Dealing with Life’s Frustrations

I have not had my typical computer time lately. Largely this is because of my family/work/calling responsibilities, but it is also partially because we have had some internet connection problems on our home computer so I have had limited access. This causes quite a...

Hooked!

Normally, I am not much of a sports fan. Growing up with four athletic brothers, at one time I was. But then I married a man who really doesn't get into that stuff, and I've gradually drifted away from my fanaticism. Until… The Olympics! From the opening ceremony...

LDS World

Song written for Pompano Beach Stake Young Women Camp, 2001. Performed stunningly by Alison Moore Smith and Amber Marcello. Sung to the tune of: Material Girl Swimming, hiking, seeing friendsWell, that's why camp's for me (and me)If you follow all the rulesYou'll have...

For Good

Sometimes artists use their talents to cater to the basest nature of the human race, to the Biblical “natural man.” (OK, so it's really Book of Mormonical, but come on.) Sometimes they use them to praise God, to bring out the best in us, to move us to be...

Arctic Circle Promotes Entitlement

Have you seen the ads for Arctic Circle (a Utah based hamburger and shake restaurant) that have been running on television recently? In case you haven't, they feature commonplace looking adults, in your average no-brainer situations: watching the game on TV, sitting...

Escape

Escape By Carolyn Jessop with Laura PalmerBroadway Books, 2007 Carolyn was the first woman to escape from the Colorado City FLDS community with all of her children. Her autobiography is a desolate moonscape of unrighteous dominion gone mad. The real horror is the...