Split Your Personality
If I sit in the back of a classroom, I will tell jokes. I catch puns or purposely misunderstand the teacher just for kicks. I make goofy faces and dance to entertain children. I was so mortified by this clown inside of me that would pop out and embarrass me at the...
Stepping Stones
Sometimes I like to watch a video clip or read a blog to provide increased focus on what is true and right and important. There are many inspiring stories and good examples. I had an interesting experience this week. My wife and I took the chance to go visit my best...
What is the sting of death?
This article was previously posted on Mormonbasics.com In 1 Corinthians 15:55 it says, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” I have often wondered what was meant by the sting of death. It wasn’t until I learned more about the atonement that I...
Family Movie Night: White Christmas
Merry Christmas! The holiday season has officially arrived and at least for me that means a large helping of Christmas movies and TV specials. I will try to profile a few in this column but make sure to check out my blog for lots of holiday reviews. Last year I...
Keep Holidays Simple
Whether your reason for celebrating is spiritual, secular, or a combination of both, the holidays can be a stressful time. At this time of the year many of us feel compelled to add so many extra things to our already hectic lives, that if we aren’t careful we will...
Christmas, a Firm Foundation
Christmas is a time when people, regardless of their religious background, more readily put aside their differences, find commonality, and show acts of kindness and good will. Strangers helping strangers, families spending more time together, people making time for...
Be The Change
Last night a piece of my favorite nativity broke. It’s so easy to break things. It’s so much harder and slower to fix them. Looking at my nativity and thinking about San Bernardino and the other more than 30 murders by guns that happen every day in the United States,...
Consider the Life of Cherishing Others
During the season of thankfulness (November to December) our thoughts turn to what is important in our life. We think about what really makes us happy and if we are smart, we will realize what is really important while others will go on living without a look back on...
Create Your Existence
This existence is not about learning to accept reality; but rather remembering your power to create it. — Michael Cummings Years ago, I had a coworker who had a defeatist attitude. He had a lovely wife, a good job, and played in a band outside of work, but he was...
Awake, Christ Will Give Thee Light
It hit me like a jolt. The five wise virgins awoke from their sleep, got up, and started doing something. You know how the Holy Ghost uses a story you love and flips on light switches in your brain in an instant? I’ve watched the horrible plight of refugees. I’ve made...
The Struggle Is Real
“AGH!,” I yell. I am frustrated. I am impatient. I have some kind of magician’s expectation of immediate success. When I want something to get done, I want it done, and I drive against the obstacles with full force. It usually works….eventually. But in the...
Fatherly Advice
I was just a young man as I began attending college. Jeffrey Holland was president of Brigham Young University at the time. He and his wife Patricia spoke to us frequently, often in weekly devotionals. We enjoyed it very much. Their eloquent encouragements, advice,...
So Much to be Thankful For
We celebrated Thanksgiving this past week. Most families may have a tradition of saying what they are thankful for. My family doesn’t do that. The Patriarch of the home, which in this case is my father, will say a prayer. He’ll thank our Father in Heaven for our...
What I learned when I went from engaged to single in 6 days
Within less than a week I had gone from becoming engaged to becoming single. It seemed as though I had experienced every emotion possible within that short amount of time. I think there are times like these in each of our lives when things go differently than we would...
Family Movie Night: Peanuts vs Good Dinosaur
I thought I would try something different for family movie night. Being we’ve just had the Thanksgiving holiday I thought I would talk a little bit about two films in the theaters and give you some insight into both if they are worth checking out. I will say...
Are We One Of the Greedy Poor?
I cannot bring myself to accuse anyone else of sins for which I am or have been guilty. So, for the purposes of this article I will write about myself and accuse only myself. I hope that if you have need to repent for anything I talk about that you will liken this...
Choose To Create
It seems like social media these days is all consumed over the latest something—either ISIS, Syrian refugees, gay marriage, or the design on Starbucks coffee cups—to the point of obsessiveness. Television, radio, and Facebook are bombarded with heated opinions on...
The Role of Fats in Our Diets
The biochemistry of fat can be confusing, but it is essential to have at least a basic knowledge of different fats and how they affect our health so that we can break down the copious amounts of information applied by marketing companies and make informed choices for...
Preparing for the Future
As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), we are always encouraged to be prepared for the future. Throughout the last 100 years, priesthood leaders have been telling us that hard times are ahead of us and preparing ourselves for...
A Day In The Life…
We started the day with a new read aloud that’s filled with math and led to drawing turkeys and circles. There were circumferences, and diameters and pi. It was a good morning followed by chores and play and baby. In the early afternoon I announced we were going to...
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