My grandpa Stan recently turned 90 years old. For his birthday, all his children and grandchildren wrote him a letter. This is the letter I wrote to my grandpa. Grandpa, One of my earliest memories was my first and only trip to Grandaddy Lake. It was horrible. Keep in mind, I was maybe 4. ItContinue reading “Letter to Grandpa Q”
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God Loves a Returned Sinner
Luke 15:7 reads: “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.” Why does heaven rejoice over a returned sinner? Why does Christ love a returned sinner? This should be obvious. Christ loves a returned sinnerContinue reading “God Loves a Returned Sinner”
Beth’s Talk on Mosiah 3:19 (January)
This is a talk, exactly as written, by Beth, that she gave in church in January. She rehearsed the talk verbally to me multiple times before I heard it in church. Of course, through hearing it I knew it was a great talk, but it wasn’t until proofreading and preparing to post this that IContinue reading “Beth’s Talk on Mosiah 3:19 (January)”
Letter to a Sinner
I write this with as much humility as possible. Fully knowing and understanding my weaknesses have given me perspective. It is my faults and errors that make me feel like I can write this letter. I remember when I came back to church I was asked to not take the sacrament for three weeks. ItContinue reading “Letter to a Sinner”
He Lives
The Book of Mormon. The Apostles, Prophets, Bishops, leaders. The Prophet Joseph Smith. The temples. The missionaries. Knowing why I’m here. Knowing where I’m going These things are all amazing. These are all fruits of the gospel. But. Why are they amazing? After seeing a great vision of eternity, of all the heavens, of theContinue reading “He Lives”
Facing Death
“We need to wait for a helicopter. It’s 2 hours by road to the nearest hospital. You might have internal bleeding in your brain. You might die before we could get you there.” I was in the back of an ambulance for the first time. It’s an interesting thing to wonder if you’re being melodramaticContinue reading “Facing Death”
Depression
** The following is a guest post written by my wife** It’s such a part of who I am and the course of my life, yet I’ve struggled to ever really discuss it with anybody aside from my therapists and maybe a few of my family members. Even then, I’m not sure I’ve ever really,Continue reading “Depression”
No Coincidences 