Fidelity in Marriage

I was sitting in the adult session of stake conference last night. I’m not always excited about going to one more meeting and that meeting being Saturday evening. But, my neighbor the tech guru who manages the remote broadcasts for the stake needed help testing the system so I volunteered […]

What is the purpose of life?

I was listening to a talk recently where a man spoke of meeting an elderly woman while on his mission. She had lived a full life. Her husband had passed and she was then a widow. She was asked the question, “what is the purpose of life?” and she sincerely replied, “I don’t know.” She had lived a full life from birth until her senior years. Still, she had no idea what the purpose was.

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The natural man in me honestly didn’t want to get involved in Bob’s life. But something told me I should ask. I should be frank about Bob’s alcoholism and this traumatic event. I should encourage Bob to be strong. I should be a sounding board for Bob and let him talk through this. In a sense be a friend or mentor he can talk to if he needs to.

NYNYS Mission October 9-14, 1996

Well on the way back we were making a routine transfer on the train when a wailing voice came out of nowhere “There is only one book that is the word of God”  and so on…  We’re like “Oh brother.” We kept quiet.  I was impressed.  “The Mormon Church is wrong.” he continued.  Oh well. He followed us on the train but beforehand he said.  “Some are Muslims, Some Buddhists Some Mormongs.”  Then someone added, “Some crazy Christians”  I chuckled. Anyhow to make it short, it lasted the whole way home. As we got off, he hung out the door yelling at us. But two missionaries stayed on and one was behind him as we walked by.  I looked out the corner of my eye to see this man come flying out of the train with a little help of the “laying on of hands” by [Elder].  It was so funny.  I later heard there was a round of applause, high fives, and cheers by those still on the train.  And oh, someone said, “They must not be the true church either.”  Oh well, it was sure funny anyhow. The doors closed as he went.

The next step

ave never published the name of this blog outside of this blog until recently. A few weeks ago, I felt as though I should start posting the content of this blog on other sites. So, I created a Facebook account, a Twitter account, and a YouTube account. I’m hopeful the comments and criticism will be positive.