It’s officially summer for most junior high and high school kids, which means one things for BYU students — the EFY invasion begins. Kids can be seen locking arms and donning matching T-shirts and drawstring backpacks. There will be loud music blaring in Brigham Square every night, with young boys trying to muster up the…
The recent change in mission age has certainly increased the number of sister missionaries called to serve. Before the change, less than one-fifth of the 58,000 missionaries were sisters. We certainly expect that number to change very soon! However, not all young women have responded to the call to serve. I propose that all worthy,…
Time Magazine recently ran an article that labeled the Millenial generation “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow.” The article spawned an online debate over the problems with the methodology that was used, the fairness of comparing generations at different times of their lives, and much more. I’m not interested in defending my generation as unselfish or…
I’m sure most people would agree that three-day weekends are the best, not just because of the long weekend, but also because that means the work week is cut short. These breaks are nice once in a while, in fact, I would have no problem having them more regularly. I always look forward to President’s,…
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My newsfeed was flooded last week with articles and videos surrounding the statements made by Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries, and rightly so. In an interview with Salon, Jeffries said, “In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids.…
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If you’re like me, you’re either freshly home from your mission with the sound of your Mission President’s counsel to get married ringing in your ears or you will soon graduate and have virtually no dating prospects, but are looking for a permanent change in your relationship status. Well, I finally discovered the secret to…
It’s decision time for Republicans. After a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week and a half for the Obama administration in which scandals implicated the IRS, Departments of Justice and State Department, Republicans will get the chance to respond. The initial outrage is pretty much over, and the question now is how to move forward.…
I can remember a trip to the grocery I made with my mom and siblings when I was a little kid. My family had just finished shopping at Vons when we walked out to the parking lot to load our groceries into the car. When we walked out of the store, we saw a man…