Friday, July 11, 2025
Sunset Your Anger
Mindful Grateful Prayer
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Direction
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Open Your Mouth
Eternally Splendid
Look
We Do Always Remember
Escape
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
At the End of Your Rope?
At the end of your rope
In a final plea for help...
There still, offering hope
Is Jesus,
You are not left to yourself!
Far Surpassing Our Understanding
Normalcy as a ravaging storm descends!
Monday, July 7, 2025
Spiritual Traction
Strength
Violence is not strength
And compassion is not weakness.
There's power in self-restraint.
Disarm opponents with meekness!
AI Overview
- Spirituality and Divine Guidance: Poems reflecting on faith, perseverance through life's challenges, and the presence of God in everyday life.
- Family, Love, and Relationships: Poems that celebrate family bonds, companionship, love, loss, and remembrance.
- Humor and Everyday Wisdom: Lighthearted poems offering witty and authentic perspectives on daily experiences.
- LDS themes: Several poems directly engage with LDS teachings and stories, like "He Entered Gethsemane," which draws inspiration from the Gethsemane narrative. Other poems like "Woven Generations" explore family history research and connections.
- Current events and reflections: Some posts offer reflections on current events, such as world news and local community activities.
Nothing Can Darken Hope
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Look for the Miracles
Impatient
Withering Without
Our faith can wither
Like a fragile paper,
If we don't gather
And ponder our Savior.
Our Spirit grows
In Sunday class.
A new thought shows...
Please, do not pass!
Nothing Can Stop What God Has Ordained
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Love and Power Like No Other
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Wavering Faith
Jesus Christ is the answer
For what troubles your heart
Your faith, at times, may waver
Bur, please do not depart
Prayer is the place to start
Elevate Faith
Showing your children you love them
Helps them feel secure and safe
Helping them feel, through you, God's love
Will elevate them in faith
Astonishment
The Second Coming Is Near, Are Your Kids Ready? | (2 Simple Steps for Latter-day Families!)
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Keep the Commandments
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Jesus the Master Teacher
Your Stand
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
A Sabbath Song
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
The Cause
Revisit the Holy Land- Maybe Soon Will Be a Time of Peace?
With sympathy and understanding
We wish to promote a place
For both the Jew and Palestinian
To enjoy a just and lasting peace
Each, being of Father Abraham
This land has been made holy
Ever it will be a prayerful land
For all of his children, wholly
Too, here Christians, oft land
June 07 2011
based on: A Latter-day Saint View of the Conflict in the Holy Land
By D. Kelly Ogden
June 07 2011
Meridian Magazine - A Latter-day Saint View of the Conflict in the Holy Land
In a Random Search


2. Vietnam 684
3. Argentina 122
4. Singapore 87
5. Ecuador 70
6. Mexico 69
7. Indonesia 26
8 Bangladesh 24
9. Russia 24
10. Colombia 21
11. South Africa 21
12. Paraguay 20
13. United States 13
14. Hong Kong 12
15. Ukraine 9
16. Uzbekistan 5
17. Tunisia 4
18. Chile 3
19. Uruguay 3
I am so obscure and unknown and yet, through random searches from far off places, out of thousands of poems- these two are being viewed in countries that, mostly, I probably will never see. I am thankful...
In a random search
In the beginning
With Adam and Eve
Was contradiction
That challenged belief
By transgressing
God's laws in their hearts
The first family
Must depart to start
Not knowing all things
We come unto truth
The spirit this brings
Conviction's proof
How do you explain
Your witness as proof?
To make sacred plain
Makes light of the truth
It is in the struggle
The challenge of faith
That we become humble
And receive God's strength
If "this man" had come with an honest heart,
Seeking to "know for himself"
Answers would have come,
The spirit would have helped.
Opposition only strengthens- a renewed faith to show
With the supposer ever searching and never coming to know...
