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Archive for August, 2011

Mitt Romney Charitable Donations Exceed other Christian 2012 Candidates

Posted in Politics, Tithing, tagged , , on August 25, 2011 | 8 Comments »

There are quite a few Republicans running in the 2012 race now, and I’ve heard rumors of Sarah Palin throwing her hat in as well.  However, as of this week (8-25) I think the major three candidates are: Romney, Perry, and Bachman.  Therefore, I’ll include the charitable donations of each of these candidates, all of [...]

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Baby Barett is Here! Thank you for your Prayers

Posted in Family on August 21, 2011 | 9 Comments »

Thank you so much everyone for your prayers for my wife and baby!  I received plenty of emails and a few comments on the blog from those of you who were praying over the past few days. August 18th at 10:10 p.m. baby Barett was born at 8 lbs. 3 oz. 21 inches.  The delivery [...]

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The Most Demanding Profession: Being a Mormon Missionary

Posted in Mormon Missionaries on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In a recent article about the current political race with 2 Mormon business leaders (Romney and Huntsman), a Harvard Business School professor, Clayton Christenson stated “I don’t think there’s any more demanding profession than being a Mormon missionary…”  The article goes on to state that the Missionary Training Center (MTC), which is the place where [...]

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Please Pray for my Wife

Posted in Family on August 14, 2011 | 6 Comments »

While I was talking with one of my business contacts the other day at the YMCA, I told her we were due to have a baby this week.  She told me she would put my wife on the prayer chain in her local congregation and I was very grateful for the offer. My wife is [...]

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No More White Shirts and Black Nametags: Changing the Mormon Missionary Strategy

Posted in Latter-day Saints, Mormon Missionaries, tagged , , on August 11, 2011 | 13 Comments »

In a recent article in The National Catholic Weekly magazine, a writer brought up the great marketing the LDS church is doing in New York City.  His article highlights the Mormon.org billboards that are all over as well as on the taxis, etc.  and how great of a missionary tool it is.  Something he wrote [...]

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LDS Man one of Navy SEALS Downed in Afghanistan

Posted in Latter-day Saints, Politics on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Jason Workman, an LDS man from southern Utah, was one of the Navy SEALS downed in Afghanistan. The full report is found at this website. God bless his family as well as everyone else who has lost their life in this war.

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Evangelicals vs. Mormons in the 2012 Presidential Race

Posted in Politics on August 5, 2011 | 15 Comments »

A recent article titled “Pawlenty video aimed at Mormon faith of Romney and Huntsman” caught my eye a couple weeks ago.  The article made it sound like Pawlenty is slamming Romney and Huntsman because of their Mormon beliefs.  When I watched the video, it didn’t seem like Pawlenty was doing anything other than describe his [...]

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