We know that the Lord has been given the responsibility to judge us and I have, many times, wondered how He will accomplish that humongous task: Sheep on the right hand and the goats on the left. What an image one can conjure up thinking about that event, especially when we try to put ourselves…
On People Watching
People are an interesting study. People watching, I think, has been a common pastime since Adam. And why not; we are all of various sizes, shapes, color and demeanor. We are as varied as our fingerprints and/or as snowflakes—no two exactly alike. Even though our mortal bodies were all created and patterned in Heavenly Father’s…
On Bread
Bread, what a simple commodity and yet it is considered, almost universally, as the staff of life. There are, in fact, communities, even today, who depend on bread and sometimes bread alone to sustain their very lives. Bread is one of the most significant symbols of Christianity. We are commanded to partake of bread in…
On Going Along
One of the saddest phrases one can hear when asked why a person did something wrong is, ‘I had to go along with the others.’ There is something so compelling about friendships and belonging that people have a tendency to do things that, when alone, they would never think of doing. Years ago, while still…
On Adjectives
I was listening to a talk show host the other day and he was saying that the American English language is the most diverse, colorful and complex of all languages. The reason it is, is because over the centuries words, phrases etc. have been adopted into the English language from many other languages. It is,…
On Desire
Desire is the universal and usually uncontrolled addiction of mortal beings. Because of the nature of our affluent society, I am often reminded of the story of the Beggar and the King. The king, while taking his daily walk near the castle wall, came upon a beggar and asked the beggar what he would have…
On Crossing Ourselves
Members of one of the major Christian faiths are often seen crossing themselves, usually as a desire to be blessed or forgiven. Those of us who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should also be in the habit of crossing ourselves, only not in the same way that they do….
On Planting
Even though the planting season is over for the year, we are enjoying the harvest, the results of someone having planted. The word plant has several meanings and each of them is very significant in its own right. For example, something can be planted firmly in place which brings to mind something or even someone that is…
On Existentialism
I was reading an article the other day, by Alex Green on existentialism. Like all other philosophies of life that I have studied, it appears to me to have some obvious truths. A few of its described features, however, do not ring true to me, or, at least, have little or no apparent value. This…
On Symbolism
In Moses 6:63 the Lord tells us that “All things are created and made to bear record of me; things temporal, things spiritual, things in the heavens and things in the earth.” (Certain Hebrew numbers have significant symbolic meaning) When I was a young person I used to believe that the number three was my…