It is not for man to "attack" churches and expose faults
but to seek what good they offer by the truths that are taught.
Based on Mormon Apostle Jeffery R. Holland interview on BBC
The Savior Wants to Forgive
You can shut out the Lord
But He is still there
Pray,
You can hear His Word
And feel His sweet care
Look how wonderful lds.org is. I googled this verse and it came up with cross references!
Mosiah 26: 30 Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me
Ezek. 33: 11 (11, 15-16) 11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Monday, June 23, 2025
Conducting Music
Don't finish a song
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Reflecting
Only so much
Are you sick or well?
It cannot touch
Look into the mirror,
When it's late at night.
You're pale. Not with fever.
Please, turn off the light!
A Loving Patient God
We'll See
You'll see mountains flee
I'll see mountains flee
Feb 5, 1994 · "Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will justify; and the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in
Motley Crew
Multifaceted Departure
Expanding Perspective
Drop Everything
Check-In
"Iran once sent more students to the US than any other country, with the number topping out at more than 50,000 just before the revolution." Now it is ranked 14th for student visas.
India 331,602
China 277,398
South Korea 43,149
Canada 28,998
Taiwan 23,157
Vietnam 22,066
Nigeria 20,029
Bangladesh 17,099
Brazil 16,877
Nepal 16,742
Iran 11,000
Friday, June 20, 2025
Get UP
Get going
Laugh. Love.
Live...glowing
I keep seeing pictures of school teachers on break lazing around with no energy to do anything and I can relate.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
The Lord is My Shepherd
Through His merciful good news I know I am safe
And share with others how I have been saved!
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Happy Father's Day Heavenly Father
Father Gives Me a Little Boost
Answer to a Nation's Slide into Chaos
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
The Burden That Won't Let
When we hold on to hurt feelings
When we forgive there is healing
That frees us up to forget
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Was It Something I Said?
Please. For you, I care.
I woke up thinking about my mom and how this feeling she got from a woman who suddenly avoided her. The only common factor was my then teenage daughter, as this was her friends mother. To be honest, my mom's deepening depression made her tender heart sensitive. She felt anxiety about going to church. She felt anxiety about not going to church. BUt, for the duration that she attended, she had a sweet testimony and many friends. Now I understand her deepening depression was dementia. She withdrew herself from others.
Monday, June 9, 2025
Doctrine Meaning
into a tidy box.
It is a gift for growth within
to ponder in each phase one walks.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Blessed
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Get Your Bearings
The Path Paved for Love
Torture and death, He knows!
Through all suffering, know this:
A Bridge Between the Strong and the Weak
Common ground makes for a level Bridge.
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Original Uniqueness
To see the uniqueness of kin.
That while our elders are aging,
They're still building character within.
God's own, born with ability
With a moral compass, as our star.
Develop your own goodness.
In His light you'll see and feel!
Word of Mouth
Quickly spred the news
A life had been restored
By Jesus Christ our Lord
From the dark tomb of death
He opened up his eyes
And took again life's breath
"Is Not This the Fast That I Have Chosen?"
Is not this the fast
The Need For A Path
It was related to what they knew to be true
For the journey is long and it takes all that you have
And the last thing you want is to lose a shoe!
The Light of Christ
In this darkened world.
It's within.
And, it comes from the Lord.
Conscience. Truth.
We both see and feel.
Joy's the proof.
The Light of Christ is real!
Light the fire
That lies within.
Reach up higher,
With faith, begin!
Find your voice.
You're of God. Shine!
Talent? Choice?
Seek light, divine.
There is a Light
Faith, The Next Step
Saturday, May 31, 2025
With Love
Transfer
Grow Gratitude
Thursday, May 29, 2025
God's Gift to Man! Joyful Toil
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Beyond
Friday, May 23, 2025
Would You Rather?
Where jobs exist jobs for all?
Or, a place where individuals can shine
And answer to their own call?
