In our world where people are confused, how are Latter-day Saint parents to go about raising their children? Fortunately, the Lord has given us direction through the scriptures and prophets and apostles, and it all begins with having the courage to share our testimonies with our children.
A talk Dustin gave in church on Mother’s Day, Sunday, 12 May 2013—with audio! Continue reading Trend parenting for Latter-day Saints
New York City’s first controlled implosion since 2001 took place this morning. And Dustin was there to view—and film—it all from the deck of the Staten Island Ferry. Continue reading Building implosion on Governors Island
With today’s momentous announcements from the Supreme Court, there’s not much that we can add. But we will say this: the justices (well, five of them anyway) made the right decision. Bigotry and discrimination lost. Fairness and equality won—which means we all did. Continue reading It’s time: Marriage equality for all
Deseret Industries is cutting associates’ hours to avoid Obamacare’s mandate of employer-sponsored health coverage. D.I. says doing so will allow it to serve more people. But is it the right choice? Continue reading Is Deseret Industries choosing the right by avoiding Obamacare?
To lift your spirits on this sad day, here’s Fiona playing her guitar and singing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and the Alphabet Song this afternoon. Continue reading Fiona playing her guitar
Nearly 13 years after we graduated, a gift of sorts to fellow members of the South Mecklenburg High School Class of 2000: a digitized version of the video of our commencement. Now the complete, unedited video is available for all of us to share—and the entire world to see. Continue reading South Mecklenburg High School Class of 2000 Commencement
Tuesday, 6 November 2012 | President Barack Obama, a Democrat, wins reelection while Republican numbers shrink in both houses of Congress. Continue reading Four more years
We had a cultural night at church on Saturday, 2 February 2013, and the missionaries asked me to prepare this slide-show presentation to accompany the song they used to open the activity. Continue reading From All the World
I returned home from my service as a full-time missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ten years ago today. Here I reflect on what those two years of my life mean to me—and remember that my real mission has only just begun. Continue reading True to the faith
My experience in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission was not only a time to teach but also a time to learn—to learn for myself the truth of this work and the blessing I have to be a part of it. Continue reading Do we realize what we have?
All of us will be touched by bullying at some point in our lives. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are his hands in lifting up those affected by it. Continue reading ‘The worth of souls is great in the sight of God’
Earlier this year, Dustin, age 30, made the difficult decision that it was time to send his stuffed animals to a new home. So, one evening early this fall, he, Susan, and Fiona carried them to Goodwill on West 8th Street in Manhattan and donated them. But before bidding them farewell, Dustin had a little photo shoot with them so he could always remember them. This is one of those photos. Continue reading Dustin’s stuffed animals
By Dustin | If moving to New York a little over a year ago—our first move as a family—taught us anything, it’s that we have a lot of stuff. Too much stuff. So much stuff that I would be embarrassed to accept anyone’s help on our next move if I didn’t take some time to sort through it, organize it, and toss out the stuff I … Continue reading Of junk & memories
Who was Joseph Smith, really? This is the basic question Richard Lyman Bushman attempts to answer in Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, a “cultural biography” of the first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The answer Mr. Bushman—a member of the Church* and an emeritus professor of history at Columbia University here in New York—gives is, in many respects, rather simple. … Continue reading American prophet
Of course residents of the District of Columbia deserve full voting representation in both houses of Congress. And the best way to achieve this is by making D.C. a state. Continue reading Grant D.C. statehood
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