Author Archives: Aaron
I Know I Am True
This is mostly a rant about the silly verbiage in our faith, and how it gets abused so badly, we don’t even realize we’re doing it. Things like: “I took out my own endowment”. The endowment ceremony in the temple … Continue reading
Not Always Inspired
This post might shock a few of you, but if you just sit and think about it, you’ll probably agree. Recently, I was having a discussion with my grandfather about inspiration and being in constant communication with the Holy Ghost. … Continue reading
White Shirts
Recently, my wife and I had temple recommend interviews. We had our interviews with the bishopric Sunday, and with the stake presidency Tuesday night. When leaving the interview Sunday, we were told that if we are not in our Sunday … Continue reading
Rated R Movies
Recently, I got in a discussion with my family about R-rated movies. It seemed to be unanimous in this discussion that it is LDS doctrine that you do not watch R-rated movies. Doing so could jeopardize your eternal standing with … Continue reading
Temple Recommend Interview Questions
I recently just had my temple recommend interview with a member of the bishopric. I’ve been in these many times before. So, after being asked if I lived the law of chastity, you can imagine my surprise when I heard … Continue reading
Back From Haiatus
It’s been 5 years since I’ve blogged here, and during much of that time, this blog has been offline. There were some reasons for that, namely that the DB got corrupted, and I wasn’t motivated at that time to fix … Continue reading
A Lofty Aspiration
My wife and I have decided that we are going to read the ENTIRE Standard Works by the end of the year. This means, the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great … Continue reading
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Guess what came in the mail today? After almost 8 months of waiting, I finally received my Qur’an. I cannot believe it. I had completely forgotten about it. Well, maybe not completely forgotten, but given up definitely You should see … Continue reading
Released
Just a quick note to say that I have finally been released as Elders Quorum President in my ward. I say finally, because I have served in the quorum for almost 6 years. Three as 2nd Counselor and three as … Continue reading
Imposing Religion on Government
Okay, here’s something to think about. Should the teachings of the LDS Church, or any religion for that matter, impose itself upon the government? I think, for obvious reasons, the answer would be no. Think about it for a minute. … Continue reading