We each have parents, a mother and a father who brought us into this world, gave us this clay structure that houses our spirit. We are their child; they love us and care for us, often as one of several in the family. However, most of us never think about what came before the clay?…
Category: The Book of On – Volume 4
On Having A Blast
One of our five sons uses the exclamation of, “I’m having a blast” whenever asked how he is doing. The question really doesn’t have to be associated with his being at an amusement park or having some other ordinarily fun experience. He could be at the end of his workday and tired, but if asked,…
On Maybe I Can
Marjorie Holmes wisely said; “There is no thrill quite like doing something you did not know you could.” I will explain what that means in relation to this thought shortly. Every day, day in and day out, we greet our friends and associates with light conversation, i.e. “Hi! How ya doin?” the response, “Jess fine,…
On Islam
Islam may have some aspects of it that are good and peaceful, but the aspects of it that are pure evil make the whole of it evil. Breitbart: reported on what was currently happening in the Middle East: “At least 150 people were beheaded yesterday by ISIS in the massacre of Deir al-Zour, including dozens…
On Leaven
I remember as a young boy watching my mother kneading dough to make bread. It looked like it was hard work as she would push the dough into the table and then squeeze it together then roll it out and turn it over and do the same thing over and over. When she finally got…
On The Law Of Others
We have been instructed by the Savior to “Be ye perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect”—an admonition that was an objective, one not meant for this life, but rather, it was an eternal objective for each of us. The Father’s perfection, justice and power are all directed toward assisting His children to…
On The Value of Education
I have written about the importance of getting a good education before and how it changed my life in a positive way. Education was for me what Will Durant said; “Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” I remember reading the story of the twist-mouth family many years ago and it illustrates in…
On Spending A Little Time
I sometimes think to myself that I haven’t spent much time with one of my children. I need to call him/her and take them to dinner or do something with them. I say children but the youngest is 45 and the oldest of the six would have been sixty years old this year. He passed…
On The Meek Shall Inherit
When I was a young person, meek was seldom used among my friends and I, but when the word was heard, it seemed to me that it was usually associated with weakness (meek/weak) or one who was bashful and introverted. “To be old and wise you must first be young and ignorant” (anon). After becoming…
On Can Conservative Ideals Survive?
A few months ago (2016), I was very concerned about the survival of the conservative way of life and thinking in the U.S.A. At the time, it looked pretty certain that a liberal, Hillary Clinton, was going to be our next president. She and the liberal democrats were very positive about their likelihood of winning…