Spirit World
Sacred or Scared
I noticed this morning that the difference between the words “sacred” and “scared” is just two transposed letters. I wondered if there was enough relationship between the two words to justify writing an article.
Read MoreUnseen Influences
I have turned my chair so that I can watch the sunrise unfold. I have observed that my sunrise is made dull, ordinary, or magnificent by the positioning of unseen clouds below the horizon which determine whether the rising sun can shine on the tops or the bottoms of the clouds visible from my position. The sun is currently well below the horizon and is able to shine on the bottoms of the high cirrus clouds, but is unable to penetrate the lower cumulonimbus clouds. Everything changes by the minute causing me to rush outside again and again to take a new series of pictures.
Read MoreDeath and the Spirit World
One of my earliest memories is of sitting on the floor in a nook of our kitchen with my back to the wall, the end of the cabinets to my right, and the freezer to my left. I was listening to my parents and their visiting friends as they sat at the kitchen table. I marveled as their voices began droning, and their words became indistinguishable. I fell asleep. My next conscious moment was of waking up in my own bed. How I got there, I didn’t know; but I assume that my father must have picked me up and put me there.
Read MoreBabies
To me, one of the best feelings in the world is to get my hands on a baby. When the little person relaxes, trusts you, and puts its head on your shoulder it’s pure bliss. I’m grateful that so many of my children live close by, because at church, or when they come visiting, I can usually find a baby that I can take off its mother’s hands and give her a rest while indulging my own sense of pleasure. In a nutshell, I like babies.
Read MoreDefining Moments
I took my son to the temple for his marriage. He and his bride were taken away by a temple worker to review paper work and have a preliminary interview. I was left to sit and wait near the top of the stairs inside the entrance to the Boise Temple.
Read MoreElaine Collard Funeral Sermon
Ernie told me that Elaine requested that I speak at her funeral. I want her to know that I am deeply honored. I was shocked to learn that she had passed.
Read MoreJournal Entry
Sunday 4 August 2019
Testimony
The question was asked in Sunday School, “Has there ever been a time when someone’s testimony has made a dramatic and lasting impact on you?”
The Great People I Have Known
I had the privilege of serving as counselor to Howard Perry in the presidency of this stake. That was over 20 years ago.
Read MoreRescued From Hell
On Monday 23 June 2018 twelve boys on a soccer team in Thailand entered a cave with their 25-year-old coach.
Read MoreWalking in Darkness
Last night my dear wife had a problem. She couldn’t sleep. So at 3:00 a.m. she went out into the living room, turned on the light, and read until 4:45.
Read MoreThoughts on a Vanuatu Funeral
We American Latter-day Saints would like to think that we’re spiritually superior to other people. Our thinking is that we’re blessed with more possessions and comforts, so therefore, our way of living is the way all people would live if they were as blessed as we are.
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