The Story of Us.
Over the years, I’ve found plenty of areas where I disagree with the libertarian view. Too much of what they propose is pure anarchy, stripping government down far beyond the minimum necessary to function. So it goes with most libertarian...
Today in church, we had a combined meeting with all of the adults and youth concerning the new temple being finished in Draper. This is going to be a truly massive undertaking with nearly 700 volunteers needed during each day...
Voters in three states had the chance to vote on amendments to their state's constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. Voters in all three states said "yes" to traditional marriage, Florida by a significant 62-38...
Separation of church and state is one of those concepts that is discussed frequently and understood infrequently. Despite ample evidence to the contrary, it has mutated to mean that any and all religious sentiment in the sphere of governance is...
I've been putting off writing anything about California's Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment to define marriage as one man and one woman. Not only have many other people on both sides, within and without the church, been sharing their...
I've had trouble with birthdays the last few years. Every year since I turned twenty-four, it's been harder and harder. The momentum I created of freaking out about birthdays got so bad that I've been referring to this birthday as...
When I left Las Vegas for a new life in Utah, I also left behind several friends. Just prior to moving, I'd had a falling out with one of them that bordered on epic. Since we both had mutual friends...
In our ward today, the sacrament bread was rye bread. As much as I personally like rye, who thought that was a good idea?
Shauna: "What's a 'family mission plan'?" Me: "I dunno. Having kids far enough apart that you can afford to pay for them?"
The Tribune posted a new article showing that Utahns have the highest rate of ‘serious psychological distress’ of any state, hot on the heels of similar news reported by ABC. It naturally kicked off the normal name-calling and general nastiness...
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