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  • At church the talks were about keeping the Sabbath day holy, and I renewed my resolve to forego any personal agenda. This turned out to be be rather tormenting when Sunday afternoon rolled around, and I felt a burning desire …

    Sunday Masochism

    Posted on April 23, 2013 | No Comments
    At church the talks were about keeping the Sabbath day holy, and I renewed my resolve to forego any personal agenda. This turned out to be be rather tormenting when Sunday afternoon rolled around, and I felt a burning desire …

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  • As the United States Supreme Court has been taking on the case of California’s Proposition 8, there’s been no lack of opinions shared on social media, especially from my friends who are in favor of the stance now termed “marriage …

    Thoughts on Proposition 8

    Posted on March 31, 2013 | No Comments
    As the United States Supreme Court has been taking on the case of California’s Proposition 8, there’s been no lack of opinions shared on social media, especially from my friends who are in favor of the stance now termed “marriage …

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  • Goodness, I can’t believe how much time I’ve let slip by since my last post. I thought I was only a few days behind, not a week and a half. First, as resolution to my previous post about our mouse …

    The catching up on my life post as I turn 30

    Posted on March 3, 2013 | 1 Comment
    Goodness, I can’t believe how much time I’ve let slip by since my last post. I thought I was only a few days behind, not a week and a half. First, as resolution to my previous post about our mouse …

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  • Some thoughts shared in Stake Conference that I liked were: When we tell our children what to do and what not to do, we’re essentially telling them how to be like us. When we tell our children stories, we depict …

    Sunday thoughts

    Posted on February 10, 2013 | No Comments
    Some thoughts shared in Stake Conference that I liked were: When we tell our children what to do and what not to do, we’re essentially telling them how to be like us. When we tell our children stories, we depict …

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  • I love the Book of Ether. While I’ve often viewed it as a chore to get through, there’s nevertheless something profoundly spiritual about this section near the end of the Book of Mormon. I love the story of the Brother …

    Faith and Logic as taught in the Book of Ether

    Posted on February 2, 2013 | 4 Comments
    I love the Book of Ether. While I’ve often viewed it as a chore to get through, there’s nevertheless something profoundly spiritual about this section near the end of the Book of Mormon. I love the story of the Brother …

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  • After all Saul had done to persecute Christ and his people, Christ asked Ananias to go and heal Saul’s blindness. To Ananias’s surprise, Christ referred to Saul as “a chosen vessel”. Truly the Lord looks on the heart, knowing us …

    Saul and Ananias

    Posted on January 20, 2013 | No Comments
    After all Saul had done to persecute Christ and his people, Christ asked Ananias to go and heal Saul’s blindness. To Ananias’s surprise, Christ referred to Saul as “a chosen vessel”. Truly the Lord looks on the heart, knowing us …

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  • Tonight Teresa and I went to a benefit concert in SLC featuring a ton of Mormon artists: Alex Boye, Lex De Azevedo, Kurt Bester, Kenneth Cope, Peter Breinholt, Nancy Hanson, Michael Dowdle, The Piano Guys, and many others. Every performance …

    Mormons are cool

    Posted on January 10, 2013 | No Comments
    Tonight Teresa and I went to a benefit concert in SLC featuring a ton of Mormon artists: Alex Boye, Lex De Azevedo, Kurt Bester, Kenneth Cope, Peter Breinholt, Nancy Hanson, Michael Dowdle, The Piano Guys, and many others. Every performance …

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  • Is God God because he’s good, or is good good because of God? In other words, is God a subset of good or is good a subset of God? Jesus told us, ”There is none good but one, that is, God” (Mark 10:18). As opposed to saying …

    Goodness and Godness

    Posted on January 6, 2013 | No Comments
    Is God God because he’s good, or is good good because of God? In other words, is God a subset of good or is good a subset of God? Jesus told us, ”There is none good but one, that is, God” (Mark 10:18). As opposed to saying …

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  • “The greatest temporal and spiritual blessings which always flow from faithfulness and concerted effort, never attended individual exertion or enterprise. The history of all past ages abundantly attests this fact” (Joseph Smith). This quote reminds me of the futility of …

    Sunday thoughts

    Posted on December 30, 2012 | No Comments
    “The greatest temporal and spiritual blessings which always flow from faithfulness and concerted effort, never attended individual exertion or enterprise. The history of all past ages abundantly attests this fact” (Joseph Smith). This quote reminds me of the futility of …

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  • Another fun day at my sister’s house in Lubbock. We went to the local LDS ward, where I really hoped to hear some Texan accents. To my disappointment, nearly everyone seems to speak American Neutral. I don’t think there really …

    Where are you Texas? – 6th Anniversary

    Posted on December 23, 2012 | No Comments
    Another fun day at my sister’s house in Lubbock. We went to the local LDS ward, where I really hoped to hear some Texan accents. To my disappointment, nearly everyone seems to speak American Neutral. I don’t think there really …

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