Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 
Now that Dallin H. Oaks is the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the question arises as to which direction the church will take in the coming years. Oaks is known as a thinker who interweaves law, morality, and faith. In his speeches over the past fifteen years, the same five pillars always appear: religious freedom, the inspired Constitution, the...
There is a proverb that says 'standing still is moving backward.' As a person, I strongly believe in that. Not in the sense that it's wrong to never pause to reflect on something. That is even very necessary to then move forward better. You have to occasionally look at where you come from. But I strongly believe in the mission to make progress and to learn, especially from your...
This morning around 6 AM our time, Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, our living prophet, passed away at the age of 90. He had visibly aged in the last year and was clearly at ease to finally return to his loved ones: Jesus Christ and his wife Frances. For me, President Monson will always be in my...
In a remote village in the mountains, far from here, there was a time when the inhabitants discussed a lot among themselves. They never agreed on the best solution to their problems. Not that it was a village of idiots. They simply sometimes didn't know how to choose between all the possibilities. It was as if they couldn't see what was a good choice and what wasn't. That's why one day they gathered at...
Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 