by Walter Penning | May 16, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
All my life I have had the privilege of coming to a happy home at the end of the day. I never realized what a tremendous blessing this was and regularly took it for granted. I don’t take it for granted anymore. When I packed up my things and left work...
by Walter Penning | May 10, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have really never had a hobby per se. When I was a boy, my brothers and I at times played war. It was innocuous and all in good fun. Like other youngsters, I suppose, we would simulate battles with harmless sticks and use metal trash can lids as...
by Walter Penning | May 3, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
In gospel math A+B doesn’t always equal C. Do you believe that? If you have been a member of the Church for any length of time or served a mission, you know what I mean. The blessings of the gospel are apparent everywhere you look. Do you see it? Let me...
by Walter Penning | Apr 26, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
It was a particularly difficult time in my life. I had recently lost my job and was fully engaged in a career search. To be perfectly honest, recently is probably a misnomer. As I remember, the interview took place up in Woods Cross, which was a fair distance from my...
by Walter Penning | Apr 19, 2017 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I wouldn’t really call myself a handyman. Sure, I change the furnace filter and fix the occasional plumbing problems around the house, but my know-how and expertise is somewhat limited in this area. Yet, on occasion there comes along a job that has to be done. Such...
