The principles of the gospel are found in all of the worlds’ religions: some have more than others. The basic difference between Methodists, Mormons, and Muslims is content. You can’t live a principle you don’t know if you don’t have the full meal deal. The only question is “do you want the feast (the fullness of the gospel) or just a nibble?” If calamitous times came and you had a chance to invite the Lord to dine in…
Did you know that just one Typhoon class submarine carrying 20 SS-N-23’s each with 10 MIRV’s could destroy 200 U S cities in less than 30 minutes? Did you know that 30 minutes preceding an attack computers, TV’s, cell phones, LED and LCD equipment, and most black box technology would cease to work because of EMP? These munitions are used to “blind ones enemy” and destroy all communications. Boyd Packer spoke of this in a general conference talk, as…
After drugs and alcohol, the two most destructive elements in the home are fire and water. The original discovers of fire and water had a tenth the devastation problems in their dwellings than we have now in modern homes. Fire ruins quickly while water works slow. Guard the matches. Check for leaks. Did you know that 90% of house fires start in the kitchen? Did you also know that 90% of fire extinguishers are located in the kitchen,…
“An extroverted actuary is someone who is looking at your shoes.” Actuaries are generally quiet, reclusive introverts who immerse themselves in number crunching. They are the ones who determine for insurance companies mortality expectations and death risks of national, regional and local natures. Do you know what they say about Utahans? Because we are clean livers, we last longer than any other socio-economic group in America. Men can expect to live to age 74, and women age…
As the story goes, the government advertised that anyone who could prove real need could win a grant for one million dollars. Among the many that applied was a farmer. When asked what he would do with the money, he replied, “I would just farm and farm and farm until it was all gone.” A farmer is a man outstanding in his field. Most only work half days – from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., plus overtime. They…
Being a good example has no better theater than in the home. Raising children requires it. You owe it to tomorrows’ teachers, leaders, lawmakers and advisors to be good parents to them now, and most of what you provide will come from not what you tell them, but what they learn from your example. Gandhi said: “be the change you wish to see in the world.” With so much bad out there, the good you provide in your…
The present is shadow of our pre-existence, and type of our post-mortal experience. That which we are progressing in now had its origins in the pre-existence and continues in the after life. Think about this – as sons and daughters of a Heavenly Father we were born to use divinely inherited powers to create. We did before, can do now and can continue to create, and, if we do it right, what we create will endure in the…
During a recent trip to Brigham Young’s St. George home, I was reminded why the pioneer beds had such long tapered legs, and the beds were so high off the floor. It wasn’t just so the “honey pot” would fit under the bed. Decon and Rat be Gone hadn’t been invented yet and rats and mice were still common house guests, spreading their germs and diseases so uncommon in our modern homes today. After natural disasters rodent populations…
“It’s still snowing and it’s clear up to here,” said the weather briefer. E-T-B-A-W followed as abbreviated suffixes to the printed aviation weather forecast that followed. (F) means fog. (S) is snow. (RI) stands for rim ice – something you never want to fly in. The weather was bad, but how bad? “What’s ETBAW,” I asked? The briefer replied: “Even The Birds Are Walking.” BAD! BAD! BAD! Some things are hard to understand about the weather. This…
Irving Berlin made the idea of a “White Christmas” a desirable, warm experience of the holiday season. For 70,000 Utahns, neither was Christmas week of 2003 warm, nor was it desirable to be without power in the aftermath of the biggest winter storm in 20 years. Some were cold for up to 7 days, with little food and drink. Barbeques were brought indoors for heat, poisoning scores of ill prepared families. Look around and find seasoned, all-weather specialists…