Birth: August 24, 1932
The gift of the Holy Ghost, given to us when we are confirmed, gives us the ability to discern the difference between the giving ways of the kingdom ….
We learn to endure to the end by learning to finish our current responsibilities, and we simply continue doing it all of our lives. We cannot expect ….
In addition to inviting us to hold personal and family scripture study, Heavenly Father wants us to regularly study and apply what we have learned in….
Pursue your goals with all your heart, might, mind and strength. You are doomed to failure if you pursue them in a vacillating manner.
Waiting upon the Lord gives us a priceless opportunity to discover that there are many who wait upon us. Our children wait upon us to show patience, ….
Suffering is universal; how we react to suffering is individual. Suffering can take us one of two ways. It can be a strengthening and purifying exper….
Does this mean we will always understand our challenges? Won't all of us, sometime, have reason to ask, 'O God, where art thou?' Yes! When a spouse d….
Whatever the needs of family members may be, we can strengthen our families as we follow the counsel given by prophets..
As disciples of Jesus Christ we have a responsibility to work together with like-minded believers, to raise our voices for what is right..
As our understanding of obedience deepens, we recognize the essential role of agency..
You and I were among those who used their agency to accept Heavenly Father's plan to come to earth, to have a mortal life, to progress. "We shouted f….
I learned respect for womanhood from my father's tender caring for my mother, my sister, and his sisters. Father was the first to arise from dinner t….
In some quiet way, the expression and feelings of gratitude have a wonderful cleansing or healing nature. Gratitude brings warmth to the giver and th….
We are learning, day by day, about the gift of agency that allows us to experience the consequences, good and bad, of our own choices..
We were not sent by Father in Heaven just to be born. We were sent to endure and return to Him with honor..
It has always touched my heart to sense so deeply how much the Father loved His eldest son..
Now is the time to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, which means accepting His invitation to 'come, follow me' (Luke 18:22). This is the decision we….
Too often we pray to have patience, but we want it right now!.
We are all welcome to come into the waters of baptism. He was baptized to witness to His Father that He would be obedient in keeping His commandments….
Preparing for the ups and downs of life..
To find the gifts we have been given, we must pray and fast. Often Patriarchal blessings tell us the gifts we have received and declare the promise ….