Monthly Archives: October 2007
Coverage of the San Diego fires — LDS relief efforts
I run another blog (And Still I Persist) with a co-blogger, Bruce Henderson. I’m from San Diego, and BruceH has lived there for many years. So when the fires broke out a little over a week ago, BruceH started posting … Continue reading
Posted in Humanitarian, LDS Doctrine, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main
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What moms go through
I would have posted this video on my other blog, but right now that’s dedicated to covering the San Diego wildfires — and besides, any LDS mother could have said all these things verbatim. Anyway, here’s the embedded video: Enjoy. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, LDS Society, Main, Media
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The Trek resumed
Last April, I started a trek in honor of the Mormon handcart pioneers, with the goal of walking 1305 miles in six months. Health issues intervened in early June and forced me to halt the trek until things (most notably … Continue reading
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I’m trying to figure out…
…where this headline (Google News, 10/10/07, 6:14 pm MDT) came from: It doesn’t come from the article itself: And here’s his actual quote: Reid said people often question how he can be a Democrat and a Mormon, but called the … Continue reading
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Highly recommended: The Year of Living Biblically
Last week, I received (via Amazon) and read The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs. Jacobs, a self-described Jewish agnostic and an editor at Esquire, had previously written The Know-It-All (in which he described reading the Encyclopedia Britannica … Continue reading
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Succession in LDS Leadership (part II)
The 177th Semi-Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started, and it began with Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley presenting the general authorities and officers for sustaining. The two biggest changes: Elder Henry B. Eyring … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Organization, Main, Succession
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