As a young missionary, a primary responsibility is to teach people the gospel of Jesus Christ. Meanwhile senior missionaries are more...

The important question of the day is whether an olive is a fruit or a vegetable. It turns out that the most important Olive in our lives...

Back in November as we left the MTC and were waiting to 'ship out' to Singapore, I wrote a post giving an overview of some of the many...

This year was a different Father's Day than I have yet experienced in my life. It was my first (and likely only) in Singapore and the...

First a shout-out to last week's guest blogger! Brock did an amazing job capturing their time with us in both word and picture. While...

Hello all, this is Brock Foley, Sean's eldest (and favorite) son. I am thrilled to be guest posting and it is truly an honor to be a part...

As we noted last week, our son Brock and his family braved significant time, dollars, jetlag, and sweat to visit with us on our mission. ...

A great leader of mine at the Fed would talk about the myth of balance, specifically work-life balance. She felt the word balance makes...

This week we celebrate Mother's Day - a wonderful opportunity to show gratitude to the Mothers in our lives. Let me tell you about some...

Recently our mission was blessed to have Elder and Sister Hobbs join us, she as Singapore Mission Health Advisor. They made their first...

The pressure of a full-time mission is a powerful "intensifier". Like heat from a torch, yeast in dough, or a scoreboard on a basketball...

As part of my counseling, I often talk with missionaries about emotions and their purposes. One of our most basic emotions, and one...

The title of this week's post comes from a very sweet meeting Tuesday morning. We meet monthly with Mental Health Advisor counterparts...

For as long as either of us remember, the first weekends of April and October have been special. Our church's General Conference is held...

In my professional and church leadership lives, I often spoke with teams and colleagues about the constancy of change and of setting the...

Monday night we arrived back in Singapore following our journey to Utah. It has been nice returning to our routine and realizing that we...

Flashback with me to two months ago when we talked about that Star Trek explanation for inexplicable things, and you will know what this...

Our blog is mostly focused on the present, and the wonderful mission we are serving. But it's fair to say that the the two of us would...

Yes, some of the big news around here has definitely been Taylor Swift and the six concerts she is doing from March 2 to 9. There was a...

I have been really pleased with myself recently in what I have accomplished making a full meal. A week ago I was able to make a bacon...