Posted in Character, Becoming, Race on Apr 26th, 2008 Discussion »
Elder Wirthlin’s talk in General Conference hit me hard for multiple reasons, but one is not obvious to those who don’t know my family well.
My family is Wonder Bread in the bakery section of life. My wife, our six children and I are not just white; we have been called transparent. However, our […]
Posted in Character, Of Good Report on Apr 17th, 2008 Discussion »
Have you received the email directing you to the YouTube clip that claims Oprah is anti-Christ?
If so, you have been exposed to a digital put-down; an example of the newest form of internet bullying. This modern outlet for malice has sparked efforts to criminalize—or at the very least, censor—internet character assassination.
Posted in Humor, Character on Mar 26th, 2008 Discussion »
I’m coming clean Mom. Yes, I know. I’m a 39 year old, mature, adult woman. I’m married, have kids of my own and I’ve been out of the house for almost 18 years. But I need to do this. I must confess. The guilt has been weighing on me for decades and the truth is, […]
Posted in Character, Faith on Feb 22nd, 2008 Discussion »
I will be the last person on the earth to claim that my will is identical to the Lord’s. I am very often what I’d call a reluctant disciple. When God speaks through his prophets, I have sometimes been angry, annoyed, bugged, disappointed, argumentative, fill in the blank with the negative emotion of your choosing. […]
Posted in Character, Faith on Feb 20th, 2008 Discussion »
In Moses 5 of the Pearl of Great Price we read that after Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, “Adam and Eve, his wife, called upon the name of the Lord, and they heard the voice of the Lord from the way toward the Garden of Eden…
And he gave unto them […]
Posted in Character, Politics on Jan 27th, 2008 Discussion »
Bill Clinton, four years in the White House with nothing to do but entertain first ladies from around the globe.
When Mitt Romney articulated that idea in last week’s debate, I laughed. Then I got sick. It’s not just an ugly picture, it’s revolting.
Yea, I know, I know. Character doesn’t matter. Principles don’t matter. And private […]
Posted in The Learning Curve, Education, Character, Self-Improvement, Faith on Jan 13th, 2008 Discussion »
Years ago, my sister in law had a medical emergency. She was bleeding profusely, but she still had the presence of mind to tell her husband her blood type. She managed to say, “B positive.” Her husband, worried as he was,
Posted in Character, Ward, Homeward Bound on Dec 15th, 2007 Discussion »
Over the past six or seven years our (previous and current) Bishopric has developed and maintained a Ward Vision Statement. It includes the following:
“We are homeward bound. Our destination is the Celestial Kingdom. Our journey consists of learning how to live the Celestial Law here and now so that we will be able to […]
Posted in Circle of Sisters, Character on Sep 20th, 2007 Discussion »
Stephanie writes
I am writing to you because my testimony is just dangling by a thread. When I was younger (I’m nearly 39 now), it seemed that following God was a protection. If I needed him, he was there. If I had a problem, he helped. I went on a mission, got married in the temple, […]
Posted in Character, Ward on Sep 13th, 2007 Discussion »
Last week I was talking to Greg at church. He and Bill would sit in the back of the library between classes and heckle everyone who came in for chalk while their wives did the work, rolled their eyes, and giggled at their husband’s antics. I’d go even if I didn’t need any chalk, just […]
