Teaching Tuesday

"Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 

"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 

"And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

"On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

 

Cleansing Monday

"And Jesus went in to the temple of God, and cast our all of them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

"And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."

 

Palm Sunday

"And a great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

"And the multitudes that went before, and the followed, cried, saying, Hossana to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord' Hosanna in the highest."
 

Close, and yet...not

It's easy to understand how some practices came into being. It's almost like the real thing! Kind of like the copycat recipes for J.Dawgs sauce.
 

Which team?

Which plague was this?

Would Pharaoh have been intimidated? Probably not. Annoyed? Definitely!

Sketchbook: Spiritual GPS

They say that patriarchal blessings can be like a spiritual map. But sometimes it only becomes clear when you look back!
 

Even more true

I thought this was relevant when I first ran it six months ago. It seems even more true today!

As you get ready for General Conference, be sure to download The Ward Cartoonist's General Conference Activity Packet! Always loaded with great stuff to help keep everyone engaged!
 

Setting expectations

Some of my best memories from my mission came from when I suffered the most. Some of my worst memories from my mission also come when I suffered the most!
 

Distractions

I can still remember the best places to eat in my old areas. Although I'm certain that by now most of them are long gone — but their memories live on!
 

Wearin' o' the green!

Sometimes it's easy to go a little overboard with holiday celebrations!

Happy St.Patrick's Day!
 

Sketchbook: For our day

There are a LOT of podcasts about the scriptures and about the Church. Some of them are really good. Others? Well, they run the spectrum. The thing to keep in mind, in my humble opinion, is that podcasts can make a good supplement to scripture study. But nothing beats being in the scriptures yourself.

That's my soapbox for the week!
 

And it's time for a five-minute break!

Some days it does seem a little intense at the MTC. Our teachers were always good about sensing when we needed a break or had to blow off a little steam.

I don't remember doing much in the way of arts and crafts in the MTC. That came later, in the field.
 

Likened unto us? You bet!

Wait until you hear about the families in the Book of Mormon! It's almost like the scriptures were written for dysfunctional families. And if you think that one family in your ward really is perfect, well — guess again!
 

Matching tie and handkerchief

There are a lot of things to learn from the story of Joseph and the coat of many colors. Fashion is probably the least important of those lessons.
 

Messin' around

One more pottage gag before we move on!

When I was going to school, one of the best pizza places in town was right across the street from office where I worked for my campus job. I ate there nearly every day. Later on, I lived right next door to it. I'll tell you what — I'd take a pepperoni and pineapple over a bowl of beans any day!
 

Sketchbook: All natural

I think I've seen the "natural stupidity" joke elsewhere, but it feels like it fits well in a missionary setting. If you knew some of my companions, you might agree!
 

A wellspring

In the Bible, a lot of good things happen when people visit wells. It's a consistent theme in both the Old and the New Testaments. 

Interestingly, to me anyway, this is the second cartoon I've made about the courtship of Isaac. They both include drinking fountains at school.
 

Big blessings

I've been in some Primaries that felt that big!
 

The teaching pool

Our local missionaries are doing a great job. They have some excellent people they're working with!
 

A covert from the storm

Does the amount of time I spend on gospel study affect the weather at all? Probably not. Although it might help calm some of the internal storms.
 

Sketchbook: Hidden treasures

When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to snoop through the junk drawer at my Grandma's house. There was always some sort of undiscovered treasure there!