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The Secret Life of Earl Johnson III

Posted by Eric Nielson on September 28th, 2008

[Earl is sitting in the middle of a couch with a full time missionary on either side. A distinguished looking man named Philip Silver sits in a comfortable chair across the room. An elegant coffee table separates them.]
“Do you have any questions Mr. Silver?”, asked Elder Gorda.
“Well, there has always been a question I have [...]

BYU Football and Missionary Work

Posted by david on September 28th, 2008

Coach Bronco Mendenhall was on the Jim Rome Show, a national sports radio show, earlier this month.  His interview showed how great a tool BYU football is for missionary work and it reflects Bronco’s awareness of his responsibilities as the head coach of BYU’s football team.  During the interview, Bronco said, “Football here is such [...]

Certainty

Posted by Yam on September 23rd, 2008

So, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we know that we know things.  Not how we prove them, but how we internalize that knowledge, how we accept that something’s correct.
It seems to me that certainty is an emotion, that we “feel” certain about something the same way we might feel anger, or joy, or [...]

The Secret Life of Earl Johnson II

Posted by Eric Nielson on September 15th, 2008

“You have no business helping the Millers move at your age. You will probably just hurt your back, and get in the way.” Earl’s wife instructed.
“No I won’t”, Earl protested, “and I want to help them.”
“I am sure they have plenty of help, Earl.”
“But you don’t know that!”
“I will call Sister Miller right now, and [...]

The Secret Life of Earl Johnson I

Posted by Eric Nielson on September 7th, 2008

Sister Womack walked to the front of the chapel. Earl Johnson knew what was coming. Her talk would include a few old stories from her life that were unremarkable and only loosely related to the topic. It didn’t take very long to confirm that his prediction was true. Earl leaned back in the pew and [...]

Adoption, the Better Option

Posted by david on September 7th, 2008

The recent selection of Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee and the subsequent revelation that her daughter, Bristol, is pregnant shows how deceptive Satan is and how he is trying to destroy the traditional family.  Following the principles of Good, Better, and Best taught by Elder Dallin H. Oaks, I would argue [...]

Family History, You Can Do-oo It!

Posted by Michelle on September 6th, 2008

Sing this to the tune of “Family History, I am Doing It” –
Family history, you can do-oo it,
Your family history.
Cuz Ardis, on her blog, Keepapitchinin, has made it
Easy as can be!
She’s giving lessons there, teaching basic tips,
Read lesson one, two, and three.
She’s an expert and she’ll help you
Start your family history!
Seriously, getting this kind of [...]