Entries from March 2009

Upcoming General Conference – a new apostle

Date March 18, 2009

It wasn’t until I saw a posting from LDS.About.com that I remembered that there will be a new apostle called at the upcoming General Conference. Hmmm… where are all the posts asking for predictions? I don’t have any predictions myself. I have no idea whom the Lord will choose, but trust that it will indeed [...]

“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without”

Date March 17, 2009

We received a memo from the First Presidency in January saying that there was going to be some new welfare training material arriving soon. The memo instructed stake presidents to gather applicable leaders in the stake and to review the material. Well, the materials arrived, and on Sunday afternoon I headed to the stake centre [...]

My (simple) thoughts on the Big Love episode

Date March 16, 2009

I have to be honest, when I first heard that Big Love was going to show parts of the temple endowment ceremony, I didn’t get very upset. It was going to happen sooner or later in some main stream movie or TV show. As others have commented, the information is all out there anyway. Out [...]

Report ranks Temple Square 16th for tourist attractions

Date March 13, 2009

Back in January I posted an ad for Temple Square that a co-worker had given me out of a travel trade magazine. At the time I asked why the Church does this… money? converts? Well, now there are reports that Temple Square is the 16th most-visited attraction in the United States. That’s very impressive and [...]

Follow the Prophet

Date March 12, 2009

Inspired by my son’s drawing on Monday night, I’ve been thinking about the phrase “follow the prophet”. Generally I’m one of those people that think that too many members blindly follow. The current President of the Church is “talked up” so much that they seem infallible (even though the Church doesn’t officially teach that). I [...]

Bearing testimony

Date March 11, 2009

I really like this Blog Segullah posting where someone is talking about bearing testimony. They comment on how our testimonies should be short and focus on a few main points of the gospel (Joseph Smith was a prophet, the Book of Mormon is true, President Monson is a prophet, etc) and says, “I’m not sure [...]

FHE – Draw That Hymn

Date March 10, 2009

My wife led the Family Home Evening lesson last night and we talked about Church music. She asked us all to draw a picture of our favourite hymn or Primary song and we would all try to guess it. The one who guessed it right got to sing the song. Here are our drawings. See [...]

Another family history cartoon…

Date March 9, 2009

This is a Frank & Ernest cartoon from Friday: View the Genealogy category to see the other cartoons…

“Religion helps beat stress, study finds”

Date March 5, 2009

This article was in the National Post today. “These results suggest that religious conviction provides a framework for understanding and acting within one’s environment, thereby acting as a buffer against anxiety and minimizing the experience of error,” said the study published in the journal Psychological Science. Those with the deepest religious belief were more likely [...]

Addiction Recovery Program

Date March 4, 2009

Obviously the Church produces some fantastic material that is used as part of the regular Church curriculum. However, they also have a lot of “other” material that is equally impressive, that many members might not know about. Obviously the Church does a great job on their web sites. I’ve also enjoyed the Institute manuals. But [...]