"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." (Arthur Ashe, American professional tennis player) Doing so consistently requires believing that you can meet any challenge, resources are not scarce, and you can make a difference.
Author: kiptwitchell
I believe that in the next life, we will know ourselves so well from our time in this life, that we will be allowed to choose what reward we will receive. It's interesting to contemplate what restrictions some will place upon themselves, because what they learned about him or herself in this life. Doctrine and … Continue reading
Commitments are critical to real success because they extract our finest efforts. "Suppose one day they told high jump contestants – today there are no crossbars – just go out on the field and jump your highest and we have a laser gun that will measure it. Would the contestants reach their greatest heights? Somehow … Continue reading
This week I had a work task I haven't performed in a few years; I decided I was not naturally gifted at it and I should stop trying to do it. This talk challenged my thinking. What Manner of Men? - general-conference
This talk deeply influenced my ability to control my thoughts. The Dual Aspects of Prayer - Ensign Nov. 1991 - ensign
This is a talk I gave at my church yesterday about our obligations to share the gospel. Lewisville 1st Sacrament Meeting 4-13-14 Missionary - Clyp
Topic Study: Josiah’s Reforms
(April 2014) I was impressed by the following statement by Margaret Barker when I originally read it in BYU Studies about Josiah’s reforms. A Dynamic World of Divine Revelation Givens raises the companion questions of open canon, ongoing revelation, and prophetic preeminence.¹ As far as we know, there was no idea of a closed canon … Continue reading Topic Study: Josiah’s Reforms
Scripture Study: Moses Chapter 5
Mar 4, 2014, 8:29 AM How can someone be the father of someone else's lies? I guess a father in that sense is not the creator, but the care giver. He takes responsibility. That seems right. It echoes of truth. So what about the other phrase. I will deliver thee up, and it shall be … Continue reading Scripture Study: Moses Chapter 5
Our to-do lists of today enable our to-be lists of tomorrow.
Emotions vs. Intellect
Sun, Feb 23, 2014, 11:34 AM This thought from Sterling W Sill speaks to the value or covenants. "But when in my reading I come to some little nugget of an idea that sends a chill up and down my backbone and gives me an ambition to do something important, I take that out and … Continue reading Emotions vs. Intellect
Kip on Character 