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Husband/Dad • Professor/Speaker/Author/MBA/PhD • Co-host of the Follow Him Podcast
Jul 19, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
Watching the Lorax and relating it to planting the seed in Alma 32 may be my kids favorite home church lesson ever.

Here’s what we found: The Spirit (The Lorax) to Alma (Once-ler):

“Look, everyone here needs the trees and you're chopping them down! So, we've got a big problem.”
Apr 16, 2020 11 tweets 3 min read
Coronavirus guidelines (maybe rules)

1. You cannot & should not leave the house for any reason, but if you have to, then you can. You are free to stay home, you are not free to leave home. So STAY HOME. But it’s important to go out sometimes.

2. Masks are not useful if you are sick, but maybe you should wear one, it can save you, but it is mandatory as well.

3. Stores are closed, except those that are open. See Rule 1.

4. You should not go to a hospital unless you have to go there. Same applies to a doctor’s office, you should only go there in case
Nov 3, 2019 12 tweets 2 min read
Church attendance, a thread:

Please don’t misunderstand me on this, I really like Church. I go weekly. I enjoy my ward and usually have a great experience.

With that said, the Lord is not confined by the four walls of a church. If we aren’t careful we can fall into the trap of generalizing people into categories. Church attendance can become a filter by which we begin to see people as spiritual/non-spiritual. Many many of those we describe as “inactive” are very close to the Lord. They have big hearts, they pray, read scripture, serve others, and/or