The Cultural Hall Ep.30/C. Joe Andersen
How can you possibly be a Mormon and a Democrat? Is it possible? Author C. Joe Andersen joins us in The Cultural Hall for a very spirited conversation about his upcoming book. He brought us a gift for allowing him…
Black Roast With A Hint Of Vanilla

I can feel that twitch. You know what I mean. That quiver in the back of your brain that says, distract me. I must be in Sunday School. Now before you comment on my 'knocking around' the hour so many…
Richie TMarch 1, 2012
BE YOURSELF!

I must apologize in advance for this post. I was sick and lost my will to type so my keystrokes might not be a swift and smooth as usual. Also, because of my illness, I didn’t have enough time to…
Richie TFebruary 29, 2012
Visiting Teaching

Last week brought Visiting Teaching Interviews. For sisters in our ward, the process involved the following steps: 1. Signing up (a few weeks in advance) for a designated time during the evening 2. Arriving at the church at said time…
Richie TFebruary 28, 2012
What Not to Wear: BYU/I Edition

I have to admit that embarking on this blog post has had me shaking in my boots for days. Some of that could be from all the lunges I’ve been doing in Zumba class lately, but mostly I think it’s…
Richie TFebruary 26, 2012
The Cultural Hall Ep.29/Chick Magnets

Your life has a purpose. Maybe it is to be a father. Maybe it is to teach the gospel to people in foreign lands. Maybe it is simply to be ignored by girls and then make a movie about your…
Richie TFebruary 24, 2012
French Bread and French Book of Mormon

Eat your delicious French Bread and learn more about the French translation of the Book of Mormon Read Story Here
Richie TFebruary 22, 2012
Will There Be Ipads In Hell?

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…
Richie TFebruary 21, 2012
Polygamy: Weird or Feared?

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…
Richie TFebruary 19, 2012