Mormon Monday: General Conference Recap, October 2012 Edition

It was another wonderful weekend where millions of Mormons were once again treated to the opportunity of listening to the Prophet and other General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  It is great to come and listen and be uplifted by the spirit of the Lord.  This was the first time …

The Downside of Social Media

I have noticed something recently as I have been paying attention to the kinds of information shared on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.   One of the greatest strengths of social media is the fact that anyone and everyone can communicate with just about anyone else practically in real time.  I know that …

Mormon Monday: October 2011 General Conference

This has been another wonderful weekend, with a General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Twice a year, members gather all around the world to listen to Prophets, Apostles, and other Church leaders speak the word of the Lord. Once again, I spent the weekend watching Conference on TV while simultaneously …

Mormon Monday: Preparing for General Conference

With the semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints coming up next weekend, Mormons everywhere are preparing to hear the words of modern Prophets and Apostles of Jesus Christ.  This is a wonderful time of the year when millions gather to hear what the Lord would tell them through the …

Internet, Identity, and Temporary Popularity

The advent of the internet has completely changed the way we think about identity and fame.  It is now so easy to be instantly famous worldwide, and yet still be completely unknown.  Take, for example, the following: Who are these two guys?  You probably recognize them as the Star Wars Kid and the Numa Numa …

General Conference: April 2011

This year was the first time in three years that I did not have to work during General Conference weekend. That was nice.  I was able to stay home and watch Conference with my wife and son.   As I did last year, I followed #ldsconf on Twitter, which was nice and helpful filling in …

BYU — What does Honor mean?

During the BYU basketball game last night, I checked out Twitter, since I wasn't able to actually watch the game.  I was really only mildly interested in the score, and how BYU was doing, since they have been playing exceptionally well this year.   As most people also already know, BYU suspended one of their starting …

The Authorship question, thanks to Twitter

There was a fun thing going on yesterday on Twitter, the hashtag #askshakespeare being sponsored by Blogging Shakespeare.  Some prominent Shakespeare scholars were answering questions about Shakespeare.  This is fun, and I got involved as well, asking a few questions that I have been thinking about, and I got some great responses. One of the biggest …

General Conference October 2010 follow-up — The Twittersphere

I mentioned in my post yesterday that I followed General Conference this year via Twitter, mostly.  I must say that was quite an interesting experience.  At the end of it, I don't feel like I really watched Conference. Twitter, for me, is not a substitute or replacement for actually listening to the messages.  But, it …

My thoughts on LDS General Conference, October 2010 edition

General Conference weekend is always amazing.  For the last two and a half years it has also been very interesting as I have worked tech support for the Church.  Sometimes it gets really busy and I cannot watch conference as closely as I'd like.  Today was one of those days.  Anybody who was watching conference …