It has nothing to do with Mormonism (or does it…?), but I’ve written some rambling reflections on my 35th birthday, and how I feel about what I have (and haven’t) accomplished in my 35 years, here. Enjoy (or not).
LDS Newsroom
- Mormon Leaders Discuss Helping Hands Efforts With Connecticut Governor May 18, 2012
- Church Honored in Spain for Blood Drive Promotion May 18, 2012
- British Singing Sensation Katherine Jenkins to Perform at Pioneer Day Concert May 17, 2012
- Like Jabari Parker, Thousands of Mormon Youth Attend Seminary May 17, 2012
- Manaus Brazil Temple Opens To the Public May 16, 2012
- Connecticut and Indiana Mormon Temple Renderings Released May 16, 2012
- Ground Broken for Provo, Utah’s Second Temple May 12, 2012
- Pacific Mormon Helping Hands Come to the Aid of Their Neighbors May 11, 2012
- Released for Mother's Day: Bible Video Depicts Mary, Mother of Jesus May 11, 2012
- Mormon Story: Journalist Describes It Well May 10, 2012
A (Birth)Day in the Life
4 Responses to A (Birth)Day in the Life
Conferences and Events
- Duck Beach Mini-Conference
- Seminar on B.H. Roberts’ "Seventy’s Course in Theology"
- Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR) Conference
- BYU Education Week
- BYU Idaho Education Week
- Sperry Symposium
- Utah State Historical Society Conference
- John Whitmer Historical Association Annual Meeting
- Association for Mormon Letters Annual Meeting
- LDS Semi-Annual General Conference
Calls for Papers
- Brazilian Mormon Studies Conference
- Colloque international sur le mormonisme (International Conference on Mormonism)
- LDS Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists
- Mormon Media Studies Symposium
- Sunstone Kirtland
- Sunstone West
- Sunstone Symposium: MORMONS AND MORMONISM AS A POLITICAL FORCE
- BYU Religious Education Student Symposium
- RESTORATION STUDIES SYMPOSIUM
- Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association
Happy birthday Russell! And here’s hoping you get your birthday-candle wishes (tenure, sleep, a garden).
Russell, I’m having a hard time believing that you are 35. Of course you are, but it doesn’t seem that long since you were in your mid-20s and a student in some of my classes. Congratulations, not only on turning 35, but especially on being such a level-headed and humane person. Thanks for your reflections.
Happy Birthday Jim! I enjoyed the glimpse! Thanks.
It reminded me of a quote someone shared with me at a date similarly significant to me:
Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time journey…delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas, and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride. Gordon B Hinckley
Here’s to the next 35!
Russell,
My kids are now 3, 5, and 7, and often all three of them sleep through the night. But last night was awful–somebody up once an hour, and I’m reminded again of just how skewed one’s perspective can be by a long stretch of sleeplessness. (None of my children ever slept through the night before age 15 months, so I went about 5 years never sleeping more than 3 or 4 hours at a stretch. If only someone had told me in college how much I would someday long for sleep–I’d have never pulled an all-nighter!!)
Hope the visit with your family is great and you and Melissa get a nap or two!