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I Don’t Think We’re A Top-Down Organization

March 13, 2006 | 40 comments
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This will be my last post at T&S. I’d like to thank those who gave me this opportunity and those who have participated on my posts. It’s been fun. We appear to be a top-down institution, the higher-ups telling those below them what to do, but my experience indicates to me that we work from the bottom-up. An example: Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Some Excerpts From My Mission Journal

March 11, 2006 | 9 comments
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I was browsing through my mission journal a bit ago and decided to copy a few excerpts for your reading pleasure (or boredom). A few observations: 1) I was extremely moody/emotional. 2) The first half of my mission all I talked about was Shelley, my pre-mish girlfriend who I wanted to wait for me, who was there when I got back, who I didn’t marry. 3) 95% of what I wrote is embarrassing to read. 4) I was a little kid. 5) I grew a lot. 6) The mission isn’t nearly as romantic when you’re going through it as... Read more »

What If President Hinckley Says This Next Month…

March 8, 2006 | 35 comments
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“…brothers and sisters, there is another matter of which I’d like to mention before we close this glorious conference. We live in a new age. A time where information surrounds us. The internet has grown to be a regular part of many people’s lives. Email makes it easier to communicate… but I’m not going to give you my email address (crowd erupts with laughter). Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

The Principle of Non-Distraction

March 6, 2006 | 115 comments
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A short while ago a recently reactivated member of our ward sang a solo for the musical number in Sacrament Meeting. You must understand that the man is a professional vocalist who has sung with Michael Jackson among others. The song he sang was absolutely gorgeous… but it wasn’t something you often (or ever) hear in a Sacrament Meeting. Rather it was a Spiritual. Now, I don’t know enough about music to fully appreciate this genre but I do know that I was genuinely touched by his performance. (But it also gave me a twinge of discomfort-by-proxy. I immediately... Read more »

Why There Are No Temples On My Walls—or Why I’m A Snob

March 2, 2006 | 116 comments
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Short answer: There are no pictures of temples beautiful enough to hang on my walls. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

A Letter To My Mistress

February 28, 2006 | 28 comments
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My Love, You’re probably surprised to get this letter from me after all these years. Communicating with you has always been a chore due to your aversion to technology (a characteristic I still find profoundly endearing) but I’m hopeful you may someday find this blog and know how I feel. I’ve been thinking about you lately and I miss you. 2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

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