Thinking about employment and how that looks in various countries. Las Vegas has 8,000 or more homeless. What can be done???
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Educations' Higher Purpose
Monday, May 19, 2025
Get It Together
Make peace with our God.
Repent. Discover
What, with Him, you've got!
Get it together
And do so in haste!
Live for forever!
Where your place awaits!
Missionary Work
And more glorious call!
...To preach and to gather
So we give it our all!
Be Confident
God is listening!
Love's the evidence,
Warm and comforting.
Be confident
He is there!
He loved you first!
Give thanks, share
Share all your thoughts...
Your deams... your fears.
Seek to be taught
And feel His love near!
Friday, May 16, 2025
Fill the Void
And settle where they will.
They unravel
When I'm idle and still
Thoughts sometimes seem to have a mind of their own and it is important to continuously seek learning and things that are lovely and of good report to fill the void. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/articles-of-faith
...and be grateful!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
God Knows and Loves YOU
As His child, His own
You are part of the "why"
He sent us, His Son
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/welcome/god-loves-you?lang=eng
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Who You Are- Can Lead
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
The fight
With a narrative that sticks.
But, that is not who we are!
We are meant to travel far!
Pricks are little nudges from the Holy Ghost. The narrative is what negative things we tell ourselves and that limit us to follow through. I struggle with this.
Monday, May 5, 2025
1.65M Views Humble/Grateful
I love Thee! Thou revives my heart!
My soul, Thou fills with Light!
In praise, I say, "How great Thou art!"
I have been writing poems since my son left on a mission many years ago. I marvel at the randomness of the internet that these poems have reached so many countries with views now reaching 1.65 million! If there is one thing I would celebrate the most, t is writing Jesus, Son of Man, a Jew. I learned so much and poured my heart into it. It has 2.29K views. I know that there are better poets out there! I am just expressing my thoughts while pondering and as they come. Talking about the earth and wondering about the true scale of the map of the world, I found this video that puts everything into true proportions. It is really cool, especially watching the change of the top half of the northern hemisphere. https://x.com/neilrkaye/status/1050740679008296967
And just to keep me humble and remind me that poetry can bring someone to tears. Elder Whittle's poem, He's Been There Before, has more views than any of mine ever will. It is exactly what every missionary needs to help them get through their mission!
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Luke 15 | Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Lost Sheep | The Bible
They are not just a flock to collect.
The good shepherd calls after each one,
To nourish, inspire, and direct.
For those lost, His work is never done!
Friday, May 2, 2025
It is a Dream Come True! A commission on religious liberty
It is a dream come true,
When religions unite!
Faith in God revives us to
Become a nation of Light!
I used to attend The Nevada Interfaith Association (a fellowship dedicated to promoting collaboration, cooperation, and support that encourages sharing among faiths.) Each year, they pick a topic and hold a monthly meeting at a different church site. You get to know different religions and are not treated as an outsider. It is a beautiful opportunity to appreciate differences and to show acceptance.
Religion Communicators Gather in Utah
It is through service
That evidence is found:
In Him, we have purpose
And charity abounds
It is as we give
We open up ourselves
To Light, hope, and love
And even Heaven's help
When different faiths unite
This evidence expands:
Love puts differences aside
For the outreach of helping hands
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Prayer and Worry
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Virtue
www.churchofjesuschrist.org › study › generalLet Virtue Garnish Your Thoughts - The Church of Jesus Christ ...
As we allow virtue to garnish our thoughts unceasingly and we cultivate virtuous traits in our personal lives, our communities and institutions will be improved, our children and families will be strengthened, and faith and integrity will bless individual lives.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org › study › generalLet Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts Unceasingly - The Church of ...
“Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.
www.ldsliving.com › one-crucial-meaning-of-virtueOne Crucial Meaning of Virtue We Often Overlook (+ How ...
Mar 15, 2018 · "Letting virtue garnish your thoughts is a call to avoid self-deception. It’s an invitation to self-awareness, self-acceptance, and complete honesty."
