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The One Gift

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Young Living’s International Grand Convention is fast approaching! I have been on a grand and exciting adventure for the last 15 years doing research and the last two years filming to bring to you the most spectacular and most advanced science on essential oils the world has or will ever witness. Over the past year, the completion of the filming and my studies has taken me into seven different countries. I have traveled through the most wicked, unforgiving, and terrifying wilderness in the world: the Rub al Khali, which stretches over 250,000 square miles with temperatures reaching 131 degrees. The land is infested with deadly black Arabian scorpions, cobras, and flesh-eating camel spiders the size of a Frisbee. These enormous spiders can run up to 26 miles per hour! The wind blows up to 90 miles per hour, creating sandstorms that can bury an oasis or a caravan in less than an hour.

I have walked ancient paths where caravans carried resin from the precious frankincense tree that grows from the limestone rocks, cliffs, and mountain slopes. A scrubby, twisted, deformed tree that lives 10 months of the year without water, yet yields this rich life-giving resin that for 3,000 years commanded a price 5 to 10 times higher than gold. I traveled throughout Africa collecting resins from the many varieties of frankincense, including Kenya, and visited the neglected land of Somalia collecting the carteri and the frereana varieties. This is the only place frankincense grows, unlike stories of it growing in Oman that are not true.

You cannot miss this convention to see the documentary on the truth about frankincense! You’ll learn why it was such an expensive commodity that Nero, the emperor of Roman Empire, wanted to pave the streets with it. This is your opportunity to learn about the different species of frankincense and hear from Arabian experts, PhDs, medical doctors, etc., talk about the latest discoveries for the treatment of disease and how it can build your immune system and protect you. I will be sharing with you all of my experiences and discoveries.

This convention will be unlike any that have come before! For the first time, I will reveal the ancient secrets of the people and how they protected themselves from diseases. I will reveal the actual Frankincense Trail that was traversed by merchants and the caravaners centuries ago. From this information, I bring a gift that will change how we view the healing properties of frankincense and why it was cherished more than gold.

From my heart, I invite you personally to join me this June in Salt Lake City. Take those five days and immerse yourself with memories, friendship, and knowledge that will last a lifetime.

Essentially yours,

D. Gary Young

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Balsam Fir Experience

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

We have had so many wonderful letters and e-mails come in regarding distributors’ experiences at the Idaho Balsam Fir Harvest. I wanted to share Mazie Miles’ story and hope you can feel her passion and excitement as much as I did while reading her letter. I can’t wait to see old and new friends at next year’s harvest!

Essentially Yours,

D. Gary Young

How can one describe something that was so profound as my trip to St. Maries farm during the balsam fir harvesting? To be part of Gary Young’s creations is magical unto itself.

Some of my time was spent working long, laborious hours filling up huge tanks with chips, stomping them down, strapping on heavy lids, cleaning up over and over again, and helping to wash Gary’s new semi as well! The work was hard, but it gave me a perspective of all the love and hard work it takes to bring essential oils to the world. Though I was terribly sore for the first day with aches and pains where I never knew I had muscles, I used several different oils and voila, I never after that felt one ounce of muscle soreness for the remainder of the time and used the oils on my shoulders, knees, and lower back. Another testimony to me how wonderful these essential oils are!

The hospitality and care given was filled with love and the home-cooked food was oh so good! At the farm I enjoyed meeting new like-minded people and basking in the energies of knowledge that was so openly shared. Where else could one go to sit side-by-side with Mary and Gary and learn about dreams and accomplishing those dreams which create so much love and life all around the world?

I had the best life-changing moments of my life with two weeks of learning about the oils and being part of harvesting the oils. We are lucky and blessed to have Gary Young as a friend and mentor in our journey to improve our health and the richness of life.

My experience was wonderful!

Thank you Gary and Mary for the experience of a lifetime!

Your Humble Friend,

Mazie Miles

Get Ready for International Grand Convention!

Friday, April 9th, 2010

For me, there is nothing more exciting and rewarding than reuniting with members of the Young Living family and sharing unique experiences and our mutual passion for the life-changing benefits of essential oils. That is just one of the many reasons why I am so excited for the upcoming Grand Convention in June!

This year’s convention is going to be unlike any other. I have spent the past year traveling throughout the Middle East, gathering lost knowledge, and conducting groundbreaking research while retracing the historical Frankincense Trail. I have learned secrets of ancient civilizations and am even now preparing to reveal “One Gift” to you. I cannot wait to share my experiences!

In addition to the many surprises I have in store, when you come to convention you’ll benefit from four days of world-class education, product training, and will be among the first to experience Young Living’s newest products.

I hope all of you are gearing up for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Make sure to check here regularly for more updates and information and join me on Facebook as we countdown to convention and you could win free prizes. I want to hear from you!

Essentially Yours,

Gary Young

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Experience the Balsam Fir Harvest

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Take a moment to witness the hard work and care that goes into each and every bottle of Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ essential oil! A video of this year’s Balsam Fir Harvest is now available. This is your chance to experience the harvest process and creation of pure balsam fir essential oil.

Young Living Founder and President, Gary Young, is one of only a few people worldwide with experience distilling therapeutic-grade balsam fir oil—don’t miss this opportunity to see him in action. Watch the new video now.

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A Week in the Balsam Fir Forest Part 2

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Balsam Harvest Diary, part II

My good friend, Raymond LaVoie, joined me for a memorable and exciting time at this year’s Balsam Fir Harvest at the St. Maries, Idaho, farm. He was kind enough to let me share a portion of his journal regarding his experiences. I hope you enjoy reading about his unique experiences.

Essentially Yours,

Gary Young

Raymond’s Diary Entries:

07 Jan 10 – Thursday – The day started out with us leaving Bonners Ferry about 6:15 a.m. The temperature was about seven above. Gary had come back from St. Maries late the night before and brought two ladies who had been working in the distillery. They helped us that morning and went back to St. Maries with Gary after the trailers were loaded, about 11:30 a.m. The empty trailers arrived about 1:30 and were loaded and sent on their way.

08 Jan 10 – Friday – The day went much like the day before. Gary was with us in the morning and went to St. Maries again when the trailers were loaded. That evening, I went along in the truck to St. Maries so I could experience working in the distillery.

09 Jan 10 – Saturday – I started the day a little late, around 7:00 a.m., and paused for a break around 8:00 a.m.

The distillery was interesting; the chips are loaded into huge cookers and cooked for over two hours. The process draws the oil out of the chips with steam, which is fed into an apparatus (the condenser) that cools the steam and then into the separator where the oil is siphoned off as it floats to the top of the cool water. The cookers are filled with a tractor loader, and the cooked chips are removed like a “plug” as they are hydraulically lifted and moved to be dumped into a dump truck. The catch is that often some or a lot of the “plug” or straw crumbles away during the moving process from the cooker to the dump truck creating a lot of work in scooping and cleaning up the mess. After supper, Gary shared stories and talked about his Frankincense Trail experiences.

10 Jan 10 – Sunday – We left the farm at 8:30 a.m. for Spokane and the airport. My flights went on schedule and I arrived in Minneapolis at 8:20 p.m. I arrived home about 11:00 p.m.

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