Latter-day Blog

My heart goes out to the sister missionaries who were attacked in Durban. Having served in South Africa I know how dangerous and scary it can be at times.
I was reading an article on DeseretNews.com this morning. I found the last paragraph interesting:
A Deseret Morning News analysis in January showed that LDS missionaries are [...]

I’ve recently lost about 20lbs. As I was getting dressed for a meeting last week, my wife said I looked like a little kid wearing his dad’s suit. So, for a combined Father’s Day/Anniversary gift, she wanted to get me a new suit.
I remember one time on a home teaching visit my companion was going [...]

The First Presidency issued a letter for saints in America to “express themselves on this urgent matter to their elected representatives in the Senate.”
I probably would have forgotten to do so, but thanks to a friend who fowarded me the contact information for the senators in my state, I followed through.
I would just like [...]

This is an interesting topic to find on Wikipedia. Apparently I’m living in the “Jello Belt”. It’s funny though because it does bring back memories of eating my grandma’s green jell-o with shredded carrots in it… very interesting combination. I exhort all to try it at least once.

Among conversations I have with people, this topic will occassionally come up. What calling in the church do you most aspire to? For me it is “Stake Sports Director!” Why? Well, I’ve always loved sports. Growing up in a small town there wasn’t much else to do. I played every sport available to me. Now [...]