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March 2025

March 19, 2025

Contrasts and Blessings: A Parable for All

As we travel, rejoice in, and struggle along the road of life, we encounter infinitely...

February 2025

February 12, 2025

Two Prep Years: Marriage-Ready

Two prep years can help you be ready for a lot of life-endeavors. But the...

February 05, 2025

Those Ordinary People: Everyday Heroes

Gideon was a common farmer, basically ignored and filled with self-doubt; but an angel...

January 2025

January 22, 2025

Ask “Why”; “What” Follows Naturally

By David Wunderli In making decisions, "What am I going to do?" is the first...

September 2024

September 18, 2024

Noun/Verb Faith: An Adventure

(Wölbern/Wikimedia Commons) Some words might be called a noun/verb: you can possess it and do...

September 11, 2024

Trials and Blessings: Individual Paths

Each individual comes to this world to experience individual trials and blessings. Some will experience...

July 2024

July 17, 2024

Communication With Revelation

In a lifetime of callings that require the Lord's guidance, we have learned the value...

June 2024

June 19, 2024

Trust and Wait—God’s Timing Prevails

"Trust and wait!" Not popular words. We live in times, places, and societies where we...

June 05, 2024

“Befriending,” an Action Word

"A friend loves at all times," we read in Proverbs 17:17 (ESV). Certainly friends are...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

Humble Strength: Disciple Mary Magdalene

"Humility is willingness to submit to the will of the Lord . . . It...

January 2024

January 03, 2024

Moving Forward: Trust, Obedience, Love

As each new year begins, we seek goals for improving our lives, which should include...

December 2023

December 20, 2023

Christmas Presence: Including Christ

Recently we joined one of our granddaughters, who was lying on her back with her...

November 2023

November 15, 2023

John Taylor: Prophet Seeking Truth

For as long as I can remember, I have looked up to my paternal grandmother’s...

November 08, 2023

Gather Together—Everyone Welcome

The invitation from Jesus was to “sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the...

September 2023

September 06, 2023

Into His Heart: Nehemiah’s Victory

About 70 years after Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, Persia took over Babylon and allowed the Jews...

July 2023

July 12, 2023

Simon’s Service to Christ: Humble and Holy

Christ was exhausted from Roman/Jewish persecution—in addition to suffering for the sins, sicknesses, and sorrows...

July 05, 2023

Individual Gifts: From God for Service

“Touch is my reality,” wrote the adult Helen Keller, who had lost her vision and...

May 2023

May 10, 2023

Covenant to Belong: Keeping the Second Greatest Commanment

Elder Gerrit W. Gong introduced the term “covenant belonging,” meaning “to belong with God...

May 03, 2023

“Called to Serve”: Regardless Where or When

When I was called as a mission president to Chile, I was thrilled because I...

February 2023

February 01, 2023

Lift in Love: Forward on the Path

A "gravity friendly" grand piano, which stood in a chapel, needed to be moved to...

January 2023

January 11, 2023

A Storm Surge of Service: Faith During and Afterward

My brother, who had been staying with us, accepted our invitation to attend our...

November 2022

November 02, 2022

From Butterfly to Blobfish: To Wonder as I Worship

My kindergarten student held out an autumn leaf that was part green and part red....

May 2022

May 11, 2022

The Trash Lesson

My wife and I recently enjoyed dropping our oldest son off at college. We were...

January 2022

January 26, 2022

Sunrise to Sunrise

Sunrise to Sunrise—I count my days by bright, joyful dawns. I savor each precious...

December 2021

December 22, 2021

The Christmas Carolers

Merry Christmas to you and yours, wherever you may be! When I think about the...

October 2021

October 06, 2021

The Magnificence of Mark

There are four Gospel accounts in the New Testament—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each is...

September 2021

September 29, 2021

My Battle at Bunker Hill

A Place and a Prayer I love to travel. To see beautiful places, learn about...

August 2021

August 11, 2021

Let Your Light Shine

Contagious Enthusiasm A few years ago when my boys were playing Pop Warner football, my...

June 2021

June 23, 2021

I Am a Maximizer

I am a maximizer. A multitasker. A planner. Always in motion. Slow is hard for...

June 17, 2021

A Living Sermon

When I was three, I hit my grandfather in the head with a hammer. His...

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