These are short comments, thoughts, or experiences that may not fit as a full article, but is something I wanted to express anyway.
A post in the Facebook group Latter-day Saint Ministering caught my attention not only because of the tremendous discussion it generated, but because of the careful questions it posed. The member was asking some philosophical questions about the nature of [...]
I was the organist at a funeral I attended recently. As I sat there looking over the music I was to play next, I only half heard what the current speaker was saying. I don't know what he said, but [...]
When the new Sunday School manual for 2019 came out I took a look at the first lesson to get a feel for how the lessons were organized. The teacher's manual includes a video clip of the interview Christ had with the [...]
I have been steeped in a Facebook group called Latter-day Saint Ministering. My heart has been moved by the many stories of service, heartache, and kindness talked about in the group. Many of those who are most involved in ministering [...]
This article consists more of a series of "what ifs" and wonderments than of outright answers. I read someone's comments on Facebook that got me wondering. The gentleman stated that we Latter-day Saints, as modern-day Israelites, lacked the hellfire and [...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an interesting mixture of choices and obligations. Most Christian denominations are almost 100% about choice. You can come to church if you want or stay home if you want. What happens [...]
Increased temple attendance is a sign of the times. Not all the signs of the times are as obvious as events such as the sun turning to blood or a nuclear apocalypse, complete with an accompanying zombie invasion. [...]
Life is a pretty amazing thing, even without attaching any philosophies or religions to it. The mere fact that we are all alive, even if for only a short time, is miraculous beyond our ability to grasp its significance. But [...]
Something has been stewing in the back of my mind for many months. Something about the timing in mortality for the blessings of this last dispensation just didn't add up for me. It wasn't until just the last few days [...]
I came straight out of bed with the realization that what I had witnessed a few hours before on television was something I had seen elsewhere, but far more masterfully done. While watching a show about King Louis XIV, the [...]