I don’t think I have ever met a person who was so insensitive that nothing would ever bring a tear to their eye. The trigger may be a thought of a deceased wife or child. It may be a moment of grief or a moment of extreme relief or happiness. It may be when they…
Tag: Heavenly Father
On Life’s Purpose
President Ezra Taft Benson said that, “When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them how to return to His presence. Our Father promised a Savior to redeem them from their fallen condition. He gave them the Plan of salvation and told…
On Eternal Life
Eternal Life was referred to by Shakespeare as the “undiscovered country.” I like that thought because, in fact, it is an undiscovered country. We cannot go to the National Geographic or any other travel oriented or scientific journal and see pictures and/or find an article about Eternal Life, an article describing where it is and…
On Scapegoats
I really do not remember hearing the term scapegoat until I was nearing adulthood, but that doesn’t mean that I did not see it in practice. A scapegoat is someone or group that has been singled out to blame for something that another has done. It was fairly common for me to witness the ‘back…
On Time
Time may be accurately recorded and tracked by a good watch and calendar, but regardless of how often we refer to these tools of our civilization, time will still elude us. I recall as a young boy how it seemed to take forever to get through a period of time, whether it was 10 minutes…
On The View We Have
The view we have, or take of things, has always been a fascinating thought for me. Even as a young child, I sometimes did a double take when I heard an interesting slant on a subject. For example, back in the 1930’s, just before I was old enough to go to school, my father bought…
On Planting
Even though the planting season is over for the year, we are enjoying the harvest, the results of someone having planted. The word plant has several meanings and each of them is very significant in its own right. For example, something can be planted firmly in place which brings to mind something or even someone that is…
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 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…