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Every once in a while an event occurs in our lives that teaches us something about the true meaning of life and offers us a glimpse into the eternities. For my wife and me, one of those events occurred earlier this year when, after more than three years of trying unsuccessfully to have children on our own, we were able to adopt our sweet baby girl. More than anything else, becoming a father has helped me gain a better understanding of the nature of our relationship with God. So, while I certainly realize that I am only at the beginning of this great adventure called parenthood (and have a LOT more to learn), here are just three of the lessons I have found most meaningful during my short time as a father.
This week, our beloved prophet Thomas S. Monson posted a message on Facebook reminding Church members about what truly deserves our focus this holiday season.
One night when I was 17 years old I knelt beside my bed and sincerely asked Heavenly Father for my own testimony. I prayed, “Heavenly Father, if I’m going to do this I have to feel something.” After I said that I could feel something I never felt before, reassurance. I suddenly knew without a doubt not only that this was the one true church but that I had to start working to be baptized. I began to cry not just because of the answer I had received but because I knew it meant I would lose my dad.
The Book of Mormon is already eyeing a West End bow, and now comes news that the Tony-nominated musical will launch a national tour beginning in December 2012. The tour will kick off in Denver with other cities to be announced shortly.
With stories about Mormons and Mormonism seemingly everywhere this summer, newspapers, blogs and websites around the country are using a variety of approaches to take a look inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to see what makes Mormons tick. One of the most interesting has been part of Beliefnet's "Project Conversion: Twelve Months of Spiritual Promiscuity," during which blogger Andrew Bowen spends a month immersing himself in different religions in an attempt to understand them by going through the conversion process. During the month of July he took LDS missionary discussions and attended LDS worship services in North Carolina. He wrote several columns about his experiences, including this one in which he is "saying good-bye to my LDS home."
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the following statement:
We live in a world that promotes personal greatness. The entrepreneurial spirit, the Internet, the modern spirit of invention, Hollywood, and social media all promote the concept that each person not only can, but should be searching for the fame and fortune that so many around us seem to be achieving.
Photo from lds.org Thanks to my job, I am pretty plugged into LDS happenings. I was well aware of the strong possibility that a group of people were attending the afternoon session of conference with the express purpose to give an opposing vote. I watched with trepidation as President Uchtdorf began to read the names of the First Presidency, not sure if or how things would play out.
Several books published by Deseret Book, including its Shadow Mountain and Ensign Peak imprints, received awards at the recent Great Southwest Book Festival, including three that took top honors in their categories. Brandon Mull’s “Candy Shop War: The Arcade Catastrophe” took the top spot in the Children’s Book category. Also in the Children’s Book Category, Tyler Whitesides’ “Janitors: Secrets of New Forest Academy” received an honorable mention.