Two Deeply Profound Quotes by Sister Chieko Okazaki on the Atonement and Diversity in the Church Sister Okazaki passed away two years ago today. She was one of my favorite speakers of all time. The following two quotes are great exampl...

Should Mormons Marry Non-Mormons? In any relationship or organization, all differences compound difficulties. One of the hardest parts of community ( "unity of more than...

More Thoughts on Repentance Further thoughts on "A Fresh View" of Repentance : (Please read the original post if you don't remember the basic foundationa...

Charity Vaunteth Not Itself, Is Not Puffed Up My resolution for this month is to be less "vaunting" of myself and less "puffed up" - and contemplating this resolution...

Circles This is the first thing I posted when I created this blog. Now that a few people actually are reading this blog, I decided to repost it for...

My Father Passed Away This Morning: A Tribute Almost six years ago, I wrote a post as a tribute to my father. Today, almost exactly an hour after hearing of his passing, I am reposting ...

My Sunday School Lesson Recap: "Following the Counsel Given by Priesthood Leaders" Last Sunday, the lesson title was: " Why is it important to follow the counsel given by priesthood leaders ?" I wrote that...

On Forgiveness: Two Important Things Two thoughts on forgiveness this Easter weekend: 1) We only can forgive those who have hurt us. We have no right to claim we forgive an...

"Bearing False Witness" Is Not the Same Thing As "Lying" The commandment is to not bear false witness. It isn't to not lie, ever. There is an important difference between the two - and an imp...