Since Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade Ukraine beginning on February 24, 2022, calls of Russian soldiers phoning home that the Ukrainians have intercepted have proliferated on youtube. In those calls Russian soldiers often refer to Ukrainian soldiers as what sounds like “bandits.” The word these Russian soldiers are actually using is Banderites. One […]
In this missive, I will make a number of assumptions. The first assumption is that Our Heavenly Father is real, that there is a God. I say assumption even though for me it is a proven reality, as much as anything can be proven to we mere mortals with all our faults and failings. The […]
My Dad was, for a lack of a better term, a Cold Warrior. He retired from the United States Air Force in the early 1970’s after serving in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He also served as a command pilot on both nuclear armed B-47 and B-52 Bombers while with the Strategic Air Command […]
I begin this article acknowledging that I am a Ukrainian loyalist and have stated in the past that I feel it is essential that Ukraine be victorious against the invading Russian forces of Vladimir Putin, not only for Ukraine’s sake but for the sake of all freedom loving peoples throughout the world. With that said, […]
One of President Vladimir Putin’s justifications for the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 was his claim that there were Neo-Nazis in Ukraine and his “special military operation” was to achieve the de-Nazification of Ukraine. The common retort by Ukrainians and their supporters is that the President of Ukraine and arguably the […]
Those following the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022 are now waiting for amassed Russian forces to once again go on the offensive in the Donbas. Despite Russian mouth pieces claiming otherwise, I think it clear that the infamous 40 mile convoy of Russian tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and other […]
Even the most committed urban dweller knows that plants grow from seeds, and if seeds aren’t planted in the ground no plants will grow. Most probably are aware or intuitively know that for farmers there is a “planting season,” followed by a “growing season,” and followed finally by the “time to harvest.” Without a planting […]
There was a good Father who had many children. The good Father loved all of his children very much. Unfortunately the good Father’s oldest, a very large boy, had a very bad temper and would often fly into an unprovoked rage. The oldest son would often attack his younger siblings but never received much of […]
First, to be honest and straight forward, to be blunt and to the point, I am dumbfounded and greatly saddened that in the just completed General Conference there seemed to be so much hesitancy to discuss the situation in, or even use the word, Ukraine. In ten hours of talk and prayers, I heard the […]
I am a member of the Kirtland Ward of the Kirtland Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Ward is located in Kirtland, Ohio. Our Ward meets at the Kirtland Stake Center which is only about half a mile from the Kirtland Temple, the first temple built by the Latter-Day Saints. […]