By way of confession, I dislike the Christmas season.
Since beginning my professional employment, the Christmas season is a stressful time of year filled with seemingly unending activities to squeeze out every last cent of available revenue, penny pinching to meet cost saving targets, capital project closures and invoice reconciliation for end-of-year spend.
By the time Christmas comes, I am frazzled, spent and ready for a long winter’s nap.
I’d love some insights from anybody who knows whether there is any truth to the claim that Elvis Presley read the Book of Mormon in his last days.
Here are some articles that indicate Elvis may have read the Book of Mormon:
This web site has pictures of Elvis’ alleged Book of Mormon with handwriting that may or may not have been Elvis’.
This may be an interesting time to note that Ronald Reagan also read and quoted the Book of Mormon.
Mitt Romney got some very tough questioning today on “Meet the Press.” Some of the toughest questions had to do with he 1978 revelation ending the priesthood ban for those with African blood. Romney was asked at least twice if the policy was wrong, and he bypassed the question. It was nice to see his extremely emotional response in which he recalled his father’s work on civil rights and his own weeping when the priesthood ban was ended.
I predict Romney will be questioned on this topic relentlessly as long as he is still in the campaign. And this raises two interesting questions: will he ever say the Church’s position was wrong? And should he?
“He’s not Satan, he’s my brother.” Kathleen Parker skewers various presidential candidates but makes Mitt look pretty good.
You have got to check out these Youtube clips from Church Public Affairs. Church leaders discuss issues from “Are Mormons Christian?” to “Why Do People Say Mormonism is a Cult?” Three brand new clips address political neutrality and the civic duties of Church members. I think this is a wonderful way for the Church to get out its message.