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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Here's a song that I once heard on the radio, and I think there is truth to it. Here are the lyrics, which I don't own, Greg Long and Kristy Starling own them. The bold words are words that you should especially read.

What if there's something bigger for me out there
Than the comfort of a life on this middle ground
I've played it safe but now I can't help but wonder
If maybe I've been missing out
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Life’s Outdoor Stairs

I ran the BYU Outdoor stairs this afternoon in the cold wind. I did okay for my age and body strength. As I ran the about 108 steps, my mind flashed back to the time a few years ago when I was running the steps and had slightly lost my footing. As I stumbled, I panicked and prayed quickly for help. I knew I was going to get hurt. In a split second a previously unseen BYU st... Read More

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Share Your Love

"The family is eternal. Love must be nurtured. It must be spoken. We must put away our pride, our haughtiness, our shyness, our misunderstandings, and with humility say, 'I love you. Is there something I can do to help you?' You can never be completely happy under any other circumstances."    —Marjorie Pay Hinckley

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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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