Life’s finest moments acknowledge no past and require no future. They halt time in its thoughtless linearity and bend it into encircling, enveloping infinity. And do not think they are all happy, either; a moment’s meaning lies not only in its content but in its presence, in its immediate reality. If we […]
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of the Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they […]
“Therefore they were called after this holy order [of the high priesthood] and were sanctified, and their garments were washed white through the blood of the Lamb. Now they, after being sanctified by the Holy Ghost, having their garments made white, being pure and spotless before God, could not look upon sin save it […]
A couple of weeks ago I noticed in the scriptures something I had learned from a Hugh Nibley article a few years back: cognate accusatives. They are a literary element found in Hebrew, also making an extensive appearance in the Book of Mormon.
Definition
A Students’s Dictionary for Biblical and Theological Studies defines the cognate accusative […]
So, as desperately mo-geek of me as it may be, I was browsing around the Franklin Covey website today after buying my refill pages, and I came across this book. Now, I suppose that any moderately well-informed human being would immediately grasp who this guy was. Silly me, as I was reading the author’s bio, […]
A few months ago, I wrote about the importance of spiritual presence in Mormon life. My argument was that we will gain much more from ordinances and Christian living if we engage our whole selves therein. That is, if I immerse myself in any Mormon/Christian act–whether it be taking the sacrament or giving […]
(continued from the story I started telling in my head this morning)…After high school I spent a flippant summer alternating between duties as a camp counselor at a camp for under-privileged kids and as a lazy bum. Sometime in between these two extremely demanding callings, I managed to fill out an application to Utah Valley […]
Got Naiah?
He he he.
We do!
After a string of bad news (having Wade and Ryan leaving us) it is nice to have some good news. Things seemed a little bleak for a few days on the Jaredite vessels, but we seem to be making a comeback. First we bagged a cougar, and now we got Naiah.
You […]
Introducing contributor: Rob Osborn
From his personal blog:
“I am an active member of the LDS church and am married to my Beautiful wife Tawnya. We have one son who is 10 years old. I am always off on the deep end with my sometimes radical views on gospel doctrine.”
Off the deep end?! Radical Views?! On the […]
A recently returned missionary was speaking last week at a stake priesthood meeting. He closed his talk by encouraging the Young Men to serve a mission. He said, “Don’t think about it; just do it.”
He based this counsel on his own experience. Though he had grown up in the Church and attended seminary, he was […]
