November 9, 2009
The Church’s General Conference (a meeting that is broadcast from Salt Lake City to all over the world) was in October. It is in October and April every year. Maybe you are thinking to yourselves “what, exactly, do the prophets and apostles have to say in our day?” Well, here is a snippet. Elder David [...]
September 3, 2009
Q. Why did Jesus die for our sins? What would have happened if he hadn’t? I was thinking about this question early this morning from 3:30 till 5:00 as my toddler was throwing a massive fit. For some reason, he had decided that sleeping in his crib for the rest of the night was not [...]
August 6, 2009
Q. What kind of humanitarian work has your church been involved in? Are there statistics or outstanding stories to share? Excellent question. Thank you for asking it! I can think of very few topics that better assert our “Christian-ness” than humanitarian aid. The Church has been involved in serving others, no matter their religion or [...]
July 9, 2009
The other day I was visiting a friend and she had the most beautiful peach tree in the backyard. It grew enormous, sweet peaches—I ate three of them after we had lunch. I asked her which nursery she had bought the tree from and she said that she actually grew it herself—from a peach pit! [...]
June 25, 2009
A short video about a father’s love and influence on his family.