Wright Words Columns

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Are your children more reverent than you?

February 21, 2012

If God whispers to us, why do we shout to others?

February 14, 2012

You know I'm a Mormon, but do you know why?

February 7, 2012

The secret of sound bite parenting

January 31, 2012

Don't you know, I'm in first class?

January 24, 2012

Young hero smiles, thrives after being crushed by dresser

January 17, 2012

What Steve Young taught me about famous people

January 10, 2012

Let's put noisy eaters and other pet peeves to sleep in 2012

January 3, 2011

Urgent advice for 2012: Watch your spiritual cholesterol

December 27, 2011

10 standout Christmas Jar miracles from 2011

December 20, 2011

Oprah's second-favorite things for 2011: the unauthorized list

December 13, 2011

A personal invitation to the '12 Days of Service'

December 6, 2011

What I wish I'd known when I turned 16

November 29, 2011

Think people, not pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving

November 22, 2011

Open letter to the woman in seat 5D: Thank you for the gift

November 15, 2011

Baptism, brownies and what matters most

November 8, 2011

Bull rider and princess create stir at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School

November 1, 2011

A lesson on forgiveness by Senator Malcolm Wallop

October 26, 2011

Questions about Mitt Romney's faith are fair game

October 19, 2011

Esther and the Pocatello 'tender mercy'

October 12, 2011

Letters make for a sincere, lasting wedding gift

October 5, 2011

Adultery, forgiveness and divorceThe Wedding Letters

September 28, 2011

Meet my shoeshining hero

September 21, 2011

Offensive T-shirt sparks debate

September 14, 2011

10 guaranteed predictions for the 2011-12 school year

September 7, 2011

Interstate accident snarls blind drivers for hours

August 31, 2011

Would you die for the American flag?

August 24, 2011

The truth about Fox News

August 17, 2011

Meet an alcoholic husband, father, Mormon bishop
August 10, 2011

Trains, angels and miracles
August 3, 2011

Help wanted: Spiritual lifeguards
July 27, 2011

Politics aside, Glenn Beck has vision for values-based filmmaking
July 20, 2011

Hi, my name is Jason, and I'm an FHE survivor
July 13 2011

Are you proud to be an American?
July 6, 2011

Girls' camp and boys' week: A survivor's story
June 29, 2011

Mission heroes and baseball all-stars
June 22, 2011

Father's Day lessons from our long drive home
June 15, 2011

What I learned from a 'travel smoothie'
June 8, 2011

Do you deserve a second chance?
June 1, 2011

I don't like you, and other life truths
May 18, 2011

The un-miracle of the tornado prayer
May 11, 2011

The day my uncle died on Facebook
April 20, 2011

Why Fox fired Glenn Beck
April 13, 2011

Do you believe there are angels among us?
April 6, 2011

Admiring the Cougars and respecting Brandon Davies
March 30, 2011

Five tips to writing the book hiding in your soul
March 23, 2011

Why you could be wrong about public schools
March 16, 2011

The 82-inch plasma rule for a happy marriage
March 9, 2011

Stay classy, San Diego State
March 2, 2011

The 25-year anniversary you don't care about
February 23, 2011

One reason I love New York City more than ever
February 16, 2011

Hero goes undetected in Ogden
February 9, 2011

The top ten excuses for missing a deadline
February 2, 2011

Look Ma, I'm 40!
January 26, 2011

The New York Times Best Seller List debunked
January 19, 2011

The best movie you'll never see
January 12, 2011

Schedule 'Daddy-Kid Days' on your 2011 calendar
January 5, 2011

Five New Year's resolutions you can actually keep
December 29, 2010

How death made my 17th Christmas feel like my very first
December 22, 2010

Oprah's second-favorite things
December 15, 2010

Who received the very first Christmas Jar?
December 8, 2010

Mormons don't celebrate Christmas and other myths
December 1, 2010

The holiday gratitude challenge
November 27, 2010

10 holiday help(h)er tips for husbands and dads
November 17, 2010

Failing to follow my own advice
November 10, 2010

The day my daughter slew a dragon
November 3, 2010

The best circus in history
October 27, 2010

Pass the Grace Please?
October 20, 2010

Have you ever put down a novel for being too clean?
October 13, 2010

No, I can't introduce you to Glenn Beck
October 6, 2010

The story behind 'The Seventeen Second Miracle'
September 29, 2010

Saying 'yes' to the green toy ball meetings
September 22, 2010

The power of praise
August 23, 2010

I miss my dad, and that's OK
June 14, 2010

I am a Mormon
May 23, 2010

Failure is an option
March 18, 2010

The pros and cons of life at 37,000 feet
January 10, 2010

 

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