You've been investigating the LDS Church, and you're flying high! The missionaries are awesome -- they've been helping around the house and sharing spiritual thoughts with you a couple of times a week -- and you love and admire them! You've read the Book of Mormon and felt the Spirit witness of the truthfulness of […]

This is part of an email I sent out with our ward calendar as a general conference report. I'm copying it here because of the social networking links. I'm going to take a bit of liberty and make a General Conference report here -- not on the talks -- but on how the Church is […]

No longer must we wait a month for the General Conference edition of The Ensign to come out to use the Conference messages. The Church's Official YouTube channel, Mormon Messages, has all the talks from General Conference available for your use live right now: http://www.youtube.com/user/MormonMessages You can use these in your lessons, embed them on […]

I was delighted to hear about the changes to the Duty to God program announced at the Priesthood session of General Conference this weekend. Here's the video at Mormon Messages: Materials should be delivered to units worldwide in June, and use should begin immediately. First, learn about a gospel principle, and strive to gain a […]

(Why I shouldn't bake....) With LDS General Conference fast approaching, I am facing my semi-annual dilemma: to Tivo or not to Tivo? It's rough to take out 4 hours during the day right at garden planting time to sit in front of the television for Conference. And to be totally honest, I haven't stayed awake […]

So today I did some reading of the stories of some former members of the LDS church. I'm always interested to know what drives people from the Church. Many of the things they question or doubt are things that puzzle me, too. It's always a little off-putting. I have served closely with human, imperfect leaders […]

My DD has a severe case of Daddy Worship. I've seldom seen a little girl so in love with her daddy, and this is coming her mother, who also has a case of Daddy Worship for her own pa. I don't know if her malady has ever been so obvious as it was last night: […]

Last week I downloaded the Kindle App for my iPhone and downloaded a couple of free classic books to read. I was trying to encourage my DS to expand his reading beyond these serial magic/dragon/elf/fantasy type books into some of the classics. I specifically wanted him to read Bob, Son of Battle, a "dog book" […]

Today I called Susan to ask her where she got the ribbons for a music festival because I was trying to get some custom ribbons made as awards for and upcoming ward activity. Somehow the conversation turned to various problems we were having. My temple recommend is only half-way signed. I went to the Bishop […]

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