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  • Hello world!

    Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above. Or hit Add New on the left (of the admin… Read more →

  • Want to know more about Mormons? Cool infographic from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Read more →

  • On Palindromes

    Palindrome should be spelled the same backwards. And the word ‘abbreviation’ should be shorter. The 13 y.o. Read more →

  • On Chores

    The 13 y.o.: I HATE vacuuming! The 9 y.o.: Oooo! YOU SAID A BAD WORD! The 13 y.o.: What? Vacuuming? Read more →

  • Love is spelled T-I-M-E. Wonderful inspiration from President Dieter F Uchtdorf’s October 2010 General Conference talk, Of Things That Matter Most. My favorite quote:  In family relationships love is really spelled t-i-m-e, time. Taking… Read more →

  • On World Wars

    The 13 y.o.: I figured out why Spain was neutral during World War 1. Fascism. Which I learned was where the rich people stay in control as the country turns… Read more →

  • On Cakes

    The Dad: We need to go to the grocery store. Apparently I bought the wrong kind of cake mix. The 5 y.o.: There’s no such thing as the wrong kind… Read more →

  • Mormonism and the Media: Peggy Fletcher Stack on how reporters can be right and still get it wrong

    Extracted from Colombia University’s Conference on Mormonism and American Politics:  With a Mormon candidate for the presidency and the unprecedented media attention given to Mormons recently, this conference takes a broad view… Read more →

  • On English Accents

    If I had an English accent like Dad, I’d never shut up! The 13 y.o. Read more →

  • If Heavenly Father Had Texted the 10 Commandments to Moses no1 b4 me. srsly. dnt wrshp pix/idols no omg’s no wrk on wkend (sat 4 now; sun l8r) pos ok… Read more →

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