Entries from February 2009

“When choosing where to play, Mormon recruits face unique issues”

Date February 4, 2009

Andy Staples, a writer for Sports Illustrated (and one whom I’m not familiar with) posted an excellent article last week about the challenges that active LDS athletes face in choosing a school and the possibility that they may leave for 2 years for a mission. I was an average athlete in high scho0l, and never [...]

Happy Anniversary President Monson!

Date February 3, 2009

Today marks the first anniversary of Thomas S. Monson being ordained President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Salt Lake Tribune had a good article on Friday about the first year, and compares President Monson with his predecessor, Gordon B. Hinckley. The article comments that President Monson has essentially kept doing [...]

LDS Family Services web resources

Date February 2, 2009

As I’m sure many of you know, the Church has significant resource available to help people who need emotional counseling, adoption support, and addiction support (among other things). This is generally done through LDS Family Services. I’ve recently come across a few web sites pertaining to LDS Family Services: http://LDSFS.org/ – This would be the [...]