By Rory on May 9, 2007 in Adversity, Faith, Rotation | 9 Comments
I enjoy listening to the This I Believe segment on National Public Radio. If you haven’t heard it before, you can see an archive here.
What strikes me about these essays is their positive nature, with the authors stating what they do believe. It seems that we, in this community, struggle sometimes to share our [...]
By Matt Thurston on Mar 26, 2007 in Adversity, BYU, Rotation | 20 Comments
I’ve been capsized, synthesized, de-emphasized, and frequently cut-down-to-sized (by my wife); I’ve been asked my suit size, shoe size, hat size, and cup size (for baseball); I’ve exercised, Mousercized, and once even jazzercised (long story)… but a couple of weeks ago was the first time I’ve ever been downsized (by my employer). As such, [...]
By Stephen Carter on Dec 14, 2006 in Adversity, Community, Rotation, Sunstone | 21 Comments
When I encountered D. Jeff Burton’s inoculation metaphor in the September 2006 issue of Sunstone (“Coping With A Deadly Pandemic,” pg. 60), I admit to getting a little hot under the collar.
Burton tells the story of a man who has been a faithful member his whole life, serving in high positions. Then one day [...]
By Stephen Carter on Nov 2, 2006 in Adversity, Missionary Work, Rotation, Sunstone | 11 Comments
Last Sunday my two twin brothers gave their farewell speeches at sacrament meeting. The first brother to speak (I couldn’t tell them apart as I was sitting at the back of the gym) gave 21-minute talk (yes, I timed it). It wasn’t an amazing talk (he only spent an hour and a half preparing it [...]
By Rory on Aug 30, 2006 in Adversity, Rotation, Sunstone | 5 Comments
I come from a very stoic family. When bad things happen in life, when plans go awry or setbacks happen, we tend to approach the problem with a combination of a stiff upper lip and a shrug. Life is sometimes messy.
It’s an approach that has worked for my family – and for me personally – [...]
