Today, we are beginning to get days on the subject of mormonism. We are going to begin our story really at the end of the early chapter of mormons history in mormonisms history in the United States. We began on june 27, 1834. On that day, the Mormon Prophet joseph smith sat in jail in the town of carthage, illinois. This was just little bit east of this red dot in western illinois. It was near the mormon gathering place, headquarters of sorts nauvoo, in western illinois. Joseph smith was the president and prophet of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. His followers were commonly known as mormonites or mormons known after the churchs founding scripture, the the book of mormon. Smith was the mayor of the city of nauvoo and the Lieutenant General of the militia. He was in jail on the charge of inciting a riot. A group of mormon dissenters upset with his leadership of the church, had published the first issue of a newspaper criticizing his leadership. Smith had persuaded the ci
Provided by the following theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. Rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg. A provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Mandy patinkin is here, he is an emmy and Tony Awardwinning acker, he is one extraordinary acker, he stars in the showtime series homeland as you know. As you also know his character sol barenson a cia direct are and the show some say moral center, here is a look at his performance. Sol. His iconic roll in the Princess Bride has gained cult status. You killed my
Provided by the following theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. Rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg. A provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Mandy patinkin is here, he is an emmy and Tony Awardwinning acker, he is one extraordinary acker, he stars in the showtime series homeland as you know. As you also know his character sol barenson a cia direct are and the show some say moral center, here is a look at his performance. Sol. His iconic roll in the Princess Bride has gained cult status. You killed my
Theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. Rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg. A provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Mandy patinkin is here, he is an emmy and Tony Awardwinning acker, he is one extraordinary acker, he stars in the showtime series homeland as you know. As you also know his character sol barenson a cia direct are and the show some say moral center, here is a look at his performance. Sol. His iconic roll in the Princess Bride has gained cult status. You killed my father, prepare to die. He
Melody what a day. I want to send my congratulations to the usc class of 2015 and all of those who celebrate and champion those. Now i would like to ask the graduates to do something. I would like you to look past the rain and look up the sky. Now i would like you to imagine that you are in a light caps off a lightweight capsule. And it took you two hours to be 24 miles up. Insane, right . The only way you can get back to the earth is to jump. This actually happened in 2012 where a parachutist put himself in this exact situation. Felix bumgarner said if he looked out, he could see the curve of the earth as he contemplated his next move. If you watch the video, you will hear his ground crew tell him to disconnect the oxygen supply hoses attached to his suits. Felix does not move. Moments passed. Then you hear the command again, disconnect the oxygen. Why did felix hesitate . I think as most of you know, i would say that sitting 24 miles up is not that different from where you are sittin