by Elder Neil L. Andersen
“This is going to hurt a little bit,” is what we could have been told before we left our pre-mortal home to come to earth. Pain is part of growth it will happen. Continue reading
Friday ramblings: Passion
I like to watch Nature on PBS. There are so many dedicated people who have a passion for doing good and helping the world out. In one program I watched different people help out orphaned animals. Not the typical, cutesy animals that usually get all the attention either. A sloth, a bat, and a kangaroo were all saved because three different people in three different locations worked to save these animals. Continue reading
If you see Helen (Audie Murphy tribute)
I recently read Audie Murphy’s autobiography, “To Hell and Back.” He became one of the most decorated (according to some accounts the most decorated) World War II soldier. This major feat was accomplished before he even left his teens. This man saw a lot of death and suffered from PTSD before there was an acronym to describe it. One of the accounts he described is meeting a nurse named Helen. He later found out the area she served in was bombed heavily and a lot of nurses died. Though he tried, he never found out if she was one of the fatalities. They never met again. I recommend reading this increasingly forgotten book. Continue reading
Improve Focus
Tongue in cheek here. If it were that simple it would be done. Perhaps the trouble comes from deciding what should go on the list? Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: The Role of the Book of Mormon in Conversion
by Elder Shayne M. Bowen
It’s not a new statement here. But it is a good reminder of the chain.
Has Jesus Christ’s church been restored to the earth in these days? Are prophets from God speaking God’s word again? Is this miracle even possible? Continue reading
Friday ramblings: Emotions
My mom told me a story about my grandma. Grandma told her when her husband died she wouldn’t allow herself to cry. She stayed strong. When a granddaughter died a few years later she said she couldn’t cry. Continue reading
A Brief Synopsis of the Months
March, April, May
take forever to turn on. Continue reading
Storyteller
Just a word to the wise when talking with a storyteller. Let the storyteller tell their story since it’s what they do. Tell stories. Don’t jump in and hurry it along or finish it. Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: The Ministry of Reconciliation
by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
This is much easier said than done. Perhaps that is why it needs to be said so many times? Continue reading
My unwritten daily dos
I watched this motivational video about things a person should do every day. Maybe I wasn’t in the mood to be motivated because I can only remember one thing, “Make your bed.” I happen to make my bed every day so that could be why I remembered it. “Check!” I must be a successful person then, right? Continue reading
