We are taught that gratitude is the cure for many of the ailments that medicine cannot treat. And so, with the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, and building on the next Sunday School lesson, I make an attempt at showing gratitude.

There have been many occasions when something on my playlist causes me to pause, feel different emotions, or even change how I have been feeling all day. I am grateful that there are many people blessed with the talent to tell stories through music, especially the classical ones.

A parable I was once told, a parody of Le Mythe de Sisyphe, with new purpose and meaning, which I now retell in my own way.

Such a descriptive and captivating history of events that I nearly listened to the entire book straight through without pausing. It is insightfully horrific to hear in such detail, the conditions of oppression that is brought upon people in North Korea, and of the psychological condition that allows it to propagate among neighbors, associates and throughout generations…

During uncertain times and tribulations we may be tempted to choose to postpone certain important events…

As a software engineer I have had the opportunity to design and build a few systems. A system can be any organized combination of resources and energy intended to produce an output. A system is ultimately designed to produce what it produces, despite what our intentions for the system might have been, if the product does not match our desired intent then there is either a flaw in the design or in the implementation of the system that has to be corrected…

I was recently introduced to a video on YouTube of a presentation given by a medical doctor about the coronavirus. This doctor shares information and opinions about the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a counter argument against many of the measures that have been taken. My purpose for writing this post, is not to discredit this doctor or disprove the claims that are made, but to help everyone understand that we cannot assume the information we are presented about anything, is correct or true simply by its existence or by some persuasive argument…

Patriotism is not the flag, song, or our country, patriotism is me showing honor and respect to you…

It is our turn to carry on this sainthood that has been earned for us, preserve it for the next generations and invite everyone to also become sanctified through Jesus Christ.

Today marks the 12th week that our normal Sabbath services in the chapel have been suspended. And the 12 Sunday holding our own family Sacrament Meeting and Sunday School in our home. While we strive to make our home worthy of holding such meetings, there are few things I have learned that have helped us make this possible…

The team keeps us balanced, gives us perspective, gives us ideas and motivation that comes from a diverse set of life experiences. The team helps us remember the why, especially at times when the tunnel vision starts to set in…

The trees and plants being so densely grown and the trail covered completely with leaves made for some slow jogging. I was alone, it was quiet except for the sounds of my feed padding against the ground and some deep breathing. Living in the Mojave Desert has made me appreciate any opportunity to experience a different climate, especially one with so much water…

Must be the end of my day, the sun has made its way to the top and was beating down so hot I could not touch the rock. So I took one last rappel and sat in the shade for a spell resting my head and my swell and soon started to sleep for well until the day grew cooler and appeared more lunar…