Parenting Tip: If you want to see the personality and adventure in your kids again, make a family goal to keep the TV off for a week. Timing tip: This next week would be a great time to try it since all the new shows don’t start until the
We had two goobers case our house out the other night. After trying to look through some windows (where my children were sleeping), they decided to see if anyone was home and whether the front door was open. Of course we have many security measures in place so they were
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One of my favorite moments from the funeral of President Packer didn’t make the final video release. I thought I’d share it here since I took a screenshot during the live video. After the casket was loaded in the car in the background, Sister Packer and the family
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I read this talk a couple weeks ago and have really worked to comprehend all that is taught. It’s directed my personal study since then. It was given by Neal A Maxwell in 1978 and has proven to be absolutely prophetic in the 40 years since. I highly recommend
My top 5 James Taylor moments: 1. Meeting him in Massachusetts 2. My first JT concert in 1994 when Grandma Judy gave me her ticket 3. My first time hearing “You Can Close Your Eyes” 4. A thrift store in Petaluma, CA where we did service hours during my mission.
As we designed our new house, I had wires ran all through the walls and ceilings. When I told the low-voltage designer that I run a data center for a living, he replied, “Oh, now this makes more sense.” A portion of the wire runs were in-ceiling speakers to patios,
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Jeffrey R. Holland gave a devotional last week about living after the manner of happiness. I loved it. He teaches (and I agree) that people who want to be happy can not also harbor anger, be mean or act unkind. “Think and speak and act positively, that is what happy
We send out another missionary with a meal. John is off to the Marshall Islands. No Marshallese food in Las Vegas so we stuck with the general “island” theme. Good food, great guys.
When a member of the Priest Quorum gets their mission call, the quorum eats a meal to represent the place they were called to serve. Tonight we sent Preston off to Missouri over some Kansas City barbecue.
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Here is a very powerful message on bullying, how you can stop it, and especially why we should do our part to make sure it isn’t happening. If you have children (or work with youth), I hope you’ll be sure they watch this with you.
Travel
A Cultural Celebration in El Salvador with President Eyring. Easily one of the most moving meetings I’ve ever attended. Incredible.
As I was watching the most recent Apple Keynote, it became clear that your Apple ID was going to become more and more important. Among it’s many uses, it’s used to interact with iCloud, to make purchases at the iTunes music and App Stores, and can even be
I believe one of the reasons the iPad is popular is because it disappears and lets you do what you want to do. In other words, you start an app and can be totally immersed in the software. A few months ago, this image ran on the back of a
Recently, I introduced my first app to the iTunes App Store. It’s called Agendas and it’s designed to make meetings and classrooms more productive. Feel free to check it out. The whole process has been thrilling. When I tell people that I’ve just put in an app
Here is Cole, preparing to provide for me in retirement.
I always looked forward to the day that I would have a son old enough to play with me. Cole has hit that age. During the day, if Cole hears my office door open, his ears perk up. He hops to his feet and comes running down the hallway. Today,