Dishonest acts are most always exposed just as lies come back to haunt us. Are they always exposed, I rather think not but as others become better acquainted with a dishonest person or one who tells untruths, whether all their lies and/or dishonest acts come to light or not they all become suspect. Not because…
Category: The Book of On – Volume 4
On Forgiveness
Genuine repentance pleads with the Lord to forgive and deliver from the burden of sin and the fear of judgment. The publican who, fearful of even looking toward heaven, smote his breast and cried, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” (Luke 18:13). Repentance is more than changing a person’s behavior because it requires that…
On Looking Up
During a church meeting recently, the teacher asked one of our class members to describe for the class how he had learned to pray. He said that his mother had taught him when he was very young. He went on to say that she explained to him that prayer was a two-way conversation between him…
On The Basics
There are really four basic or primary areas that a person needs to develop in order to fit into society and interact with other human beings. They include developing strength or proficiency in the areas of our: physical, social, mental and spiritual attributes. All four of those are mentioned by St. Luke in Describing how…
On Trees
I have always loved trees, from the joy of climbing them as a youth to the joy of planting them and watching them grow as a man. I have some favorites but they all make me say to myself, what a beautiful green color. Once in awhile I will see a tree that has been…
On Things
I have never met a person who did not know how old they were. It is one of the ways we evaluate our lives. Celebrating birthdays is common in most all countries as far as I know. However, I read this notation from the life of Napoleon the other day and found one who did…
On The Gathering
We are nearing the month when we commonly celebrate our pioneers who, in July of 1847, began to gather themselves into a very desolate Salt Lake Valley. They hoped to make it blossom as a rose. Are there any in our day that can say that they did not succeed? Moses speaking to the Israelites,…
On Drugs
I reluctantly watch the news most evenings knowing there are bound to be some reports of a drug bust somewhere and/or a medical report of some young/older person dying of an overdose. For an old man that has never had a drug problem other than smoking when I was in my teens. That was bad…
On Reputation
I served as a high school counselor for the first seven years of my professional career in education. One of my chores, or more delicately speaking, one of my assignments was to keep the smokers out of the parking lot. I would listen to their sad stories about why I shouldn’t call their parents. After…
On Straight Paths
Straight lines are easier to draw than straight paths are to walk. When we are trying to walk straight there are always obstacles in the path that will cause us to slow down, stop and sometimes go around or jump over from time to time. A similar term frequently used in relation to The Church…