"Sunday "Sermon" There once was a Prophet Balaam. He was famous through the Middle East. When hordes of Israelites fled Egypt and invaded the Middle East like locusts , they destroyed everything in their path. When they pitched their tents in the plains of Moab, King Balak was terrified that he and his people might … Continue reading Balaam’s Talking Ass: The Funniest Scripture Story
In 1970, after our short stay in the old Salt Lake Mission Home, a dozen of us missionaries flew together to England. (I think the church tried to save money by giving us the longest and most circuitous route. From: Salt Lake to Denver to Chicago to New York City to Shannon, Ireland to Dublin, … Continue reading We LDS Missionaries Were Surrounded by Priests, Nuns, and Boxers
One Saturday, in the late 1960’s, the Garden Grove California Stake President drove to Riverside to retrieve a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles for stake conference. The Apostle was one of my “favorites.” As they drove along Highway 91 in Corona, the Stake President pointed to the church’s large orange ranch off to … Continue reading “Stake Presidents are ‘Dime a Dozen’”
"Sacrilegious Saturday" Murphy’s Law, “if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong,” is universal. Even the Lord’s church is not exempt. The Bible provides that elders should anoint the sick with consecrated olive oil. “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, … Continue reading I Anointed/Doused My Sick Granddaughter With a Pint of Consecrated Oil
Sibling Rivalry and the Pecking Order Sibling rivalry is a normal part of family live. There is a natural pecking order where the older children pick on the younger ones. Fortunately for me, the first child in our family was my older sister who was very sweet and nice. (Except for a couple times when … Continue reading I Confess — I Was a Mean Older Brother
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