3 Ways to Make Your Home a Place of Gospel Peace | Elder Quentin L. Cook
Let it frame your home.
With Light show love to all!
Find firm faith to hope... watch this video...Elder Quentin L. Cook shares 3 timeless gospel principles that helped him raise a faithful family during challenging times—and that can help you do the same.
1. Build Zion in your heart and home
2. Be an example of light and love
3. Focus on temple covenants and eternal priorities
Monday, April 28, 2025
Bridge
Between the strong and the weak
The unhinged?
All have need of Christ to seek!
I heard that maybe 8,000 homeless live among my neighbors in Las Vegas! Now we can something that gives them assistance- A golden ticket! Wouldn't it be great if the golden ticket brought them to the gospel? Some day... vegasstronger.org › the-golden-ticketThe Golden Ticket - Vegas Stronger https://vegasstronger.org/the-golden-ticket/ The campaign starts now and ends when we’ve helped every Las Vegan experiencing homelessness get the resources and help they deserve! Hand out to your friends and loved ones,
Sunday, April 27, 2025
He is Here
Bathed in glorious light
Dressed
With tunic and mantle
Legitimize Your Prayers
Saturday, April 26, 2025
A Woman of Christ
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Smile
Only YOU
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Come Back
You, alone, are enough!
Return, in faith. Look up!
These times are but to get more tough!
Jesus Christ's Final Hours | An Easter Study with President Jeffrey R. H...
Carrying Our Sorrows and Sins He carried more than just the cross.
He bore the bruisng weight of each soul!
All our sorrows and sins, at grave cost!
Plus, they reviled and mocked Him so!
Comfort and Concern Above Him a sign, The King of Kings
He did not speak to grieve His case
But, as He was placed between two thieves
He taught them of paradise, a place
Abandonment- The Truest Cause of Anguish Nailed for hours, reality increased
Feeling abandoned from His Father, He
Anguished, was God displeased?
And asked, "Why has Thou forsaken me?"
Forgiveness-Interceding for His Transgressors Ever trusting in our Fathert's plan
Out of obedicence and love
He asked forgiveness for each man
Before commiting His Spirit to God, above (He didn't just expire)
Paradise/ His torn body, with broken heart
Was carefully laid to rest
Yet, in Spirit, in Paradise, He set to start
The preaching of the gospel to the dead!
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Life is a Choice
The Lord can make it right
Give thanks! Rejoice!
In giving birth, delight!
In consequence,
The decisions are heavy
Free your conscience
Your blessings will be m😊any!
With a pregnancy unplanned
How the emotions run!
But, trusted friends understand!
And will help you and your precious one
https://youtu.be/UBZFlsj_9AE?si=LU2qGGOfPGEuuhag
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Turn Your Heart and Fill Your Soul
Keep Teaching
Get it Off Your Chest
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
I'm Here!
Seeking Wondrous Things
Monday, March 24, 2025
Peel Back the Layers
Saturday, March 22, 2025
S-L-I-P!
The Greatest Miracle Known
Indescribable was His call
To atone for mankind, alone.
This ultimate triumph of all
Is the greatest miracle known!
Irrefutably, He paid the debt.
Nothing can compare or compete!
Jesus' conquering of sin and death
Yes, was irreplicably complete!
Church News go to:
This week on social: First Presidency testifies of the ‘most glorious event in history’
President Nelson invited individuals to remember that, while the Atonement of Jesus Christ includes His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and His death on the cross at Calvary, it was at the Garden Tomb that His atoning work “was fully realized and His victory over sin and death became truly complete.”
He testified, “The Savior’s Resurrection was the ultimate triumph, the ultimate miracle, wrought of foreordination, indescribable agony and divine power from on high.”
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Do You? Have you?
