by Devin G. Durrant
I don’t connect with every talk and this is one that I had a difficult time finding personal application with. Since I don’t have a family of my own to teach this seemed like N/A counsel. Don’t get me wrong, it is good counsel for those it applies to but for those of us who can’t practice its message at this time it wasn’t the easiest to focus on. Continue reading
Do we really need to be as invested as we are with movie story lines? I went to see the latest Star Wars entry Solo at the beginning of summer and enjoyed it. I would have enjoyed it if it was the only movie I had ever seen in the franchise but it wasn’t. I have watched them all. Even though I now realize this series will not end on a happy note. We thought it did 30 years ago with Return of the Jedi but The Force Awakens dashed that hope. There are no happy endings for our long ago and faraway space travelers. So, why do we need to keep this story going? Continue reading
There are two of these flags within the vicinity of my nightly walks. Someday I hope to work up the courage to ask the owners to share their stories. Because surely, the black flag has a story of its own. Until then, I filled in the blanks with my own conjecture.
He fought
and bled for his country.
Moved by
the desire all should be free. Continue reading
This was a quote from the April 2018 General Conference that I liked. Elder Godoy quoted Howard W. Hunter. You can read the entire conference address here.
by Elder Taniela B. Wakolo
There is always that question of why. Why am I doing this? At least for me that question needs to be answered on a fairly regular basis. A couple of months ago when spring finally started making its way with warm weather I asked that very same question as I headed into church. Why am I going to church today? It is so nice out! Elder Wakolo answers that question. Here’s the why. Continue reading
In April I paid off my car. What a great feeling! Continue reading
Something caught his eye
and he looked past me.
He smiled and waved
at no one I could see. Continue reading
1934’s It Happened One Night is one of my all time favorite movies. I quote this line a lot. To me it means, this is who I am. Love it or leave it. Continue reading
by Bonnie L. Oscarson
My first thought when the Young Women General Presidency was released was, “is it already that time again?” I was a newly called ward Young Women president when Sister Dalton took the helm. That was two presidencies ago now. Time is flying. But this isn’t about me, is it? Continue reading
Every four years we study the Old Testament during Sunday School in church. It’s a chance to refocus on stories in the book and discover ways the lessons in that book of scripture apply to our lives today. This is an opportunity to learn and progress. However, it’s amazing the human race has been going at the same life lessons over and over again. Traditions and customs may change but human nature tends to run the same cycle. One such example is found in Numbers 22-24. There is a sensational aspect of a talking donkey that tends to take the spotlight so I’m not going to mention it. Instead, I’m going to focus on Balaam the prophet of God who happened to be a fence sitter. That is the lesson here. Continue reading
