This is called losing.

We won the Iran war so decisively that we’re now offering $300 billion to convince Iran to end it.

God loves you anyway.

This happened to me five years ago while I was serving as a missionary in New Orleans. I got a flat tire and pulled over to the sidewalk to fix it. All of a sudden, I was confronted with an angry rant about race and religion. I know that lots of people are using this post as a way to bring out their own feelings of anger and contempt, but I hope people can find patience and avoid spreading more hate. I feel for all of those who have been victims of racial and religious hatred, no matter where it comes from. It is my prayer that we can all seek Christ’s grace and feel God’s love for each and everyone of us.

Online jobs for middle aged moms? Anybody have any ideas? My wife is unemployed and looking.

I am positive that God, at the very least, has no problem with me being Mormon. Here’s one reason why… Just before I severed my mission, my mom had another baby. I only had one other sibling at the time and we thought my mom couldn’t get pregnant anymore. My new sister was a miracle. I fell in love with that little girl. And I knew my 10-month-old sister would be a totally different person at nearly 3-years-old when I returned. I was absolutely devastated by the thought. The night before leaving to Utah, I knelt by my bed, crying, praying my heart out for more than an hour. Finally, my thoughts became still, peace came upon me, and in my mind’s eye, I saw the unmistakable vision of a scripture reference… “D&C 31” At 19-years-old, I was not familiar enough with the scriptures to know what on earth was in that section. But I opened it up and read the Lord’s words to Thomas B Marsh just before he left on his mission… 1 Thomas, my son, blessed are you because of your faith in my work. 2 Behold, you have had many afflictions because of your family; nevertheless, I will bless you and your family, yea, your little ones; and the day cometh that they will believe and know the truth and be one with you in my church. 3 Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare glad tidings of great joy unto this generation. Say what you want about my religion. But God heard my prayer, answered it using LDS scriptures, and encouraged me to serve an LDS mission. You can be a fool and claim that my experience must have been Satan’s counterfeit. But that argument holds no water with me… I know what the peace of the holy spirit feels like. There’s lots of things Satan can mimic. But, not that. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true. Or at the very least, God is fine with me being here and is perfectly capable of saving me as a Mormon. So, I don’t care what the world says. What greater witness can I have than from God?

Okay, so here's the thing. If you're going to say that LDS worships a different Jesus, then you're going to have to explain how there were two Jesus' born in Bethlehem, ministered with the same exact words, were both crucified and died, were both raised from the dead. That, or you have to admit, that we have a different understanding of the same person.

I'm finally reading Dune. This quote, which is in the first few pages, hits hard: "Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."

WATCH: “We made an enormous mistake allowing the ed tech industry to come in and give every kid a computer, a tablet, an iPad, a Chromebook… and the results are devastating and we need to stop.” @JonHaidt via @andersoncooper @AC360

When Protestants interact with LDS they be like: “You are not Christian unless you accept the definition of God not explicitly stated in the Bible that came from a 300 year debate that was authoritatively settled by Catholic Bishops.” LDS: “So you’re Catholic?” Prot: “No. The Catholic Church is the church of the devil and the Pope is the antichrist. But you must accept the Catholic definition of God to be Christian.”

A member of a former ward of mine had Down Syndrome. I remember when he became a priest and wanted to bless the sacrament. His dad and the bishop worked a ton with him until he could do it unassisted. The first time he blessed the sacrament on his own, it was not perfect, but there was not a dry eye in the chapel. To this day, I have never seen anyone smile bigger than he did when he finished and stood up. It was one of the most profoundly spiritual experiences of my life, to feel the love of the Savior for him, and for me, through his simple act of service. I’ll never forget it. After high school, he wanted to serve a mission. He was called as a service missionary. He worked in a Bishop’s Storehouse. I have never met anyone more excited and proud to wear his name tag. The world needs more people like him. He radiates pure joy wherever he goes.

Why does everything feel like theater? We have a Congress that won't pass something 83% people want. We have a judicial system that doesn’t hold criminals accountable. We have an education system that doesn’t educate. We have a non-profit system that profits from our tax dollars. We have a health care industry that profits from you staying sick. We have a financial industry that needs you to stay in debt. We have an insurance industry that fights every single claim. It just all feels so fake, so theatrical.

A light suggestion for parents: See to it that your child reads books.

Just got waterboarded at the dentist, but I called in an extraction and made my escape. I was obliged to leave behind my wallet though.

Second hour, I was sitting by myself. I saw my one constant friend sitting by herself in front of me. She didn’t say hi to me… my immediate thought was, “did I do something”? I even texted my husband and let him know I was feeling alone. He said, “I bet she needs a hug”. It immediately snapped me out of my own insecurities and during the middle of class, I stood up and sat by her and wrapped my arms around her. She started crying. I started too. I was in my own head still that I couldn’t see she was in hers. I know you are needed in your ward. Because I need people like you in my ward. And they are there. We just need to see them. 🫂❤️‍🩹 Please try. Please. 🙏🏻

I just got a short story accepted at Infinity Valley! @40NorthPress @_InfiniteValley @nauvoosupply. @josephpmbrtn.

I've never really cared for hip hop dance.

David Sacks: “I very much agree with the Pope that the biggest risk of AI is the centralization of power and then its misuse against us, in some Orwellian way. I think it's government that's going to do that.”