Doggone it

Our dog could certainly swallow a missionary whole — she’s a Great Pyrenees — but she chooses not to. 
 

It used to be on page 33

In the missionary handbook it specifically says that missionaries are not to flirt. You can't be too careful!

But what's the handbook say?

The Missionary Handbook lays out rules, guidelines and expectations for missionaries. A lot of the rules are in place to help protect the missionaries from themselves — after all, most of the elders are from a demographic that's notorious for doing dumb things.

The lesson here? Don't steal sheep. Don't mess with missionaries. Especially if they have swords and slings!

As it says in Jacob, "O, be wise; what can I say more?"

What's your style?

I thought this might be good thing to share for Father's Day weekend. A few years ago I worked on a handbook for teens, "How to Raise and Train Your Parents."

One page showed examples of different styles of parenting. The top example is "Do as I say, not as I do." Below is "The involved parent."

There are two other types that we listed: "The invisible parent," who is  never there, and "The Cleavers," parents who live in La-La Land.

The text asks kids to identify what kind of parents they have, and what kind of parent they want to be. It's all part of a bigger plot to help guide youth to become well-adjusted adults.

You can see the full page by clicking on the bottom photo.

Monday Sketchbook: First Principles

I think this is listed on the first page of the Handbook. If it isn't, it should be!