Author Archives: danoboy2

Searching for an ad to redesign for my class project, I scanned quickly through the internet in search of a spark of inspiration. Of course, there is a sea of products to choose from. I hoped I wouldn’t have a hard time picking one out. It wasn’t long until my eyes fell upon a familiarContinue reading “There is honor in discretion.”

“Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?” That was the passage in John 1:46 that went across my mind as I stepped out of the bar/brothel on 5th Ave. in the Hill District ghetto. Being careful not to step on used hypodermic needles, left behind by drug users, I maneuvered down the stepsContinue reading “Did I Say Outlaws? I Meant to Say In-Laws.”

In over twenty years, I can honestly say that my wallet has never housed a fifty-dollar bill. Oh, I remember the days when my wallet was full of money and I felt the freedom to do whatever I wanted to do – not that I would, but that I could. What a good feeling thatContinue reading “The Struggle of Life – I Mean, Wife”

It was in the most unlikely place where I learned a profound lesson on how to view the opposite sex. Back in 1987, while attending the Mission Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, a concerned missionary asked the General Authority who was addressing us (I believe it was J. Richard Clarke), how can he keepContinue reading “SEX! Now that You Got My Attention…”

Being a big-city boy, steeped in ethnic black culture, and married to a small-town girl from a very racist family line – you would think we would clash due to those differences. We clash alright, but it is from the same issues I’ve dealt with from my first wife (keeping a clean house, finances, andContinue reading “I’m Such a Charity Case”

I’ll never forget the time when I was investigating the Church, during Sacrament Meeting, when this sweet 8 or 9-year-old girl arose up onto the stage and stood by the piano. She held up to her chin a violin and proceeding to play. I was struck with amazement. For I have never seen or heardContinue reading “One Standing at the Crossroads, Check His Credentials!”

My hands were sweating as I carefully unsealed the letter to see where I was going to serve. I quickly scanned down to where I was called to go. The letter said I was going to the Tennessee Nashville Mission. I was going to the South – the home of the KKK! While my friendsContinue reading “Pride and Prejudice: What’s the Difference?”

The saying is true that “No one cares about what you know until they know how much you care.” This statement holds true in the workplace, in raising my children, and especially in my relationship with my wife. This was a confusing concept for me to grasp, at first. In my youth, I survived livingContinue reading “What a Difference an Mhmm Makes”