THE FOLLOWING IS A PIECE WRITTEN BY BEN STEIN (I don’t know when it was written, but I like his style). And I LOVE CHRISTMAS TREES! Apparently the White House referred to Christmas Trees as Holiday Trees for the first time this year, which prompted Ben Stein, to say, on CBS Sunday Morning, My confession: I am a Jew, and… Read more »
Yep… I’m sharing a LONG post about GRATITUDE. And yes, it’s the day AFTER Thanksgiving. It occurred to me that I need a reminder to be grateful ALWAYS – every single day of my life – and not just on a certain day, or during a certain season. So as you enjoy your turkey sandwich, return with mee to many… Read more »
This is a sweet, true, inspiring story for a Thanksgiving morning. In 2012, a Sudanese woman arrived in Fort Worth, Texas, with two little children and pregnant with another. Her husband, Dyan, couldn’t make the trip. He was unable to leave the refugee camp because they had lost their marriage papers while fleeing war. They had to find a way… Read more »
This is a BYU DEVOTIONAL by ELDER JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN – 31 OCTOBER 2000 I love to be among the youth of the Church. I love your energy, your optimism, your faith. I have heard others say they always feel younger when they spend time with young people. This has always been my experience. It is good to be here… Read more »
In the stake religion class which I have the joy and blessing of teaching, we shared feelings and experiences this past Wednesday (our last class of this “semester”) about a phrase from Hymn # 131, “More Holiness Give Me.” We’ve been taking phrases from this beautiful, meaningful hymn and discussing things like more holiness, more purpose in prayer, more joy… Read more »
THE EXPERIENCE IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN THAILAND – JULY OF 1981 – MEE It was 1981, and I was in a place called Phanatnikom, a refugee camp located in Thailand not far from Bangkok. I was visiting a group of missionaries who were serving the people of the camp. We had celebrated the 4th of July the day before… Read more »
Are you a person who makes lists?? So you like listing? (You have to know that the real meaning of the word “listing” in all things nautical is: leaning. Yes. Like “leaning to port” means the ship is leaning towards the left (port) side. So if YOU are “listing…” Well, I just hope you don’t fall. And now I want… Read more »
Here is the text of the speech Donald Trump delivered when he became the President-elect of the United States of America: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business. Complicated. Thank you very much. I’ve just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us. It’s about us. On our victory, and I congratulated… Read more »