I learned a big lesson the other day. It involved a bum, an Evangelical Christian, and a meal at Chick-fil-A. So there we were… my dad and I had cruised over to Chick-fil-A for a quick bite to eat for lunch. I had no idea I was going to receive one of the most severe…
Recently, there was a man who was absolutely posturized for being excommunicated. The thing is… it’s really none of my business. In some circles, people have ruthlessly trashed this man on speculation alone for the last four days. Consider the effect this might have on a person’s future, a person’s extended family, and especially a person’s…
Over and over again… Facebook message after Facebook message, email after email, I am sent stories from women who feel like there is no reason for them to go on in the church because their vision of eternity contains nothing but loneliness, heartache, and distrust. The childhood vision of a successful marriage and a happy…
Some people believe that Mormonism was orchestrated by a man. Others say it was orchestrated by God. My goal was to find out. I needed to find out if this orchestration was beyond the reach and scope of a man. I have always been the sort of person that likes to get to the bottom…
Just about a week ago, my dad and I wandered around the streets of Downtown Salt Lake looking for a Deseret Bookstore. We were strangers there. We had no clue where to go. We walked through City Creek Mall, tried to look at the map on the kiosk… and still, we were lost. Eventually, we made…
I noticed one of the craziest things from a blog post I published not too long ago. In that blog post, I mentioned that I felt like there was a “revolution of love” that was taking place inside of the church. My observation was that people in the church are starting to become more accepting…
Recently, I was wandering around in the hills near my house trying to get some exercise when I stumbled upon a sight that inspired me to think about my role a member of the restored church. It was a sight I had seen many times before because of the massive excavation and development that was taking…
I have this theory… that the key to winning the fight for “religious freedom” is found right within the Book of Mormon. Yeah, the book that millions of people around the world attempt to prove true and false on a regular basis. Regardless of whether or not you believe the book to be true, it…
Over the past few years, I have become fascinated by the concept of adoption. After my wife and I were married, we were blessed with two children very quickly. Taylor came first, just over ten months from the day we were married, and Trenton followed just fifteen months after Taylor was born. All of a…
For all that might be said about Mormon culture and any of its associated foibles and weaknesses, there is one thing that I will always love about “those Mormons.” The attribute of Mormon’s that I love so much is something that has gotten them, as a people, through some of the most troubling times any…
