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...
by Walter Penning | Nov 29, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
It’s voting day. We are all familiar with the choices. Whether you got what you wanted or things turned out much differently in the end than you possibly imagined, I have got to tell you about my voting experience. It is probably not what you are thinking. My...
by Walter Penning | Nov 23, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I am often edified by a good analogy. It sometimes simplifies things difficult to understand, sheds further clarity to an issue, and encourages application of the lesson in our lives. So for a moment let’s consider the following analogy together. We will start with a...
by Walter Penning | Nov 16, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
If you think you are unimportant, second rate, and inferior to the others around you who are rich, pretty, famous, and happy, well know this, you are not alone. We all feel inadequate some time or another. And if we are really being honest, we feel inadequate most of...
