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his past summer I had the privilege of going on a trip to Washington D.C. with my leadership class. One of the stops we made was to the North American Division (NAD) office. We were given a tour through the building and finally came to the NAD president, Dan Jackson’s, office. He was there, so we stopped and talked with him for a bit. I have a weird habit where I constantly have to be playing with something while having a conversation, so I picked up this rock, plaquelike object he had on his desk. I said “Wow, this thing looks so cool.” He responds, “It does, doesn’t it—but you don’t know
what coprolite is, do you?” I replied that I didn’t as he started laughing, “Well, it’s poop!” Grossed out, I made a face and gingerly set the “plaque” back down on his desk. The wood it rested on had words engraved stating: “Coprolite: When chairing an important committee, at times an issue can start out messy and unsettling. But, with patience, over time, the result can become precious.” Coprolite is fossilized dung that, due to Noah’s flood and over an extensive period of time, has become beautiful. These rare rocks are multi-colored and sell for quite a bit of money. Continued on page 2.