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Bodies
Monday, February 24, 2025
If
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Slip Up
Friday, February 7, 2025
Believe
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Mirror into Your Past
Lose
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Investigate
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- Biblical significance: Michael is an archangel in the Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran. He is a protector against evil and is venerated as Saint Michael in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and other faiths.
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The Captain of the Soul- Invictus/ The Soul's Captain by Elder Orson F. Whitney
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
The Soul's Captain [The Answer]
by Elder Orson F. Whitney
of the Quorum of the Twelve
Art thou in truth? Then what of him
Who bought thee with his blood?
Who plunged into devouring seas
And snatched thee from the flood?
Who bore for all our fallen race
What none but him could bear.
The God who died that man might live,
And endless glory share?
Of what avail thy vaunted strength,
Apart from his vast might?
Pray that his Light may pierce the gloom,
That thou mayest see aright.
Men are as bubbles on the wave,
As leaves upon the tree.
Thou, captain of thy soul, forsooth
Who gave that place to thee?
Free will is thine — free agency
To wield for right or wrong;
But thou must answer unto him
To whom all souls belong.
Bend to the dust that head "unbowed,"
Small part of Life's great whole!
And see in him, and him alone,
The Captain of thy soul
He's Been There Before
The alarm bell rings at 6:30, I stumble to my feet
I grab my companions bedding and pull off his sheets
A groan fills the room, is it already time to arise?
It seems like just a second ago I was able to shut my eyes
The morning activities follow- study, prayer and such
When it's time to leave the apartment, you feel you haven't accomplished much
"We have a super day planned," My comp. says with a grin
I lowly utter a faithless breath, "Yeah, if anyone lets us in."
With the word of God and my faithful Schwinn, we ride off in the street prepared to
Face another day of humidity and heat
It's 9:30 in the evening, the day is almost through
My champion and I are riding home not accomplishing what we thought to do
We ride up to the mailbox, hoping to receive a lot
Only to look inside and hear my echo reverberate "air Box"
We go up to our apartment, the day is now complete
The only thing to show for our work is a case of blistery feet
It's past 10:30 p.m. My companion is fast asleep,
Silence engulfs me all about and I begin to weep
In the midst of sadness, I kneel down to pray
I need to talk to father, but I'm not sure what to say
"Oh, Father" I begin, "What happened to us today?
I thought we'd teach somebody, but everyone was away
My hands, my aching hands- worn, hurt and beat;
If our area was any smaller, we'd have knocked every street"
"Why on missions are the days so much alike?
The only difference about today was the flat tire on my bike
Will you send some cooler weather? The heat is killing me
I sweat so bad, it gets in my eyes, it's very hard to see"
"Why do I have to wear a helmet, isn't your protection enough?
People always laugh at me, and call me stupid stuff
Please send us investigators so I may give them what they lack
I want to give them Books of Mormon, the weight of them hurts my back"
"And what about my family: They don't have much to say
I'm sick of not hearing from home day after day after day
Oh Father, Why am I here am I just wasting time?
Sometimes I just want to go home, I'm sorry but that's on my mind"
"My companion, Heavenly Father, what are you giving me?
"The way he rides his bicycle, I don't think he can see
Now you have it, I can't go on, I don't know what to do
That, my Father in Heaven, is the prayer I have for you"
My prayer now finished, I stand up, then jump right into bed
I need my rest for tomorrow, we have another long day ahead
Sleep start to overtake me, I seem to drift away
Then it seems a vision takes me to another time in another day
I'm standing alone on the hill. The view is very nice
A man walks to wards me and says, "My name is Jesus Christ"
Tears of joy well up inside, I fall down to His feet
"Arise," He states, "Follow me to the shade. You and I need to speak"
My attention's towards my Savior, total and complete
He says, "Your mission is similar of what happened to me
I understand how you feel, I know what you're going through
In fact, it would be fair to say I've felt the same as you"
"I even know how you felt when no one listened to you
At times I felt not quite sure what else I could do
I know you don't like to ride a bicycle, for you a car would be sweet
Just remember the donkey I rode wasn't equipped with 21 speeds"
"I understand you don't like sweating, in fact it's something you hate
I remember when I sweat blood from ev’ry pore, oh the agony was great!
