Early in the morning of January 7th, 2023, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had finally made enough concessions to the fringe members of his conference to buy their votes. They finally allowed him to become the Speaker of the House (at least for a few months). Part of the ceremonial transfer of power in the House required … Read more
In my undergraduate days, majoring in Speech/Theatre Education, I took a class called, “Small Group Discussion.” The instructor divided the class into groups of six or seven people. Each group was instructed to create a task for themselves (which the instructor would not define for us). We would be presenting the results of that task … Read more
On a recent Sunday I attended Sacrament meeting in a nearby ward. The printed program showed the Sacrament Hymn to be Hymn #142, “I Stand All Amazed.” The problem was that hymn #142 is really “Sweet Hour of Prayer.” When the ward business had ended, the chorister stood up and the organist immediately played an … Read more
The “Title of Liberty,” like the Good Samaritan, proclaimed the cause of the outcast and downtrodden against “the great wickedness of those who are seeking for power and authority, yea, even those king-men” (Alma 60:17).” — Hugh Nibley In the Book of Mormon there is constant tension between the rich and “high born” and the … Read more
“He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.” — John F. Kelly, White House Chief of Staff. Bob Woodward’s new book, Fear: Trump in the … Read more
“We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion” (Doctrine and Covenants 121: 39). After King Solomon’s death, his son Rehoboam was to became king of all Israel. … Read more