The Money Blog

A friend of mine recently separated from his wife with all kinds of excuses and justifications. Both she and the children were heart broken and grieving. His excuses were weak, faithless, and dishones...

I am reminded of how far the wicked people of King Noah had forgotten and fallen when their focus shifted from family and God to worldly pursuits. The scriptures say, “Yea, and thus they were supporte...

In our last house we had a stone shower in the master bedroom. If you walked into the shower you would run into a wall, you had to walk in and then turn a corner, and the shower was set back in the co...

We must never forget to make Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ our foundation. Jacob called the Savior a “safe foundation” (Jacob 4:15). The Savior spoke of “a man which built an house, and digged deep...

A man by the name Ebbinghaus did extensive studies on memory retention. Ultimately, he developed a profound resource called the “Forgetting Curve.” The curve measures the decrease in memory retention ...

A few years ago, I was on a treadmill getting some running time in. I was pondering and also listening to music. I was on the treadmill for about twenty minutes when I finally realized something. I ha...

Consider this empty bucket challenge. I believe in it, and I am confident that this bucket challenge will work in every case. Find a small empty bucket and label it as “blessings bucket.” Place the bu...

I want to share with you what I will call “the gratitude demonstration.” In a Sunday school class a few years ago, there was a powerful demonstration. One brother volunteered to be a part of the demon...

Many years ago, I had a sacred experience in a priesthood meeting in Newport Beach. Our extended family trip is to Newport every year. We have gone there every summer for the last fifteen years. One o...

President Hinckley shared these concerns about members of the Church many years ago in a regional conference priesthood session. He was concerned about “our tendency to take on the ways of the world.”...

I want to introduce you to something I like to call “forgotten blessings.” We believe in the goodness of God, we believe in His abundant mercy, we believe He is generous, and we believe He wants to sh...

When My daughter Holland was about six she taught me a powerful, humorous lesson in making small adjustments. Frequently when my wife and I would hug in the kitchen her and her brothers would sing a l...