VP at @boncomslc, husband, father, Latter-day Saint, writer, and TIME Magazine 2006 Person of the Year. He/him. I write "From the Overflow" at http://www.rogerpimentel.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lqqx5cfpds2eAnybody going to MHA from Salt Lake or Utah counties, and want to carpool?04 Jun 2025 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqx5cfpds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3ljfxbi45xs2h"The worth of souls is great in the sight of God" is a powerful theological concept. It refutes the idea of only a small group of elect being saved, and instead pushes more for universalism, or at least pluralism.02 Mar 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfxbi45xs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lj3ueguhd22lSo Utah is close to being the first state to ban putting fluoride in the drinking water. Which means they're probably not going to like my proposal to put Beano in the drinking water.26 Feb 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3ueguhd22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lhmejgoed225that's the last time I eat soup in the shower07 Feb 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmejgoed225https://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lhfnrwn5qc24I did a tough workout tonight, and it made it so I could barely scoop my ice cream afterward.05 Feb 2025 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfnrwn5qc24https://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lfv3wlg3tc2oI can't explain it, but today while I was driving into the office, the words, "When I say 'hello, Mr. Thompson,' and press down on your foot, you smile and nod," just burst into my mind like they had never left.16 Jan 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfv3wlg3tc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lfl7yp5llc2qMy videos are starting to pick up a little bit of traction on TikTok, so yeah, time to shut it down.12 Jan 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfl7yp5llc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3leujzl7cec2fMy faith tradition does not include having godparents, so I don't know much about that. And based on the first results in Google Image searches, I have concluded that a godfather and a godmother are very different things.03 Jan 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leujzl7cec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3leqc4ljvy222Can I cite Family Search as a source, for dates (birth, marriage, etc.)?02 Jan 2025 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leqc4ljvy222https://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lehr4ihv7k2nI can't remember the last time my ward had a sacrament meeting that didn't have a missionary farewell or homecoming. #utah #culture29 Dec 2024 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lehr4ihv7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3ldz6b2fhrs2vLike those spicy pepper-eating contests, but contestants eat items that are increasingly sweet until only one person remains24 Dec 2024 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldz6b2fhrs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3ldh7groyu22sHot take: If you're having a missionary homecoming/farewell with lots of family coming, have them all sit in the back, out of the way of those who have come to worship.16 Dec 2024 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldh7groyu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3ldh77mnhwk2sWhat's going to happen when Pentatonix runs out of Christmas songs? Are they just going to start over?16 Dec 2024 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldh77mnhwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lc2pujyw6c2uHave we gotten a Scrooge/Grinch collab? It seems like together they could stop Christmas from coming29 Nov 2024 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2pujyw6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3lbdmfqamad2vMariah Carey becoming synonymous with only Christmas blows my mind. She has the second-most #1 hits of all-time, trailing only the Beatles (the Beatles had 20, Mariah has 19). She is #1 for U.S. album sales for a female artist. She was a megastar. All year round.19 Nov 2024 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdmfqamad2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3ke4i2gibac2oI'm looking for a tool that will let me take an entire text (say, the Book of Mormon), and then tag portions of the text for filtering. For instance, I might want to filter it down to text that is 1) about faith, and 2) from before Christ's appearance to the Nephites. Does this kind of tool exist?14 Nov 2023 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke4i2gibac2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kd5sem6h4b2rMy latest post... I feel like this history has been expunged. But it also seems like we need it more than ever. https://www.rogerpimentel.com/p/tim-ballard-ezra-taft-benson-lds-far-right?r=1vhed901 Nov 2023 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd5sem6h4b2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kbl33hvulv2fStarted watching The West Wing again. I love that show so much. It portrays a fictional, fantasy world where the U.S. government is functional.12 Oct 2023 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbl33hvulv2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kbc4ynkh5j2iWho's going to be at the Restore conference this week? Would love to connect in person with some of y'all like-minded individuals.09 Oct 2023 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbc4ynkh5j2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kb2azyloop2yMy thoughts coming out of General Conference this time around. I know it was an especially tough one for some of my friends. https://open.substack.com/pub/rogerpimentel/p/lds-general-conference-so-long?r=1vhed9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web06 Oct 2023 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb2azyloop2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kaxomoiivc2kI'm open-minded, but does anyone know what this means? Or what source they would be referencing? I can't find anything in the man's FamilySearch sources that would make sense here.05 Oct 2023 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaxomoiivc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kaq3m3bbnw2bWhen I was born there were 21 temples, and now there are hundreds. Not trying to take all the credit, but just sayin01 Oct 2023 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaq3m3bbnw2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kamn5eypgc2zFeels less likely that we get any dramatic announcements today if President Nelson is not there. #ldsconf30 Sep 2023 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kamn5eypgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kaligkgkps2eAlready pushed this out on other channels, but here's my latest. Seems like folks are a little split on this one... https://open.substack.com/pub/rogerpimentel/p/inevitable-return-home-visiting-teaching?r=1vhed9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web30 Sep 2023 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaligkgkps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kalg53x4mb2bNo question that Bluesky has the worst icon of any social media app ever. Did I even download the right thing? It looks fake.30 Sep 2023 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kalg53x4mb2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kaldlnxi442bWhere are we on Bluesky vs. Threads? Did #lds Twitter migrate more to one than the other?30 Sep 2023 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaldlnxi442bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rogerpimentel.bsky.social/post/3kalctvylj52iFinally made it here. Good to see y'all.30 Sep 2023 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:iuwct7fqylek2aokej35eth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kalctvylj52i