Can a person be in awe of something or someone that they have never met nor seen? Maybe not, but that is the way I feel when I think about and read about my great great grandfather, John H. Fairbanks. He was truly a man for his time. A time when life was a struggle…
Tag: Family
On Angels Around Us
Alma, the great Book of Mormon Prophet, describes how angels have a place in our lives: “And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true. And now, behold, I say unto you,…
On Memories and More Memories
There are sweet memories that bring a smile to our face even when there are no others around to share the moment. There are some that cause us to laugh out loud and draw the attention of strangers who may wonder what our private humor is all about. There are all kinds of memories, some…
On The Power of Touch
Ahhh! Who can truly comprehend the importance of the human touch, not only to other human, but to all living creatures? I have written before about my first dog, that I gave the strange name of Jeep. Why Jeep? Because the second World War was going on at the time we met, and I fell…
On Someday
The other day, I heard a song that reminded me of my younger years when it seemed that we had so little that everything we wanted would have to wait until “someday.” The song was by Rob Thomas and part of it went like this: “And maybe someday we’ll figure all this out, Try to…
On Writing Your Personal History
In our Sunday School class this past week, our very excellent teacher confessed that she was going to struggle to present the assigned lesson. The reason it was going to be difficult for her she said, was because the lesson was covering the Book of Psalms, and there are no stories in Psalms. All of…
On Johnny Lingo
Johnny lingo was the name of a short film shown in Sunday School classes many years ago. Now a new version has been made on video. The new version was recently played again for us during a church meeting. I don’t believe that I will ever forget that very important message of being an eight…
On The Sweet Words We Never Would Say
There are several nationalities where the customs are such that it is very unusual for people to express love and show tenderness. Whether that is supposed to be a sign of weakness or they may believe their children will grow up to be more independent if less affection is shown, I don’t know. I do…
On Gender Differences
I remember as a youth, during harvest time, there were many country (farm) women working hard in the fields beside the men. For most of them, when the sun went down and they returned home from the field, their day’s work had just begun. They had to continue their day with their wifely duties, getting…
On Fathers Are Important Too
As Father’s Day approaches, may we take the time to actually contemplate our fathers, their lives and the contribution they made to our lives and the lives of our children. I have often wished that my father would have written his history, and since he did not, I attempted to do it for him. In…