One of my favorite television shows is Seinfeld. In one of the episodes Jerry is talking to his girlfriend of the week, and the conversation goes something like this:
GotW: Do you like dancing, Jerry?
Jerry: Not really.
GotW: Why not?
Jerry: Because dancing is so stupid.
Jerry pretty well sums up my feelings about dancing. I don’t like dancing […]
With President James E. Faust’s recent passing, I decided to review one of his prophetic talks to remember his counsel regarding these last days. In the April 2000 General Conference, the first held in the new Conference Center, President Faust gave a talk entitled “The Shield of Faith.” Because I’m more of a […]
On a recent vacation, I was able to attend the regular Sunday meetings of the Red Wing, Minnesota ward. I do not remember ever being so warmly, and enthusiastically welcomed to anything in my life. A few of the local members tried to convince me to relocate to Red Wing. It was a very nice […]
I keep hearing about people who say things like, “The church is so suffocating; there’s no freedom!” This seems silly to me… I think it implies a lack of understanding about freedom and about the church.
I think it’s good to start with a definition of freedom… (I’ve been reading about Socrates, does it show?) There’s probably a better […]
I recently got a newsletter with this headline on one of the articles. It caught my attention. Perhaps it will catch yours.
The article quotes from Elder Nelson’s most recent most recent Conference talk.
