Sitting and thinking has never been easy for me because there are so many internal as well as external distractions. Most of my adult life I have been an administrator, either at a large university or at a Church Family History Library. My mind has been full of budget concerns, personnel and training questions, etc….
Tag: Heavenly Father
On Looking Up
During a church meeting recently, the teacher asked one of our class members to describe for the class how he had learned to pray. He said that his mother had taught him when he was very young. He went on to say that she explained to him that prayer was a two-way conversation between him…
On Intelligence, Spirit, Soul and Man
All religions would most likely agree that God, the Father of us all, is all-powerful, most intelligent as well as eternal. Meaning He had no beginning and He has no end. If I were to say that about man, that he too, has always existed, there would be much opposition to such a statement. Doesn’t…
On Family Relationships
Boyd K. Packer stated that, “The end of all activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.” I’m not sure that all members are aware of that message. With all the meetings and activities…
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 Creating Oneself
Youth emerge from their infancy pretty much instinctively. With encouragement from parents and other siblings we learn to walk and talk and begin to ‘become,’ with very little or no conscious thought to the process. Yes, we express pride with a gleeful smile or laugh when we can first run and stay upright but it…
On Perfection and Hope
Perfection is a hard word among those of us who know ourselves to be imperfect beings. Has there ever been a time that you haven’t wished that you were a little smarter, better looking, stronger, more ‘perfect’ in one way or another. The word perfect is used many times in the scriptures, usually in ways…
On Holy Curiosity
I remember many years ago as a young person I was doing what most other young persons do, I was coasting through life without too much direction, at least for a little period. What a person did or did not do seemed to matter very little. What difference did it make where we went or…
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 Are Americans Losing Faith
Ben Carson, a former presidential candidate described a very troubling new survey just released by the Pew Research Center, the report found that Americans are giving up on both God and miracles. The study identifies a massive 49-percent of those surveyed as “nones,” or those who don’t identify with a religious group, they say they…