Month: November 2015

IfI may depart from all things Mormon and address the other great issue of the moment..."The worldwide tributes to Paris are beautiful," an old friend wrote on Facebook. "The Empire State changed its colors to blue white and red.....people are able to change their Facebook profile pictures to the colors of the French flag...Saturday Night ... Read more

Yeah,me again. I left this blog untended for months on end, and now I can't shut up. Sorry about that.Members of my church are responding to this new policy change in a host of different ways, and several have thought it appropriate to post links to messages prepared by two of the most beloved leaders ... Read more

Iconfess that I haven't been particularly productive since last Thursday night. Even after the reassuring divine message I received while walking my dog, this new church policy has consumed my thoughts and overwhelmed my heart these past few days, to the point where I feel like I can neither talk or think of anything else.I ... Read more

I find that my most effective and productive prayers take place when I'm walking my dog.Granted, these prayers are highly unorthodox. They don't involve closing my eyes or using King James English. They're structured more like conversations, and, I confess, the conversations have gotten a bit heated at times. I am not yet righteous enough ... Read more

Ifind myself in the uncomfortable position of being out of step with my church, and it's tying me up in knots. As my Facebook friends already know - and I'm taking a short weekend-long sabbatical from Facebook in order to calm down - I am deeply troubled by the Church's new policy to withhold blessings ... Read more