I remember reading a book years ago written by Gordon T. Allred, a Professor of Literature and a fellow educator at the university I spent thirty years serving. The name of the book was “If a Man Die.” It was a very thought provoking book and it, for the first time in my life, made…
Category: The Book of On – Volume 2
On Imagination
I remember as a young person listening to older folks talking, and when someone speaking seemed to be holding the attention of the others, someone would break in and say, “Imagine that!” It wouldn’t be but a few minutes before you would hear it again, “Imagine that!” You hardly ever hear the expression anymore, but…
On The Circumstances of Birth
My grandson is currently serving a mission in Durban, South Africa, and he writes home every week. His letters represent answers to questions that his mother asks him. Before she started that routine his letters were very short and with very little information or substance. She decided that she would ask him questions to find…
On Correction
I was driving down the highway the other day, and as I moved the steering wheel ever so slightly from side to side to correct the cars direction in order to stay in my lane, it occurred to me that that is what we do in our lives on a regular basis. We make adjustments…
On Transmissions
The word transmission has its origin in the word ‘transfer.’ For example: The power from the automobile engine is transferred via the transmission, the drive-train and then to the wheels causing the vehicle to move. The power was transmitted or transferred from one place to another. In 1949, when I was a young teenager, I…
On Distractions
We usually think of distractions as negative interruptions in our lives. On the contrary, distractions are more than just loud noises and other irritations. Distractions are actually anything that may take our attention away from what our current purpose or project is. A distraction can be a very positive thing as well as a negative…
On Charity
In a civil society there has always been a debate as to whether meeting the needs of the poor among us (welfare) should be a function of the church or the state (government). From a Christian doctrine standpoint, assisting the poor should be a function of the church. However, the church has no way of…
On Atrophy
The term atrophy can be used to describe almost any reduction in a person’s capacity, I believe, including their emotions and their spirituality. However, it is normally associated with physiological diseases or aging in general. I spend a few hours every week reading to residence of a local nursing facility. I see elderly people who…
On The Resurrection II
The resurrection is a Christian Doctrine supported by scripture; “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” (1 Corinthians 15:22) That does not mean that every Christian believer believes in the resurrection. The mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, pertaining to the ‘redemption of the…
On Before Mortality
I know and testify that every individual human being who has ever lived upon this earth and all who ever will populate the earth were and are spirit offspring of our Heavenly Father. As Paul testified, “Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like…