I think this quote is quite intriguing: "The Savior is not dependent on food or water or oxygen or any other substance or power or person for life. Both as Jehovah and Messiah, He is the great I Am, the self-existing God. He simply is and ever will be." The Resurrection of Jesus Christ - … Continue reading
Month: August 2017
Discouraged
As a Home Teacher I once gave a blessing to a single sister with three teenage children just before school began. I sensed she was somewhat discouraged at the challenges she faced. In the blessing I said that, like a Mormon Pioneer in 1848, when in the middle of Wyoming while en route to the … Continue reading Discouraged
Personal Journals
President Kimball's address about keeping a personal journal has had a deep impact upon me from my youth. Just yesterday, as I prepared a map and compass course for scouts, I was reminded that I have learned that the "Sunday school answers" like keeping the Sabbath day holy and attending church, praying, being temple worthy, … Continue reading Personal Journals
Children and Mothers
This quote from Elder Henry B. Eyring's classic BYU Devotional has helped me think about the importance of children to a mother more deeply: "Men and women working outside the home deal mostly with early crops and with the law of diminishing returns. In the home, they spend far more on late crops and the … Continue reading Children and Mothers
Sidney Gilbert, Section 53, and Being Quiet
Sidney Gilbert's life (1) gives the impression he was a quiet man, as described by Susan Cain (2). I think Heber C. Kimball's comments might reflect a momentary lack of appreciation for introverts (3). The following talk is a classic, and very relevant. After referring to the great acts of Heber and others, the author … Continue reading Sidney Gilbert, Section 53, and Being Quiet
D&C 66:10 “Seek Not To Be Cumbered” Matt 6:34 “The Day Is Sufficient…”
Years ago when struggling with a problem at work, I looked for some guidance from what Covey and Merrill call "Wisdom Literature" (1), and found myself in the Doctrine and Covenants, revelations revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet in founding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For some reason I was led to … Continue reading D&C 66:10 “Seek Not To Be Cumbered” Matt 6:34 “The Day Is Sufficient…”
I realized how true the following verses are today recently, as I drove a highway along the Florida Keys. In times past, driving on land was very difficult. Water based travel was much, much faster. From about the time of this revelation, things have been changing such that land and air based travel seems to … Continue reading
The Book of Mormon
So, as I've started reading the Book of Mormon again, I wondered why, in the heading Nephi wrote to the book of 1st Nephi, which obviously is written after they have taken the ship and landed in the promised land, he started the summary only listing 4 sons of Lehi, when in fact at the … Continue reading The Book of Mormon
What Does Worship Mean
August 2017 In an temple recommend interview with President Jerry Elmer, he took a significant amount of time to talk to me about Worship. He asked me what Worship meant, and I admit I was a bit stumped. What does it mean to worship? We have images that might come to mind, like bowing down … Continue reading What Does Worship Mean
Kip on Character 