by Walter Penning | May 27, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I am not a scientist, but the concept of hybrid and electric vehicles fascinates me. I test drove a hybrid car recently. It was quiet and responsive and resorted to the gas-powered engine rarely. Instead of using the brake pads when I slowed, the car first charged the...
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 Ashley Dewey | Apr 10, 2015 | Ashley Dewey: Single Life
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...
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...
by Walter Penning | Mar 25, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
When I was a young man, English was not my strong point. Syntax, sentence structure, and language rules were a bit of a mystery to me. I could read and write as well as the next guy, I suppose, but don’t ask me to diagram a sentence or explain grammar terminology....