Tag: Religion
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“In the Bleak Midwinter”
This year in the BYU Choirs’ Celebration of Christmas concert, the Concert Choir is singing a setting of the poem “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina Rossetti. In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan. Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow. In the…
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Becoming Men of God Through Faith
What does it really mean to be a man? The modern world expects a man who is focused on himself, on career, and on worldly success. The man of today is not expected by society to excel or to have ambition. The modern man must be in peak physical condition and it is acceptable that…
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Rejoice Exceedingly and Give Thanks
Today is thanksgiving and I felt like I should depart from my typical political posts and talk about some of the things that I am grateful for. First and foremost I am grateful that I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am grateful for the knowledge that I…
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Sunday Will Come
This was one of my favorite talks ever from Elder Wirthlin.
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When You Choose to Follow Christ
I was thinking tonight about changing and the effect of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives and this quote came to mind. “When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people…
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The Answer
This last week and a half I’ve wanted several times to sit down and write about how things in this country need to change. I’ve wanted to point out what we’re doing wrong and point a blaming finger at those who seem to be responsible. I’ve decided, however, that this week none of that really…