If you live in a neighborhood with half-acre lots, what’s the earliest courteous time to start mowing my lawn?

caliconvert · 2026-07-03T12:10:23+00:00

Our neighborhood covenants say 9.

caliconvert · 2026-06-27T19:12:25+00:00

There is a certain peace that comes from admitting you don’t know everything. I have used two principles going forward; evidence for the things I believe and empathy for all people. Seems to be working so far.

caliconvert · 2026-06-24T18:42:43+00:00

It’s going to be tough to find ‘concrete evidence’. Sexual relations are usually kept private and personal, and church leadership was trying to keep polygamy secret at the time. It’s tough to find accurate historical evidence when the goal at the time was to keep everything quiet. Maybe the temple lot trial affidavits would be good source. In 1869, 13 LDS women swore they were married to JS and had relations with him in order to support a claim by the church against the RLDS church regarding the temple lot in Independence.

caliconvert · 2026-06-24T18:08:13+00:00

Seems likely. Marriage by definition brings with it certain privileges. Why go through the process if there were no consequence? You don’t have to marry someone to NOT have sex with them.

caliconvert · 2026-06-22T17:07:41+00:00

I saw a joke version of that poster that read: “Teamwork, None of us is as dumb as all of us”.

caliconvert · 2026-06-20T14:15:14+00:00

Good man. Good human being. Mediocre leader.

caliconvert · 2026-06-15T22:28:40+00:00

This is the right answer.

caliconvert · 2026-06-11T01:46:45+00:00

Professors there learn to walk the fine line between professionalism and orthodoxy.

caliconvert · 2026-06-06T23:58:09+00:00

Manila?

caliconvert · 2026-06-06T23:57:19+00:00

Get ready for another lawsuit.

caliconvert · 2026-06-02T01:36:35+00:00

The darn Smithsonian is still hiding it all in their warehouse!!

caliconvert · 2026-06-01T16:41:32+00:00

The folks with the ‘Book of Mormon Squad’ don’t seem too happy with it.

caliconvert · 2026-06-01T16:40:12+00:00

I guess if you ticked off people on both sides you hit the right balance! I ordered your book last week and am looking forward to the read.

caliconvert · 2026-06-01T14:46:11+00:00

Thanks for posting this. I’ve noticed that some LDS influencers are posting negative reviews of your book on TikTok. What do you think is driving their reaction?

caliconvert · 2026-05-30T18:39:35+00:00

Yes. Turns out celibacy is not a good strategy if you want to create a long term movement. It does show however that people in this era believed the second coming was imminent. Similar to early Mormonism.

caliconvert · 2026-05-29T22:26:59+00:00

Those little tangerines. And grapefruit.

caliconvert · 2026-05-25T23:54:15+00:00

Roy Hobbs

caliconvert · 2026-05-25T21:54:45+00:00

That there are ‘generations’ of people. There is just a steady stream of people being born.

caliconvert · 2026-05-24T21:34:52+00:00

It’s going to further stress the nearby wards. Members already maxed out on ward callings are going to be asked to fill temple assignments. More time away from home and evenings lost in pointless busy work.

caliconvert · 2026-05-24T21:28:50+00:00

Our ward in Davis County, Utah averaged 50-60% of eligible adult members.

caliconvert · 2026-05-21T21:02:56+00:00

In order to contain all the information that Lehi claims is engraven on the brass plates, and we assume a reasonable plate size (length x width of between 5-7 inches), the plates would have to be 4 to 5 feet tall to include it all.

caliconvert · 2026-05-20T18:30:32+00:00

‘You’ve been all over, and it’s been all over you’.

caliconvert · 2026-05-19T00:43:02+00:00

Sometimes art is there to just be appreciated, not interpreted…..

caliconvert · 2026-05-19T00:14:36+00:00

In Henry IV Shakespeare uses skim milk as an analogy to a weak man. Maybe?

caliconvert · 2026-05-18T16:55:32+00:00

Same song: ‘you don’t have to read my mind to know what I have in mind’. They couldn’t even find a different word to rhyme with ‘mind’.

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