Calculating Consequences
My phone rang, and when I picked it up, the student on the other end told me I was his advisor and that he had a problem that he need help with. He said he was a transfer student from another...
View ArticleWe All Are Brothers
(This was a story that was based on what an older gentleman told me, with details about what using POW labor was like from my grandfather who used many of them. There are a few plaques around still,...
View ArticleA Doggone Cold Night
My assistant scoutmaster, Jubal, and I were taking the boys on a winter campout. We tried to go every month, no matter the weather. We camped even in the winter, trying to teach the boys survival in...
View ArticleA Thanksgiving Concert
It was the evening before Thanksgiving, and David stood in the stage wing ready to go on. It was to be his debut performance at one of the biggest, most famous concert halls in the world. As the...
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Meridian: A Beacon in the Storm
[bee-kuh n] a guiding or warning signal, as from a lighthouse or fixed location on a shore or a dangerous area to warn and guide vessels. In an ever-changing world where moorings are unsteady and...
View ArticleA Smelly Situation
Please take 90 seconds now to keep Meridian publishing this year. Click here to show your support. One thing I love about working at the university is the young people I have the opportunity to...
View ArticleClean, Shiny Dishes
My roommate, John, had grown up in a home of privilege with maids and cooks, never having to take care of himself. But just before he came to college, his family fell on hard times. That was why he...
View ArticleA Miracle in Disguise
Andrew lay in the hospital bed trying to remember what had happened. Gradually it started to come back to him. His unit had come under heavy German bombardment as they fought their way east of Paris....
View ArticleA New Understanding
Editor’s Note: The following is part two of a three-part series. To read part one, click here. Andrew had been wounded and lost his right arm fighting in World War II. He had planned to make a career...
View ArticleHarmony and Melody
The following is part two of a three-part series. To read part one, click here. To read part two, click here. Andrew lost his right arm fighting in World War II. He had planned to make a career...
View ArticleA Final Chorus
Bill Farley, a good friend of our family, has been a great support over the years. When I wrote my first musical, Bill cheered us on and encouraged us. His daughter, Jennifer, played in the orchestra....
View ArticleHe Lives! And There Were Gold Plates!
This post is part of the ongoing General Conference Odyssey. One of my favorite classes at BYU Law School was from an individual who was active in reaching out to those struggling with testimony...
View ArticleDeep Snow
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. A friend of mine, David, has a job filling propane tanks around the valley. In the mountains there are a lot of very expensive homes which...
View Article30 Questions Nobody Has Asked My Husband
To make sure you don’t miss any more Meridian articles like this, subscribe for free: CLICK HERE. As a life-long member of the Church I’ve been involved in and have witnessed many casual conversations...
View ArticleSlime and Punishment
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. Little Harvey’s family was going to visit some good friends who lived on a ranch. He excitedly put on his new white T-shirt. His large...
View ArticleWrestling Challenge
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. I tried to avoid my roommate’s challenges. I’m not sure why John felt the great need to prove that he was better than I was. He was tall,...
View ArticleThe Key of Togetherness
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. As we finished our scout meeting, I reminded the boys about the next week. “Don’t forget that it is our monthly service meeting. We will be...
View ArticleHelp! They’re Judging Me!
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. I’m not as weird as most people think I am. Okay, yes I am. But not for the reasons they’d expect. Well, that’s not true either. Here’s the...
View ArticleScout Logic
I was sure that since two of my scouts had handcuffed themselves together the week before, and we had to take them to the fire department to get them apart, that they had learned a lesson and would be...
View ArticleThere are Ways
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. The nurse sighed. “Please, Kara. Before you have your surgery, we need a urine sample.” Kara shook her head. “I don’t want to go, and there...
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