Metafootnotes

Metafootnotes
Books. Shoes. Music. The Web. What else is there? I am a middle-aged, middle-class writer, reader, wife and mother languishing in the Great American West. I have spent several years lurking online, but I’m ready to join the conversation. I just hope I have something to say. Look for posts on books, American culture, thrift shops, shoes, family, politics, religion and maybe even the occasional rant.

Perfection Pending

Perfection Pending
The command “Be ye perfect” is not idealistic gas. Nor is it a command to do the impossible…If we let Him–for we can prevent Him, if we choose–He will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a god or goddess…The process will be long and in parts very painful; but that is what we are in for. Nothing less. He meant what He said. – C.S. Lewis, “Beyond Personality”

Temple Study

Temple Study
Temple Study – Sustaining and Defending the LDS (Mormon) Temple
Ancient patterns, practices, rites, and texts that relate to and support the authenticity of the LDS temple.

A blog inspired by and dedicated to the exemplary LDS (Mormon) scholar Dr. Hugh Nibley, whose landmark temple studies have strengthened the faith of many. Here we discuss ancient patterns, history, traditions, cultures, comparative studies, doctrines, practices, rituals, rites, ceremonies, ordinances, religions, and texts as they relate to and support the authenticity of the LDS temple and its practice today.

The Book of Mormon Project

The Book of Mormon Project
Provides free book of mormon e-books in 3 formats, PDF, HTML, and executable for everyone to view offline. Also there are Book of Mormon Pics and an LDS Library available. This is my missionary effort to send out as many Book of Mormons as I can electronically. I hope to reach people who we would not be able to contact for one reason or the other.

My Clean Book Reviews

My Clean Book Reviews
It’s fairly easy to find lists of clean books. But what if you want to know if a specific book is clean and you can’t find it on any website? Does that mean the book isn’t clean, or does it just mean that the book hasn’t been reviewed by that site? On this blog we will review everything we read and add a content review to the rating. So if you want to know if a book is clean, we will write what, if anything, the book contains. And if you happen to like reading the other stuff, then you’ll also know which books are right for you.

Other blogs have clean books on their website, but we review everything we read and include a content rating so readers know exactly what to expect from each book.

Sons of Alma

Sons of Alma
And now it came to pass that the sons of Alma did go forth among the people, to declare the word unto them. And Alma, also, himself, could not rest, and he also went forth. Now we shall say no more concerning their preaching, except that they preached the word, and the truth, according to the spirit of prophecy and revelation; and they preached after the holy order of God by which they were called (Alma 43: 1-2). The day to day ponderings and thoughts of a Mormon convert from Hawaii.

My Mormon Third Eye

My Mormon Third Eye
When I politely excused myself in the middle of dinner to make a bathroom stop, how did Mom know that I had uneaten peas in my pocket to flush down the toilet? When I came home late from a youth dance and slid quietly into bed to avoid waking parental units, how did Dad know, without looking at the car, that I smashed in the front bumper? When I watch my daughter play a video game, how do I know that she’s not ready for her Geometry final?

Its the Third Eye. The notorious eye in the back of the head, the extra view of life that God blesses parents striving to do the right thing so they can see more of life than the children they chase after.

So… for those of you bold and bored enough to read this far, every so often I’ll be sharing here what my Mormon third eye sees. Third eyes are relatively huge; they see the humorous, the entertaining, the embarrassing, the beautiful, the inspirational, and even the moral and political; however, they tend to ignore the evil, depressing and destructive: there is enough of that in world already!

International Geopolitical Advisory

International Geopolitical Advisory
From Basque terrorism to crime in São Paulo, world affairs shape the way we live and do business. For example, political changes in East Asia can have a significant influence in places like Las Vegas, Dubai, and Sydney. I invite you to bookmark this blog and take advantage of the information provided in this new blog. Please cite the author and blog when using information. Thank you for visiting!

A Mormon Missionary’s Blog

A Mormon Missionary’s Blog
This blog follows an LDS (Mormon) Missionary throughout his entire mission. From the day he submits his missionary application to the day he comes home from the mission field . This site was created to answer all the questions regarding an LDS mission and any and all questions regarding the LDS religion. This is your chance to see first hand what a Mormon Missionary experiences day to day, what they really do, and what they have to put up with. This is the place where you can ask questions regarding a mission from the one person who knows it best, the missionary.