Author Archives: Brigham Rupp

I get to bless my two month old son today. I consider blessing babies to be an incredible privilege and one of my favorite traditions in the Church. Christmas time, along with the upcoming blessing, had me thinking about the Savior’s birth. The nativity as told in Luke 2 and the story of the wiseContinue reading “Baby Blessings”

It’s 2:30 a.m. and I’m wide awake. It’s not even our newborn baby’s fault. Must be time to write. I met my new favorite verse this week. Before I tell you about it, let me give two pieces of unsolicited advice: 1. If you’ve never read Mere Christianity By C.S. Lewis, drop everything and readContinue reading “As oft as my people repent…”

 This a bit of a departure from what I normally post, but I love what this artist is doing. She’s found a powerful way to portray something that I’ve often pondered: the way we typically talk about race and skin color is a oversimplified and excessively dichotomous. Words have power, and our vocabulary for race canContinue reading “The Human Race”

Moroni 7:27. Moroni is asking a rhetorical question about whether miracles have ceased since Christ isn’t on earth anymore. But instead of just saying, “Have miracles ceased Because Christ hath ascended into heaven,” He adds this interesting statement: “And hath sat down on the right hand of God, to claim of the Father his rightsContinue reading “The Rights of Mercy”

1. I’m excited about the new missionary interview questions. A lot of people have asked me if I have them; they’re available to the public here. The standards for service haven’t changed, but the new questions clarify what it means to be worthy and also provide opportunity to discuss mental, emotional, and physical fitness for theContinue reading “New Missionary Interview Questions”

When I started this blog, I set out to share insights from my scripture study. Before long I was quickly sucked into attempting to provide perfectly polished gospel essays on profound topics that would be sure to change everything for the reader. I still like trying to dream up and write said essays. But turnsContinue reading “Verse vs. Verse”

So it turns out I haven’t written in forever! I’ll blame it on a combination of summer insanity and writer’s block. We had a great summer. Between Young Men and Girl’s camp I climbed the highest peak and the tiniest cave in Arizona, hung from a trapeze, earned massive blisters on my big toes, got completelyContinue reading “On Summertime and Book of Mormon Study”

How one of the biggest and oldest street gangs in the country helped me retrieve my stolen bike while I was a missionary on the Westside of Chicago.  “Never leave your bike unlocked.” I knew this was the rule in the city. The other missionaries made it clear the day I was transferred from theContinue reading “Doughy and the Latin Kings”

Happy Mother’s Day! I know it carries different feelings for different people, but I like Mother’s Day. I try to reverence motherhood always, but I don’t mind an extra excuse to remember, serve, and thank mothers.  I’ve been thinking lately about a common thread I’ve noticed in the lives of Mormon mothers. Not universal, butContinue reading “On Motherhood and the Relentless Pursuit of Perfection”

I try to get some sort of exercise six days a week. Usually running, mountain biking, or weights. Aside from the physical benefits, I’ve found this part of my day to be even more important emotionally, mentally and spiritually. I listen to a lot of podcasts and books to get my mind going and thenContinue reading “Musings: Leadership = Listening”