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.

Stand with Ukraine

I readily acknowledge that today's offering isn't even remotely funny. Honestly, this week, I don't feel like doing funny.

What's the Difference

There's been a lot of talk about how foreign the LDS Church is to other Christian denominations in the media recently. On my mission, I had the exact opposite problem: convincing people that there was a difference between our Church and their Church.

When we'd say, "We believe in eternal marriage and that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three, separate beings."

We'd often get, "Yeah, we believe that too." And then we'd have to teach them what their Church believes as well as what our Church believes.

Hey Jude

Here at Mormon Cartoonist, we're always striving to stay on the cutting edge of everything, which is why today's gag hinges on a song released in 1968.* Look for jokes on Louis XIV and Seward's Folly in the weeks to come.
Incidentally, I have no doubt that this joke has been done somewhere before. "Hey, Jude" is a monster hit from the biggest band ever that's been around for 43 years. Plus, there's nothing here that makes it LDS-specific. But as always with this blog, you get what you pay for.

*"Hey Jude" was written by Paul McCartney to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, over his parents' divorce. John had recently left his wife to be with Yoko Ono. McCartney's original lyrics were "Hey Jules," but he changed them because he thought Jude sounded better, better, better, BETTER.