Tag: blessings

Where are you looking

June 24, 2011 | 3 comments

I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.     ~ Charlotte Brontë The goodness of God is not ahead of us in some improved worldly condition or circumstance. The blessings of God are

Be prepared

June 7, 2011 | 6 comments

It’s crucial to be prepared to receive the blessings God is sending your way if you want to experience those benefits to the fullest. This lesson was brought home to me on the tennis court recently. To play your best on

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