I wanted to let you know of a 5k in Salt Lake City, August 3. It is called Joseph's Miracle Run, and will take place at This is the Place Park. The background for this race comes from the life of Joseph Smith, who needed a surgery to save his leg that was infected after a bout with typhoid fever at age 7. Amputation was the common treatment at the time, but one Doctor Nathan Smith was willing to try a new surgery to save his leg. The surgery was successful and after a time Joseph recovered fully. The run is to honor the 200th anniversary of the surgery, and funds raised will go to a scholorship endowment at the medical school that Dr. Smith founded.
To read the Ensign article on Josephs leg surgery go to:
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/06/joseph-smiths-boyhood-surgery-mercy-during-a-desperate-s
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Entry to the race will get you entrance to the park for the day. And as something special, I saw a notice that Elder Ballard will hand out medals to anyone under 12. So if you are in the area and looking for a race to run, this sounds great. Have fun.
Here is the race website:
http://josephsmiraclerun.com/
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