felt the unique reverence for life and love of our Heavenly Father that comes to those who brush death about our home. Our two older children were much closer to their little brother. My wife and I were closer to each other, and all of us were very close as a whole family. Life took on a less stressful pace. Perspective seemed to be much more focused, and balance much easier to gain and maintain. We felt deeply blessed. Our gratitude was truly profound. Almost a month later to the day of the accident, Brian awoke from his afternoon nap and said, "Sit down, Mommy. I have something to tell you." At that time in his life, Brian usually spoke in small phrases, so to say such a large sentence surprised my wife. She sat down with him on the bed and he began this sacred and remarkable story. "Do you remember when I got stuck under the garage door: Well, it was so heavy and it hurt really bad. I called to you, but you couldn't hear me. I started to cry, but then it hurt too bad. And then the 'birdies' came." "The 'birdies' ?" my wife asked puzzled. "Yes," he replied. "The 'birdies" made a whooshing sound and flew into the garage. They took care of me." "They did?" she asked. "Yes," he said. "One of the birdies came and got you. She came to tell you I got stuck under the door." A sweet and reverent feeling filled the room. The spirit was so strong and yet lighter than air. My wife realized that a three-year-old has no concept of death and spirits, so he was referring to the beings who came to help him from beyond the veil as 'birdies' because they were up in the air like a bird that flys. "What did the 'birdies' look like?" she asked. Brian answered, "They were so beautiful. They were dressed in white, all white. Some of them had on green and white, but some of them had on just white." My wife thought this was intriguing because Brian had no clue what the color green was. "Did they say anything?" "Yes," he answered. "They told me the baby would be all right." "The baby?" my wife asked, confused. And Brian answered, "Yes, the baby laying on the garage floor." He went on , "you came out and opened the garage door and ran to the baby. You told the baby to stay and not leave." My wife nearly collapsed upon hearing this. For she had indeed gone and knelt beside Brian's body, and seeing his crushed chest and unrecognizable features, and knowing he was already dead, she looked up around her and whispered, "Don't leave us, Brian, please stay if you can." As she listened to Brian telling her the words she had spoken, she realized that his spirit had left his body and was looking down from above on this little lifeless form. "Then what happened?" she asked. "We went on a trip," he said, "far , far away." He grew agitated trying to say things he didn't seem to have words for. My wife tried to calm and comfort him, and let him know it would be okay. He struggled with wanting to tell something that obviously was very important to him, but finding the words was so difficult. Finally, his eyes alighted on the picture of the Oakland temple that hangs in the room and he ran to it. "I went there!" he shouted. "There mommy, " he pointed to the temple." And I went to other ones like this. There are lots of them. They are everywhere, and I went to some of them with the 'birdies'. We flew so fast up in the air." To which my wife said, "That's one of the temples." "YES! YES! He shouted. " I went to the temples." "They're so pretty, mommy," he added. "and there are lots and lots of 'birdies' in the temple. Lots of them are in cages and they want to get out, but they can't by themselves. They need us to let them out of the cages. Mommy, I have to go to the temple and let them out. They are so sad and they need me to let them out. Mommy, you have to go there now and let them out. Daddy too. And everyone. We have to let them out of their cages." My wife was stunned. Into her mind the sweet spirit enveloped her more soundly, but with an urgency she had never before known. She thought of the spirit world, the spirit prison to those who have not had saving ordinances done, and she knew that such spirits were relying on us to do these ordinances for them. She thought of how Brian had said some of the 'birdies' told him he had to go with the ambulance, but they would be near him. He said it was so pretty there and so peaceful, and he didn't want to come back. And then the bright light came. He said the light was so bright and so warm, and he loved the bright light very much. Someone was in the bright light and put their arms around him and told him, "I love you, but you have to go back. You have to play baseball, tell everyone about the temples, and slay the alligators." Then the person in the bright light kissed him and waved bye-bye. Brian got in the ambulance with two of the 'birdies'. The ambulance doors closed after the people got in, and he said, "Then I saw my beautiful, beautiful 'birdies' waving bye-bye. Then whoosh, the big sound came and they went into the clouds." The story went on for over an hour. He taught us that the 'birdies' are always with us, but we don't see them because we look with our eyes, and we don't hear them because we listen with our ears. But, they are there, and you can only see them in here ( he put his hand over his heart). They whisper the things to help us do what's right because they love us so much. Brian continued, stating, "I have a plan. We all must live our plan and keep our promises. And the 'birdies' help us do that 'cause they love us so, so much." In the weeks that followed, he often came to us and told all, or parts of it again and again. Always the story remained the same. The details were never changed or out of order. A few times he added further bits of information that clarified the message he had already delivered. It never ceased to amaze us how he could tell such details and speak beyond his ability when he spoke of his 'birdies." Everywhere he went, he told total strangers that they had to go to the temple. Surprisingly, no one ever looked at him strangely when he did this. Rather, they always got a softened look on their face and smiled. Needless to say, we have not been the same ever since that day, and I pray that we never will be. My wife and I have gone to the temple repeatedly since then, and always Brian is waiting to hear how many 'birdies' we set free each time we go. Brothers and Sisters, of all the messages Brian could have brought back, he brought back this one---We must go to the temple and free the "birdies." I testify that the things I have shared with you today are true. They are of sacred worth. They are of eternal consequence to us all and to the spirits who await the work only we can do for them. May we all go to the temple and free the "birdies"---for this truly is the Lord's work and His glory, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. I leave you with this message in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

It's also here- http://www.jersey.net/~inkwell/testfree.htm -----Original Message----- From: AZDEE@aol.com <AZDEE@aol.com> To: GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com <GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 05, 1998 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-ROOTERS-L] Story of the Boy and the Birdies >Hi The story is Free the Birdies and I will dig it up unless someone already >has it on their puter. There is a web page about it too but will have to find >the URL. >Dianne > > >==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== >And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron,which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life;which waters are a representation of the love of God. 1 Nephi 11:25 > >listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com > > >

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At 08:15 PM 9/5/98 Nancy wrote: >At a Relief Society retreat today, someone shared the story of the little boy >and the birdies. Does anyone have a copy of this story or know where I might >get one? Nancy, You can get to it from the Latter-day Saints' Resources on the Internet at: http://www.erols.com/jdstone Under the category Conversion Stories ** Free the Birdies by Testify! --John -------------------------------------------------------------------- John D. Stone jdstone@erols.com http://www.erols/jdstone Visit the "Latter-day Saints' Resources on the Internet" -------------------------------------------------------------------- Faith is nurtured through knowledge of God. It comes from prayer and feasting upon the words of Christ through diligent study of the scriptures. Russell M. Nelson (May 1988 Ensign, page 34) ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Just wanted to thank you all so much for your quick assistance. The Ventura Ward Relief Society in Albuquerque, New Mexico will benefit from your generosity. Sincerely, Nancy Delphenich

In a message dated 98-09-05 20:40:26 EDT, you write: << There is a web page about it too but will have to find the URL. Dianne >> Hi mi hermanita Anita, Re: Free the Birdies- I went ahead and typed the whole story from my personal file (hard copy) and when I went to send it, I noticed that the someone else had send in the URL (LDS Resources) Dah, I should have waited. Oh well, the practice did me good. I cried all over again. It helped me to think about my assignment in R. S. tomorrow, where I will be giving my own personal spiritual experience to the sisters. Lula O'Brien