My daughter and son-in-law were in an accident the other night because a young man pulled out from a side street right in front of them. The impact turned his car over and totaled their van, as the front end was all caved in. It was a very traumatic experience for all involved—but no one…
Category: The Book of On – Volume 3
On The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald
I remember listening to the song, “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” on the radio years ago, and I thought, what a haunting and yet beautiful song. Gordon Lightfoot sang it in a powerful way, and about every five or six years, I will hear it again. And again, I am haunted by that tragic…
On Let There Be Light
From the mouths of babes! “And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?” (Matthew 21:16) In Sacrament meeting, a young missionary (19 years old) spoke with the maturity of an angel. I’m going to elaborate on one of the things that…
On His Hands
A young couple spoke in church one Sunday, and I enjoyed their thoughts very much. The young husband referred to an experience he had as a young boy living on a farm where his dad raised horses. His dad had given him the responsibility to raise a young colt and train it to be a…
On Testimonies
Gordon B. Hinckley said; “Let us establish in our lives the habit of reading those things which will strengthen our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. He is the pivotal figure of our theology and our faith. Every Latter-day Saint has the responsibility to know for himself or herself with…
On The Kingdom of God
Many of us may have wondered what heaven is like. There have been those who have apparently died and were later revived; some of these have thought that they went to heaven. Many of them described having similar experiences during that interim period. The common remembrance is seeing a very bright light and possibly going…
On Satan’s Powerful Influence
In our pre-earth existence we were spirits formed from intelligent matter through a birth process of which earthly births are patterned after. We are the offspring of a heavenly and eternal couple, and we progressed in that pre-earth state, in the presence of our parents. We were to a point of maturity where further progress…
On Understanding or Empathy
In my long life, I have heard many times; “I know how you feel.” And sometimes, a common retort might be, “No, you don’t; you can’t possibly know what I am going through.” We are all as different as we are alike, and because we are, it is very difficult, if not impossible, for one…
On Being Responsible
Youth are encouraged to become responsible people. When we are adults, the expectation is that we will act responsibly at all times. Responsible adults abide by and uphold family, social, community and national rules, laws, regulations and expectations. Aside from those more general applications, if you see yourself as the oldest, or the most capable…
On Woman
I grew up hearing men, including my father, refer to their wives as their “better half,” and after I married, I realized why. Women have a special way of seeing or looking at things that men do not. They are more patient and understanding; generally speaking, they have a sensitivity to others that many men…