Joseph, son of Israel, and father of Ephraim and Manasseh, has a deep and abiding connection with the land of Egypt. It started with the jealousy of his brothers because of his father's preference of their younger brother. Their response was to throw him in a pit and kill him. Judah convinces his…
I have to preface this by saying that I am a big part of the problem here. I come across as really outgoing, but there are deep seeded reasons that I don't really connect with members of my own gender, and I have even more difficulty because my life has not been a typical "Utah Mormon" life. That…
I walked up to the rental counter, pushed my way through the long queue to get to a woman holding a clipboard, wearing a rental car company name tag that read "Becky". "Is there a manager on duty this morning?" I asked a little louder than I should have. "There are four on this morning, and if you…
The story of the prodigal son is retold time and again in Sacrament meetings around the world as a parable about God's forgiveness. There is, however, another way to look at the parable, rather than skipping to the end, we should look at the beginning and middle. Firstly, to whom was Jesus speaking…
Visit any of the anti-mormon sites and one of the complaints you might find is that barley is mentioned in connection with Book of Mormon times and lands. FairMormon has addressed most areas of this issue, showing that not only was barley present in the new world before the Spanish arrived, but tha…
There are times when the best laid plans come back around and smack you in the face. In those moments, you have to decide whether to be flexible and "go with the flow", or if you are going to dig in and force the matter. A good example of this happened recently with my wife and I, when a trip to Wi…