I saw an elderly woman in the store tonight that I thought I recognized. I touched her coat and said "Hello." To my surprise I was mistaken and it wasn't my friend. I smiled at her and said it was nice to see her again and she smiled at me and we talked like we had known each other forever. It was a wonderful conversation. I didn’t tell her I had made a mistake, because now we were friends. Later, as I walked away, I hoped she was better for our meeting, because I certainly was. I was grate... Read More

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One of the happiest feelings we can maintain is an honest experession of kindness to others.  This is

Choosing Charity: That Good Part

"Do we judge one another? Do we criticize each other for individual choices, thinking we know better, when in fact we rarely understand another's unique circumstance or individual inspiration? Have we ever said, 'She works outside the home.' Or, 'Her son didn't serve a mission.'... Read More

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 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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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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Thinking of Christ

The prayer attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi:

"Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith."

In other words, "Lord, put me to work. Whom can I help? How can I serve? What wouldst thou have me do?" We treat people differently when we th... Read More

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