Category: Weekly Observations
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Loss & Spiritual Development
Stephen Schwartz’s musical Children of Eden debuted on London’s West End on January 8, 1991. However, because of the negative effects the Persian Gulf War had on tourism, the show closed only three months later. Fortunately, the musical became popular in community and regional theatres worldwide due to its ability to accommodate a large or small cast,…
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Technical Debt & Temple Cruise-Ships
I’ve finally resumed my blog (a NY’s resolution…again :|). It will have three categories: (1) a daily entry for some notes on our Come Follow Me readings, (2) a weekly entry of these observations, and (3) a monthly entry of my actual blog, at least how I originally envisioned it, which will be brief essays…
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Genesis, Rebekah, and Lively Stones
Our missionary daughter, Genesis, told us about a remarkable service project her Chicago stake held last month. The stake president requested several thousand pounds of clothes from Deseret Industries which were delivered via semi-truck, unpacked, then spread out throughout the stake center for a one-day mass-community event to get access to much-needed clothing. A similar…
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Of Primary, Poetry, & The Praise of Nothing
Ellie and the other members of our primary presidency put on our ward’s primary presentation last Sunday. Rather than giving the children their lines, each child chose her own NT parable or miracle and wrote his own talk. It felt much more genuine. Ellie also disbursed 3×5 cards to the congregation with questions like, “What…
Holy Envy 