It just feels nice to be so trusting
Mormons have a reputation for being gullible. And for some of us, it has taken most of our lives to earn that reputation.
Ive been hoodwinked so many times Im thinking of calling my autobiography A Stranger Taken In.
We are a believing people.
When someone in church says their grandfather came to them in a dream and told them to write the family history, we dont doubt it for a minute.
So when someone comes to the front door and says his handy-dandy head-scratcher will cure our migraines, we tend to take him at his word as well.
We trust folks.
Read the full column on MormonTimes.com
Recent comments
There is a difference between being without guile and being stupid....
lcj | May 17, 2009 at 3:04 p.m.
Proverbs 14:12 says, "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,...
Rob Sivulka | May 13, 2009 at 11:33 a.m.
- Oil settles above $78 3:50 p.m.
- Woods settles his lawsuit 3:47 p.m.
- Charles Gibson to retire 3:46 p.m.
- Bishop Burton: These are good times 3:38 p.m.
- Holiday television program listings 3:30 p.m.
- Obama aunt anguished by separation 3:16 p.m.
- Police release holiday safety video 3:15 p.m.
- GM CEO Henderson resigns 3:15 p.m.
- Stocks climb after econ reports 3:14 p.m.
- Sweet treats 3:10 p.m.
- 2 citations issued at Y.-U. game
- BYU says Hall incident resolved
- Max Hall: a fixture in rivalry lore
- Mitchell called intelligent, controlling
- Hall reprimanded by MWC
- 'Grandfamilies' a growing trend
- Utes won't respond to Hall
- Daughter: Mitchell fed me my pet
- Hall's pain reflects self-betrayal
- MWC '09 season in review
- Hall mouths off about hate of Utah
900 - Cougars beat Utes in overtime482
- Hall reprimanded by MWC399
- Max Hall issues apology386
- Hall's pain reflects self-betrayal338
- Utes won't respond to Hall272
- BYU says Hall incident resolved206
- 2 citations issued at Y.-U. game142
- BYU is champion of the state141
- Man trapped in Nutty Putty cave dies125
There's a chance the BYU Cougars could be without the services of...
Latest comments
Where are you going to find a good Republican first and secondly, do you have...
In reality it's one less vetran for Sloan to cater to. That much more playing...
Classless? Classless? You can't handle classless. If you want to see real...
Good luck getting hired anywhere in the State of Utah, Maxine. I don't even...
Please don't tell me you're serious. The national championship was a farce....
Time for the ride to stop and a relinquishing of this couple's spot in the...
Contradiction in terms .
Simply doesn't matter what excuse there is, The Kitties will be leaving Logan...
Nice comment Ernest T. Bass!
Or...you're nervous about still losing to a BYU squad without one of it's...