Geoff B.
Geoff B has had three main careers. Some of them have overlapped. After attending Stanford University (class of 1985), he worked in journalism for several years until about 1992, when he took up his second career in telecommunications sales. In 1995, he took up his favorite and third career as father. Soon thereafter, Heavenly Father hit him over the head with a two-by-four (wielded by the Holy Ghost) and he woke up from a long sleep. Since then, he's been learning a lot about the Gospel. He still has a lot to learn. Geoff's held several Church callings: young men's president, high priest group leader, member of the bishopric, stake director of public affairs, media specialist for church public affairs, high councilman. He tries his best in his callings but usually falls short. Geoff has four children and lives in Miami, FL.
Required reading on the divinity of marriage
Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under General | 28 Comments
Wow. What an incredible, inspired document by the Church. I urge all people to read this carefully. There are too many key passages for me to highlight any specifically. Respectful comments that build up the Church are welcome.
Read More..>>When I have felt the Spirit…and when I haven’t
Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under General | 9 Comments
Some of the times I have felt the Spirit of the Lord:
–Talking to my soon-to-be wife on the phone for the first time.
–During my sister’s baptism (this led to my baptism at the age of 35)
–During the dedication of the Campinas temple (in the Celestial Room with Pres. Hinckley)
–In a Catholic Church in Buenos Aires, […]
A story of faith and sacrifice
Posted on August 8, 2008 - Filed Under General | Comments Off
I wanted to bring to readers’ attentions an incredible story of faith and sacrifice by a brother in California. To sum up, his stake president asked him and his family to contribute a large amount of money to the Prop. 8 campaign. He questioned whether it was the right thing to do because […]
Read More..>>Mitt for Veep?
Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under General | 9 Comments
The Mitt Romney for VP campaign is taking the world by storm! Or maybe not. But anybody interesting in whom McCain will choose as his running mate should visit this web site. I was truly surprised by all the attention Mitt is getting as a potential McCain running mate.
Read More..>>Almost shaved my ‘Tee
Posted on August 4, 2008 - Filed Under General | 6 Comments
(Sung to the tune of “Almost Cut My Hair” by CSNY)
Almost shaved my ‘Tee
Almost shaved my ‘tee
It happened just the other day
It’s getting kinda scratchy
I coulda said I wanted to be in the bishopric right away
But I didn’t and I wonder why
The bishop was coming over with a look in his eye
A big calling was […]
Man shoots Lawnmower — be honest, you have wanted to do something like this
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under General | 17 Comments
By now, you may have heard of the case of the man who shot his own lawnmower for not starting. He was arrested and could face up to six years in jail on felony charges.
Now, I know the Gospel makes bad men good and good men better. However, anybody who is honest, especially […]
And The Child Brought Light to the World
Posted on July 25, 2008 - Filed Under General | 9 Comments
This article is definitely good enough for its own post. It will be interesting to see the reactions. Remember, my friends, it is satire. My favorite excerpt:
From there the Child went up to the city of Jerusalem, and entered through the gate seated on an ass. The crowds of network anchors who […]
2 new private LDS colleges planned
Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under General | 36 Comments
This story in the Deseret News indicates two new LDS-themed colleges are planned. The reason?
“We can create the right environment for them, where they don’t have atheists and antagonistic teachers and classes and subjects antagonistic to testimony,” Ivie said.
I reckon a quote like that is certain to get the Bloggernacle all fired up. […]
Would McCain choosing Romney make you more comfortable voting for him?
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under General | 72 Comments
This is one of those posts where I would use a polling mechanism if I knew how to use it. But being the Luddite I am, no polling available.
The question is simple: would you as a Latter-day Saint feel more comfortable voting for McCain, who has had problems with his Republican base, if he chose […]
More on Wall-E
Posted on July 15, 2008 - Filed Under General | 76 Comments
Well, M* has found itself in the middle of another controversy. Some people did not like Bryce Haymond’s post (see below). Here is my take on the issue.
Within certain limits, the most charitable attitude to take toward a post you don’t like is to politely disagree, using factual, on-target talking points. If you really […]
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