“You Mormons seem more concerned about standing before the Lord than your standing before the Lord,” he said. “I don’t understand. Is that a double ontondre?” I said. “Yes.” (I felt so much better) “Mormons are more concerned with the end of things, rather than the journey – the event than your condition – His vengeance than His approbation – death rather than the quality of life. All of your preparedness talk seems focused on avoiding death…
“How would you like to live in one of your antique cars with you family,” I said to a car dealer friend who was also a client? Like most dealers, he was a hobbyist, having collected a number of vintage cars. “If your house is paid for, that’s $1,600 a month you don’t have to earn if your mortgage is cleared. No bills, no need for income.” The market was high, a package sale of his antiques cleared…
Pachyderm 37, a Chinook helicopter of the 101st, was going down with its back end on fire. I was headed for the barn. I had cheated death for 976 combat flying hours in Vietnam. I was going home tomorrow. Before I could channel change to the emergency frequency, the response came: “Pachyderm, this is King 6. We have you!” I knew my assistance would not be needed. Every radio net has a designated emergency frequency that all…
“If they don’t have my wife, homemade chocolate chip cookies, and baseball in heaven, I ain’t going.” Now, there are some notable aspirations! · Wife – without a loving helpmate, there is no eternity. · Homemade – everything is always the best when made sweet through thrift, love, and selflessness. · Baseball – anyone who can play the game and win when the odds are 9 to 1 against them (opponents cover all the bases, fields, and even…
Home canning is getting to be a lost art. With prepared foods of such great variety and at such low relative cost in the supermarket, why go through the hassle of a hot kitchen to do a few quarts of fruits, vegetables, juices, or meats? I hear the same argument about gardening. “Now, if I could can pizza or Big Macs, it might be worth it. I’ll need those when times get tough.” Everything we learn…
It is a known fact that 80% of all job opportunities in today’s work places are never advertised. PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE THROUGH NETWORKING is where today’s job searchers find success. “He that is greatest among you is servant of all.” The Lord’s temporal affairs officer is the Bishop. His Ward Employment Specialist (WES) helps everyone with resources and networking education through LDSEC, located in the Magna Bishop’s Storehouse – 3545 South 7200 West. Many hands make work…
While serving a mission in South America some Elders lived 4 to 6 in an apartment and for $20.00 each could hire a maid, allowing them more proselytizing time and excellent employment for the maid. Few of us can afford a maid, but with marvelous tools available, we can make hundreds of jobs easy using washers, dryers, vacuums, microwaves, blenders, mixers, etc. With a jack and wrench you can change your own oil for under $10.00. The…
Did you know that adding just $100 a month to your house payment can save you over $7,687 in interest on a 15 year mortgage (5% APR) and over $57,035 if you have a 30 year mortgage (5.5% APR)? Additionally, your payments will end 27 months ($32,027) and 79 months ($71,047) early, respectively. If your house payment is $1,000 a month, in a minimal tax bracket you have to earn $1,552.57, which (after taxes and tithing) equals…
Ever had one of those days when you have nothing to do – rather, you have lots of busy work, but none of it is very important or significant? You’re in a funk. The US Department of Labor estimated that 78% of all labor performed in the work place is non-essential – people making work to avoid work. And we do a lot worse at home. When you’re feeling funky, think for a moment what one thing you…
It’s one thing to try and stimulate the economy with tax or interest rate cuts, but it is entirely another to reshape attitudes about more prudent and balanced budgeting of time and money. The major objective of the Church’s Welfare Plan is to provide WORK for both givers and receivers. To deny people the opportunity to contribute and be self reliant through application of their own energies and talents is to leave them short-changed. The Bishop’s Storehouse…