by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
My first thought while listening to this talk was ‘is this just another form of faith, hope, charity?’ Perhaps it is but it is in our language today. In other words, it’s to our understanding. Continue reading
Bad day pep talk
I know you had a bad day. Continue reading
Happy New Year?
They say “Happy New Year!”
but what does that mean?
It’s just another day;
the same old scene. Continue reading
Merry Christmas 2018
Not much left to this season. Hopefully, our focus is right where it should be. Merry Christmas!
General Conference thoughts: All Must Take upon Them the Name Given of the Father
by Elder Paul B. Pieper
As it often happens, there is a subtle lesson in life in which the meaning or significance has become tainted or lost. We no longer recognize the symbolism. Instead, it has become largely misunderstood. I’m referring to a bride taking the name of her husband at marriage and becoming known under his family tree. Continue reading
You’re Going the Wrong Way!
Thanksgiving morning the clouds threatened snow but no moisture dropped yet. The temperature hovered in the mid-thirties (Fahrenheit) so I decided to brave it and sneak out for a quick walk. Continue reading
The Season
It’s the day before the day before Christmas Eve and there is plenty to do and keep busy and there is no time for relaxing or lagging because everything is quite in a tizzy. One Continue reading
Thoughts that keep me up at night
This thought occurred to me the other day. What if Santa really is real? He just bypasses my house every year because of where my name is at on the list. So, I’d never know he’s real.
Dangme. Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice
by Bishop Dean M. Davies
and The Sustaining of Officers
Every conference there is at least one talk I call the Doctrine and Covenants section 1 talk. So if you are a frequent reader of this little blog this might sound familiar. If we follow the testimony train beginning with the Book of Mormon then we end up with one question that each of us needs to answer. Continue reading
Lead, Kindly Light
Twenty some years ago I left home for the first time. No practice runs or degrees of separation I jumped right into leaving my hometown when I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Continue reading
