http://www.bloggerofjared.com And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great waters in darkness. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:26:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/05/28/mormons-and-the-utah-jazz/ I'm finally getting to a post I have been wanting to write since General Conference. There were many thoughts running through my head as I decompressed from the wonderful messages that we received, many threads that I saw in the counsel. One of those threads was missionary work. http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/05/08/i-need-to-be-a-missionary-now-lets-help-each-other-do-it/ 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 ... http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/04/20/sacrament-memories/ I had not realized until I read the talk at lds.org that President Uchtdorf had entitled his talk 'Faith of Our Father' instead of 'Faith of our Fathers'. The singular form of the word is important and central to his intended message. http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/04/17/president-uchtdorf-and-the-faith-of-our-father-singular/ 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 ... http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/03/30/who-is-your-favorite-lds-author-of-fiction/ 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 ... http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/03/09/mormons-and-conflict/ "Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity." -“The Family: A Proclamation to the World” While we don't need to see scientific proof to know a gospel principle is true, such evidence is ... http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/02/17/reared-by-a-father-and-a-mother/ President Gordon B. Hinckley, the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died yesterday.  I would like to take a moment and remember some of his major accomplishments.  Please feel free to add to whatever I miss.  Public Relations:  I feel that more than any other leader in ... http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/01/28/thanks-president-hinckley/ I once read, and I do not remember where, that the Nephite coin system was the most efficient coin system possible. I think it might have been an old FARMS paper or something. I am a bit skeptical of such a claim, because proving something like that would be quite ... http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/01/22/those-efficient-nephite-coins/ Caution: This post speaks of generalities, and does not represent the whole of groups. It is based on observed trends and noticed statements of opinion. It has been stated by some that Mormons are the Republican version of Blacks for Democrats. Both vote in the party with wide margins and no ... http://www.bloggerofjared.com/2008/01/21/a-loss-for-romney-a-loss-for-republicans/