Playing Hookie
For those of you not living in Utah, we have a ton of snow right now. It's been coming down for over 18 hours now and the place is covered. This morning was particularly bad. Just look at the aftermath....
Category: Church
Where did all my Saturdays go?
Saturdays have become less of a relaxing day and more of a "work outside of the office" day. Between the demands of the recent campaign, maintenance on the house, and pitching in on service projects, it feels like it's been...
Utah Democrats, Please Ditch the Religious Bigots
"Honey catches more flies than vinegar." It's an old English proverb and like most proverbs, there's something to it. In the art of persuasion, you are more likely to bring someone to your point of view with civility, rationality, and...
The Boston Globe's Paranoia
I'm sure all of you have at some point either done or seen a connect the dots puzzle. You go in numeric order drawing lines between the dots until you have a picture of something. Imagine the chaos that would...
Travel Log, Sacramento CA: Day 2
The best laid plans almost went awry today. Repeatedly. Today’s plan was to make an 8:30AM session at the new Sacramento temple, meet Vanessa and The Other Shauna in Placerville for Z’pie, and then head over to the Swift’s reception...
Bankruptcy means you can't pay tithing?
A judge in New York ruled that charitable donations, including tithing, can be excluded from your bankruptcy settlement contrary to the 1998 Religous Liberty Act. He's claiming that the newly-passed bankruptcy laws allow him to do so. While he might...
So where do I find "Utah Mormons" anyway?
When you're LDS and live outside of Utah, you always hear about "Utah Mormons". Most of what you hear isn't very flattering either. Based on their descriptions, Utah Mormons are exclusionary gossiping backstabbers who wouldn't give you the time of...
Some inappropriateness I think my Bishop would approve of…
So on Sunday at the end of Sunday School, Jesse got up to leave (I get to stay because it's in the Relief Society room). The positioning of the chairs doesn't leave a whole lot of room so as he's...
Reaching out to those off the path.
I'm a pretty low-key guy when it comes to bringing up religious topics, and by low-key I mean I don't really do it. Sure, it'll pop up with close friends and family, but never really with acquaintances. Maybe that's the...
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