Not every one can say that they have been blessed to have been surrounded by good people most all of their lives. We hear every day how some families are dysfunctional, with abuse and even downright cruelty taking place in their homes. There are people who cannot get along with their co-workers and are faced…
On What Would it be Like
Have you ever thought about what it might have been like to live on the earth, had Lucifer won the war in Heaven, or even had his way in that pre-earth council? Do you even remember the time described in the Book of Moses, when: “Satan…came before me, (God) saying, ‘Behold, here am I, send…
On Independence Day
With the month of July coming to a close, the thoughts of our Independence day are fading: the fireworks, the waving of the red, white, and blue, and the sounds of the Star Spangled Banner in the air. These icons of freedom will soon be stored away for another year. Before they are gone, at…
On Chastisement
Chastise is a word we don’t hear very often because it has such a negative connotation to it. Yet, it merely means the same as being punished verbally and possibly physically after you have done something you shouldn’t have been doing. I remember, as a young boy, the year before I was old enough to go…
On It’s in the Makin’
When we initiate a plan, or, at least, are included in the plan, whether it be a company project or a personal/family project and we really buy into it, we become excited, and our labor will be more intense. The difference in the energy level of our labors when we are laboring with a vision,…
On Discovering Our Roots
Finding our close roots may have a different meaning for each of us, as I was so emotionally reminded the other day. A retired elderly man was directed to the Ogden Family History Center, seeking information about his birth mother. He and his wife were visiting the area, and their LDS host suggested that we,…
On Humor
I remember a few times in my life when things seemed so grim, so serious, that even a smile would have ruined that mood. Those were times, of course, when grim and serious were appropriate. Humor would not only seem out of place, but it would probably not be appreciated by anyone involved in the…
On the Holy Ghost
An elderly man was sharing his testimony in church regarding the Holy Ghost and spoke of Him in a way that I really hadn’t contemplated before. He said that he was grateful to Heavenly Father for all of the blessings that he and his family had been granted. He was grateful to the Savior for…
On Humility
Humility is unrelated to a specific gender, or even how tall or short one is, the size of their waistband, or headband, it is unrelated to their I.Q., whether they have a formal education or none. It even has no relationship to whether one is young or old, their social standing, or how much money…
On The Vision
In the Ogden Regional Family History Center foyer we have a painting hanging that was donated to the center. It was painted by a local artist, now deceased, and it depicts the sacred grove with the young Joseph Smith kneeling and looking up at the vision of the Father and the Son. Interestingly, the Father…