Moses' Top Ten

It's a good thing Moses wasn't litigious, otherwise, he would have sued David Letterman right off of late night television. Speaking of Mr. Letterman, have you seen him lately? He's really rocking the Old Testament Prophet look. 

Downside of Deseret

Bees in barges, what could go wrong?

Today's clever gag comes from faithful reader Elder V. (Although, technically, he's not reading the blog for the next 16 months--how does one get his website approved for missionaries anyway?)

Binging General Conference

With 196 season, there might be more General Conference content than the Simpsons (but probably not all the various Law and Order shows).

Today's gag was featured in the April For the Strength of Youth magazine.

Follow the Prophet

Today's gag comes from one of my children's favorite scripture stories: that of Elisha calling on two she bears to maul 42 kids for making fun of his receding hairline.* I wrote about this story on this blog once before and, in my opinion, it might be some of the best stuff I've written on this website. Read it here.

This weekend is General Conference. These bears will follow the prophet their way, you follow it your way (and if it is any help at all, check out the Ward Cartoonist General Conference Activity Packet).

*Their other favorite scripture story is the one with the talking donkey (which we are all read in the voice of Eddie Murphy). Yeah, we're proud of the righteous generation we're raising!

Moses' Terms and Conditions

If the ten commandments are Exodus, the terms and conditions are Leviticus--you'd have to be a glutton for punishment to read that all the way through.

My favorite thing about drawing Moses: the Charlton Heston hair!

Your April 2026 General Conference Activity Packet

Leprechauns would make the worst missionaries.

General Conference is just around the corner. It should be a special one. Time to download and print your Ward Cartoonist General Conference Activity Packet! It's available in English, Spanish (thanks, Gaby!), and Portuguese (thanks, Dani).

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.

Pi Day Sacrament Meeting

Saturday is Pi Day for those who celebrate.

This joke only works up to the first nine digits of pi. Digits 10 through 12 are 3-5-9 which don't quite make it into the current Hymnbook (we stop at 341). Hence the lack of a rest hymn.

It was also critical that I posted this book before the Church replaces the old Hymnbook with a new one since who knows what the numbering is going to look like with that. 

Finding Rest in Christ

Daylight Savings, man, losing that extra hour gets harder and harder every year. If I had my way, we'd do away with the whole "spring forward" thing forever. (We can keep the "fall backward" bit, I quite enjoy the extra hour of sleep.)

Wrestling isn't Real??

This boy is far too young to know that profession wrestling isn't real. His Dad is probably one of those guys who doesn't bother with Santa Claus either.

We're a couple of weeks early when it comes to Come, Follow Me, but stump your gospel doctrine instructor with this question.

Noah's Deadline

Knowing what we know about Noah's sons, this totally seems plausible.

Not a Dating App

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Mission Prep Rejection

This actually is extremely helpful missionary preparation. I was easily rejected more on my first full day as a missionary in the field than my previous 19 years of life.

February on this website means it is time to torment Latter-day Saint singles. Only, unlike Mutual, this service is free of charge.

AI and the Church

Here's the Church's official statement on AI.

And here's mine: I hate it. (Now get off of my lawn!)

Bridge of Missionaries

I wish this was how it worked. Exchanges sure would be a lot more fun with a little cloak and dagger.

Three Bears in Sacrament Meeting

I'm curious, all things being equal, what chair would you prefer to sit on during sacrament meeting? A pew; a cushioned folding chair; or the hard, cold metal chair usually reserved for the Elders Quorum?

Me? I'd take a cushioned folding chair. You can always scoot a little bit away from the next guy to give you extra room--unlike the pew where there is a constant threat of more people cramming in and violating your personal space.

Believe it or not, but this isn't the first time we've covered the Three Bears in sacrament meeting on this website. Check out this previous clever reader's submission here.

Another Podcast

It's the beginning of the year. That means there should be several dozen more Come, Follow Me podcasts to choose from. At this rate of growth, by the year 2050 every member of Church will have his or her own podcast--better start practicing your radio voices now.

Once There Was a Snowman PTSD

Happy 2026, everyone!

In just a couple of weeks this blog will be 17 years old. Thanks for sticking with it!

When I started it, I never thought I'd be at this for this long, yet here I am. And what's more, I've got big plans for 2026. Within a couple of months, I will have completed my run of Mission Daze comic strips and I've already been planning for what comes next. I'm excited. I think it should be fun.

Santa's Bag

Merry Christmas!

Silent Note Taking

I seriously doubt Santa is coordinating with angels when it comes to his naughty/nice list--at least the Latter-day Saint version of angels. Santa's judgement strikes me more as a classic Christian heaven/hell delineation and not the many degrees of glory Latter-day Saint theology teaches.

On the other hand, maybe Santa's judgement is more like revealed doctrine than I originally postulated. After all, how many kids do you know that end up with coal on Christmas?

Today's gag is featured in the December issue of For the Strength of Youth.

Gingerbread Baptism

Snacks would be provided at this baptism.

Today's gag is from the fruitful mind of faithful reader Spencer V.