by Walter Penning | Nov 20, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I connect with the words of the prophet Joseph Smith. That may not surprise you, but what I am referring to may surprise you. My reference is to his statement about the struggle of feeling alone and abandoned by friends and church leaders that criticized him for...
by Walter Penning | Nov 13, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When I was a young man, I didn’t really appreciate the good life that I had and the opportunities given me—not fully. I failed to realize that my situation was so sublime and simply assumed that everybody enjoyed the life that I did. That is not so uncommon....
by Walter Penning | Nov 6, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
What if you could select the perfect job? Not the one that you have been studying for at the university or the one that will provide for your family adequately, but the one that you can’t wait to get up for in the morning. Think sleepless nights in anticipation of...
by Walter Penning | Oct 30, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Have you joined the exclusive group of those included in my journal? “What are you talking about? I don’t even know you,” or something like that is what you are probably thinking, or perhaps even said out loud. And I wouldn’t blame you. With all the...
by Walter Penning | Oct 23, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Infinity, eternity, everlasting, eternal. Sounds like a pretty big subject. Overwhelming? Perhaps. But my gratitude is enormous as well. How could one write this time of year without mentioning gardening or, more specifically, farming? We are all involved in...
