I enjoy early morning rounds of golf. The world is still quiet. The course is still calm. The rising sun makes for some beautiful photos. I snap a photo each morning to include in my journal for the day. Sometimes it will be my only good shot of the day.
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Many of my friends and family will be returning to worship in church buildings soon. The first step back will be a shortened sacrament meeting with limited attendance. There will also be cautions in place around gathering, the passing of the sacrament, etc. Some actions will feel a little different
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Nearly five years ago I sat with Lawrence E Corbridge and others in a church office. He was serving as a General Authority at the time and he was in Las Vegas to organize a new stake. I sat with him on Friday night then again on Saturday afternoon and
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A few weeks ago I was sitting in a high council meeting of the Shadow Mountain Stake. I always look forward to these meetings where I can sit with this council. They’ve become such good friends and a critical support for me. Each time we meet, I invite the
We have a drawer full of iPods, iPads, Kindles, etc. They are not the most current release, but they’re operable and in good shape. We’d like to gift them out for any kids that don’t have a way to be connected right now. (Please don’t take
This new film tells the Nativity story in the most historically accurate way possible and it’s better because of it. No frills. The visit of the wisemen was powerful in a way I’ve never appreciated before. What a gift! I’m looking forward to the Christmas season and
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Note: A portion of a talk I gave at the Shadow Mountain Stake Conference held May 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. — I recently conducted a social experiment on my children. Wait, let me phrase that another way. I recently taught my children something new. About a year ago, I decided
Summer is coming and bringing the heat and the bugs. If you’re still looking for a Father’s or Mother’s Day gift, this sliding glass door closer is wonderful. No more yelling “shut the door.”
I wrote that tweet nearly a year ago, but the desire to make a move from gmail had been around for a long time before this request. I created a gmail account in 2004 as it was fast, free and offered plenty of space. It has always worked mostly well
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A few years ago, I wrote about the conference session during which Thomas S Monson was sustained as an Apostle. It was in 1963. Recently, I viewed the April 1984 conference session to refresh my memory on the day that President Russell M Nelson was sustained as an Apostle. I
In Las Vegas, gated communities are common and increasing in popularity. Supposedly it’s a way to keep crime and loitering down. That’s the positive side of it. The negative aspects include constant repairs paid for by HOA fees. Also, it’s a pain to constantly ring friends/family/
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This week I turned 14,066 days old; the exact same age as Joseph Smith when he was martyred for his faith in 1844. It’s amazing to think of all he did in such a short time. He was a prophet and so much more. He built cities and
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There is a popular phrase that warns not to “miss the forest for the trees.” It implies that someone might be missing the bigger, more grand picture because they are obsessed too much on a minor detail. For instance, I recently took this picture while visiting Cuba. All I see
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I attended the Apple Developer conference in June where they introduced a new feature called Screen Time. Primarily, this is a way for iPhone users to understand how much and how often they use their phones. It’s a much needed update that will be released this Fall. There have
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Some photos of temples I’ve recently visited. For me, these are places of thanksgiving and instruction. I count on the promise of being “perfected in the understanding” of principle, theory, and doctrine.
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If you prefer pessimism, it’s easier than ever to find reasons for it. If you go seeking (or if an algorithm decides to bring it to you), you can find sadness and plenty of divisive issues. As if that’s not enough, it compounds when you find a difficult