None of us want to experience a trial.  Life is hard enough without adding some trials to make it more difficult.   As we experience difficulty and endure it well, we will be able to see beyond this moment in mortality and see what God wants us to learn.  Hearts will be softened as the loving effects of Charity flow through it.  Trials will help us understand the needs of our fellowman and we will be able to serve the Master... Read More

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Bruce & I thought we have been able to be flexible while we've been in China. The last weekend of September presented a challenge to test our flexibility!!

Tuesday (22 Sept) sometime during the day I noticed the plant in the living room was sagging - in need of water. I took it out to the kitchen, I have a double sink, one side has a square plastic tub with strainer holes in the bottom. I set the plant on the strainer side and got a small metal bowl out of the cupboard. If I put w... Read More

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For Our Good?  

If you get discouraged at times and feel alone in your efforts to overcome a weakness or an affliction, do this. Remember the words of the Lord to the Prophet Joseph Smith when he was having that great test of his faith in the Liberty Jail. The Lord said to him,

"If thou art called to pass through tribulation …" and then the Lord called to mind a series of possibilities that would test... Read More

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This, Too, Shall Pass Away

"It is said, an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in his view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: 'And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!" —Abraham Lincoln

Whatever is happening in... Read More

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An Address to the Young Men of the Church

A person who has courage is able to boldly (without outward fear) face difficulties and dangers, and by habit is able to trust in the Lord for his strength in all of the circumstances of life.

I would like to take just a few minutes to address the Young Men of the Church... Read More

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