Jordan. Rebecca had been the founding director of Save the Children in Jordan and had built on her pioneer heritage in developing a massive program to help the women and children of Jordan. The impressive efforts in economic and political programs by the Salties opened more doors for me to learn and serve. I became involved in leadership and economic development programs with business, government, and Bedouin Tribes in Jordan.

Subsequently, I accepted academic appointments teaching at BirZeit University in Palestine and at the University of Jordan. I spent two different semesters at each of these institutions learning from students and helping students develop management skills. I also was fortunate to teach a course in conflict management at the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy.

A moving example of being a goodneighbor was observed as we were living in Jordan, while Elder Gil E. Cook was the director of the Center for Cultural and Educational Affairs in Amman. He arranged with LDS Humanitarian Services for extensive shipments of wheelchairs, sewing machines, playground equipment, food, hygiene kits, school packets, and baby care packets to be distributed to needy areas of Jordan. When two large containers arrived with bulk supplies, it was necessary to break them down and repack them in small household boxes. While we were assembling the food and supplies at the home of a Royal family princess, a dignified woman who saw many members of the Amman Branch working on this project, asked my wife, “Why are you people doing this? What do you expect to get from