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Paul Barker
Born and raised in Northern California, Paul received his education at Ricks College and BYU with a BA in Spanish, minor in PE Coaching. Paul served his LDS mission during the years 94-96 in Rosario, Argentina. He now runs his own businesses from home in Utah County. He's married and has 4 boys. He is currently the ward cub master.
A couple years ago when we were studying Gospel Principles in church, my wife and I were preparing for the week’s lesson. During our study I noticed some differences in my book (from my mission) from what she was reading online. Even though the changes were minor, I was curious to know if there were more throughout the book. What...
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I love baseball. There is nothing better than playing ball with my kids or watching the Giants on TV with them. I love hearing my boy say that he just “crushed the ball like Buster Posey.”
Growing up I spent hours in my front driveway playing baseball with my friends. We had some cardboard set up for the strike zone and...
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…the stories we tell:
Licked cupcakes
A rose that has been passed around
Used shoes
Chewed gum
Handled doughnuts
Bent nails
Licked twinkies
Used q-tips
-STORYLINE: Nobody wants you “used” or “damaged”.
…and what our leaders have said:
“Your virture is worth more than your life, please young...
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“Atticus” returns to talk about war and law. Because he is an active member of the military, we decided it would be best to keep his real name private. Enjoy his post!
The Book of Mormon is full of war stories, strategies and bloodshed. I’ve heard lots of people say that it’s proof the Book of Mormon was...
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I caught up with an old friend of mine that has served as bishop many times in his life. While our conversation covered many subjects, the most interesting was the topic of repentance and an experience he had while counseling a young married couple. He remembered the exchange between the husband and wife vividly because it was just...
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The Church just released the 2013 edition of the Doctrine & Covenants and Pearl of Great Price. Changes were made in the introduction as well as in a number of chapter headings (you can view the changes here). The Church hasn’t made any major changes to the scriptures since 1981, so, in the words of Joe Biden, “This...
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When I saw this image on the news this morning it made me chuckle. It was funny to me that here in the picture, Michelle is announcing the winner for “Best Picture”. On the right hand side you can see what Iranian newspaper published. It appears Iran is concerned about what she wore and what she said....
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I feel that this topic has by far been the most important one I have addressed in my writings to date. So in the spirit of black history month, I want to revisit it. I believe it is critical that we really know our history so we don’t repeat our mistakes. Holding one person above another is not something we should ever...
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In the latest posts I have seen on Facebook about women wearing pants to church and the subsequent conversation about women’s equality, certain arguments always seem to pop up in the comment sections. One of the “arguments” that I saw over and over (from women) against women praying in conference was this: “I...
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I’ve compiled a list of New Year’s resolutions for our Church! And just like me getting in better shape, these resolutions probably won’t happen; but we can hope, right? I know I’ll probably get some a lot of criticism for creating this post, but I guess I take the whole “we are the body of Christ” statement...
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