In the beginning, there was motion. And that motion was God ( Read more... )

Fact 1: LDS Church doctrine states that all people will sin ( Read more... )

A friend of mine recently signed up for a high end matchmaking service. For several thousand dollars, you get regular meetings with a therapist, a relationship coach, a fashion/beauty coach, and a personal trainer. You also get high quality photographs taken, someone to review and edit your social media profiles, and feedback after each date from ( Read more... )

I think many people go on vacation because we want to temporarily experience a different life: a richer life (a cruise), a simpler life (a cabin), a more beautiful life (the beach), a more fun life (Disneyland ( Read more... )

I’m finding it mentally challenging to be a mom because I do not see the impact of what I do anymore ( Read more... )

Why do we still bother take classes when the internet exists? When we could basically learn anything we want by sitting down online and watching youtube videos, what is the value of taking formal college coursework? If we can't find a good answer to this question, then we can't justify the high cost of formal college education. This is ( Read more... )

I was driving by a garage sale today and I saw a cardboard sign that said "children's play fort, $4." Next to the sign was a collection of disparate, multi-colored parts--some fabric, some metal objects, and some unidentifiable hardware. I thought to myself, "no way is someone going to spend $4 to buy a collection of random parts." While the ( Read more... )

I was driving home tonight from Tucson. For once, the baby was actually asleep and I was able to just enjoy the drive without worrying about trying to distract her from her misery. It was dark and there was an incredible lightning storm off to the west. I wanted to see the lightning, so every time I saw the lightning out of the corner of my eye ( Read more... )

Judah and Tamar ( Read more... )

In church the other day, the Relief Society asked the group to identify the evils of the world that parents had to protect their children against. One woman offered up the idea of same-sex marriage as one of the evils. In similar, previous lessons, I've also heard sexual immorality offered us as one of the evils of the world. Alcohol and drugs ( Read more... )