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…
On Trust
On the United States currency we read, “In God we trust.” There are many citizens of our country who think that statement should be removed. They have no trust in God nor faith that God had anything to do with the founding of this great nation. More of us, on the other hand, believe that…
On Assumptions
Making assumptions is probably one of the most common things we do on a daily basis, as well as one of the most dangerous. How many times a day do we act or do something based on the assumptions that we have made? Those assumptions are based on our previous experiences and knowledge or information…
On Blessings
Most every day I see a person that has some physical or mental disability. Some of them severe enough that the person struggles just to take a step. Some are blind or maimed in some other way. Then there are disabilities that represent bad choices by individuals, such as drug addictions, etc. When people see…
On Bigotry
I joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when I was twenty years old and thought that I could convince my family to join as well, because it made good sense to me. My family never rejected it verbally, but they did in the sense that they denied me an audience. I…
On Martyrdom
The closest I have ever come to martyrdom or being martyred is when as a youth I felt bad about something, and a non-sympathetic sibling said, “Oh, you poor martyr,” as I was patted on the head. I have been so fortunate in my life to have always had work to provide for my family,…
On Being Legendary
Legends are most often tales that, because of a tie to a historical event, are made believable. Whether the story told is true or not, the fact that the story is being told at all allows people to make commentary upon the circumstances that circulated the legend. A legend is distinguished by the fact that…
On Weathering Storms
Around this earth of ours there are areas that will experience more extreme weather than other areas. Some of these areas have weather-related tragedies that other parts of the world seldom, if ever, experience. Along the U.S. eastern seacoast, for example, they have a series of hurricanes that we never see or feel in most…