Intro to the Blog

My name is Andrew Frost. I'm a 33 year old husband and a father of 3 from Davis County, UT. I have been slow to enter the blogging world, relying entirely upon my good wife's abilities to manage the family blog. But for whatever reason, I feel driven to start this blog on my own. I don't anticipate that it will change the world, but I hope that it will be of some help to you who take the time to read it. My thoughts will most certainly be imperfect and my prowess of prose will probably leave much to be desired. However, maybe it will turn out to be a great way to share with you the things I'm learning and for me to gain wisdom from your thoughts and comments.

As you may have gathered from the title of the blog, I intend it to be somewhat religious in nature, but it certainly won't be limited to strictly religious topics. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints, and my thoughts will be painted with hues of that background. I will try to present LDS teachings the truest that I can, recognizing that I do not represent the Church nor should my personal thoughts be taken as the position of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on any given subject. I will refer often to the scriptures accepted and used by the Church, which include: the King James Version of The Bible, The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price. If any of you would like to know more about the origin of these scriptures, I would be happy to give you more information. I will also be referring often to the words of the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, both past and present. I consider them to be prophets and apostles in every sense of those words.

I view the world through the lenses of the plan of our Father in Heaven. Everything I see gets shaped and interpreted by my understanding of who God is, what His purpose is for us, and who we are in relation to Him and to each other. They are reality to me, and I cannot separate the elements of daily life from those truths. In this blog I will be discussing current issues and events, and I hope to accurately portray how they fit into the paradigm that I have mentioned. I hope that you will participate and help me to learn and understand the world and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

The real purpose behind starting this blog can be found it its title. It is three-fold:

1. To Reveal Wolves:  In the sermon on the mount Jesus gave us this injunction, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves" (Matt 7:15). Though most of the time these wolves take the form of ideas, philosophies, and tactics, I hope to be able to show them for what they really are with your help.
2. To Be Better Sheep:  Through this blog I hope to improve my sheep-ish-ness and become a better person and follower of Jesus Christ. May it do the same for you.
3. To Listen for the Shepherd:  Jesus taught that his sheep "know his voice" and "follow him" (John 10:4). I hope that, with your help, we can all be better able to recognize The Shepherd's voice and have the faith to come quickly whenever and wherever He calls.

In the end, I hope that the things shared on this blog will accomplish some measure of good, both for you, for me, and for any others that we might influence. Please have patience with my imperfections and help me to learn through your comments. On to the pastures!