Putting Social Media in its Place…

I’m telling you right now, I love Twitter. I like having my news sources all combined into one streamlined place. I like funny people. I like simplicity and minimalism. Twitter gives me all of that. I also like Pinterest. I like pictures. I like keeping track of things. I like curating good ideas. Again, I

How Do the Apostles Really Feel About Digital Scriptures?

First of all, I’m not privy to the meetings the members of the Quorum of the Twelve attend, and the minutes aren’t published. So I don’t know what they talk about amongst themselves. Over the last few years I’ve heard all kinds of opinions from members of the church regarding the proliferation of digital devices

Church Can Be So Offensive! (well, kind of…)

Well, two days ago, all over the world, there were roughly 29,000 individual wards and branches that held LDS church services. I know that not all 15,000,000 members attended, but a lot did. There was a lot of handshaking, hugging, backslapping, singing, joking, scripture studying, etc. And along with that, there was one other thing

A Miracle, a Tender Mercy, or Just a Bird?

As many know, I love researching our family history. I won’t bore you with the details, but I do want to analyze a short, short story from my great-great-great-grandmother’s trip across the plains as a pioneer. Don’t worry; it’s only one paragraph long: “Soon after leaving Florence, Sarah’s husband William James became ill and had

The Scientific Method and Heavenly Revelation…

I noticed and read a story yesterday morning regarding the recent discovery of a skull that dates back about 1.8 million years. It is a pretty interesting find, and more than that, it may change the view we have of Homo-erectus and related “cousins”. I love reading about scientific successes, and this is a good

Of Course God Answers Our Prayers…(aka, “An Insight from Elder David A. Bednar”)

Sometimes I think we miss answers to prayers because we look for the wrong answers. We expect to have God answer our prayers in the way we asked, in faith, and that may be the problem. Well, that may sometimes be the problem. God often answers our prayers by granting the blessings we’ve asked for.

Elder Bednar, Miracles, and “Subtle but Significant” Blessings…

This October’s conferences addresses were online a lot quicker than in the past (it seems). Of course, the video of each address was up almost as soon as each session was over, but we usually have to wait until Wednesday or Thursday to have the text. This time, we only waited until Tuesday evening. At