Category Archives: LDS Society
30 LDS missionaries deported from Guyana [updated]
UPDATED [09/03/09 -- 2150 MDT] There are now indications that the expulsion of LDS missionaries from Guyana may have been due to political and/or religious reasons, rather than visa problems as originally reported: GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Authorities in Guyana grew … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Hymns, LDS Society, Main, Missionary work
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Another LDS-related “affinity fraud” case
I’ve posted a few times before (here and here) about “affinity fraud” cases involving Latter-day Saints, that is, financial fraud cases that in part prey upon Mormons via their religion, much as Bernie Madoff’s frauds preyed heavily upon Jews and … Continue reading
Posted in Cautionary tale, Economy, LDS Society, Main
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Dealing with your spouse’s midlife crisis
I just ran across an outstanding article over at the New York Times written by a woman whose husband wanted to leave her: Sure, you have your marital issues, but on the whole you feel so self-satisfied about how things … Continue reading
Posted in Family, LDS Society, Main
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Poor fasting: a different approach to eating
One of the reasons my blogging here (and elsewhere) has been so light for some time is that I spent almost all of May and June out in California, living out of a hotel, working on a case where I … Continue reading
Posted in Food, LDS Society, Main, Personal
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Did you know that LDS women “flock”, “swarm”, and “buzz”?
This morning’s Salt Lake Tribune has the following story headline and opening sentence: LDS women flock to upcoming BYU Women’s Conference More than 20,000 Mormon women will swarm the campus of Brigham Young University next week, buzzing about mothering, marriage, … Continue reading
Mixing politics and religion, the wrong way
Even though my disaffection with the Democratic Party began 30 years ago (under Jimmy Carter), I remained a registered Democrat until last fall, when I switched my affiliation to Republican. However, articles such as this give me pause to reconsider: … Continue reading
Posted in Cautionary tale, LDS Society, Main, Politics
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A sticky wicket: the Church and illegal immigration
From the Salt Lake Tribune comes this, well, awkward article for the Church: The arrest of an undocumented immigrant returning last week from his LDS mission has sparked discussion at the highest levels of the church about how to limit … Continue reading
Posted in Church administration, Current events, LDS Society, Legal, Main, Missionary work
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The effectiveness of the Mormon Network
Here in the Denver area, we are in the middle of what may turn out to be the heaviest snow storm of the entire winter. We’ve got drifts 2-3′ deep on our back deck, and our driveway (which is about … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main, Preparedness
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Yet another cautionary tale from other churches
In the LDS Church, we sometimes chafe at the strict control that Church HQ imposes on what individual wards can do or buy. Among other things, this often leads to a slow adoption of technology; less than 10 years ago, … Continue reading
I’m in trouble now
My sweet wife Sandra has figured out how to post videos on YouTube. Here’s her first effort. She works part-time at Curves (a women-only fitness center), and her employer was closing down one Curves center and moving all the equipment … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humor, LDS Society, Main, Missionary work, Video
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