3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (656+ words) A few months ago, my ward, like yours, read the announcement over the pulpit about the new names for Young Women groups. I’ve been thinking about this since. I’ve said elsewhere how I like the new names (Builders of Faith:…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (929+ words) Today is Pioneer Day. In some parts of the Intermountain West, Pioneer Day is an actual holiday. In other parts of the United States (where I live, for instance) we sing “Come, Come Ye Saints” on the Sunday that immediately…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (848+ words) The Church needs to apologize for its history of discrimination against Black people. Full stop. There’s explanation and strategy, and I’ll get into those in a minute. But I didn’t want to hide the ball: the formal apology is at…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (465+ words) As we Mormons all know, there is no rest after death. There is no cool glass of lemonade sitting at the end of the mortal marathon. Rather, upon the shedding of this tabernacle of clay, we will continue in the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1308+ words) I went to a “Migration With Dignity” forum with a friend yesterday. It was all about ways Christians at this church could support the dignity of immigrants in our city, supported by their organizational leadership. It got me thinking. What…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1115+ words) Happy love / friendship / warm regards / commercial exploitation of affection season, everyone! This Mental Health Monday (at least in American Samoa!) let’s break down the difference between love and codependency (and abuse), using various hymn examples and others from church. In…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (680+ words) The Bible begins with the words “in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” But what was there before this “beginning”? —CFM for Jan 5-11, 2026 Well, Come Follow Me, I’m glad you asked! Joseph Smith provided an answer to…...