Have Faith & Move Forward
How do you move forward in life if you have a physical or mental limitation? How do you move forward in life if you have a disability? “Really, everybody has disabilities,” says Cassi Baird. “Some you can see and some are internal. But anybody can do anything that they want as long as they put…
“The chief thing is to love others like yourself, that’s the chief thing, and that’s everything; nothing else is wanted…And yet it’s an old truth which has been told and retold a billion times — but it has not formed part of our lives!” (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) As some of you may know, I served a…
My wife practically forced me to press play. I watched most of it through a raised glass, distorting all of the images. I’m not too comfortable being on camera, unless I think I’m funny. And suicide isn’t funny. In any case, my interview for KSL’s special on suicide is now online. You can watch it…
I was interviewed yesterday for a KSL special on suicide prevention (KSL is a Utah-based television station). It’s producer, Candice Madsen, had read the story of my attempted suicide and contacted me last week via Facebook. She asked if I would be willing to share some of my thoughts on camera. I hesitated. Typically, I’M…
I’m proud to formally (and finally!) announce that ANASAZI Foundation and Berrett-Koehler Publishers have joined hands to publish The Seven Paths: Changing One’s Way of Walking in the World, in August 2013. Exciting, isn’t it? Well the story of how this all came about is just as exciting! So, since I’m finishing up my internship…
A little while ago, I stumbled across this beautiful video based on Leo Tolstoy’s short story “Where Love Is, There God Is Also.” It brought a tear to my eye. May we see the face of God as we learn to truly see and serve others. To read the full story, please click here.
Every autumn whenever the leaves change color and the weather turns cooler, I remember Nauvoo. In the fall of 2004, I spent a BYU Travel Study semester in Nauvoo…and it was one of the most incredible, Zion-like events of my life. For over three months, I—along with 110 other students—studied Church History, American Literature, Pioneer…
This is the miraculous, true story of my brother David, but it’s a story about the strength and power of family during difficult times. But more importantly, this is a story about faith in God’s promises. One of my favorite quotes on faith comes from Boyd K. Packer. Said he: “You exercise faith by causing, or…