Sketchbook: Opposition

There was a lot of opposition in the Big Game, wasn't there?
 

Apparently

I've been the dumbest person on the planet at least five times. How about you?
 

Reasons to murmur

 

Latest research shows that this happened right around the time of the Broken Bow incident. 

No shortcuts

For the easily distracted.
 

Wait for the sequel

It’s longer, has additional scenes and commentary. Totally makes sense to me.

I probably shouldn’t say this, but I briefly toyed with a “Taylor’s version” concept. That seemed so wrong on so many levels!
 

On the big screen

I always used to tell the Scouts (remember Scouting?) that the stars were like Greek TV. They'd look up into the sky and tell stories about what they saw.

Sitting around the campfire in the desert was probably a similar experience for Lehi’s family. But when your dad is a prophet, those stories take on a whole new level of meaning!
 

Sketchbook: Travel plans

One of those many cases where it’s easy to see why things stayed in the sketchbook. 
 

Limited vision

It's been super foggy around here. It's like either something from a horror movie or something from Lehi's vision. Either way, I'd rather be in the light.
 

Sketchbook: In his own tongue

Editor's note: I'm taking a bit of a vacation, so I'll be running some reruns for the next little while.

As we're reading Paul's epistles, I'm reminded of how it's promised that each will hear the gospel in his own tongue — which doesn't always mean language. It means they'll hear it in a way they can understand. I like how this sketch works with that message on multiple levels. Maybe it should move beyond the sketchbook?

There's no foundation to this

Say what you want about conditions at your local high school, but it sure beats walking through the halls of middle school! Bless those teachers who choose to teach middle school as a career! 

Their loss is our gain

Even though Lehi's family left their gold and their silver and their precious things back in Jerusalem, I imagine there was some disappointment — especially on the parts of Laman and Lemuel — that Laban stole all their stuff. Including the silverware.

This cartoon is based on an idea by Elder Lindstrom, our local district leader and frequent guest in our home. Thanks, Elder!

Yea, even hidden treasures

This was a sketchbook from a while back. The feedback I got was that it shouldn't be left in the sketchbook, but rather taken to the next level.

Enjoy!

Sketchbook: The nine-iron rod

You know how the scriptures say that the Lord will speak to you in the language that you understand? Sometimes it speaks golf.

Lehi's journeys

Desert. Dessert. Desert. Know the difference.

In case you're wondering, it's Umpqua brand, strawberry flavor.

I have a dream

Do you ever have those recurring dreams, where you know you've dreamed the same thing before? 

Fool me twice

Have you ever noticed how many times disguises are used in the Book of Mormon? My favorite is when Abinadi returns to the city in dissguise, then announces, "It's me, Abinadi! In disguise!"

I'd call that less effective.

Sketchbook: For our day

Because there are some things that we need to know. 

Sketchbook: By their fruits

Sometimes half price isn't really a bargain!

Thanks, Lehi

It's got some great fruit, though!

There's some truth to this.

The worst experiences I had in an area as a missionary was the one that had the nicest apartment. Conversely, the area that had the worst housing was one of my favorite and most productive areas. Maybe it's because we wanted to be out of the house more so we spent extra time working, but I don't think that was it!