Life Lessons Equal Future Blessings
There are some years in our lives that we would not want to live again. But even these years will pass away, and the lessons learned will be a future blessing. —Marjorie Pay Hinckley I would not want to relive my teenage years. Actually, I’m not sure I would want...
How To Change Those We Love
We all want to change people. Sometimes it’s a passing feeling, but most frequently it starts to invade our lives...a desperate desire to change someone we love. Having been married over 20 years and with 10 children, I have learned a few things about how to change...
The Grass is Always Greener: The Other Side of an Old Cliche
How often when we are in the midst of a trial do we cast our eyes around us and yearn for greener grass? We want a field that is producing, not one that is lying fallow.
LGBT and Religious Liberty
Most religious people are not fascists—most LGBT members are not radicals. We often get swept up in a media-frenzied portrayal of reality, which is not reality at all.
Three Weddings And A Car Bust
Family gatherings have always been a highlight in my life. With over half of my nine children living across the west, we frequently find ourselves driving from Alabama to other places on the opposite side of the country. Many times it has been fun but other times...
Citizenship
Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens. —Daniel Webster Please allow me just this once to stand on my soap box about a topic that is near and dear to my heart—citizenship. As I write this, I have just completed jury service—without ever...
Accepting The Unacceptable
Accept the Unacceptable? Why should I? As a young college student, I wrote a poem about who I hoped to be. One of the lines read, “self-less and satisfied. Always learning.” It was a tall order and now I look back at that beautiful ideal and see so many challenges...
Stop, Drop, and Roll
It means that you are going to view this day as one in a million day. This day that you will never get back.
“The world is on fire! Stop, drop—and pray”
Do you remember learning about fire prevention in elementary school? By the time the assembly was over, “Fireman Dan” had us memorize a catchy phrase that would come in handy if we caught on fire. “Stop, drop, and roll,” was more than fun to say, it was fun to...
Feel with the Heart
Life is to be experienced with the heart. Tear down the walls and feel life. If you don’t feel life, you are missing it.
Survival Tips For The Order Impaired
Have you ever not seen the trees for the forest? If you are a big picture or visual thinker, you may know exactly what I’m talking about. We can see the whole easily, but the parts, well----not so much. This gift, or curse, is often associated with right brain...
Miracles Make A Masterpiece
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...
The Quest for Compassion, Part 1
Our official quest for becoming compassionate people began at baptism, but many of us did not recognize our baptism as a means to becoming more compassionate.
To Oppose Or To Contend?
Last weekend we had General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Attending or watching conference is a time to feel inspired and united with saints all over the world. It is an amazing feeling to imagine households and stake centers filled...
Jumbotrons and Judgments
In my mind one of the biggest Jumbotrons we face is the gossip mill. We don’t always replay other’s mistakes in front of their faces, but we do make sure that everyone sees.
Stop Snuggling
I’m holding on to the view that it’s not as though there’s nothing left to enjoy about being 4 or 5. It’s not as though there is nothing left for any of us to learn in that place
The Miracle in You
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 to be true...
4 Building Blocks of Patience
What happens to that demanding child to turn him into someone who can serve an ailing spouse 24/7 for years on end without complaint? Patience.
100 Years of Family Home Evening
This April of 2015 is the 100th anniversary of the start of Family Home Evening. Back in April of 1915 The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS Church) which consisted of Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, and Charles W. Penrose,...
Raise the Bar
As I sat live tweeting the priesthood session of conference, I could hardly believe the things that I was hearing. Elder Ballard over the pulpit asked our entire generation (Single Adults in particular) to raise the bar of our lives. Specifically he asked us to...
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