* Nothing Comes from Nothing
From Richard L. Evans: This, from a song that is sung is one of the most important lessons of life: “Nothing comes from nothing. Nothing ever could.”3 All the world and all of us—or any who expect the most from the least amount of effort, or who...* A Lesson from Huckleberry Finn
From the book ‘Richard L. Evans, The Man and the Message: Concerning this matter of supposed emancipation from morality, may we forthrightly face and reaffirm this fundamental fact: that unhappiness, frustration, and impairment of the minds and the lives of...Covenant Hearts
Continuing from a previous post: Covenant Hearts’ — ‘Marriage and the Joy of Human Love’, Bruce C. Hafen wrote in his preface: Just since the late 1960’s, American law and culture have dramatically and tragically changed how most people...Targets of the Adversary
Leaders of the Church are targets for attack by those who stir contention. This is true even though not a single leader has called himself or herself to a position of responsibility. Each General Authority, for instance, chose another path to pursue as his...* Manners in Marriage
Richard L. Evans wrote: It has been some two and a half centuries since Richard Steel, English essayist, wrote: “Two persons who have chosen each other out of all the species, . . . to be each other’s mutual comfort and entertainment, have, in that action...‘A Living Prophet for the Latter Days’
By Elder Allen D. Haynie of the Seventy Father in Heaven has chosen the pattern of revealing truth to His children through a prophet. When I was a young boy, I loved Saturday because everything I did on that day seemed like an adventure. But no matter what I did, it...* Work II
Continuing from “The Holiness of Everyday Life”, Joan B. MacDonald (a previous post. . . . ‘Work): Before discussing how work can be more spiritual, I think it would be helpful to look at the nature of work—what it is and what it isn’t. The...* “The Canker of Contention”
President Russell M. Nelson wrote: Some months ago my esteemed colleague Elder Carlos E. Asay and I stood atop Mount Nebo, where Moses once stood. (See Deut. 34:1-4.) We saw what he saw. In the distance to our right was the sea of Galilee. The river Jordan flowed from...* Work
From her book ‘The Holiness of Everyday Life’, Joan B. Mac Donald wrote: I LOVE SUNDAYS. I love the rush of getting ready, the bustle of dressing up, my husband making pancakes in the kitchen, my daughters looking radiant, and my sons in ties passing the...
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I am married and we have 3 children and many grandchildren. Our children have chosen wisely in their careers and in marriage and I attribute much of their success, as they do, to a close relationship with Jesus Christ… Click for more.