Remembering Elder L. Tom Perry

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Geoff B.

This post on the Church web site has a nice article on the late Apostle’s life. Please feel free to post any memories of Elder Perry here.

You may want to read this account of some personal experiences with Elder Perry.

A Lenten Personal Progress – Days 4 -10

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Meg Stout

A funny thing happens when flowers and lovely things appear – men stop talking.

I first encountered this in college, after an amazing intellectual discussion with some fellows. I proposed that we could continue the discussion the next day at my apartment.

But I made a mistake. Instead of ordering pizza and snacks, I made dinner. And I set a proper table. These men, who the day before had been full of incredible existential insights, became vapid social beings, sharing trivia and light anecdotes. It was a pleasant night, but I was disappointed.

I’m not sure I like the lack of discussion that has accompanied my prior Lenten Personal Progress posts, so while I will be continuing my pilgrimage, I will put up a weekly post, rather than a daily post. I’ll do this on Saturdays.

To jump to a particular day, click on one of the links below:
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Go to Top

Long Term Projects

In order to get through all the value experiences in such a short time, I’m having you start a number of long-term efforts, which you will be doing simultaneously. As you see this list grow, you will realize why it would have been really great to simply work on one value experience a month over the period of four years. But you can do this, if you’re determined. A lot of these “habits” are habits you would need to have as a missionary or mature adult. I’ll bet you know women and men who already live lives of devotion like this, who are constantly striving to become more like the precious individual they know God sees in them. The long-term efforts you will be working on by the end of this week are:

Review and keep your standards (Started Day 1)
Pray morning and evening (Started Day 2)
Continue your new habit related to personal integrity (Started Day 3)
Begin a habit of regular scripture study and prayer (Starts Day 4)
Work on the three standards you decided to improve upon (Starts Day 5)
Record the quiet acts of service others perform (Starts Day 6)
Read your patriarchal blessing or set an appointment to get a recommend for one (Assigned Day 7)
Help plan meals, obtain/prepare food, and gather the family for mealtimes. (Starts Day 8)
Increase your understanding of the atonement and plan to share your testimony. (Starts Day 10)
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Brandon Flowers “The Desired Effect” Review

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Jettboy

There is no denying that I am a child of the 80s with music, movies, and television. Music especially was filled with variety and experimentation that anyone could enjoy while listening to the radio. Rarely was there ever such an epic time, save it be the 60s that were much darker. A person could tune to different radio stations and find something of interest every try. For me the early 90s grunge and alternative era was the best match for my tastes and pop radio, almost never having to change the channel. Yet, for absolute volume of memorable bands, styles, and songs the 80s can hardly be matched. Perhaps each generation loses interest in the new, but today’s pop is filled with board room created artists, banal lyrics, and synthetic overproduced music. There wasn’t much hope of finding new likes.

I have already written about how Mormon artists saved me from a complete musical dark ages. There is the infectious Imagine Dragons and unique self-made Lindsey Sterling as examples. The non-Mormon Evanescence was a thin thread of musical sanity that still existed for me. People would tell me there was still good music out there, but they turned out to be underground short lived bands. No one stands out as a floodgate of hope more than Brandon Flowers and his band The Killers in this current century. His Mormonism was mentioned and so I gave his band a shot; and I loved its throwback aesthetics. Curious about other Mormon artists I found . . . well, an expansion of worthwhile music. Continue reading →

Mormon Channel 101

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Brian Duffin

The following post comes to you from our friends at Mormon Channel. We invite you to learn more about Mormon Channel and the content that is available for members and friends of the Church on Mormon Channel.

Maybe you’ve heard of Mormon Channel, maybe you’ve seen a Mormon Channel video posted by a friend of yours on Facebook, or maybe this is your first time hearing about Mormon Channel. No matter which category you fall into, do you really know what Mormon Channel is?

If your answer is no, then here’s everything you need to know about what Mormon Channel is and all that it offers its audience.

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A Lenten Personal Progress – Day 3

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Meg Stout

Need a project idea? Consider holding a Book of Mormon marathon – a sleepover where the young women get together and read through the entire Book of Mormon in roughly 24 hours. Not only would this complete your Virtue value project, but would make a great project for any of several other values if you participate significantly in planning the event, scheduling guests, preparing food/treats, etc.