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To get to the point. What worked: the look. This film is gorgeous, particularly on Blu-Ray! The villain: Mother Gothel is the most manipulative of any Disney or Pixar character, awesome. You WANT to see her go down and it’s satisfying when she does. The female empowerment stuff: Rapunzel is definitely the hero of this … Read more
This classic talk has been on my mind for a little while now, and I thought it would be great to share. It was given back in 1989, but to my mind it’s pretty immortal. It was given by Ezra Taft Benson, a previous prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day … Read more
I’ll cut to the end: this is just a fun movie to watch. I don’t love it because it’s a good movie (it’s really not), I don’t love it because of the hot chick (there’s a million of ’em), because it’s original (it’s not even close ) or because it’s a sci-fi (though it is … Read more
I’ve recently been impressed to write on this topic. The inspiration came from a recent talk given by Dallin H. Oaks; the bulk of my message today will come from him. If you’d like to see his talk feel free, it’s located here. The opinion stated on this page will be based on my own … Read more
The True Story of Christmas Part One fter this, Mary returned home to Nazareth. How long it was before Joseph learned she was with child we do not know, but when he did become aware of it he was overwhelmed with grief. Under the Jewish law a betrothal was almost as binding as marriage itself … Read more