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Cardinal George of the Catholic Church came to speak at BYU a couple of weeks ago.   He brought with him a message of respect for our religion and Christian brotherhood.  Cardinal George, who is also the Bishop of Chicago and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,  exhorted members of the church to continue the fight in defense of religious freedom and our right to influence our nations for good.

I watched the complete recording of this event on BYU’s website and found it inspiring.  I was impressed by Cardinal George’s sincere concern for the people of the world and his dedication to protecting the sanctity of the family unit.  He frequently voiced his appreciation for how Members of the LDS Church continue to defend religious freedoms here in the United States.  He particularly mentioned our stance in California concerning Prop. 8 and our defence of marriage between a man and a woman. 

I chalk up the Cardinal’s visit to BYU as another major victory for religious tolerance in the modern world.  If more religious ministers and officers spent less time belittling other faiths in their sermons and more time preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ then so much more could be accomplished for the salvation and general wellfare of mankind. Read the rest of this entry »

You might be asking what happened to FRG? How come we don’t write as much as we used to? So here’s my deal: I get this huge mental block whenever I start to write a post. It’s weird ’cause I can still write in my journal, in fact I’ve never written so much as I have in the past couple of months. I’m learning a lot and so I have a lot to write about, but it’s personal stuff and most of it I don’t want to share it with the whole world. However some things I can and want to share with the whole world, but if I don’t do so right away then I forget all about it. Anyway, I’m going to be more spontaneous with my future posts so that I never feel constrained to write a certain way, then maybe I won’t get a writer’s block everytime I want to blog about something. Read the rest of this entry »

Not too long ago I gave this talk on repentance.  Twice.  I created the basis of my talk using the talk given by Elder Neil L Anderson entitled “Repent… That I may heal you.”  I hope you enjoy it.

I am so grateful for repentance.   Many people see repentance as something harsh, or as an ultimatum.  “Repent or be destroyed.”   But Elder Andersen tells us that repentance is a an invitation, and quotes Alma 5:33 Read the rest of this entry »

Personal scripture studying on a daily basis can be a difficult habit to form and cultivate. In the past, I didn’t always stay consistent. Some days I would read. While other days I would let the distractions of the world consume my life. Read the rest of this entry »