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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Ten Hours of Church? Ten Hours of Church!
If you know any Mormons, don’t count on seeing them at all this weekend. No, we are not such ravenous fans of the Final Four that we can’t even think of doing anything else the entire weekend, although some of … Continue reading
Modern Moses
My friend’s comment helped remind me that next weekend I will hear modern-day scripture, as relevant to me today as Isaiah’s prophecies were to the Jews and Paul’s epistles were to the early Christians.
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Mormonism in the media
I’m not usually one to air my dirty laundry in public, but I have a confession: I have probably one of the world’s worst media filters. I will watch any TV show at least once. I prided myself that through … Continue reading
Missionary Work and Doubts
I actually did not serve a mission for the church. Young men are expected to go while young women have the choice to go or not. I did not feel like it was the right thing for me. However, all … Continue reading
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Mission! What is it good for?
I think my mission president (the man who was in charge of me and 120 other missionaries in central Italy) summed it up the best during my final interview with him before going home. He told me that we go on full-time missions thinking that our service is all about the people we are trying to help, but in the end it’s really about us becoming better servants of God as we are refined by constant trials and presented with myriad “growth opportunities.” Continue reading
Japan on My Mind
Like many of you, I’ve been watching the news about Japan with a mixture of shock and sorrow. It is a little weird to me that I am going to work, doing my daily routine, and spending time with friends … Continue reading
