Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1062

Advice for the end of every day

      “Finish each day and be done with it.  You have done what you could.  Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.  Tomorrow is a new day.  You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” [Read More...]

Happy Birthday, Dad

    My father would have celebrated his 102nd birthday today.  But, unfortunately, he’s been gone for slightly more than twelve years now.   I miss him enormously, and I think of him every day.   I’ve been thinking of him today.  There are so many stories I recall that might illustrate his character and [Read More...]

For the record

    The internet is a place where rumors can be presented as fact, anonymous accusations can be leveled and spread publicly without the slightest evidence to back them, and unethical actions can be made up out of whole cloth and freely (though falsely) imputed to named individuals.   I’ve been a victim of this [Read More...]

“The North American continent isn’t as solid as you might think”

    Even less so, in other words, than you may have assumed:   http://news.discovery.com/earth/north...    

“A Day in the Life of Joseph Smith, Translator Extraordinaire”

    I may have shared this comedic masterpiece with you before now, but, if I already have . . . well, it’s so darned funny!  Although it’s much shorter, I think it ranks with Hugh Nibley’s Sounding Brass and The Myth Makers as a satirical send-up of some of the theories proposed by people [Read More...]

Winners of the “Faith Counts” video contest

    You may perhaps have heard of the “Faith Counts” effort that’s been undertaken by a coalition of religious organizations (prominent among them the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).   “Faith Counts” recently conducted its first video competition.   If you have just two minutes, you can watch at least one of [Read More...]

“It’s Our Turn as Women to Teach Men What Islam is Really About”

    I met the Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi some years ago when she came to lecture in Salt Lake City.  She’s impressive, and remarkably brave.   http://real-leaders.com/its-our-turn-...   (Thanks to Jabra Ghneim for calling this item to my attention.)    

New Testament 268

    John 12:9-11   Clearly, according to the gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus was the immediate catalyst for the arrest and execution of Jesus.  The miracle was simply too obvious and far too spectacular to ignore.  The Jewish leadership may not have believed it to have been a genuine miracle — they [Read More...]

Think your boss is stupid?

    If you think your boss is stupid, remember this:  You might not have a job if he were any smarter.    

New Testament 267

    John 12:1-8 Compare Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; Luke 7:36-50   One of the worries that sometimes afflicts me when I think about caring for the poor is whether an expenditure on anything else beyond absolute necessities can be justified while there’s poverty in the world.  So long as hunger exists, should there be [Read More...]