Oh Apple, you did it again. You gave me another reason to look down from the Sunday school chalkboard. Ignoring the scrawl of celestial goals and heated warning signs, I type the word ‘callous’ on my Ipad’s Scrabble board. Forty…
What is it about bedtime that makes one begin to spout deep philosophical ideas on rather controversial topics? Is it the quiet calm of that time of evening? Is it the brain’s way of decompressing after a day of overuse…
"On June 1, 2007, at 8 a.m., Michael Birkeland blearily opened his eyes to a clear blue sky. He was lying naked in a field in Orem, his clothes scattered around him, his car a few yards away, the engine…
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” Brothers and Sisters, let’s agree to work together to eliminate the following words…
Written by...a Mormon It was 2002. I was a budding sprout of a young woman, spending most of my life in a blissful little bubble composed of all things Mormon—my family, my friends, my clothes, my hobbies and probably my…
"I knew about the age of 8 or 9 I was different" said Joanna Brooks. Brooks is a national voice on Mormon life and politics, an award-winning scholar of religion in American life, and author of The Book of Mormon…
Brothers and Sisters, stake conference is quickly approaching. I look forward to that weekend, and not just because church on Sunday is only two hours instead of three. I like hearing from our stake leaders, and getting an idea of…
We leave The Cultural Hall and take a trip into Frost Cave with Chris Heimerdinger, author of the VERY POPULAR Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites. Find out if there is another book in the series and what his favorite project…
Brothers and Sisters, Alo-ha! Let’s try that again: ALO-HA! That’s better. When Richie asked me to introduce myself to you, I thought, “Boy oh boy, he doesn’t know what he’s in for!” Ha. Haha. I’m Molly Mormon. I’ve been in…