After my freshman year at Brigham Young University I had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land with my parents on a travel study tour. We had two guides for the majority of the trip; one a ruddy and stout LDS Religious scholar of the Ancient Near ...
A Talk: Our Love for the Savior
This past February I had the opportunity to speak in our Sacrament Meeting about our love for the Savior. After being assigned the topic I immediately began to think about what approach I would take. With it being Valentine's month, I thought it ...
A Talk: Why We Sacrifice
One of the things that I love about my church is the opportunities given to lay members to speak in front of the congregation. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has no paid ministry, so each week after the Sacrament (similar ...
Come What May
Fall is finally in full splendor in our little corner of the earth, and it is simply breathtaking. I love that everywhere I turn there is some shimmer of crimson brilliance or glimmer of gold on black to force me to pause and admire and reflect. ...
Protect Them From Evil
Boys. I say this with all the love in my heart: They are awesome, they really are. But sometimes I just have to close my eyes and breathe deeply in and out for a few moments. And occasionally even this attempt at gaining composure and perspective ...
A Few Thoughts on Faith
I just can't take it anymore. I have got to say something. I have been passively standing back, reading and agonizing over article after article, feeling increasingly saddened and, to be perfectly frank, hurt by so much of what is being discussed ...
Easter and Our Giant Egg
I love Easter. I have such fond nostalgia associated with this holiday. Tulips and daffodils popping up throughout the neighborhood, the always surprising excitement of spotting a successfully flown kite at the park near our house, coming home ...
Lessons from Mr. Happy
Emery has just begun to discover the wonderful world of the Mr. Men books by English author Roger Hargreaves...and I could not be more pleased:). They might be my favorite series of children books ever. Each book teaches a simple message, but with ...
