(September 2011) I Purpose The following is an outline of Aaronic Priesthood Keys and the tool of “Fulfilling My Duty to God.” II I Have A Work For Thee The first quoted scripture in the booklet is Moses 1:4, 6 (DTG page 6): “Behold, thou art my son; … and I have a work for … Continue reading YM Duty to God Program
Journal Entry
The Parable Of The Uncirculated Coin
(June 2009. First told at Joliet Stake Youth Conference around the camp fire, June 2009. Initial writing finished June 21st, 2009 Journal Entry. Updated November 2012.) There was a grandfather, and he had two grandsons, cousins to each other. As he was getting old he had a conversation with each of them. He collected coins, … Continue reading The Parable Of The Uncirculated Coin
Failure
(May 2006) There are a lot of talks out there about how to be successful. There are many speakers that will tell people how to succeed in life. This talk is not one of those talks. This talk is about (1) why that isn’t always possible, (2) why always being successful isn’t important, and (3) … Continue reading Failure
Lake Michigan Polar Bear Swim, Or A Silly Young Men’s Activity
I wrote this immediately after the event. The Priests and a one teacher and one deacon met today at the church for an activity. It was planned a couple of months ago, when I was out of town. When I heard what the plan was, I was a little bit skeptical. The activity called for going down town … Continue reading Lake Michigan Polar Bear Swim, Or A Silly Young Men’s Activity
Eternal Marriage
(April 2005 TG Entry: Eternal Marriage) From: Kip M Twitchell Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 3:30 PM To: joseph_mcconkie Subject: Request Brother McConkie: I am in the middle reading the biography of your father for the second time. I have learned a great deal from it, and am trying to implement what I have learned … Continue reading Eternal Marriage
Personal Balanced Scorecard System
The following is a journal entry from Monday, April 16, 2001 12:26 PM about needing a better goal system: Overwhelmed I went to bed last night feeling a bit overwhelmed with things. I realized yesterday that I had lost balance again yesterday morning. I spent a couple of hours reading as an escape from doing … Continue reading Personal Balanced Scorecard System
City of Joseph Pageant
(August 2003) Overview This entry contains copies of my testimonies and thoughts about participation in the City of Joseph Pageant. I Thoughts From August 2002 Today I am concluding my time serving in the City of Joseph cast. I have reflected on what we have done during the last week. As members of the church, … Continue reading City of Joseph Pageant
Trust in a Business Setting
In about the year 2000, I was asked to present to Organizational Behavior students by my friend and professor, Dr. Rick Ringer at Illinois State University. I've attached the slide deck I used below. The content that was better than what I said in the deck was when Dr. Ringer asked me near the end … Continue reading Trust in a Business Setting
The Plan of Salvation for Keith Nand
In November of 1997, I was asked to speak at the funeral of Keith Nand. I gave the following sermon. Beauty for Ashes The Savior, Jesus Christ, was in the synagogue of his home town on Sabbath day. He quoted the following verses to the people. v1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD … Continue reading The Plan of Salvation for Keith Nand
We Are Pioneers
I gave the following talk on Sunday, July 20, 1997, the 150th anniversary of the entry into the Salt Lake Valley of the Pioneers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was also the first meeting of the Laguna Creek 3rd Ward, Sacrament California Stake. 150 years ago this week … Continue reading We Are Pioneers
Kip on Character 