How are you doing and how is mission going for you? I hope you are really catching the missionary fun even at this time of your mission. Some Sundays ago I was privileged to discuss with my friends, lesson four of the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church President Ezra Taft Benson titled “Living Joyfully in Troubled Times.” It was a delightful conversation and I enjoyed the thoughts and experiences shared by my friends. Since that day, I have been thinking of you and so I have decided to share with you my testament on the love and care that God shows to us even in dire times.
President Benson taught that “we will all [.....]
Following the outbreak of this Covid19, nations all over the world ordered a “Stay at home.” The virus has no cure yet and is easily transmitted from person to person. There have been no regular daily human activities outside the home. This have caused economic hardship to many.
Leaders in some nations have promised palliatives to those badly affected by this pandemic. Yet there are fears that these may not get to those who needed them most because of politics and corruption. The common man is now left to either curse God and die or continue to have hope that no matter how dark the night is, there will be dawn convoyed by its resplendent brightness. [.....]
At a recent high school graduation, the class valedictorian spoke of the most important thing he had learned in 13 years of public education. Among his many classes and extracurricular activities, one moment in particular stood out. His teacher had just divided the class into groups for a project that they would work on—and be graded on—as teams rather than individually. Sensing the students’ distaste for this approach, the teacher preempted their complaints by explaining, “Get used to working in groups because, in the end, life is [.....]
Wisdom is the quality of having knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise. However, Wisdom isn’t simply intelligence or knowledge or even understanding. It is experience and the ability to use these experiences to think and act in such a way that common sense prevails and choices are beneficial and productive.
Wisdom is profitable in practice. It is believed that the older you get, the wiser you become. This is because of the older you get the more experiences you gain in life. An old [.....]
The world in which we live is fiercely competitive—some would even say ruthless. The pressure to succeed, to get ahead, leads many to be aggressive, dominating, overpowering. And succeed they often do—in a sense. But there’s a different, even a better way to live and to succeed. It is, in a word, humility.
Of course, humility is not a new idea, but it is getting renewed attention in—of all places—the hard-hitting business world. Recently several large, successful corporations have begun to prize humble leaders over the brash, overbearing [.....]
The choices we make not only shape our lives but, in a way, show on our face. We all know people who seem to have a light in their eyes, people who seem to light up a room. In most cases, it’s not their charisma but their character that impresses us—not their personality but their purity. The goodness of their lives is reflected on their countenance. They project the kind of confidence that comes from living with honor and integrity.
Paul Harvey, the famous radio commentator, put it this [.....]
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