Release Date

Poor kid. Talk like this will probably make him like his mission a bit less.

YSA Introduction

I have no idea the probability of a young single adult in the Church using Tinder, eHarmony, and Mutual. I'm not even sure if all those dating apps are still in business. But I guess if you were desperate enough...

Dear John in the 21st Century

I knew a couple of missionaries who when getting "Dear Johned" gathered all the letters, gifts, and clothing given them by their now former girlfriends and burned them in a giant bonfire. Now that missionaries communicate almost exclusively via email, it has gotten a lot harder to exercise an ex.

Today's gag continues a tradition on this website I like to call the anti-Valentine's Day gag. (See examples here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.)

Personal Urim and Thummim

This is precisely the reason why we won't get our own urim and thummim until after the resurrection (see Doctrine and Covenants 130:6-11). If we had it now, we'd try using it like a Magic 8-Ball.

When I came up with this gag, I briefly considered having a young man speaking, but then reasoned that it was unlikely that any young man would spend more than a fleeting moment wondering about his relationship while there is food still on his plate.

The Dating Game: Book of Mormon Style

I wonder how the sons of Lehi (plus Zoram) and the daughters of Ishmael paired off. I'd like to hope that they had a say in the matter and that the more rebellious girls were able to marry Laman and Lemuel. (I'd feel terrible if Ishmael's most righteous daughter was assigned to marry Laman and then had to watch with horror as her new husband spent the next several years plotting new ways to murder the prophet.)

To be clear, I'm not saying they participated in some ancient version of the TV show The Dating Game, but there's nothing in the scriptures that says they didn't.

Cupid's Lessons

Here's a comic from a very specific subset of gags I've created over the years: the Valentine-themed, New Era-published joke with a sad-sack guy unlucky in love.

Brother Brigham's Valentine's Day

From time to time, I'll come up with a gag that I first send to the Church's magazines in the chance that the New Era or Friend is interested in publishing it.* Then, depending on their response, I'll either publish it on this website after their rejection or wait a year plus for the comic to run in the magazine before posting it on my blog. With today's comic, I didn't even bother.

*I've never gotten the Ensign to bite.

Missionary Lamentations

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, which means it's time for me to publish a gag tormenting some unsuspecting young fool. Boy, I love my job sometimes!

Mighty Change of Heart

Here's a gag that was featured in the February issue of the New Era. Of all of the cartoonists in the New Era's stable, I've got to be the most hopelessly romantic.

Mormon Valentine

This sounds about right.

Bad Pickup Line

Today's gag--featured in the February New Era--highlights the fact that when when it comes to romance, I don't have much of a track record at that publication.

But Where's the Chemistry?

Two points about today's comic, which is featured in this month's New Era:

1. This is the second time the New Era has featured a gag of mine in February that is anything but romantic. I'd better be careful or I'm going to get labeled as a guy who doesn't care for Valentine's Day.
2. I want the record to show that I came up with this joke completely on my own. I say that because as I read it today, I am struck how very likely it is that a line like this has or will soon appear on one of those Disney Channel or Nickelodeon teen sitcoms.