“That could never happen”… One of my favorite things about history is this: Every so often, archaeology uncovers something that reminds us not to be too quick to say, “That could never have happened.” The Golden Orphism Book is one of those discoveries… I just learned about it, myself. Dating to around 660 BC, it’s an ancient book made from six thin sheets of nearly pure gold, bound together with tiny gold rings. The entire book weighs only 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) and is preserved today in Bulgaria’s National Historical Museum. This challenges the assumption that ancient civilizations would never create books from metal or that every metal record would have to weigh hundreds of pounds. History has a way of expanding what we once thought was impossible. Be careful about putting limits on what God could inspire, or what ancient people were capable of accomplishing. The more archaeology uncovers, the more I’m reminded that humility is often the wisest response. There are still so many stories buried beneath the earth, waiting to be discovered.

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The deliberate conflation of exploratory therapy for gender dysphoria with conversion therapy for sexual orientation is a rhetorical sleight-of-hand that collapses two fundamentally different phenomena into one moral panic. Conversion therapy targeted homosexuality, an orientation involving no inherent distress about one’s body and requiring no medical alteration of healthy tissue, with coercive attempts to reverse attraction. Gender dysphoria, by contrast, is a clinical condition of marked incongruence and distress about sexed characteristics; exploratory work seeks the origins of that distress (autism, trauma, social factors, or other comorbidities) rather than imposing an outcome. Equating the two erases the distinction between an immutable preference and a treatable source of suffering, turning ordinary differential diagnosis into a thoughtcrime. Sexual orientation never demanded puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or surgeries as “care.” Those interventions are unique to gender dysphoria precisely because the distress is somatic and the proposed remedies are irreversible, sterilizing, and poorly evidenced, especially in youth. High rates of autism and trauma among those presenting with dysphoria make the “why” medically obligatory, not optional ideology. Refusing to explore those drivers while rushing affirmation is not compassion; it is the abandonment of clinical standards that would be unthinkable for anorexia, body dysmorphia, or any other identity-linked distress. This conflation is not neutral advocacy. It functions as a shield against scrutiny, pathologizing curiosity itself and protecting a medical pathway whose evidence base remains weak. Thorough investigation of underlying causes is due diligence, not conversion. Treating gender dysphoria as an unassailable queer identity rather than a condition that demands rigorous assessment is the actual ethical failure, one that prioritizes affirmation over truth and leaves vulnerable people, especially the autistic and traumatized, exposed to iatrogenic harm.

Troy, your sister-in-law (L.) and her boyfriend are very special people. It was not a coincidence we could say hello and speak of our Savior Jesus Christ this weekend. His atoning love is infinite and eternal.

Just checking in on you this fine Monday morning! I'm a 4, which is about as good as it gets on this scale. You?

i've been told UCF — THE UNIVERSITY – has kicked 30-40 students out of the game entirley for chanting "f— the mormons" against BYU. HUGE, HUGE props to the school. what a gesture.

In honor of POTS Awareness Day, I wanted to share a video that I genuinely wish more people would take the time to watch. It’s one of the best videos I’ve come across explaining what POTS actually is and just how debilitating living with this condition can be.