Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision
There was no way I was going to raise my hand and reveal to the entire class that I am the dumb one in the room.
On Brigham Young and Violence (2)
Like most Latter-day Saints, I pay close attention to statements from modern-day apostles and prophets of the Church. There seemed to me to be a strong historical sentiment of Church leaders against total warfare in general, especially the use of nuclear weapons.
On Brigham Young and Violence (1)
Brother Brigham reports a dream during that flight from Nauvoo that gives his true feeling about violence.
Don't Quit The Piano
To those that have taken the time to learn and carry with them years of practicing piano... it almost feels like a superpower. A gift you've been given. A gift that keeps on giving. The musical version of teaching a man to fish.
Breathtaking Audacity
Orson F. Whitney wrote in 1888, "Small things are the seeds of great things, and, like the acorn that brings forth the oak, or the snowflake that forms the avalanche, God’s kingdom will grow."
My First General Conference
I had an unusual experience at my first-ever general conference — an experience which became one of the most important life-lessons I've ever had.
Money and Prices in the Book of Mormon
The frontier yokel Joe Smith, if he really done made the whole Book of Mormon thang up, done created a surprisingly sophisticated system of currency pretty much on the fly.
Understanding How the Scriptures Came to Be
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling recently made a false claim about the Book of Mormon plates in a tweet. Perhaps someone should send her a link to the Insights videos.
“A continuous melody and a thunderous appeal”
"The sound of the voice of the Lord is a continuous melody and a thunderous appeal." — Spencer W. Kimball
The Prophet Joseph F. Smith
"My darling daughter Edith, wrote Joseph F. Smith, "You asked me if I had ever received a Revelation since I have been the President of the Church."
If I were placed on a cannibal island
“If I were placed on a cannibal island and given a task of civilizing its people,” said Brigham Young, “I should straightway build a theatre.”
A River Ran Over Her (Conclusion)
As the title of this blog post is intended to suggest, the material below is a sequel to an earlier entry that I published here as “A River Ran Over Her.”