Wake-up calls may have nothing to do with getting up in the morning, but rather they can come to us at any time of the day and even at anytime of our lives. They may even come at times when we need to be reminded to change course before we get ourselves in trouble or…
On Being a Legendary Guru
Several years ago, I wrote about being “legendary” based on what a woman said to me at a while buying a movie ticket. On one of our P-days together (every Thursday we had Play-Day from the FamilySearch Library), I believe it was in December of 2010, we decided to see a show at the Newgate…
On The Power of Storytelling II
As a little boy, I learned many lessons the hard way, as I’m sure many young children do even today. They say we are born into the world with absolutely nothing and that we spend the rest of our lives accumulating as much of the world’s goods as we can. Sometimes we start the process…
On Keys II
“A blind person asked St. Anthony: “Can there be anything worse than losing eyesight?” He replied, “Yes, losing your vision.” I’m going to try to give you the vision the brethren would like you to have regarding family history and the blessings of the Priesthood. Peter was one of the greatest of men. It is…
On What’s Ahead
When we have our family get-togethers, at least every month, I have always enjoyed watching our grandchildren as they play; they grow so very fast. Now we have great-grandchildren, and it is enjoyable to see them play just as their parents did many years ago. As an old man observing the world speed by me,…
On If There Is A God
Whenever a tragedy occurs, we sometimes hear: “What a terrible, or cruel thing! If there were a God, He would never have let anything so terrible happen.” We humans can find many reasons to question the existence of God. A few will actu- ally dwell on such events to renew and strengthen their stand. It…
On Being Right
Remember, when we were kids, how sure we were that we were right about something important (or unimportant)? The argument would go something like this: “Yes it is!” “No, it isn’t!” “It is!” “It isn’t!” “It is!” “No, it isn’t!” Sometimes, that would go on until an adult would say, “That’s enough!” We obviously subscribed…
On Unintended Consequences
I remember the first time I read the Bible; I was a young man and had just recently read the Book of Mormon and been converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I joined the church because the spirit was so strong while I was reading the Book of Mormon. Later, as…
On Wondering
I wonder as I wander out under the sky. I believe to wonder is one of the greatest human characteristics that our creator has blessed us with. It is most likely the initializing factor of all human creativity. Especially, if you are stifling to our creative ability in a negative and unproductive way, if you’re…
On Fuzzy Sets or Approximated Reasoning
There are many things in this world that are not just black and white. In fact, there are probably more things that are or could be considered belonging to “fuzzy sets” where the truth or the exactness of an issue is hidden or unrevealed. For example, there are literally hundreds of churches and or philosophies…