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When God was distributing wealth to all the nations on the earth, he fell asleep...

Twice a week, I babysit­­­­­­­ my granddaughter, who is quite certain that she is the...

Deux fois par semaine, je garde ma petite-fille, qui est certaine qu'elle est le centre...

I love in a world.  The borders of my particular country are irrelevant in the...

A few drops of food color into water, some flour (if it's available), and voila! ...

A couple of weeks ago, while I was in Lodja, Democratic Republic of Congo, I...

“Margaret, are you gríeving Over Golden grove unleaving?” This is how Douglas Thayer often greeted...

Based on Joshua 14:12   Give me this chair!         Give me...

Elouise Bell has died, and I know that she would want people to giggle at...

It was 1969.  Dad was training Peace Corps volunteers in Portuguese before their assignments to...

Wanna take creative writing?  Then do it! This is the course I'll be teaching in...

This is the life story of Aselu Celestine Luabeya.  The English version, with some basic...

And the priest says: “We’re in a moral vacuum.” The place is Lodja, Democratic Republic...

I asked to marry my wife, Celestine.  Her father said, “If you are a true...

Incredible things have happened to me.  Apparently, I was not content to be merely injured. ...

 Oral History My name is Albert KASHALA Nzolo. I was born on December 24th, 1962. ...

Life History of Jane Elizabeth Manning James As transcribed by Elizabeth J.D. Roundy                                                                         When...

I have a threatening email in my in-box.  It is titled, "Paris is waiting for...

Thrown into Jail The policeman wasn’t much older than Tshoper, but his gait suggested his...

Epic FAIL--or is it? We spent much of today  (July 12, 2017) trying to get...

Well, most of you are in the USA, and it's early morning there, so you...

The Tshoper Kabambi story We drive to the initial application point for all Congolese who...

There were three cinemas in Kinshasa, DR-Congo when Tshoper Kabambi was a baby, but he...

Sometimes the miracle is simply getting through another day.

A few years ago, I was invited to speak in Sacrament meeting on Mother’s Day....

Oh little one—here you are. You are ready to learn anything and everything, though your...

I choose this photo of Sister Harriet Uchtdorf as my featured phohto because I think...

When I've taught creative writing, I have asked my students to look at the world...

Addressing Racism Two years ago, I posted this in the facebook group Black Latter-day Saints:...

I am writing this at 6:35 p.m. on February 18, 2017.  A year ago at...