I listened to the Mormon Stories podcast with John Delhin interviewing Zelph on a Shelf bloggers Tanner Gilliland and Samantha Snyder.  I have to admit I went into the podcast, looking to find fault in Tanner and Samantha.  I’ve read the Zelph on a Shelf blogs and sometimes I feel they’re a bit snarky and […]

I got a chance to watch the play Ideal Husband at Utah Valley University over the weekend. I enjoyed the acting very much. Kudo’s to the youth of our community and the talent and creativity they have. It’s playing through Oct. 10. Check it out. You won’t be disappointed. http://www.uvu.edu/arts/soaevents/index.php The play was written in […]

Dan Wotherspoon at Mormon Matters recently released a podcast on evaluating Mormon history with guests Lindsay Hansen Park, Brian Whitney, and Jon Grimes. I recommend listening to this discussion of Mormon history and some of the issues surrounding the CES Letter. Dan Wotherspoon: We’re setting up ourselves to fail. Of course we’re in this dilemma. […]

  Joshua 24:15 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Along my faith journey about […]

There’s a very cool story in a video posted recently on youtube. Greg Welch tells the story of his father John Welch discovering chiasmus in the Book of Mormon. It’s a touching video. Greg’s love for his father is evident, and John’s truth seeking character is exemplary. As a BYU grad, BYU sports fan, and […]

Introduction This topic has kind of been beaten to death over the years, but I think Mo’s and Exmo’s are talking past each other (most recently in blogs at Millenial Mormon and Zelph on a Shelf). I want to share more of a middle way perspective and my experience of how I have dealt with […]