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We often fail in life’s challenges or feel as if we are failures in life because we are our own worse critics – judging ourselves more harshly than the reality of our situation. In effect we “fail” because we fail ourselves. Sometimes in life we are faced with seemingly insurmountable hurdles. Instead of trying to get over them, we view them as “mighty Goliaths” and run and cower. As a result, many times we fail to see our dreams and aspirations come to fruiti... Read More
The country of Iceland, also known as the “Land of Fire and Ice,” will always hold a special place in my heart. It was in the capital city of Reykjavik, in the little downtown storefront chapel, where I was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the evening of Tuesday, 10 March 1998. I remember that it had snowed all that day and my friends and I were concerned that we would not be able to get from Keflavik Iceland, where I was stationed and serv... Read More
The old adage that states, "Quitters never win, and Winners never quit" contains an enormous amount of truth and can benefit a person tremendously if he would heed the valuable lesson that is being taught. I have often said to people on occasion that the easiest way to become defeated in this life is to never try at all. There are many people in the world today who live their lives being overshadowed by an ominous cloud of defeatism. Many good people defeat themselves... Read More
I do not mean to come across as being callous, cruel, or mean-spirited, but the older I get, the more discouraged and dishearten I become as I watch some of our young people - the future of our world, place themselves in a proverbial box called defeatism. Unquestionably, some of us have grown up in unfavorable conditions and in an unkind society that constantly reminds us, and in some cases has thoroughly convinced us, that our father never amounted to much, and our mother has never amounte... Read More
This is taken from my unpublished book, Run to Tomorrow. It is an experience that taught me that I needed to learn patience in tribulation and it taught me more about God's love for us all.  Blessings,Gar
Patient in Tribulation    "As I felt the pain of this rejection, deep depression seized my heart, and I exper... Read More
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