Years after I returned from my mission in Frankfurt, Germany, I found myself sitting across from the Director of Sales over a company in Seattle. I was fresh out of college and probably was on the lowest rung of the pool of candidates applying for the position with my Bachelors degree in German vs. all the [...]
Archive for October, 2011
The Hardest Sales Job in the World: Being a Mormon Missionary
Posted in Mormon Missionaries on October 27, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Survey Shows General US Population thinks Mormons are…
Posted in Latter-day Saints, Mormon Christians on October 20, 2011 | 29 Comments »
In Sunday School the other week we had a great lesson on the new “I’m a Mormon” campaign coming to the Seattle area, where we live. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) is showing commercials and using other media opportunities to show videos of Mormon members. Part of the reason for this [...]
80% of Christian Singles Admit to Pre-marital Sex
Posted in Christianity on October 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »
An article entitled “Almost Everyone’s Doing It” in Relevant magazine includes a poll that shows 80% of Evangelical singles admit to having pre-marital sex. What was even more surprising was another poll in the article showed that 65% of women who have abortions in the US identify themselves as Christian, but that’s a side topic. [...]
Blessings Received after Trials
Posted in Depression and Anxiety, Faith, Patience on October 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
While preparing to teach this week’s Sunday School lesson in 2 Corinthians, I came across a talk given by Paul Johnson, one of the Mormon Seventy, entitled “More Than Conquerors Through Him that Loved Us“. There were a few lines in the talk that stood out to me, which I will quote: At times it [...]
