I have heard that statement, “Coming to oneself,” several times in the last few months, and prior to that, I seldom remember hearing it. Yet, the other day, someone quoted from the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:17): “And when he came to himself…” When I heard that quote, then I remembered the parable,…
Tag: Behavior
On Taking Risks
When we think of risk and risk taking, we ordinarily don’t relate it to everyday activities. Yet when we think about it, almost everything that we do is, or can be risky. Ordinarily we go through life and never consider the choices we make and the things we do as being risky. Listening to the…
On Let There Be Light
From the mouths of babes! “And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?” (Matthew 21:16) In Sacrament meeting, a young missionary (19 years old) spoke with the maturity of an angel. I’m going to elaborate on one of the things that…
On His Hands
A young couple spoke in church one Sunday, and I enjoyed their thoughts very much. The young husband referred to an experience he had as a young boy living on a farm where his dad raised horses. His dad had given him the responsibility to raise a young colt and train it to be a…
On Satan’s Powerful Influence
In our pre-earth existence we were spirits formed from intelligent matter through a birth process of which earthly births are patterned after. We are the offspring of a heavenly and eternal couple, and we progressed in that pre-earth state, in the presence of our parents. We were to a point of maturity where further progress…
On Understanding or Empathy
In my long life, I have heard many times; “I know how you feel.” And sometimes, a common retort might be, “No, you don’t; you can’t possibly know what I am going through.” We are all as different as we are alike, and because we are, it is very difficult, if not impossible, for one…
On Being Responsible
Youth are encouraged to become responsible people. When we are adults, the expectation is that we will act responsibly at all times. Responsible adults abide by and uphold family, social, community and national rules, laws, regulations and expectations. Aside from those more general applications, if you see yourself as the oldest, or the most capable…
On Gratitude
I am always amazed at how many things in our lives are almost always taken for granted, until we lose partial or full use of them. Why is it? Is there anything we have that is so well protected and secure that few things in the world could hurt it, maim it in any way,…
On Disappointments
They say that death is just as certain as taxes. We can add disappointments as well. Not only are we certain to be disappointed from time to time while we sojourn on this planet earth, but in some cases, the same disappointing event will repeat itself over and over again. Disappointments are usually looked upon…
On There Are Teachers Many
Some of the most acclaimed professors of academic subjects, teaching in our finest institutions of higher education, are not always the best teachers. Many students, who have attended these institutions and have degrees to prove it, will tell you that they were not always sure what exactly they learned. Yes, they listened and they took…