Hibernating Through The Storm

The weather service says we have about 9″ of snow so far, but a lot of it melted as it fell yesterday afternoon.  There is definitely a good blanket of white out there now, though. We are dog sitting for Katie and Sean, and the shih-tzu’s don’t even want to go outside.  Can’t blame them, since [...]

…Having Been Born of Goodly Parents

I sit here, listening to my son read scriptures to his five-day-old son as he cradles him lovingly in the crook of his arm.  Can there be a more tender sight?   Prov. 22: 6   aTrain up a bchild in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart [...]

Genealogy, I Am Doing It

I volunteered at the Family History Center for over ten years, and did my own research for probably 20 years. My family used to joke that I spent more time with my dead people than with my live people.  (At least I think it was a joke.) But the last five years? Pretty much nothing. It all [...]

I Love To See the Temple

Can anything be more charming than riding to the temple with kids in the back singing “I love to see the temple, I’m going there someday”? Elaine and Matt took Quinn to the temple to be sealed to their family yesterday, and most of the extended family were able to attend too.  I got to [...]

Your Lamp Will Light If It Is Filled

We have spent a lot of time the past few weeks working on emergency preparedness, and the progress has been amazing.   Note to self: buy lamp oil. D&C 88:119   aOrganize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a bhouse, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a [...]

A Mormon Political Conspiracy

Michael Medved understands the Mormons. Thanks to him for sharing his insights. A friend emailed this video to me yesterday, and I recognized the yellow shirts in it – the ones with the “helping hands” on the back. Elaine and Matt “earned” some of those shirts last year. We had torrential rains last spring and [...]

Mormon Monday

The Democrats have picked their vice-presidential candidate, so now speculation turns to who the Republicans will choose.  Polls show more people wanting Mitt Romney than anyone else, yet there is hesitancy to choose him.  Why? One reason is his Mormon religion. The Democrats can seriously consider a woman or a black man for president, but apparently the [...]

I’m Going To H*ll

I didn’t realize just how bad I was doing on the whole keeping the Sabbath Day holy thing until I got a report on what was taught over the pulpit in Radiator Springs today. Two weeks ago I had a question about the appropriateness of an activity for the Sabbath and put up a post asking for other people’s opinions [...]

Granddaughters And Wedding Receptions

Tomorrow is Doug and Lolly’s wedding reception, after their marriage last month.  They had a reception in Utah the day they got married but now that they are back, and have moved into a new house, they have time for a reception here. Once upon a time I would have looked upon that as unusual, [...]

More Mormon Musings

Who would have thought that getting away for a few days would mean Bud and I would talk about – religion? First, you have to understand that if there is one topic he never wants to talk about, it is religion.  And while he is not exactly anti-Mormon, he is sort of anti-organized-religion in general.  [...]