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Brother Brandt - Hillcrest High School Seminary Teacher - Ep. 35 Latter-day Saint Commentary from the Pacific Northwest - Rocky Mountain Sunshine Podcast
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Welcome, everybody! I am recording from the lovely town of Port Angeles, Washington where it is not hot! We are REALLY far northwest, next to Dungeness. So, Dungeness crab is to Port Angeles, what the potato is to Boise, Idaho… Maybe. I don’t know really. I’m not that great with analogies. Haha
I had mentioned in a previous episode how it might be deceiving to continue to call my show Rocky Mountain Sunshine when I actually don’t live in the Rocky Mountains anymore. I want to thank a listener, Craig Lybbert, who lives in Eastern Washington, for sending me an email suggesting “Soggy Mountain Sunshine” as a possible rebranding for the podcast. I love that. Haha. I’ll keep thinking about it, but that’s not bad. Thanks, Craig. He also added that the Olympic National Park here in Port Angeles is his favorite vacation spot. Lots of people come here to vacation. It is a beautiful area.
Today I talk about seminary and a prompting that I got to reach out to an old friend. So let’s get into it.
Last night was our stake seminary graduation. My daughter Emma graduated from high school last week, and last night she graduated from seminary. As bishop, I was asked to be on the stand and congratulate all of the graduates from my ward. Emma was the only one this year, so I wasn’t playing favorites when I gave her a hug instead of a handshake. She’s a very bright young woman with a heart of gold. She’s the type of kid who doesn’t want to kill a moth or bug that has made its way into the home. She gets a glass and covers it and takes it outside so it can find its way into our neighbor’s home. Haha
She’s a great kid and I’m lucky to be her dad. My son Gavin started seminary this year as well. They have to do early morning seminary at 6:45 AM. None of that cushy released time that I had in Midvale, Utah at Hillcrest High School. They do have a pretty fantastic seminary teacher though. My wife Jen has enjoyed teaching early-morning seminary for the past couple of years here in Port Angeles. This past year has been interesting as the entire year was taught over zoom.
I had a customer, Randy Varney, who had a son, Phillip Varney, who was serving in Austria and Switzerland. The Swiss government made a law in 2010 banning foreign missionaries from the USA and other non-European Union countries. They wanted all missionaries to leave. As they were discussing this with pleas from several U.S. senators, they said that if the missionaries could prove that they had Swiss heritage, and had a theology, religious, or seminary degree, they could stay. The mission contacted Randy and they were able to quickly get the proof that they had Swiss ancestry and sent a copy of Phillip’s 4-year seminary graduation certificate. They had no idea how important the seminary degree would be.
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Welcome, everybody! I am recording from the lovely town of Port Angeles, Washington where it is not hot! We are REALLY far northwest, next to Dungeness. So, Dungeness crab is to Port Angeles, what the potato is to Boise, Idaho… Maybe. I don’t know really. I’m not that great with analogies. Haha
I had mentioned in a previous episode how it might be deceiving to continue to call my show Rocky Mountain Sunshine when I actually don’t live in the Rocky Mountains anymore. I want to thank a listener, Craig Lybbert, who lives in Eastern Washington, for sending me an email suggesting “Soggy Mountain Sunshine” as a possible rebranding for the podcast. I love that. Haha. I’ll keep thinking about it, but that’s not bad. Thanks, Craig. He also added that the Olympic National Park here in Port Angeles is his favorite vacation spot. Lots of people come here to vacation. It is a beautiful area.
Today I talk about seminary and a prompting that I got to reach out to an old friend. So let’s get into it.
Last night was our stake seminary graduation. My daughter Emma graduated from high school last week, and last night she graduated from seminary. As bishop, I was asked to be on the stand and congratulate all of the graduates from my ward. Emma was the only one this year, so I wasn’t playing favorites when I gave her a hug instead of a handshake. She’s a very bright young woman with a heart of gold. She’s the type of kid who doesn’t want to kill a moth or bug that has made its way into the home. She gets a glass and covers it and takes it outside so it can find its way into our neighbor’s home. Haha
She’s a great kid and I’m lucky to be her dad. My son Gavin started seminary this year as well. They have to do early morning seminary at 6:45 AM. None of that cushy released time that I had in Midvale, Utah at Hillcrest High School. They do have a pretty fantastic seminary teacher though. My wife Jen has enjoyed teaching early-morning seminary for the past couple of years here in Port Angeles. This past year has been interesting as the entire year was taught over zoom.
I had a customer, Randy Varney, who had a son, Phillip Varney, who was serving in Austria and Switzerland. The Swiss government made a law in 2010 banning foreign missionaries from the USA and other non-European Union countries. They wanted all missionaries to leave. As they were discussing this with pleas from several U.S. senators, they said that if the missionaries could prove that they had Swiss heritage, and had a theology, religious, or seminary degree, they could stay. The mission contacted Randy and they were able to quickly get the proof that they had Swiss ancestry and sent a copy of Phillip’s 4-year seminary graduation certificate. They had no idea how important the seminary degree would be.
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15 min