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Call me curious. I’m a sucker for the story behind things, and if you are anything like me you have heard all sorts of stuff about the first Christmas, the day our Savior was born. Some of what you know is probably true, just as much is likely false. I’ll be sharing with you everything … Read more
My next planned blog post was going to address the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ but after an experimental post today on my Facebook page I decided I need to talk about something different. It’s not a new subject by any means, but it is an important one and one that saddens me on several levels: … Read more
Ah, General Conference. For those of you not of my faith, General Conference is a special set of church meetings that only occur twice a year. This began with Joseph Smith back in 1830, the same year the church was organized in this dispensation. It is held every April and October in Salt Lake City, … Read more
The idea for this article had its beginning in a talk given by Elder Neil L. Anderson, a modern-day Apostle, in April of this year. It made me think and I hope it will make you do the same. Anyway I found it interesting and this is my blog, so… Jesus once asked the Pharisees, … Read more
So I’ve recently finished reading James W. Loewen’s book “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.” This book is about the version of American history we are taught in high schools and the subsequent de-programming professors have to do when they get freshman history students in college. It’s written by … Read more