Families Can Be Together Forever
I hope you’ll forgive this diversion from tech so I could share something that touched me. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (my employer, and Faith) just released this video and I just had to share it. It’s based on a song I’ve sung since a kid. In my faith this carries a […]
Read more...to End Poverty
If you’re wanting to do something good on January 21st and 22nd, save the date, book a flight and a hotel, and come to Utah for what is certain to be an unprecedented event. The lack of precedence is perhaps not just because of its potential to make a big dent in poverty and homelessness, […]
Read more...Want to Give me a Christmas Present? Please Like This.
Fighting the homeless is something near and dear to my heart, especially when it’s at home. I have a non-profit idea I’ll share here later which I may pursue at some time and I think could completely (or closely) eradicate the problem of homelessness. This Christmas I’m thinking a lot of those that are less […]
Read more...Paying it Forward
Based on my last post I know you commenters and readers are out there. My last post was all about me. This post is, quite sincerely, about you and I hope I can see the same response from my commenters as I did that last article – I really mean that. The Blogess recently wrote […]
Read more...Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s "Hallelujah Chorus"
This video, featuring Handel’s Messiah by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was put together in partnership with BYU TV just for Youtube. I think it’s a beautiful piece. Many people, Christian and not, can’t imagine the holidays without this amazing Choir. I think back to “Mr. Krueger’s Christmas” (with Jimmy Stewart), something close to my family, […]
Read more...Are You Inspiring Others This Holiday Season?
When I was about 16 or 17 years old I liked to sing in the car. A lot. One time I was driving somewhere with my parents and they had a song, of which one I can’t really remember, but I started to sing along with it. It was probably one of many times I […]
Read more...How do I get People to Interact and Build Lasting Relationships?
Today I received 2 similar requests, so I thought I’d share the answer here so others could learn as well. The question was, “How do I get people to interact and build lasting relationships?” Other forms of the question previously have been, “how do I build my followers?” or, “how do I create traffic?” There’s […]
Read more...Tragedy Turns Into Inspiration as Thousands Turn to Help Slain Bishop Through Social Media
My heart just tears at the thought of this story as it hits really close to home – I can’t help writing this without a tear in my eye and heaviness in my heart. A man enters a Visalia, California LDS Church meetinghouse, asks to meet with the leader over the congregation, and gets referred […]
Read more...To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required
Just the other day a kind Single mother was nice enough to share a story with me about how, as a newly Single mother, one of my books had helped her get off the ground and start her own business. It’s something I never thought of before, and I admit, I was very touched (and […]
Read more...If You Think You’ve Got a Tough Life, There’s Always Someone With Worse
I’ve been meaning to share this for awhile. This is something the “Mormon Messages” Youtube channel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints produced recently. Stephanie Nielson is a popular local Utah blogger who, if you want someone who truly understands life, you should follow. You can follow her blog at the NieNie […]
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