The other day I had a conversation with a neighbor, at the conclusion of which I was greatly saddened.

In an effort to make my list of my favorite news sites more accessible, I have separated my introductory comments, to this post.

A pop-culture relic of 1997 is making a comeback, as they sometimes do. Updated and typos fixed 2/1/26.

Updated 2/8/2026

Revised and updated. Originally posted 10/12/2020. My understanding of the last days time period, (since the Spring of 1820), includes an increasingly significant influence of evil. No surprise there. This is not a subject deserving of much dwelling, but the evils that relentlessly bombard us, demand at least, some attention. 

Part 2 builds upon Part 1 which would be profitable to read first. Originally posted 11/01/2020. Success in mortality requires us to walk with Christ and defeat evil. Mortality is messy and "...the miscreants have mis-identified a lighthouse, they thought was a mythical rowboat. The degree to which modern society underestimates God is, by orders of magnitude, astounding." Enjoy! 

Revised and updated. Originally posted 11/01/2020 as a part of Part 2, which got a bit long. We continue with the final installment, Part 3. To walk with Christ is to walk with Liberty, and diminish the influence of evil among us.

So, what's the big deal about honor, anyway?

The Third Lecture on Faith asserts an important prerequisite principle we often miss but which is essential to the process of gaining faith. Updated and revised Jan 2026. Originally posted May 4, 2018. 

Many years ago, one of the primary lessons I taught the young men of the Boy Scouts was about rope leadership. What this has to do with clarinet lessons will become clear in a moment.

Baby and the Bathwater

The reference to this common phrase will become apparent soon. Bear with me. This year has been a whirlwind. Actually, the last several years have been a challenge but 2024 watched us sell our home in Mesa, AZ, and buy another home in Snowflake, AZ. Thankfully, we are done with urban nonsense and the acronyms, TMC (too many cars), and TMP (too many people). 

I feel to write a few thoughts about the recent general conference, appropriately held near Zion National Park, east of St. George, UT. The gathering was as close to an actual Zion community as could be had in our current society. Hearts were glad and hopeful.