Month: February 2009
BusinessWeek Ranks BYU’s Undergrad Business Program #5 in Nation
BusinessWeeek‘s new report on “The Top Undergraduate Business Programs” rates BYU’s undergraduate program #5 in the nation. As the proud father-in-law of a super-sharp graduate from that program, I’m very…
Jump for Joy: Sharing the Gospel (in Taiwan)
Just got a couple photos from my son Benjamin who recently arrived in the Taiwan Taipei Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he is having…
My Top Ten LDS Best Practices for People of Any Faith
In the business world, people are always talking about “best practices” that they glean from other businesses and can adopt in their own way. Today I thought I’d share a…
When You Hear the Word “Mormon,” Do You Think “Home Teaching”?
If you know anything about the contemporary Mormon experience, you know that polygamy ended over a century ago and that ceaseless questions about our underwear reveal more than just bad…
Parents, Read to Your Young Children
It is amazing how many mistakes we parents can make over the years in raising kids. I’ve made more than I can count, and more than I wish to remember,…
One of the Best Sundays Ever
Yesterday we had one of the best sacrament meeting services ever. Each speaker was uplifting, some very inspiring, and a great spirit was present. It all began with some inspiring…
A Fruity, Happy Valentine’s Day to You – With a Strawberry Suggestion for Men
My wife wasn’t feeling well this morning and just said she wanted fruit for breakfast. As I was cutting some strawberries I had bought yesterday, I noticed – you probably…
Welcome, Things of My Soul and Clean Cut
I just added the notable LDS blog, Things of My Soul, to my blog roll. This blog has many positive factors that encouraged me to add it: It has interesting…
BYU Folks: Don’t Miss the March 31 Devotional by Dr. David Dearden
One of the great things about BYU is the practice of a campus-wide devotionals/forums at the Marriott Center every Tuesday with great speakers including Church leaders, BYU faculty and leaders,…
Kudos to the Blogosphere
In my tradition of being about 10 years behind on many big things, I just realized that I haven’t had the famous Mormon Blogosphere site in my blogroll. Ouch! I…