The Money Blog

I had a troubling conversation recently with a young man who had just graduated from high school. We discussed a few things, and then I asked him who in his high school stood out as a role model for l...

Many years ago there was a young man in my stake who was an icon to me
and others, named Dave. Dave was popular, handsome, athletic, and more
importantly, good. Dave was a light in a sometimes dark high...

One of my favorite family nights we have ever had was when we placed about 30 items on our table in front of our sofa in our living room. There were hostess pies, ding dongs, Twinkies, scriptures, fam...

There is a phrase I like to use that is a weekly test of our fortitude to change, and it is, “What happens on Monday?!” What happens on Monday is an assessment of the things we learned on Sunday. The ...

A few years ago, my son Taft played on one of the top ten competitive soccer teams for his age in the state of Arizona. The team was young and fun and Taft was the only one on the team who didn’t play...

In Alma chapter 43, the Nephites (good) are battling the Lamanites (evil). The Nephites have surrounded the Lamanites and are soundly defeating them when suddenly Captain Moroni calls out to his men t...

In the Old Testament Elijah was facing off with the Gods of Baal, and he finally calls on the Lord to demonstrate His power.  After the people witnessed firsthand the power of God, he then poses one g...

One of my favorite boxers when I was young was Panamanian Roberto Duran. He was nicknamed, “Hands of stone.” He was tough and relentless when he boxed. He has been rated as one of the top ten boxers o...

Let me share with you the Parable of the Cats and the Batting Cage. For many years, we had a batting cage with netting on the east side of our home. Every few years, a stray cat would get caught in th...

Should we do something fun and over the top or something different?

This was the question being posed in a meeting I attended many years ago. It’s common question-especially in regard to youth activ...

“Running a marathon is comfortable”...said NO ONE EVER.

Marathons are hard-and that is probably an understatement! They push every single runner to the brink of exhaustion. They take training and coa...

We recently had to fire a dental assistant in one of our offices. Her skills were exceptional, we loved her personality and approach with people and so many things about her!

So WHY IN THE WORLD WOU...