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I dropped into the local chapel for the first session of general conference and manifested my opposition. Philosophical question: if an opposing vote is made in an empty chapel and no one is around to see it, is it recorded in Salt Lake City? Funny you should bring that up, Tom, as I have a similar...

Copy. I’ll be in touch with Nemo to do the same on his side of the pond. I dropped into the local chapel for the first session of general conference and manifested my opposition. Philosophical question: if an opposing vote is made in an empty chapel and no one is around to see it, is it recorded in...

In other news, David Bednar's oldest son has been sustained as an area seventy: Eric D. Bednar, 47, Crestwood, Kentucky; orthodontic faculty, University of Louisville; currently serving as president of the Crestwood Kentucky Stake; former bishop and bishopric counselor I am reminded of J. Golden Kim...

I should note Russell Nelson's recent Facebook message. He attempts to bury the lede, but, nonetheless, here it is: Dear brothers, sisters, and friends, how grateful I am that we can watch, listen to, or attend general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this weekend. I kno...

Copy. I’ll be in touch with Nemo to do the same on his side of the pond.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called Randy Austin , a shareholder at Kirton McConkie who protects children from abuse protects the interests of the church in sexual abuse cases , as an area seventy. His firm bio states: Randy Austin chairs the firm’s First Amendment and Religio...

I was chatting with the Relief Society sister in Parowan just this afternoon, and I happened to mention that the FAIR Conference was moving to Salt Lake City. She was not pleased. The long drive from Parowan to the Provo Experience Event Center and back was hard enough on her arthritic neck, she sai...

Thank you, Res Ipsa. Public Square Magazine is a joint project of the Elizabeth McCune Institute and the John A. Widtsoe Foundation. Where do these organizations get their funding? USC made a grant of $600,000 to the Widtsoe Foundation in 2018. The Foundation reported $1.2 million in contributions a...

Another open house seems to be in order. I was recently informed that FAIR has moved offices. Here is the text of the announcement: We’re excited to announce that we recently moved into a new office and studio! We appreciate all of our supporters throughout the years and for their part in helping us...

I don't know about you, but I hadn't heard about the Valiant Conference. So what is it? You can check out their website for yourself, but the organization describes itself as "A gathering of Latter-day Saint women who confidently stand with Christ." I perused the website a bit and I admit that I wa...