by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 10, 2019 | Brigham Young University (BYU), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religions
I am a BYU alumnus and I went to BYU for my Master and my PhD, but I was already married and I was busy taking care of my family and going to school. The Honor Code was not hard to follow, but again, I was a little older and married. Early this week I heard for the...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 8, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family, Religions
Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.—First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles In 1995, leadership...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 7, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference
Elder Peter Johnson In the Saturday afternoon session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an African-American man was sustained as a General Authority Seventy. This is the first time than an African-American general authority...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 6, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference, Religions
General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Lord spoke to those through whom He restored the Church in the latter days. He said of them that they, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 4, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: Book Review The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is an excellent introduction to the lean startup concepts and movement. I have been involved in a few very small startups, nothing that ever made or will ever made the headlines, but I enjoyed...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 1, 2019 | Business Books, Leadership, TED Talks
Why certain leaders or companies are successful, and others are not? Because “people don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.”
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 30, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, is a fascinating book. It was first mentioned to me by a coworker and I decided to read it. After reading the Tipping Point, I then went ahead and read also two other Gladwell’s book, Blink...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 28, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books, TED Talks
Talk Like Ted by Carmine Gallo
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 26, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books
I always liked to read, but in the last couple of years I have been reading more books about leadership and management. One of the best I have been reading is the New York Times bestseller “Measure What Matters” by John Doerr. It is a very engaging book...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 24, 2019 | TED Talks
What an interesting idea! I just discovered this very interesting TEDx talk video where Leanne Delle, who is a writer and a registered nurse, explains the problem with “last day” mentality. In the beginning of her talk she refers to the famous Stanford commencement...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 23, 2019 | Travel
Puerto Morelos Mexico is a great place to enjoy your vacations in a beautiful, but relaxed and quiet place
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 22, 2019 | Family, Religions
A couple of days ago I found an article recently published by the online Meridian Magazine. It is a beautiful article that tells the story of a sister of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sister Sara Tonon, whose husband, Marco Massano, was murdered a...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 19, 2019 | Travel
Venice is a city like no other. It is nicknamed the “Floating City,” because is situated on 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 16, 2019 | Travel
Italy is a country that almost everybody wants to visit. But what is so special about Italy? Let me just list a few things. First of all, Italy is beautiful. There is art, history, beautiful sceneries, all blending together in place after place. Then there is the...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 13, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religions
Video. The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles. As special witnesses to the world of the divinity of Jesus Christ, the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shared their testimony of Christ...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 12, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religions, Temples
For the first time the official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints includes a picture of the meeting between a President of the Church, Russell M. Nelson, and a Pope. By now this is old news, but it was a historic event, whose effects will...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 11, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religions, Temples
Yesterday I wrote about the dedication of the Rome Italy Temple of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but is not enough. The city of Rome has a special meaning for me. Not only because I was born in Italy, but also because it is there, that at age 15, I had the first...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 10, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religions, Temples
I had been thinking about starting a blog for quite some time and there is nothing better to start than writing about a wonderful event that took place today, March 10, 2019, in Rome, Italy. President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of...