Supreme Court Justice in Israel

At the time of his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve, President Oaks asked himself the following question, "Throughout the remainder of your life, will you be a judge and lawyer who has been called to be an Apostle, or will you be an Apostle who used to be a lawyer and a judge?" President Oaks states that he decided, "that I would focus my efforts on what I had been called to do, not on what I was qualified to do. I determined that instead of trying to shape my calling to my credentials, I would try to shape myself to my calling."

I'm excited to sustain President Oaks in his new calling.

Anxious Driver Part Two

I hope you enjoy comic strips about bad driving, because you're about to get a bunch of them.

Frankenstein's Intro

The fact that the Monster in Mary Shelley's novel has become known as Frankenstein must drive him crazy. The Monster despised Victor Frankenstein with a murderous passion. Today, I offer three better names to choose from.

Boris Karloff (1887-1969) famously played Frankenstein in numerous movies (as well as the Grinch in the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas holiday special).

Charles Addams (1912-1988) first created the recurring characters that became known as the Addam's Family for the New Yorker in 1938. 

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus in 1818.

Anxious Driver

Today's strip pretty much mirrors my experience as a missionary when the first time I served in an area with a car was also my last area. It was a bit stressful getting behind the wheel.

Now that conference is over, don't forget to check out Kevin Beckstrom's General Conference notes. They are fantastic as usual.

Treasures in Heaven

My fellow cartoonist buddy Kevin Beckstrom recently published a couple of pirate themed gags. Fortunately for me, he didn't post any that matched this one or I would have been forced to steal* from him for not the first time.

*Although for some reason, stealing a pirate joke doesn't seem quite as bad.

Tracting in Style

Saturday night President Russell M. Nelson passed away. He touched so many hearts for good. Including mine. I love his emphasis on temple work and being a peacemaker, but more than any other of his teachings, I think it is his emphasis on stretching our gospel study that will stick with me. Review his talks and you will see someone who was constantly pushing the membership of the Church to expand its understanding of the atonement of Jesus Christ. 

Sunday brought tragedy to the Church when a gunman crashed into a meetinghouse in Michigan, opened fire on the congregation, then set the building on fire. I'm heartbroken.

General Conference cannot get here soon enough.

Your October 2025 General Conference Activity Packet

The weather is finally turning at our place. It's a good thing, summer was brutal.

General Conference is just days away. Time to download and print your Ward Cartoonist General Conference Activity Packet! It's available in English, Portuguese (thanks, Dani), and Spanish (thanks, Gaby!).

Now, if you'll indulge me, I'm going to hawk my wares: 

If the conference packet isn't enough to sate your appetite for Church-themed activities to entertain your young (or young at heart), Let me direct you to an assortment of my books:

• Doctrine and Covenants Come, Follow Me Activity Book
• The Book of Mormon Come, Follow Me Activity Book
• The New Testament Come, Follow Me Activity Book
• The Old Testament Come, Follow Me Activity Book
• Super Sunday Activity Book
• Scripture Power Activity Book
• Now That I Am Baptized: A Puzzle Book for LDS Kids

For those of you uninterested in print, check out my apps (iOS only, sorry!). Your kids will love LDS Scripture Heroes or Book of Mormon Adventure available at the Apple App Store.

Finally, I should mention Mission Daze, my collection of nearly 500 comic strips tracking a missionary from mission call to homecoming. It's a great gift for any missionary.