Tag: blessings

Lecturing in the UK

March 12, 2011 | 7 comments

I flew over to the UK last Tuesday for a week of lecturing in the Liverpool region of England. Kathy, my wife, came along with me, and we are having a grand time. Thursday night I lectured for 3rd Church,

The three red marbles

January 14, 2011 | 6 comments

Three Red Marbles I’m not sure where this story originated. It is widely used on the Internet. One source credits W. E. Petersen as the author, with the story first appearing in the October 1975 Ensign Magazine. It has a heart-warming moral

Helpless or helpful?

January 12, 2011 | No comments yet

Here’s a light article with a good point and short story included that illustrate the blessings that come from getting out of yourself by thinking about others. Workarounds: Are You Willing to Move from Helpless to Helpful? There is no mention

A new year

December 31, 2010 | 4 comments

Happy New Year is a traditional greeting on the first day of January.   A New Year, as a point in time, is not really that significant. Big deal, another day and 364 more to come, the uninspired might ho-hum.