I see you don't like your companion- you'd rather have someone else-
I once had a companion named Judas who sold my life for wealth"
"It's hard to wear a helmet and have people make fun of you
I remember when they put thorns on my head and called me King of the Jews
So you feel burdened down by the weight of your pack
I recall how heavy the cross was when they slammed it on my back"
"Your hands hurt from tracting and knocking on doors all day
I guess when they pounded nails into mine, I ached in a similar way
It's hard not to hear from home when your family's not there to see
I lost communication on the cross and cried, "Father, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
"We have a lot in common, but there's a difference between us you see
I endured to the end and finished my mission, so follow and do like me"
He embraced me with His arms and His light filled me with His love
With tears in my eyes I watched as He went back to the Father above
I stood with awe and wonder when a beep rang in my head
I listened and heard the alarm, then realized I was in my bed
My companion let out a groan, "6:30 already, no way!"
I sat up and said, "Come on, I'll even carry your scriptures today!"
No matter what we go through, when we feel we can't take more
Just stop and think about Jesus Christ, He's been there before
By Elder Troy Whittle
Texas Houston Mission
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
I encourage you to read from the Book of Mormon and the standard works, and listen to modern day prophets, also, that your mind and heart might be touched.
Kelly Miller
153 Countries Visited! June 2015
No. | Country | Date of Last Visit | Percent & Number of Visits ![]() | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | June 15, 2015 | 82.86% | 25,281 | ||
2 | ![]() | June 14, 2015 | 2.61% | 795 | ||
3 | ![]() | June 13, 2015 | 2.42% | 737 | ||
4 | ![]() | June 13, 2015 | 1.81% | 551 | ||
5 | ![]() | June 14, 2015 | 1.35% | 412 | ||
6 | ![]() | June 14, 2015 | 0.99% | 303 | ||
7 | ![]() | June 14, 2015 | 0.79% | 241 | ||
8 | ![]() | June 14, 2015 | 0.58% | 176 | ||
9 | ![]() | May 15, 2015 | 0.49% | 151 | ||
10 | ![]() | June 3, 2015 | 0.40% | 121 | ||
11 | ![]() | June 8, 2015 | 0.34% | 105 | ||
12 | ![]() | Apr 20, 2015 | 0.26% | 80 | ||
13 | ![]() | June 3, 2015 | 0.21% | 64 | ||
14 | ![]() | June 5, 2015 | 0.14% | 44 | ||
15 | ![]() | Apr 17, 2015 | 0.14% | 42 | ||
16 | ![]() | Mar 21, 2015 | 0.13% | 41 | ||
17 | ![]() | Apr 28, 2015 | 0.13% | 41 | ||
18 | ![]() | June 8, 2015 | 0.13% | 39 | ||
19 | ![]() | May 28, 2015 | 0.12% | 38 | ||
20 | Europe | June 11, 2015 | 0.11% | 35 | ||
21 | ![]() | May 18, 2015 | 0.11% | 35 | ||
22 | ![]() | May 17, 2015 | 0.11% | 35 | ||
23 | ![]() | Apr 17, 2015 | 0.11% | 33 | ||
24 | ![]() | May 28, 2015 | 0.11% | 33 | ||
25 | ![]() | Apr 25, 2015 | 0.10% | 32 | ||
26 | ![]() | Apr 27, 2015 | 0.10% | 31 | ||
27 | ![]() | Feb 1, 2015 | 0.10% | 31 | ||
28 | - | May 10, 2015 | 0.10% | 31 | ||
29 | ![]() | Apr 5, 2015 | 0.10% | 30 | ||
30 | ![]() | May 19, 2015 | 0.10% | 29 | ||
31 | ![]() | June 1, 2015 | 0.09% | 28 | ||
32 | ![]() | June 14, 2015 | 0.09% | 28 | ||
33 | ![]() | May 18, 2015 | 0.09% | 26 | ||
34 | ![]() | May 8, 2015 | 0.09% | 26 | ||
35 | ![]() | May 5, 2015 | 0.08% | 24 | ||
36 | ![]() | May 10, 2015 | 0.08% | 23 | ||
37 | ![]() | May 1, 2015 | 0.07% | 20 | ||
38 | ![]() | Apr 4, 2015 | 0.07% | 20 | ||
39 | ![]() | Apr 18, 2015 | 0.07% | 20 | ||
