by Walter Penning | Jan 4, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I want to meet Jacob. You know … the first born to Lehi’s family in the wilderness. If you have absolutely no idea what I am talking about, let me explain. In the Book of Mormon, one of the first prophets we read about is Nephi. He is loved by the people and an...
by Walter Penning | Dec 30, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Maybe I can’t or don’t want to. Perhaps I can, but I shouldn’t. Either way, I will make the right decision and do it for Him. Perhaps that is the only legitimate reason you can come up with at the time. When I was a young man, a boy really, I...
by Walter Penning | Dec 21, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When I was a small boy in primary, we sang songs about going on our way to grandmother’s house and Give Said the Little Stream. I remember these songs fondly and still carry the tunes and words in my mind many years later. Since I lived in southern Utah as a...
by Walter Penning | Dec 17, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
“Nearly two thousand years ago a perfect Man walked the earth—Jesus the Christ. … In His life, all the virtues were lived and kept in perfect balance; He taught men truth—that they might be free; His example and precepts provide the great standard—the only sure...
by Walter Penning | Dec 7, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
So my daughter came to me and asked “Do you have any personal stories about praying and not getting the answer immediately, but it actually ended up being better?” She was planning to teach something in seminary in that regard. We went to grandfather’s personal...