***There is a much more updated and detailed version of this post. I suggest skipping this one and reading the new one by clicking here.*** In a Come Follow Me study session with my family, we pointed out the four…

My feelings about the Church’s new Come Follow Me plan for families has been a little mixed. I’ve gone back and forth about it but have been willing to give it a shot and see what happens. Initially, I felt like…

Personally, I don’t have much use for optimism or pessimism, where you expect the best or the worst outcome. I’m more of a pragmatist in that I see myself as “one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the…