We are all an example, of one kind or another, to someone or another. In filling the various roles that we play in life, we could find ourselves becoming a different type of example to those we associated with in each role. By roles I mean: father, son, mother, daughter, sibling, student, teacher, employer, employee,…
Month: February 2011
On Searching For Beauty
While having breakfast with my wife the other morning, we were looking out the window, and one of us commented on how summer is slowly turning into fall. The thought that the fall leaves with their beautiful and varied colors would soon grace our eyes is something we always look forward to. Then the leaves…
On Tongues II
The following is a quote from Elder Jeffrey R Holland: “The Prophet Joseph Smith deepened our understanding of the power of speech when he taught, “It is by words…[that] every being works when he works by faith. God said, ‘Let there be light: and there was light.’ Joshua spake, and the great lights which God…
On the Power of Prayer
Many of us never really listen to the words of the songs we sing in church. Read these verses thoughtfully: Prayer is the souls sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, the falling of a tear. The upward glancing of an eye when none but God is near. Prayer is…
On Truth
Truth, for most earth dwellers, is an elusive and controversial concept. We all believe we have a piece of it, but very few think they have the whole of it. Truth is described in one discourse as “what was, what is now, and what always will be.” As truth is eternal, anything less than truth…
On Shadows
“Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.” (Ruth Renkel) I walk our little dog every morning about 5:30 A.M. and in the Winter, it is usually dark. As we walk along the sidewalk and pass by street lamps, I cast a shadow in front of me. As I get further…
On Burdens
I remember many years ago seeing the Atlas statue where a very muscular male was portrayed with the world on his shoulders. There are people all around us who, in fact, feel like they are carrying the world around on their shoulders. The figure may be telling us that our burdens, the burdens of our…