My grandfather passed away before I was born, but he was a bishop for many years and very much by-the-handbook. I think my dad took after his dad in that way. As the story goes, when my grandma was the editor ofDialogue, her workspace was in the basement of their house and my gr...
Hero tells the story of a nameless man who is seeking to avenge the death of his family by conspiring to kill the man ultimately responsible for their deaths; The emperor of China. I won’t give it all away, but I will say that after watching this movie it taught me how horrible and...
and she didn’t really have a response. She said she hoped there was something after this life, but wasn’t entirely sure. I went to the library and read books for kids about death, but didn’t
JD: What would you say to someone who argues that “comic books are for children” and that “The Book of Mormonis too sacred to be adapted into this form”? AK: To those who people I would say look around at what kids are reading. They read comics, graphic novels, and illustrated ...
They didn’t get it from me. I’ve rarely talked to them about Mormonism, much less my experience in it for fear that it would alienate them and become a wedge between us. As far as I knew I was just trying to be the best father to 4 Mormon kids. Then, one day during an unre...
Monson's Musings - Children's storybooks for adults. - by Fundor The Magnificent J. Golden's Joke Shop - Face it. As a Mormon, you need all the laughs you can get. - by Fundor The Magnificent The Home Despot - Supplies to help a priesthood holder ensure his family's house is...
1. A funny story a friend in high school told me when it was his turn to pray over the sacrament: They were having problems with the microphone. They couldn’t get it to stay on, so my friend was having to re-start the prayer over again because if it’s not perfectly recited, it...
Walters: On this revelation, of the priesthood to the Negro, I've heard all kinds of stories: I've heard that Christ appeared to the apostles; I've heard that Joseph Smith appeared; and then I heard another story that Spencer Kimball had had a concern about this for some time, and ...
My next story is about a woman I will call Mary. She was the daughter of faithful pioneer parents who had sacrificed much for the gospel. She had been married in the temple and was the mother of 10 children. She was a talented woman who taught her children how to pray, to work hard...
For some time now I've been intrigued as I watch parents struggle to discipline their children. Some parents have no discipline strategy at all and it shows: kids run rampant and constant anarchy reigns. Other parents have a great system in private but when their kids go out in public it...