“They’re evacuating the younger kids and everyone’s meeting in the Great Hall to get organized. We’re fighting.”

“Let me guess. Luke an Amatis are at the Accords Hall, having another meeting.”“Yeah. I think they’re having the meeting where they get together and decide what other meetings they need to have.”

“Dave Concepción exceeded everyone’s expectations—everyone’s except, perhaps, his own. That’s because as a kid, Concepción idolized Major League Hall of Fame shortstop and fellow-Venezuelan Luis Aparicio, and he aspired to become that same caliber of player.”

“A great gift would be a map full of evacuation routes for the city, subtly telling the recipient to get the hell out of town.”

“Before we have children, we think most of the parents sitting in sacrament meeting ought to “do something about their kids.” Once we have kids, we think everyone ought to be a lot more understanding about what we’re trying to survive during the meeting. And once our kids are grown, we think, “I never let my kids get away with that.” We really all need to chill out.”

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.”