40 | ![]() | May 29, 2015 | 0.07% | 20 | ||
41 | ![]() | Mar 23, 2015 | 0.06% | 19 | ||
42 | ![]() | Mar 25, 2015 | 0.06% | 19 | ||
43 | ![]() | Mar 28, 2015 | 0.06% | 18 | ||
44 | ![]() | May 17, 2015 | 0.06% | 18 | ||
45 | ![]() | Feb 27, 2015 | 0.06% | 17 | ||
46 | ![]() | May 8, 2015 | 0.06% | 17 | ||
47 | ![]() | May 30, 2015 | 0.05% | 16 | ||
48 | ![]() | Apr 12, 2015 | 0.05% | 16 | ||
49 | ![]() | Apr 6, 2015 | 0.05% | 15 | ||
50 | ![]() | Apr 10, 2015 | 0.05% | 14 | ||
51 | ![]() | Feb 23, 2015 | 0.05% | 14 | ||
52 | ![]() | Mar 10, 2015 | 0.05% | 14 | ||
53 | ![]() | Apr 8, 2015 | 0.04% | 13 | ||
54 | ![]() | Nov 24, 2014 | 0.04% | 13 | ||
55 | ![]() | June 1, 2015 | 0.04% | 13 | ||
56 | ![]() | Aug 18, 2014 | 0.04% | 12 | ||
57 | ![]() | Apr 13, 2015 | 0.04% | 12 | ||
58 | ![]() | Apr 6, 2015 | 0.04% | 12 | ||
59 | ![]() | Oct 29, 2014 | 0.04% | 12 | ||
60 | ![]() | Dec 9, 2014 | 0.04% | 11 | ||
61 | ![]() | Mar 12, 2015 | 0.04% | 11 | ||
62 | ![]() | Feb 16, 2015 | 0.03% | 10 | ||
63 | ![]() | Apr 28, 2015 | 0.03% | 10 | ||
64 | ![]() | Jan 19, 2015 | 0.03% | 9 | ||
65 | ![]() | Feb 5, 2015 | 0.03% | 9 | ||
66 | ![]() | Mar 30, 2015 | 0.03% | 9 | ||
67 | ![]() | Apr 4, 2015 | 0.03% | 9 | ||
68 | ![]() | May 8, 2015 | 0.03% | 9 | ||
69 | ![]() | Feb 4, 2015 | 0.03% | 8 | ||
70 | ![]() | Jan 9, 2015 | 0.03% | 8 | ||
71 | ![]() | Feb 27, 2015 | 0.03% | 8 | ||
72 | ![]() | Jan 24, 2015 | 0.03% | 8 | ||
73 | Asia/Pacific Region | June 9, 2015 | 0.03% | 8 | ||
74 | ![]() | Feb 6, 2015 | 0.02% | 7 | ||
75 | ![]() | Mar 21, 2015 | 0.02% | 7 | ||
76 | ![]() | Apr 10, 2015 | 0.02% | 7 | ||
77 | ![]() | June 2, 2015 | 0.02% | 7 | ||
78 | ![]() | Dec 16, 2014 | 0.02% | 7 | ||
79 | ![]() | Apr 7, 2015 | 0.02% | 6 | ||
80 | ![]() | Mar 3, 2015 | 0.02% | 6 | ||
81 | ![]() | Sept 28, 2014 | 0.02% | 6 | ||
82 | ![]() | Feb 25, 2015 | 0.02% | 6 | ||
83 | ![]() | June 6, 2015 | 0.02% | 6 | ||
84 | ![]() | May 7, 2015 | 0.02% | 6 | ||
85 | ![]() | Apr 23, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
86 | ![]() | Oct 30, 2014 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
87 | ![]() | June 3, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
88 | ![]() | Oct 27, 2014 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
89 | ![]() | June 23, 2014 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
90 | ![]() | Jan 19, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
91 | ![]() | Mar 23, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
92 | ![]() | Nov 23, 2014 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
93 | ![]() | Nov 11, 2014 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
94 | ![]() | Jan 16, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
95 | ![]() | Mar 10, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
96 | ![]() | Jan 15, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
97 | ![]() | May 8, 2015 | 0.02% | 5 | ||
98 | ![]() | Feb 27, 2015 | 0.01% | 4 | ||
99 | ![]() | Jan 23, 2015 | 0.01% | 4 | ||
100 | ![]() | Mar 22, 2015 | 0.01% | 4 | ||
101 | ![]() | Jan 20, 2015 | 0.01% | 4 | ||
102 | ![]() | Jan 13, 2015 | 0.01% | 4 | ||
103 | ![]() | Apr 29, 2014 | 0.01% | 4 | ||
104 | ![]() | Jan 14, 2015 | 0.01% | 4 | ||
105 | ![]() | Nov 29, 2014 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
106 | ![]() | Feb 11, 2014 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
107 | ![]() | July 23, 2014 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
108 | ![]() | Feb 19, 2015 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
109 | ![]() | Aug 1, 2014 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
110 | ![]() | Dec 20, 2014 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
111 | ![]() | June 8, 2015 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
112 | ![]() | May 14, 2014 | 0.01% | 3 | ||
113 | ![]() | Mar 3, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
114 | ![]() | Oct 22, 2014 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
115 | ![]() | Jan 12, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
116 | ![]() | June 20, 2014 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
117 | ![]() | May 19, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
118 | ![]() | June 23, 2014 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
119 | ![]() | Aug 4, 2014 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
120 | ![]() | Jan 28, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
121 | ![]() | Feb 20, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
122 | ![]() | May 12, 2014 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
123 | ![]() | Apr 29, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
124 | ![]() | Apr 26, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
125 | ![]() | Nov 1, 2013 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
126 | ![]() | June 30, 2013 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
127 | ![]() | July 18, 2014 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
128 | ![]() | Aug 17, 2014 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
129 | ![]() | Mar 12, 2013 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
130 | ![]() | Jan 8, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
131 | ![]() | Mar 20, 2015 | 0.01% | 2 | ||
132 | ![]() | May 27, 2013 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
133 | ![]() | July 27, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
134 | ![]() | Sept 16, 2013 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
135 | ![]() | July 18, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
136 | ![]() | Jan 12, 2013 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
137 | ![]() | Mar 14, 2015 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
138 | ![]() | Apr 22, 2013 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
139 | ![]() | Nov 19, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
140 | ![]() | Jan 9, 2015 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
141 | ![]() | May 29, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
142 | ![]() | Mar 10, 2013 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
143 | ![]() | Feb 1, 2015 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
144 | ![]() | Feb 21, 2013 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
145 | ![]() | June 20, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
146 | ![]() | Jan 9, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
147 | ![]() | Jan 3, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
148 | ![]() | Oct 9, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
149 | ![]() | Jan 27, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
150 | ![]() | June 16, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
151 | ![]() | Mar 30, 2013 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
152 | ![]() | Nov 30, 2014 | 0.00% | 1 | ||
153 | ![]() |