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Pole vault perfection
This past spring I attempted to launch myself over a bar with a bendy stick. I learned how to pole vault.
Pole vaulting was an amazing and challenging new experience for me, and what I’d heard about injuries didn’t stop me from trying out for the high school team.
About the author
Ali Marsh is a tenth grade gymnast and pole vaulter. She loves reading and wants to study nanotechnology in college.

September 8, 2014 issue
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Letters
Marie Jureit-Beamish, Eileen Stoecklin, Candace Gibson, Anna Willis, Greetings
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The scientific certainty of healing
James Spencer
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Spiritual ascendency alone heals
Lynn Jackson
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Real preventive care
Kevin Graunke
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How much do you know of Christian Science?
Allison W. Phinney
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"Feed my lambs."
Photograph by Carolyn McGown
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Beholding the glories of substance
Kathleen Collins
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Spiritual learning
Steve Okwor
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Pole vault perfection
Ali Marsh
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Healing in the mountains
Katelyn Wigmore
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Healed of a chemical burn
Barbara Carlson with contributions from Rod Carlson
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Ankle injury healed
T. Michael Fish
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Healing: drawing closer to God
David C. Kennedy