Tag: general conference
“I Think It Helps Them”: A Young Boy with Cancer Teaches Us About Service, Duty, and Patience with Naughty Children
Steven J. Lund’s talk at the recent October 2020 General Conference focused on “Finding Joy in Christ.” It began with a story from his young son, a deacon, who lost…
A Bump in the Road for the Shanghai Temple
Unfortunate news just reported in The Salt Lake Tribune indicates that plans for a Shanghai temple may have hit a bump in the road. Peggy Fletcher Stack’s story, “Plans for…
God Bless China and the New Shanghai Temple
Update, April 29, 2020: Plans for a temple in Shanghai have hit an unfortunate snag, as was just reported today. See my post, “A Bump in the Road for the…
Rethinking Enemies
One of the challenges for me as I gradually prepare to return to the United States, after my eight years in China, is the animosity here. Too many people treat…
When Engineers Err: My Favorite Story from General Conference
Jan. 2019 update: Sadly, the story as told has major gaps, raising multiple red flags. A post at MormonDiscussions lists multiple issues. At the moment I don’t see a plausible…
The Secret Behind Guanxi: Earned Trust
In China, everything in the business world and in much of life seems to be based on guanxi (pronounced like gwahn-shee), the Chinese word that is often interpreted as “relationships”…
Thinking About Marriage: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Elder D. Todd Christofferson’s 2015 General Conference talk, “Why Marriage, Why Family,” recently came up in a dinner conversation as an intriguing example of helping LDS people to think more…
General Conference and Immigration
I’ve been deeply touched by the emphasis on service to refugees being advocated by the Church during this recent General Conference. Related to that was the message from Elder Donald…
Easter Musings
It’s Easter Morning here in China. I’d like to share a few recent scattered thoughts as I begin listening to LDS General Conference. I’m listening to the Priesthood Session live…
A New International Accent in General Conference
Over here in Asia, some of us are thrilled that a General Authority could deliver his talk in Cantonese (see the news story at the Salt Lake Tribune). Elder Chi…
