When I have thoughts of nobility it is usually associated with royalty or more particularly with Kings and Queens of long ago and from far off lands. I remember, as a youth, hearing a family story that my mother had descended from an Indian ‘princess’ and I thought, at the time, that we were somehow…
Category: The Book of On – Volume 1
On Hearts
Hearts are amazing organs. Have you ever thought about the seemingly endless list of attributes ascribed to the heart? A heart can be good, kind, big, evil, broken, mended, pure, understanding, cheerful, and loving. We can even be heavy- or light-hearted. In another sense we are led to either righteous or evil acts according to…
On Revelation
There is a saying that, ‘It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness’. Yet mankind, generally, has cursed the darkness for centuries, refusing to seek light and inspiration as the scriptures have been instructing them from the very beginning. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth…
On Tongues
There has been a lot said about the tongue and justifiably so. Though the tongue is a part of the human anatomy that has many muscles, they never appear to tire as others do. It is obvious that what the tongue speaks has to have first been formed in the brain as a thought. Many…
On Sacrifice
Animal sacrifice was one of the first commandments given to Adam and Eve. Adam offered up sacrifices without evening knowing why he was doing it—except that the Lord had commanded him. An angel explained, saying, “This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace…
On We Are Christians
In a recent Associated Press release, a prominent protestant church declared, as policy, that the doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by self-definition, do notfit within the bounds of the historic, apostolic traditions of the Christian faith. As a result they declared that LDS who convert to that particular church (and…
On Happiness
Different people have often said to me,”You are always smiling”. I’m not always sure how I should respond but I often say, “Why not, I’m a happy guy!” I was listening to the Dennis Prager radio show while driving along the other day and he was talking about a column he had written for a…
On Elijah-Destined to Turn Hearts?
Who was Elijah, the Prophet that was destined to turn hearts? What manner of man was he? Elijah was a Tishbite denoting that his birthplace was Tishbe, a place in Upper Galilee. He is described as an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. who lived during the reign of…
On the Plan of Progression
The ‘Plan of Salvation’ has several names such as: ‘The Plan of Happiness’ and ‘Plan of Progression.’ That name is in reference to our progress from the pre-mortal world to earth life, to the spirit world and then to a kingdom of glory. The Father’s plan calls for us to be progressive. We are meant…
On a Book of Remembrance
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has always counseled the saints to keep a book of remembrance (D&C 85:9) What is meant by a ‘Book of Remembrance’ exactly? President Spencer W. Kimball spelled it out for us and it simply means that we should keep histories and records of our families lives. Why…