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Time to liberate mothers from Mother’s Day

On May 7, 2021 · In Blog, News

Every year, the quote resurfaces on Mother’s Day cards. Abraham Lincoln said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” The sentiment stirs hearts — and sells cards — because people assume they share with Abraham the exact same love for mothers. But, to paraphrase a fictional Spanish […]

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Come, Follow Me – May 9 (Book Excerpt)

On May 4, 2021 · In Blog, Books

Discernment a Gift and a Skill (pp. 120-121)

Because we live in a world awash with rumors, myths, hoaxes, misinformation, and lies, we must learn to investigate what we encounter. We must learn to discern, as President Russell M. Nelson taught, “between schemes that are flashy and fleeting and those refinements that are […]

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Come, Follow Me – May 2 (Book Excerpt)

On April 26, 2021 · In Blog, Books

From “Introduction. Our Day of Rumors” (pp. 1-2)

The rumors shot through the crowd like lightning. Murder! Enemy infiltration! The tyrant got what he deserved! Each newcomer gaped in horror at the motionless bodies scattered on the ground—the king, the queen, their servants, and also . . . the foe. Nasty outsider! Evil […]

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How to Talk about Rumors and Conspiracy Theories

On January 15, 2021 · In Blog

We can watch for warning signs and work together to develop habits of good thinking and conversation.

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Best Thing to Do with a History Degree? Get Another

On November 9, 2020 · In Blog

A history degree is a wonderful way to begin a career and a terrible place to end it.

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Did Senator Mike Lee Make a Sound Comparison?

On October 29, 2020 · In Blog

At a campaign rally in Arizona, Utah Senator Mike Lee tried to compare Donald Trump to the book of Mormon figure Captain Moroni:

Senator Mike Lee campaigning in Arizona, hard selling Trump to religious groups from Evangelical to Mormons. Comparing Trump to Captain Moroni from the Book Of Mormon. Saying @potus does […]

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