There is a reason why grandchildren are called grand. The meaning of grand includes the following: magnificent, imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, majestic, monumental; stately–plus. My wife and I have enjoyed watching and interacting with our 16 grandchildren, both while being born and growing up to adulthood. The meanings of grand (above) describe how we feel about…
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On The Wonders Of The World
When I was young and I first heard or read about the seven wonders of the world, including the Grand Canyon, I knew I had to see it one day. When we were a young family, it wasn’t very far from where we lived at the time. So one summer we decided that we were…
On Windows Of My Soul
Though I did not feel that the lyrics to ‘Windows of My Soul,’ by Quinton Mills, were particularly inspiring, the idea of there being windows of or to our soul has been tickling my thoughts. There are many windows and they play an important part in our lives. For example, I was sitting relaxed in…
On Human Dignity
People and nations that have been enlightened by scriptures and the teachings of the Savior of mankind, have a different perspective in regards to human dignity, than do many without that orientation. Even though, as a believer myself, my ire can still be raised when I see cruelty or ‘mean.’ Generally compassion and tenderness is…
On Elijah
What is the heart of the FamilySearch.org Family Tree program? For all our talk about compiling histories and making memories, the real heart of the Family Tree is the Spirit of Elijah, President Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke of this back in General Conference in October of 1994, when…
On The Position Of The Head
The position of one’s head is a sign, an indicator as how a person might be feeling, or how they are doing. When a person is out on the golf course and it his turn to tee off, to get a good swing at the ball the person had best keep his head down and…
On Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a day designed to express our love to those we care about. When that love we express is not returned it can be a devastating time for some. In the story below, little Chad taught his mother a great lesson: “Not One” by Dale Galloway Little Chad was a shy, quiet young man….
On Perspective
It is said that people who look through keyholes are apt to think that most views they have are shaped like keyholes. Their perspective has been shaped by the object they were seeing through. I remember some years back a very common term was, “Birds of a Feather,” referring to people who have many of…
On The Importance of Every Person
I have developed the habit of trying to attract people’s attention (mostly strangers) so that I can say hello to them. Some of them look at me as if they are thinking, ‘I don’t know you, why are you talking to me?’ My wife and I are always striking up a conversation with strangers on…
On Being A Child of God
We each have parents, a mother and a father who brought us into this world, gave us this clay structure that houses our spirit. We are their child; they love us and care for us, often as one of several in the family. However, most of us never think about what came before the clay?…