As a family, we choose to do something that most people would consider quite strange. We perform baptisms for the dead. No, we’re not grave diggers, and we don’t drag dead people to a baptismal font or to a local lake. We may be weird… but we’re not that weird. To be fair, everyone has…
Category Archives: Faith
A while back, President Nelson asked the youth to perform a 7 day “social media fast.” Then he asked the relief society to do the same. And then in other settings, we’ve all be asked to take a break from social media. One of the things I love most about the members of the church…
Our society has seemingly created a dichotomy between faith and science where there are only winners and losers and no middle ground. You either have a brain and accept science or you only have a heart and believe in God. If you accept science you must not, or cannot, also accept God. If you believe…
There are thousands upon thousands of faithful church members who live in a constant state of unhappiness. They’ve done “all the right things” so to speak. They pay their tithing, are saying their prayers, and reading their scriptures. They’re keeping the commandments and showing up for all of their meetings. They go on missions, serve others,…
For some reason, if an LDS male member has any kind of scruff, a beard, or a goatee, they are likely going to have to endure some kind of ridiculous comment from at least a few members of their ward or stake. In case there was anyone who didn’t know… having a beard, or any…
What number is this? 2,000,000,000,000. 2 trillion. That is a huge number! If it only required one second for me to write each of the digits that comprised 2 trillion, I would need more than 63,000 years to complete the task. Take that Methuselah! I would kick him out of his coveted spot on the…
Sacrament talks over the years have somewhat become a source of frustration to myself and many others that I’ve talked to over the years. It’s no mystery that talks often go way off course, aren’t focused on the Savior, and cause missionaries worldwide to cringe at the thought. But yesterday, I was blessed to have the…
I just sat facing President Nelson during a Sacrament meeting today and what I experienced will change my life. Here’s how it happened: On Saturday, I was with a few of my friends and coworkers in the mountains when I received an email from our bishop that went out to all ward members: “It will be…
Since the beginning of the church, policies have been the primary source of apostasy and contention within the church. But those same policies have also in many cases protected the church and its members from unsuspecting problems. The leaders of the church, to the best of their ability, implement policies as a shield or a…
Right about now, there are people marching on Church Headquarters over the fact that bishops meet with and interview LDS youth regarding worthiness. I totally get their cause. I don’t necessarily understand starving myself in order to prove a point, but I get the purpose behind it. We want to protect our kids from predators….