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?…
Tag: Mother
On Islam
Islam may have some aspects of it that are good and peaceful, but the aspects of it that are pure evil make the whole of it evil. Breitbart: reported on what was currently happening in the Middle East: “At least 150 people were beheaded yesterday by ISIS in the massacre of Deir al-Zour, including dozens…
On Census Records
In verifying a person’s identity in our family line, legitimate sources are absolutely necessary. If a relative were working on our line and made a notation in the source area that said; “I believe this is the correct person?” With no other evidence, an experi- enced researcher in that family may suspect that the entry…
On Empathy And Eternity
This is a very difficult thought that I am attempting to put down on paper and hopefully it will never be taken in the wrong way and cause hurt and/or resentment by those who may read it. Rather, as is my intention, it will create a better understanding of the eternal nature of life and…
On Mother Nature
The word “nature” comes from the Latin word, “natura,” meaning birth or character. …In English its first recorded use was in 1266 A.D.. “Natura,” and the personification of Mother Nature, was widely popular in the Middle Ages. The concept, places the term, Mother Nature, somewhere between the divine and the human. It has also been…
On Running Away
Many people think that the threat of running away or the actual act of running away is a child’s way of getting what they want. For example; One day I was near a mother and her little three or four year old son who for some reason was distraught and angry. He said to his…
On Heavenly Mother
This is a topic that I have always felt was too sacred to discuss for the same and various reasons discussed in the article below. However, after reading the talk given in a sacrament meeting during 2016, I feel free to share her thoughts. An In Depth Look Into Our Heavenly Mother, June 10, 2016,…
On Death As The End
The thoughts of death are a challenge for many in a world with a dwindling belief in God and not knowing what to believe about the inevitable end of mortality. A recent survey of American citizens identified 49 % who claimed to have no believe in religion or a god. Most people have been brainwashed…
On Things Change, Thank Goodness!
I have always had a love affair with cars, and during the course of my long life, I have probably had between 75 and 100 of them. There are some, that at this point in my life, I don’t even remember having. When I was a young man, cars were somewhat simple mechanically, and I…
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…