Church Attendance Survey

The Background

A few months ago, I read an article that basically stated if a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints quit going to church he or she would not go to any other church in replacement.  The member would simply stop going to church at all.  I don’t agree with that statement.  To me it sounded like an opinion slipping in public print as fact.  Perhaps the author has many examples but how big of a sample size could he be pulling from?  I wanted to separate fact from opinion so I created a survey on Survey Monkey and shared it on my social platforms. Continue reading →

23 Thank Yous: Thanksgiving 2017

A few years ago, I read an excerpt from a book called 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life by John Kralik. 

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The author was finishing the worst year of his life in 2007 and through a series of events decided to write a different thank you note each day for a year.  The experience changed his life.

Since I have decided to jump back into reading this year I have made sure I am not without a book to read each night.  Either one chapter a day or 10 pages whichever comes first and my attention span holds out on.  Right before Thanksgiving I finished a book so I decided to read the entire book this year over the Thanksgiving holiday.  It seemed like an appropriate choice for the holiday. Continue reading →

General Conference thoughts: Spiritual Eclipse

by Elder Gary E. Stevenson

I experienced the eclipse in 96% totality.  My  impression of the eclipse amazed me that the sun was still shining and sharing its light with only 4% being viewed albeit the light was similar to dusk.  But the sun is powerful and is designed to share its light unless it is blocked completely.  A small amount of sunlight can go a long way. Continue reading →