Well, I've started and stopped and deleted and et cetera et cetera many a blog. I have one that I haven't update for years but (for some reason) haven't gotten rid of it. I have another I tend to only update for big things. I have another that only I can read that I use as somewhat of an online journal. So why this one? Well, a few weeks ago I was called to a Sunday School instructor. That means for about an hour once a month I will be in charge of promoting spiritual development of effectively my whole ward. So, I decided to create a place where I could put my thoughts together before and after my lessons, as well as somewhere to put my own two cents when it comes to religious topics (scripture, prophetic council, etc). (Somewhat) MANDATORY DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this blog are not necessarily those of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For any and all official positions/statements/etc from the Church please visit any of the official sites of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (www.mormon.org www.lds.org www.mormonnewsroom.org) END DISCLAIMER. So, I plan on updating this at least once a month with the basic thoughts on the lessons I give. Sometimes more, if I feel like any of my personal insights are worthy of sharing with you great folks. If you want a taste of what other thoughts go through my mind, go ahead and visit my other blog.
BONUS FEATURE
"But David, that sure is a weird name for a blog. Why that name? It makes it sound like you're going apostate or something." Well, I was mulling the idea for this blog around in my head while showering, and that name just came to me. I really liked it, and I feel it made sense. I'm somewhat of an atypical Mormon (though, the more Mormons I meet, the fewer of them I think actually fit the typical Mormon mold). Politically I am somewhat of a social liberal (I probably think I am more than I actually am). I'm a firm believer in things like evolution (that's right folks, I think humans are the product of a divinely inspired chain of evolutionary changes and adaptations) and the big bang (I really can't subscribe to a 6000 year old earth created in six 24-hour days way of thinking). I'm opposed to Sunday School teachers forcing a class through the material. Let the conversation go where the Spirit wants it to, not where some manual wants it to. I'm crazy enough to believe that the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are just as fallible as you and me, and that even they can (and even do *GASP*) make mistakes. (That being said, I do believe that in the weightier matters they are very inspired and very much directed by God) So, yeah. If you come to my Sunday School classes you will likely end up being a Sunday School Dropout! (Expect an update tomorrow. I'm giving a lesson on this.)
TL;DR I'm a Sunday School teacher now and this is where you can read about what I teach. (You can expect a one or two sentence summary in the form of TL;DR for each of my posts)
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