“The Anderson’s are sure a nice couple”, said Earl’s wife.
“Yes they are”, replied Earl.
“They moved here from California, you know”, she added.
“What part?”, asked Earl.
“San Francisco, I think. I wonder why they don’t have any children?”
“Maybe they can’t.”, Earl suggested.
“Or maybe they don’t want children yet.”, she offered.
“It’s really none of our business.”, Earl concluded. […]
[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 […]
“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 […]
As a trying-to-recover perfectionist, I will admit that it’s always been difficult for me to process the ideal when I know that my reality is often so far from the ideal. I have spent a good portion of my life feeling like I am never enough. I have been known to have General Conferences end, […]
I am a sports fan, and one of the teams that I root for is the Utah Jazz. I have never lived in Utah, so I do not pull for them because they are my home team. I follow them because I am a Mormon.
While sitting in sacrament meeting today during which the sacrament was blessed and passed in its normally flawless fashion, I got to thinking about those times in my life when the sacrament portion of the meeting didn’t go as planned or was memorable for other reasons. From a cultural perspective, I thought it would […]
The Deseret News and Mormon Times recently invited readers to name their favorite LDS fiction writer. I suspect the editors were a little overwhelmed with the response. They received 324 submissions with a total of 166 authors. The top three named authors were Orson Scott Card, Elder Gerald Lund, and Stephenie Meyer.
Favorite LDS fiction author […]
With my limited experience and training in project management, I have been able to learn a few things about conflict resolution. This has been a significant benefit in helping me understand myself and others when it comes to conflict. One helpful source for sorting this out is the Thomas-Kilman survey which is a nice and […]
My wife recieved this e-mail today, and asked that I put it out there in support of Julie Beck. Here it is.
Tonight when President Hinckley said, “It’s Christmastime. What can I do to lighten your burden?” I thought of Sister Julie Beck, General President of the Relief Society. I think her responsibilities as General President […]
How far would Brigham Young have to go to cause you to have a crisis of faith or weaken your testimony?
