by Walter Penning | May 7, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When or how it started, I don’t remember. Somehow, I began writing my children weekly emails. That was a dozen years ago. Over time, I have had opportunity to share dozens of exhortations with them. Edify the poor in spirit Address personal concerns Express love and...
by Walter Penning | Apr 29, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
As a young man, just a boy really, I loved it when Granny would make a batch of homemade bread. The whole house smelled sweet and warm. We were happy children on these days, and thankfully it happened often. Frequently, we would peer through the oven doors to watch...
by Walter Penning | Apr 22, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Some folks say they don’t see miracles anymore in our day. I say we see them all around us. If we just recognize them for what they are, we can see the arm of the Lord revealed daily in our lives. Remember when the Provo tabernacle burned down? That was tragic...
by Walter Penning | Apr 15, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have learned a few lessons in my life, and I want to share a nugget with you so you can profit now and won’t have to wait until you’re my age before benefiting. These are my conclusions. There are no exceptions to the rule. I have learned this principle...
by Walter Penning | Apr 8, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Some may typically think that the Atonement is limited to helping those that have broken the commandments and need forgiveness, and indeed it does that, but the Atonement also empowers us when we fall short in other ways as well. For example, when we face obstacles...
by Walter Penning | Apr 1, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I regularly read missionary letters. Over the years, I imagine it has been dozens, possibly hundreds. This week they were particularly poignant and inspirational, one letter in the midst of a particularly hard week and another noting what a privilege it is to be a...
