Sketchbook: It's a calling

Sometimes yes, it is.

And the winner is...

You never know what you're going to get when you open up a caption contest. There were some great answers — and a couple that were a bit on the scary side! Here's a sampling of some of my favorites — I combined a couple of ideas that worked well together.

• OK, Elder — I'm convinced. We're going grocery shopping this next P-day!
• I can't believe mom wants us to eat this box full of dead fleas!
• It must be fast Sunday. Mom's hiding the food again!
• First it was fast Sunday, and now it's fast Monday too?!
• Please! I don't want to eat baby carrots for breakfast!
• That moment you realize that you forgot to go shopping but you can't go now because it's Sunday.
• This means that either the Gadiantons are back in town or my brother is back home from college!

Runner-up No. 2: What the heck — Frosted Fleas?! That's what I get for ordering my cereal off the internet!

Runner-up No. 1: Where's my CTR decoder ring?

And now, the winner — from the mind of Brian H.

For his winning entry, Brian will receive a copy of That's One Small Step for a Mom, One Giant Leap for Missionarykind.

Thank you to everyone who entered!

The tempest is raging

I was watching a weather forecast from North Carolina about Dorian's potential impacts to the Carolina coast.

"The winds have dropped to 105 miles per hour," she said. "But to tell you the truth, there's not an appreciable difference between 105 and 110 mph!"

Schooled by the prophet

Being the prophet must be easier than being a junior in high school, I guess...


NOTE: I've had a couple of people tell me that they're having trouble posting ideas for the caption contest! If that's you, click on the email link on my bio, and I'll see if I can figure out the posting problem. Thanks! Keep those suggestions coming!

All in the family

I keep waiting for some hidden family secrets to be revealed whenever someone pulls out the "find my relative" option on the Family Tree app.

Our instructor had us try it last week in Elders Quorum. When he asked if anyone found any relatives, I raised my hand and said, "I have a son!" My son, who was sitting next to me, was not amused.

Hey! It's another caption contest!

I had this all sketched out quite nicely, and I'd scribbled some words next to it for a caption idea — but it was mostly indecipherable! I thought for sure the idea (or another) would come back to me as I inked and colored it. But, alas!

Please help me out! Give me your best idea for a caption for this. You can comment below, email me, DM, or answer on social media. Heck, you can even tell me in person!

The winner will receive his or her own copy of my cartoon collection, That's one small step for a mom, one giant leap for missionarykind. Truly a valuable prize!

The winner will be announced on Saturday, so please enter early and often!

Sketchbook: Dark days are ahead

Sometimes we try just a little too hard to get a joke to work. Time to pull the plug on this one!