JonYag
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JonYag
@jonyag.bsky.social
Husband, Father, photographer, gatherer of fun information, toy maker to the king (that last one is a lie)
Some Sunday thinking for today - Is there any other way to learn than through your or someone else's mistakes (or maybe struggles)? #lds #christianity #churchofjesuschrist
Science, Religion, Mistakes, and the Atonement — @JonYag
If all learning—whether through mistakes, refinement, or friction—requires some form of trial and error, then the Atonement transforms that process from merely painful to something redemptive . Witho...
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March 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I was worried - It's a western (not one of the genres I read) and a long 800-page epic. But I could not put it down. I just wanted to continue to live with these characters, and the author so subtly deconstructs the myths of the Wild West. 5/5. One of my favorites. #bookreview #western
Book Review - Lonesome Dove — @JonYag
If you don't read this entire review, know this - I loved it and would recommend this book to almost anyone. I can't be sure that everyone will love it as much as I did, but the writing is so good tha...
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February 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm getting caught up on my reading list. This was on my list for a while, I don't remember where I came across it, but it was interesting. If you are parenting young kids, you may find some ideas in here to help. www.jonyag.com/blog/hunt-ga... #bookreview #parenting
Book Review: Hunt, Gather, Parent - What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans — @JonYag
This book came up in an article or another book I read (though I can’t seem to find or remember which one), and it sounded interesting enough to add to my want-to-read list. I was curious about how di...
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February 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In this short post, I discuss a video that has been one of my favorites and most touching. I go back to it often. Beauty is everywhere and fleeting—our only appropriate response is gratitude. #beauty #gratitude #LouieSchwartzberg

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Beauty is Everywhere and it is Fleeting — @JonYag
It is up to us to see it. We are not required or forced to see it; it is always a choice. Beauty comes and goes quickly. You have to look AND see it. What is there now may not return in that exact for...
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January 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
As good as this book is (it's up to the hype, in my opinion), I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much if I hadn't re-read Huck Finn just prior. #book #reading #reviews #booksky

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Book Review - James, by Percival Everett — @JonYag
Percival Everett reimagines Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, the enslaved man who accompanies Huck on his journey. In Everett's retelling, Jim, who prefer...
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January 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I caught up on old reading at the end of 2024 and put some thoughts on paper. I loved this book; I wish I could spend more time with the characters. #book #review #reading #booksky

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Book Review: The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois — @JonYag
In short - I thought this was a wonderful read. 5 star read for me. It was not a light read because of the topics and trauma in the lives of its characters, but it was those characters who pulled me i...
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January 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM