This wasn’t the post I’d planned to write today. It wasn’t even on my list of potential future blog topics. Yet, as I was working at the temple yesterday, the outline for a blog about how we sometimes judge others without the full story came to me. Because of that, I felt that this was…… Continue reading Maybe Their Blinker’s Broken: Don’t Be So Quick to Judge
Tag: Spiritual promptings
Repentance and a Food Mandoline Emergency
Lately, I’ve been thinking about a food mandoline emergency that happened almost exactly nine years ago. I won’t go into all the details of the incident, but feel free to skip ahead to the “Damage is Worse Than Expected” heading if you get a bit queasy regarding medical emergencies. Basically, I was slicing potatoes, didn’t…… Continue reading Repentance and a Food Mandoline Emergency
General Conference Weekend: A Time for Revelation
This weekend is General Conference. That means two days of listening to general authorities and members of the general presidencies talk. I learned earlier today that President Russell M. Nelson, will not be there in person because of a fall. Hopefully, we will be able to hear his recorded message/s. General Conference is an opportunity…… Continue reading General Conference Weekend: A Time for Revelation
Getting the Church Pew Out of My Eye
Recently, my family got the chance to help clean the church on two occasions. In both cases, I ended up vacuuming the chapel. I’ll admit it. I’ve come into the chapel before on Sunday as the first ward in the building and been a bit judgmental about the quality of the chapel vacuuming. Never again,…… Continue reading Getting the Church Pew Out of My Eye
Sometimes It’s Not About the Bracelets
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about a story about obedience that a lady in my ward shared years ago. I was a student at BYU, so it’s probably been at least 18 years ago. I don’t remember the lady’s name or even for sure what ward I was in at the time. The details…… Continue reading Sometimes It’s Not About the Bracelets
But We Were Prepared
While this happened almost three years ago, for some reason I’ve been thinking back on this experience a lot lately. During the heart of COVID-19, probably about September or October 2020, I came across a Facebook post. This was coming from someone who I’d known since high school, although we hadn’t kept in touch well.…… Continue reading But We Were Prepared