Time
The Clock’s in High Gear
I’ve observed that time is passing faster and faster. My 89-year-old non-member cousin put his finger on the cause. He observed that the clock is in high gear, and boy, is it ever. You’ve noticed it, too.
The Lord Himself said that “I will hasten my work in its time.” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:73).
Making Time
In his closing remarks in the October 2021 general conference President Russell M. Nelson asked us to do a most unusual thing. Four times he made this remarkable request: He asked us to “make time for the Lord—each and every day.”
Read MoreMaking Time For The Lord
The Lord has said, “I will hasten my work in its time.” (D&C 88:73).
My own 89-year-old non-member cousin has observed that “the clock is in high gear.” And, boy, is it ever. It’s interesting that even he can see it.
A Stunning Time
I first became aware of the passage of time when I was in the first grade. I suppose that before then there were no milestones to mark the passage of time, so I was unaware. But that school year provided a milestone, and those nine months of the first grade were really, really long.
Read MoreBy Small and Simple Things
I am at loose ends and confused this morning. I don’t know what to do. I reached my goal yesterday of indexing general conference talks, and have no more to do. I’m a creature of habit, and this is going to upset my whole daily routine.
Read MoreObservations on the Sun
When I rise at 4:00 A.M. the world is dark and very cool. Yesterday was a 90-degree day, yet this morning is only 46-degrees. I look to the east and study the familiar silhouette of the 30-40 peaks that constitute my view of the Wallowa Mountains. The sky is clear. Where and when will the sun make its appearance?
Read MorePriorities
Many years ago there was an article in the newspaper about a dog race in England. The greyhounds had spent their lives chasing a mechanical rabbit around the track. The newsworthy thing about this race was that on this particular day a real rabbit had run across the track in front of the dogs—and the dogs gave it not the slightest notice! I thought to myself, “What foolish dogs, chasing a false rabbit that they can never catch.” My next thought was, “How fortunate that we’re humans and have our priorities straight. We have more sense than to chase uncatchable mechanical rabbits.”
Read MoreTime Management
In the just-past general conference Elder Gong told of his wife’s grandmother. The grandmother had a foot pedal installed on her butter churn so that she could make butter,
Read MoreThoughts On Time
28 May 2019
Where in the world has May gone? Where has the year gone? Yesterday it was winter and the snow lay three feet deep.
Inflation
Three or four stories about real estate and inflation: In 1967 Jim Hunt bought a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house in Boise for $16,500.
Read MoreEverything Is Still
Everything outside on this clear October morning is still. Yet there is movement. I’m astonished at Venus’ progress up the sky.
Read MoreTo Become a World-class Expert
Elder Quentin L. Cook mentioned in general conference what is called “the 10,000-hour rule.” Research experts assert “that ten thousand hours of practice is required…
Read MoreThe Door Is Closing
I am beset with temptations just as all men are. My greatest desire is to be good, and to do good, and to follow Jesus faithfully. But I’m weak.
Read MoreJohn Bennion
The story of the Church is a story of chain reactions. One step in the process of the Restoration always leads to another. A chain reaction was initiated by Joseph Smith’s reading of James 1:5 that continues today in an ever-widening, ever-lengthening chain of events that is currently linking millions of lives in miraculous ways.
Read MoreWeaning, Part Two
Jacob says, “But wo unto him that…wasteth the days of his probation…” (2 Nephi 9:27).
The world is filled with time wasters.