Has this ever happened to you? You’re sitting in church listening to the speaker when all of a sudden you hear loud noises coming from the ceiling above. To your great surprise, the roof opens up, revealing the bright blue sky, and you see the faces of four men peering down onto the congregation. The… [Read More]
Five Scriptures That Will Help You Through Almost Anything
Why do bad things happen, even to good people? Thanks to modern revelation, we have a few answers. The past few years have produced a lot of scary headlines. We’ve seen it all, from large scale to small scale, from international terrorism to the breakdown of individual families. Innocent people, even children, are not spared…. [Read More]
What Do Kisses Mean?
What Do Kisses Mean? There’s an old nursery rhyme that begins, “Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry.” When you’ve heard that little poem, you may have wondered, “What made the girls cry?” Aren’t kisses nice things that anyone would appreciate? Perhaps it all depends on whether or not Georgie… [Read More]
Three Little Questions
He had questions, and, because we knew about the plan of salvation, we had answers. Occasionally, we are given a reminder of how precious a gift it is to understand the plan of salvation. While serving as missionaries in the Philippines, my companion and I were given a referral for a man named Johnny Sajonas…. [Read More]
Think First, Act Fast
There you are, feeling secure out in left field, when, suddenly, life hits you a line drive. Good thing you’ve thought things out in advance. This is the life! I found myself thinking as I stood in left field in my baggy white uniform, enjoying the sunshine and the scent of freshly cut grass. Little… [Read More]
The Enemy in the Gutter
It couldn’t come up to get me, but I could come down to it. And that was the danger. I was never involved in any fights in high school. I’m glad I wasn’t. I’m not very big, and I don’t find great joy in cuts and bruises. But one time I got into a fight… [Read More]
I Have No Friends
Feeling friendless? Don’t drown in self-pity. Use these basic lifesaving principles to help yourself and others. One summer afternoon, at the close of a wonderful youth conference, a young man approached me and asked, “What can I do to make people like me?” The tears in his eyes were evidence that he often felt alone… [Read More]